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Wednesday, Jun 10
John Scalzi - SNL Actors Plus SciFi Movies Equals Box Office Death
Should we be surprised that Will Ferrell's Land of the Lost tanked? Not really. Saturday Night Live actors like Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy have been failing at scifi for years. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Land of the Lost, arguing that it "has the potential to become this year's Speed...
Wednesday, Apr 29
Wachowskis and Lucas and Jackman, Oh My! John Scalzi Answers Your ...
I thought you said Speed Racer sucked! What's wrong with you?" I'm not entirely sure I said that Speed Racer was horrible, though I don't think I said it was good, either. I did say that I wasn't entirely surprised it didn't do well, ... X-Men Origins: Wolverine DVD Talk
Wednesday, Apr 22
John Scalzi - Box Office Predictions for Wolverine, Trek and a ...
NY Inasmuch as it's based on a Saturday morning cartoon show that only people over the of 35 remember, this has the potential to become this year's Speed Racer. On the other hand it doesn't look like it's taking itself at all seriously, and that may be a ...
Wednesday, Apr 8
John Scalzi - In Praise of Dark Star and Other SciFi B-Movies
NY I grew up with WTCG (name that city) showing old westerns and Japanese TV shows like Ultraman, Battle of the Planets, Speed Racer and Space Giants. By mpomy on April 9, 2009 9:26 AM WKBS channel 48 in Philadelphia, back in the late 70's - can I get a ...
Friday, May 16
$20 Million Now, $20 Million Then - How Star Wars Changed Movie Math
So, the question, which the Wachowskis might ruefully ask, is: Why does a $20 million opening spell disaster for Speed Racer today when its equivalent was absolutely fantastic for Star Wars, back in the day? Movies are still the same strips of images on film stock in 2008 as they were in 197...
Tuesday, May 13
SciFi Power Ranking -- Iron Mania, Two Faced Villians, and a Slow Start for Speed Racer (May 12, 2008)
I..Am...Week Three of Scifi Power Ranking! As if there was any doubt, Iron Mania continues to sweep the rankings. But with new photos and rumors of possible alien twists, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull makes a surprise showing on the list. (George Lucas, can't you keep prepost...
Friday, May 9
Speed Racer Review - Anime Comes to Life at 400 MPH
In a way, Speed Racer is both a natural follow-up to and the antithesis of The Matrix. While the latter revels in the goth darkness, the former is blindingly colorful. Speed Racer is not just based on anime -- it is anime, and neither a more realistic cartoon nor a more caricatured live-action...
