Mission: Impossible returns this weekend–Why do the stunts look real?
This weekend in theaters across the country you could see some exciting previews of coming movies, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Everest (as well as some that look like duds, which shall...
View ArticleDoctor Who, Cybermen coming to theaters in 3D in September
Doctor Who fans get to catch 2-part finale of Doctor Who Season 8 in theaters across the country in RealD 3D plus a never-before-seen prequel to Season 9 in a special two-night event hosted by Fathom...
View ArticleDisney and Studio Ghibli to release Miyazaki Blu-ray collection
If you’ve ever tried to pick up a complete collection of the works of Hayao Miyazaki on DVD or Blu-ray, you may have had the misfortune of buying one of the several bootleg or substandard quality sets...
View ArticleCountdown to Kansas City Comic Con #1 is on
This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday thousands of sci-fi, fantasy, and superhero fans will attend the inaugural Kansas City Comic Con, a new comic book and pop culture convention to be held at the Kansas...
View ArticleRetro Review–The Jaws Log, Carl Gottlieb’s firsthand account of the making of...
Review by C.J. Bunce A feat of Carl Gottlieb’s contemporary, firsthand account of the making of the movie Jaws, called The Jaws Log, is that the author had not planned on writing the book during the...
View ArticlePhotos from Day One of Kansas City Comic Con 2015
The first ever Kansas City Comic Con began yesterday afternoon at the Kansas City Convention Center at Bartle Hall in downtown Kansas City. Thousands of fans met hundreds of creators of comic books,...
View ArticleFirst Kansas City Comic Con nets big weekend turnout and plenty of fun for all
We could stop after just the above photo with actor Sean Astin, but we won’t. Kansas City Comic Con broke the mold this weekend, setting up a fun environment for thousands of attendees to get a major...
View ArticleKansas City Comic Con wraps after successful three-day event
The first Kansas City Comic Con comic book and pop culture convention wrapped Sunday at the Kansas City Convention Center at Bartle Hall. We bid farewell as Doctor Who’s Colin Baker headed to the...
View ArticleStruzan returns for Star Wars VII poster; Rogue One cast photo revealed
Finally, with only four months to the premiere, Lucasfilm and Disney released their first official movie poster yesterday for Star Wars Episode VII. Shown above, it was painted by Drew Struzan,...
View ArticleThe first science fiction in color and 3D? A moon voyage that was a true...
By C.J. Bunce One hundred and thirteen years ago this month, film audiences saw a bright future for the very first time. The science fiction film was the French classic Le Voyage dans la lune, or A...
View ArticleReview–New Cannon Films documentary digs into the best of the worst
Review by C.J. Bunce Some call them guilty pleasures–those films that are more bad than good, but have some quality you can’t quite identify that cements them in your own memory. You might not admit...
View ArticleNever missing a beat, the Muppets return like they never left
Review by C.J. Bunce Is it because the Muppets don’t age? Because the writers know their characters so well? You wouldn’t think the Muppets have been off the air for 17 years after watching last...
View ArticleThoughtful, nostalgic Big Bird documentary now streaming on Amazon
If you can’t get enough of Sesame Street and The Muppets like this big kid who grew up with these shows and characters, then a 2014 documentary now available on Amazon is just for you. I Am Big Bird:...
View ArticleStar Trek Costumes book coming in October
Readying for next year’s 50th anniversary of the first episode of Star Trek? Insight Editions will be releasing a new book about Star Trek costumes that we first discussed here at borg.com back in...
View ArticleAuction results–First on-screen Star Wars spaceship sets new sales record
The most expensive Star Wars prop and the most iconic single Star Trek costume sold at auction this past week. A new record was set for the highest sale price for a television costume, the market...
View ArticleNew Star Trek Costumes book a must-have for Trek fans, cosplayers, costume...
Review by C.J. Bunce The best non-fiction look at Star Trek in years is now available at book stores and online retailers. Star Trek Costumes: Five Decades of Fashion from the Final Frontier, by...
View ArticleCrimson Peak–A Halloween release from the mind of Guillermo del Toro
Ghosts are real. That much I know. Back in February we previewed the first look at Guillermo del Toro’s next reported masterpiece, a Victorian gothic romance with ghosts called Crimson Peak. It will...
View ArticleStar Trek Costumes book coming in October
Readying for next year’s 50th anniversary of the first episode of Star Trek? Insight Editions will be releasing a new book about Star Trek costumes that we first discussed here at borg.com back in...
View ArticleBTTF Week–Review of new documentary “Back in Time,” arriving at theaters this...
“It’s great to have a bunch of lunatics on your side. They’re crazy, but they’re crazy good.” — Michael J. Fox If you don’t know the lengths some fans will go to express their love for the target of...
View ArticleBTTF Week–Get your own screen-used Back to the Future II hoverboard and other...
Entertainment memorabilia store and auction house ScreenUsed will be holding a Back to the Future auction this Saturday, October 24, 2015, in Los Angeles, with more than 125 original screen-used and...
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