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The War Game Review II

2 November 2009 6:14 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »

The War Game Review: Part I Given the spate of nuclear Armageddon films made in the 1960s (e.g., Fail Safe, Planet of the Apes) and up through the early 1980s television production The Day After, it’s remarkable how such a low-budget effort like The War Game retains its effectiveness when almost all other films on the topic seem corny. It’s likely that the timeless effectiveness of Watkins’ film is the very reason it was banned for nearly two decades. Scenes of British police shooting civilians were probably deemed too disturbing. Worse yet, the film’s realistic feel and unflinching look at the total inability of the U.K. government to protect its citizens from a nuclear [...] »

- Dan Schneider

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Posters To Drool On

2 November 2009 11:41 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

I can't remember where I read about these amazing posters by Brandon Schaefer -- shame, because I hate not giving credit where it's due -- but I keep clicking back to them. I would love for movie marketing to be graphically enticing like this since the bulk of what's out there is poorly photoshopped floating celebrity heads. But at least we get brilliant poster imaging from adventurous repertory houses, museums and libraries and the like. Some of these posters at Seek and Speak are breathtakingly designed and smartly capitalize on either the title or a memorable image/theme from the film.

Here's a few I loved for The Blair Witch Project, The Dark Knight and Planet of the Apes.

Beautiful, yes? You can see more including clever takes on 8 1/2, Rear Window, Alien and other classic gems or modern hits here.

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- NATHANIEL R

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"Planet Of The Apes" To Be Screened At Pinewood Studios November 14

2 November 2009 7:01 AM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

Pinewood Studios has recently initiated a program that allows the public to attend screenings of films at the legendary British venue that is ordinarily strictly off-limits to those who are not in the movie industry. The Drive-In movie night is expanding with a variety of contemporary and classic movies being screened outdoors. The program is exciting and admirable, but the studio realized something was wrong when ticket sales proved virtually non-existent for a screening of Planet of the Apes. Enter Apes fan Simon Graham who alerted studio brass to the fact that the mistake was in announcing that the film to be screened would be Tim Burton's 2001 remake, not the beloved 1968 classic. To the studio's credit, they are now showing the original Charlton Heston starrer. The date is November 14 and you can get more information and tickets by clicking here. Graham also runs an active web-based community for fans »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Blade Runner Named Top Sci-fi Movie

5 August 2009 5:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Blade Runner has been named the greatest sci-fi film of all time in a new online poll of 100 iconic movies.

The futuristic picture, starring Harrison Ford, went on to become a cult classic despite a poor performance at the box office when it was initially released in 1982.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) was voted into second place, while Star Wars (1977), Alien (1979) and 1927 classic Metropolis rounded out the top five in the survey, compiled by Totalscifionline.com.

The top ten is as follows:

1: Blade Runner (1982)

2: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

3: Star Wars (1977)

4: Alien (1979)

5: Metropolis (1927)

6: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

7: The Terminator (1984)

8: Planet of the Apes (1968)

9: E.T. (1982)

10: Solaris (1972) »

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Top Ten Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic Films

6 July 2009 2:25 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Top Ten Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic Films It seems Hollywood's infatuation with the end of the world has found its place in 2009 with releases such as Knowing this past March and upcoming releases such as 9, The Road and 2012 later this year. I never saw The Horsemen, but I know it had an apocalyptic theme, and films such as Terminator Salvation and even Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen threaten the continued existence of the human race. So, with such a situation at hand what better time than now to take a look at what I believe to be the best apocalyptic films of all-time... or at the very least of those I have seen... We all have a morbid curiosity when it comes to the world's end. Will it go with a whimper or a bang? Will the apocalypse be man-made, ape-made, E.T.-made, nature-made, or God-made? Will I be holding Nicolas Cage »

- David Frank

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Producer Mort Abrahams Dies At Age 93; "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", "Route 66" And "Planet Of The Apes" Among His Credits

29 May 2009 5:37 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was one of the high profile TV series and feature films that Mort Abrahams was associated with.

Producer and film executive Mort Abrahams has died at age 93. Abrahams' impressive resume includes producing the hit TV series Route 66 as well as numerous episodes of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. His big screen credits include Planet of the Apes, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Chairman, Doctor Doolittle and The American Film Theatre feature films.  Cinema Retro reader Rory Monteith has provided the following exclusive statement which he obtained from Mr. Abrahams' daughter-in-law:

"Mort Abrahams, the retired TV and movie producer, who produced the

original "Planet of the Apes," (and, I think, two of the others) passed

away in his Studio City home on May 28, 2009. I know this because I am

his daughter-in-law, and his widow just telephoned me. He died early

this morning, with his »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Hayworth's Dress And Heston's Apes Gear Set For Auction

11 April 2009 7:05 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Rita Hayworth's signature Gilda gown, Charlton Heston's Planet Of The Apes costume and Star Wars villain Darth Maul's lightsaber are among the highlights going under the hammer at an upcoming Hollywood memorabilia auction.

Despite the recession, bosses at auction house Profiles in History hope to land $30,000 to $50,000 (£20,690 to £34,480) for Hayworth's iconic 1940s movie dress and up to $60,000 (£41,380) for Darth Maul's weapon from Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace.

And the outfit Heston wore as Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes is also expected to fetch $60,000 on the auction block at the end of the month.

The two-day sale features over 1,000 iconic pieces of Hollywood history, also including The Creature From The Black Lagoon's mask, Harrison Ford's blaster From Blade Runner, and items from the collection of revered sci-fi and horror pioneer Forrest J. Ackerman's estate.

Worldwide bidding begins at noon, local time, on 30 April. »

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The Unseen (DVD Review)

23 March 2009 7:00 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

While MGM’s recent Pumpkinhead DVD celebrates one of Stan Winston’s greatest triumphs outside of his usual role of FX creator, this new disc reveals a chapter in his filmmaking history that has gone, if not unseen, than largely unacknowledged. One reason for that is the fact that while Winston shares a story billing on the actual movie with fellow makeup master Tom Burman and director Peter Foleg, the writing credits in The Unseen’s ad and press material, and thus almost all of the film’s reviews, and even the billing block on the DVD case cite Foleg and three different co-scribes (among them Texas Chainsaw Massacre veteran Kim Henkel). Add the fact that “Foleg” himself is actually a pseudonym for Danny Steinmann, who would go on to direct the fifth Friday The 13th, and there’s the clear suggestion of a creative history as tortured as any of the onscreen victims, »

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