Monster of the Day #751
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Monster of the Day #751

Fun movie, if a bit of a piffle. Fay Wray again goes on an exotic adventure, again rousing the oft-expressed disdain but eventual love of a tough, he-man sailor (Ralph Bellamy)! When Wray's diving bell is threatened by this ENTIRELY LOVABLE beastie, Bellamy goes below in Ye Olde Diving Suit to save the day.…
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Monster of the Day #747
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Monster of the Day #747

If I'd been smarter, I'd have saved the Altitude shot from earlier in the week for today's MoD. Oh, well, story of my life. Anyway, those zany Japanese and their game shows, huh?
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Monster of the Day #745
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Monster of the Day #745

I've often thought all the texturing and such CGI allows is one reason kids don't love monsters as much. There's a lot to be said for how simplicity of form captures the imagination. Oh, please those movies such, and rare good monster movie these days are often gorefest that aren't appropriate for kids to…
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Pleased with new Doctor Who…
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Pleased with new Doctor Who…

OK, I'm way behind on the show (I've seen basically nothing of the Matt Smith years), and I was going to make a Justin Beiber joke. However, I'll just instead say I'm very pleased to see the Doctor age a bit rather than grow ever younger and dreamier. Here's to a long, long run…
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RIP Michael Ansara
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RIP Michael Ansara

Syrian-born actor Michael Ansara passed away over the weekend. A gentleman, Ansara like many such made his bread and butter playing American Indians, including Cochise in the TV western series Broken Arrow. However, Mr. Ansara will be far dearer in these corners for the wide range of genre roles he assayed. His greatest fame…
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