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Ask FlickChick: Top 14 Movie Misquotes, Whose Scream Is That and More | Ask FlickChick | 10/17/2007
Ask FlickChick: Top 14 Movie Misquotes, the Scream That Will Not Die and More...Question: I don't want to sound like a complete geek, but it bugs me when people misquote famous movie lines like "Luke, I am your father," which just isn't what Darth Vader said. I feel that if you're fan enough to quote a movie, you should be fan enough to quote it right. Please tell me I'm not the most compulsive person ever. — DonFlickChick: The most compulsive ever? No way — I basically agree. If... read more
December 8, 2006: Apocalypse Wow | Masters of Horror | 12/11/2006
I am so relieved. Last week, Dario Argento's Pelts provided a pivotal turning point in what I was starting to lament to be a disappointing Masters of Horror Season 2. After finding great satisfaction in maestro Argento's masterpiece, the big question for me was: Could the remaining masters keep this new momentum going, and would the second half of the season redeem the first? I had hoped so.Well, Joe Dante's The Screwfly Solution is now my second favorite episode of this season, stepping up... read more
October 26, 2006: Masters of Horror 101 | Masters of Horror | 10/27/2006
Ah... my favorite time of year... the leaves are turning, Halloween plans churning, and Masters of Horror Season 2 is off to a screaming premiere tomorrow night [10PM ET/PT on Showtime]. As I weave my dark tvguide.com web here for the new season, I wanted to give Season 1 a short "re-capitation," and take us all through Season 2 "ghoul school."The Premise and The ExtremeMasters of Horror began as a dinner conversation among acclaimed horror directors, which soon became TV history-in-the-making.... read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/19/2006
TNT's The Closer (Mondays at 9 pm/ET) is the hottest show on cable right now, and it has the number's to prove it. On th read more
FlickChick | 12/1/2005
A recent episode of The Night Stalker had a scene of a boy sitting on a chair in front of a TV watching cartoon read more
FlickChick | 1/20/2005
Question: I recently watched Forbidden Planet and would like to know who played Robby the Robot, or at least who voiced read more
FlickChick | 9/25/2003
Question: I'm a big fan of old trashy sci-fi movies and remember one that included these two berserk robots named Gog an read more
FlickChick | 8/21/2003
Question: Please help me settle a bet: When a piece of artwork is shown in a movie or TV show, is it a real piece of art read more
FlickChick | 7/31/2003
Question: I'm a huge James Cameron fan and am always hearing about how his first movie, Piranah II: The Spawning was a h read more
FlickChick | 12/12/2002
Question: The Creature from the Black Lagoon is one of my favorite '50s horror movies, and I once heard that John Carpen read more