Category Archives: Movies

Lauren Bacall Tribute Podcast – “Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)”

On a very special podcast, David Stark and I discuss what is, to my knowledge, Lauren Bacall‘s only venture into SF and Fantasy film – the Hayao Miyazaki’s 2004 animated film Howl’s Moving Castle, and its English Dub, featuring Lauren Bacall as The Witch of the Waste. Download the podcast here.

Note: One point I forgot to mention on the podcast – the film was originally slated to be directed by Mamoru Hosoda, who has directed two SF films which we’ll be discussing later on the GSSFT Podcasts – Summer Wars, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, before Hosada was removed from the project and Miyazaki took over.

Trailer Park Tuesday – August 19, 2014

Been a while, so here’s a round-up of what’s left for the Summer and what’s coming later this year.

  • Birdman
  • The Book of Life
  • Dinosaur 13
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
  • Interstellar
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • The Maze Runner
  • Mudbloods
  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
  • Ouija
  • The Penguins of Madagascar
  • The Theory of Everything
  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
  • Tusk

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WB Blinks First, Moves Batman v Superman Release Date

After Guardians of the Galaxy soundly cleaned up at the box office, Warner Brothers decided to move the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to March 2016, rather than go head-to-head with Captain America 3 in May of 2016.

I would call that a very smart move, given how hot Marvel properties are right now. It may also signal a vote of no-confidence in the film as a whole, but it’s pretty early in the process to make that assumption.