Culture Warrior: The 3rd Golden Age of Television
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on January 12, 2010 | Comments (3)In the last ten years, practices of storytelling and spectatorship in television have changed drastically, and, most likely, for good.
Year in Review: Best DVD Releases of 2009
2009 Year In Review By Rob Hunter on December 29, 2009 | Comments (5)I wasn’t quite sure at first how to tackle a list of the Best DVDs of the Year… by definition, aren’t the best dvds the ones containing the best movies? (Yes, they are.) We don’t want this to be a list of the year’s best movies though, so instead we’re looking at the best collections, box sets, and special editions. Obviously the quality of the movies or shows within still matter, but they’re just one aspect of a truly great dvd release. The other two most important things in a quality dvd are the extras and the packaging. The best dvds of the year should ideally have all three traits… awesome feature, awesome extras, awesome packaging. (At the very least they should have two out of three.) So here we go. These are the Best DVDs of 2009! AK100 (Criterion) This may be considered cinematic heresy but I’ve only seen three of Akira Kurosawa’s many movies. Forgive me. Happily the fine folks at Criterion have long been supporters of the director, and this year they released the most comprehensive dvd set ever seen for any director. AK100 celebrates what would have been Kurosawa’s 100th birthday and includes 25 of his movies from a career that lasted half a century. It includes the ones I’ve seen (Seven Samurai, Rashomon, and Yojimbo) and several others including a few that have never even had an official dvd release. The films each come in their own case, and the set also comes with a [Due to Content Scraping and Theft, we have been forced to try abbreviated feeds. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and woud very much appreciate you clicking through to view the full article on FilmSchoolRejects.com]
Battlestar Rhapsody, A Spoilery Delight
Movie News By Neil Miller on December 28, 2009 | Comments (2)Check out this video, titled Battlestar Rhapsody, is a play on the Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody” with the entire series of Battlestar Galactica as its subject.
Bryan Singer to Become a ‘Giant Killer’
In Development By Cole Abaius on September 23, 2009 | Comments (3)Coming out of hiding, Bryan Singer has signed on for yet another movie. This, of course, means we still have 6 more weeks of winter.
Summer Glau, BSG Alums Crash Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse
Casting Couch By Michelle Graham on August 28, 2009 | Comments (4)Joss Whedon certainly does like working with familiar faces. In fact, he likes it so much that he has made room for one of his favorites in his latest offering.
Turned On, Tuned In: The Indie “O” Face
Features By Bethany Perryman on August 24, 2009 | Comments (7)She might get a little high concept this week, but from what we can tell, the rumors are true: Bethany Perryman likes to watch. Also, there’s something about naked Filipinos?
It is catch-up time once again on This Week in Blu-ray. Watch Neil scramble to catch you up on all the Blu-ray releases of the last few weeks. We’re told that next week, TWiBD will be ready for Tuesday morning. That remains to be seen.
Reject Radio: Episode 14: Eighty Cents on the Dollar
Movie News By Cole Abaius on August 19, 2009 | Comments (2)This week on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we explore the dark innards of District 9 and try not to get our hands dirty.
Bryan Singer Re-Imagines Battlestar Galactica For The Big Screen
Movie News By Rob Hunter on August 14, 2009 | Comments (33)The next stage of Hollywood’s plan to remake everything ever made has begun… they’re now moving on to remaking remakes. And while we can all agree that most remake announcements warrant more WTF’s than applause, this latest one seems more frakkin stupid than usual.
Rob Hunter loves movies. He also loves working as a delivery driver for Pizza Planet even though the Toyota pickup he drives is in pretty rough shape. These two joys come together in the form of cash money payments that he receives every week and immediately uses to buy more DVDs.
Sneak Peek: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Movie News By Neil Miller on June 16, 2009 | Comments (8)Hulu has posted a brand new first look at Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, a new television film that will be broadcast on the Sci-Fi channel this fall. It is a reimagined version of the Battlestar Galactica story from the perspective of the Cylons who began the mini-series by living among the humans within the fleet of survivors.
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Packaging Revealed
Movie News By Neil Miller on April 28, 2009 | Comments (12)Anyone who picked up the Battlestar Galactica prequel release Caprica a few weeks back may have noticed an advertisement for what could be the coolest DVD collector’s set of the year: The Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series set.
Boiling Point: We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Broadcast
Boiling Point By Robert Fure on April 6, 2009 | Comments (10)
Seven ‘Caprica’ Clips Remind Us That Battlestar Galactica is Over
Movie News By Neil Miller on March 23, 2009 | Comments (4)The email attached to the press release for the following clips had this to say: “Thank the gods. Just when you thought you were running low on BSG awesomeness…” No, anonymous publicist who wrote this press released, I am not thanking the gods. This does not make me happy.
TV Review: Battlestar Galactica – Daybreak: Part 2
Television By Kevin Carr on March 21, 2009 | Comments (36)Here we are. Finally, the season finale for one of the best television shows on cable. Bill Adama is set to lead a team of volunteers on a suicide mission around the orbit of a black hole to rescue Hera, who has been kidnapped by Cylon Numero Uno.
TV Review: Battlestar Galactica – Daybreak: Part 1
Television By Kevin Carr on March 14, 2009 | Comments (7)Galactica is being dismantled, and the crew is preparing to move to the other ships in the fleet, including the Rebel Cylon Basestar. During this process, Adama plans a rescue mission for Hera while various members of the fleet flash back to their lives on Caprica before the fall.
TV Review: Battlestar Galactica – Islanded on a Stream of Stars
Television By Kevin Carr on March 7, 2009 | Comments (14)The Cylons aboard Galactica confer with the Admiral on how to mount a rescue mission for Hera, while Boomer is well on her way to bringing the child to Number One. Meanwhile, Adama struggles with the decision to abandon the Battlestar.
TV Review: Battlestar Galactica – Someone to Watch Over Me
Television By Kevin Carr on February 28, 2009 | Comments (18)With Boomer in the brig of Galactica, President Roslin has been asked to extradite her to the rebel Cylon Basestar to be tried for treason. Tyrol fears that she will be executed and arranges her escape, only to learn she has a secret plan.
TV Review: Battlestar Galactica – Deadlock
Television By Kevin Carr on February 21, 2009 | Comments (8)Ellen, the final Cylon returns to Battlestar Galactica to be reunited with Saul, only to find that he has gotten Caprica Six pregnant
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