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Horror fans have had a mixed blessing type of relationship with Stephen King. Several of his films have been well crafted chillers while others have been bottom of the barrel trash.
An unengaging film about a man whose newly adopted child may or may not be from Mars.
After having the Columbia shuttle disaster and a number of other setbacks, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration is making plans to continue space exploration.
10 of the most buzz worthy movies you'll want to know about this summer season previewed
This article reviews the recently released to DVD film, the "Martian Child" with John and Joan Cusack and Amanda Peet.
Cusack plays a widower who decides to adopt a child, choosing one who thinks he's from outer space.
Taking a standard coming of age narrative involving the relationship between a father and son, Martian Child applies an otherworldly twist, but fails to soar when the soapy drama should blast its audiences off into space.
Martian Child isn't one of those tear jerking movies that is going to make you go through an entire Kleenex box but it is a tender hearted movie that shows being different doesn't mean you are crazy and need some sort of medication.
A film review of "Martian Child"
This is my review of the new movie just release in theaters, Martian Child.
Bobby Coleman, who also appeared in an earlier John Cusack movie, talks about acting with Cusack in this family drama.
Everyone was expecting 1408 to be a great thriller to be produced by the blood of Stephen King and the face of John Cusack.
Review of new John Cusack Samuel L. Jackson film, 1408
Treading the familiar Stephen King territory of a writer thrown into the horrors of supernatural chaos, 1408 is more Shining than Misery, but Cusack retains the redeeming pathos-inducing personality of the latter's troubled novelist.
Does the movie based off of a Stephen King story, 1408, go beyond being a spooky version of Jumanji?
Roving Mars is a forty minute Disney IMAX documentary that takes us through part of the evolution, testing and journey of the two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, designed to look at the rocks of mars.
Look for these titles at the theaters this November. Who knows, one of them could be the best picture of the year and you might miss it.
2007 Summer Movie Guide Part 4
Ray Bradbury lived the dream of many writers. While it didn't take him long to get published, making writing a career was far from easy, even when the money came in. The Bradbury Chronicles is the most complete biography available on the fantasy writer.
Stephen King has quite a few of his novels that have been made into movies. Many of his movies could be added to any Halloween movie list.
Martian Child is about a boy who is rejected and is an outcast, which makes me think of my sister in some ways.
A movie review for Martian Child
Martian Child is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time, and I both laughed and cried all the way through it.
There are many great authors who have written many wonderful books. But the greatest storyteller of all time from the horror genre is and always will be Stephen King, in my eyes.
"Watch it and tell me that you wouldn't want to adopt such an eccentric child as this one."
It's a well known fact for some reason humans love to be scared. We may say we don't but with all the horror books and movies that are sold it is obvious we do. We pay to be scared buy buying horror books.
If your kid is a square peg, carve in some corners on the damn hole!
Cusack manages to mostly stay under the radar in the press; this may be the reason for lack of widespread notoriety. People and fans tend to remember faces that they see often in a public setting-Cusack rarely makes his presence known even when promoting his films.
In 1408, Veterian Actor John Cusack Sets The Screen On Fire...
This article reviews, and lists, the best that classic horror movies have to offer. Take a few Saturday nights and enjoy a horror movie classic. Don't forget to scream!
Halloween is closing in and a lot of people out there are terrified of horror movies and hate the Halloween holiday because of those movies everywhere on television. Here are some stepping stones to surpass being a chicken.
Until now NASA only had the innocuous name Crew Exploration Vehicle for the next generation of space craft. Though still on the drawing board, NASA finally has christened its new class of ships.
Screams of lost teenagers scampering through deserted little towns complete with the usual "let's split up" antics, but something about Rob Zombie's horror movies rings truer, sicker, more terrifying and definitely more unique.
What Horror movies and pornography have in common is a virulent hatred of women. Disturbingly, these misogynistic fantasies of violence are shown in movie theaters every day as PG-rated entertainment the entire family can enjoy.
Maybe you thought they'd never get here. NASA is helping to bring 3-D movies to the movie-going public. 3-D Technology hand studios are taking off into orbit.
British newspapers went a little crazy Wednesday morning after seeing a NASA photo from Mars which appears to show a human-like figure descending a shallow hillside.
There is a great new generation of modern horror authors who have written books as good as Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Anne Rice. Here are their names and their novels.
Stephen King is at it again with his spine tingling horror movie, 1408 starring John Cusack, Samual L Jackson, and Mary McCormick.
The ascension of the Democrats to control of the Congress in the recent midterm elections has implications for America's space effort. For those who support the effort, the news was potentially mixed
Joe Hill, author of the recently-published "Heart-Shaped Box," a fantasy-tinged horror novel, has officially revealed his real name. Long-suspected by horror fans, Hill is the oldest son of horror-writing legend Stephen King.
Review of the Cult Classic Horror, Killer Klowns from Outer Space
1408 is a 2007 drama/horror movie starring John Cusack as Mike Enslin. Mike Enslin is a cynical writer who specializes in debunking supernatural phenomena.
Scientists have discovered vast amounts of ice deposits on Mars. Along with these deposits, they have found gullies, which have been said were made by flows of liquid -- possibly water.
NASA has extended the missions of the two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Both rovers have been exploring Mars since January 2004.
The horror genre is filled with movies that are gruesome and gory that leave us with the uneasy feeling that monsters lie just beneath our sheets and that zombies will one day roam the earth; but is that their sole purpose?
Perhaps the coolest simulation to date will be taking place in Antarctica in January. NASA has been planning to conduct research on an inflatable moon base for several years.
The 2007 budget presented by the House Republican Study Committee has some good ideas to reduce the deficit. Unfortunately it also has a proposal that would sound the death knell for publicly funded human space flight in the United States.
When President Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration almost two years ago, he left the question of how to pay for it unanswred. The question is important, as trhe Vision must be sustained for decades.
You've watched the Christmas classics and memorized all of the lines? Try watching some of these less popular, but great Christmas movies.
This article reviews Space Camp at the Kennedy Space Center.
A sneak peak into the holiday season movies that are comeing out early Novemeber and late December.
Stuck inside - all day. Try these movies.
The latest photos from the Mars Odyssey spacecraft have given the researches as bit of a puzzle. The spacecraft has discovered what appears to entrances to seven possible caves
Mike Enslin's (John Cusack) ritual with his cigarette is an obvious detail within the movie, something like a cue towards a climax of the 14o8 movie.
The "face on Mars" has become part of our technological mythology. New high resolution pictures are fueling new speculation of the most alien kind.
If you've always wanted to get involved in exploring space without setting aside six to eight years in a major university, then you should consider getting involved in looking for the missing 1999 Mars Polar Lander that NASA is letting the public attempt to find...
There are plenty of great teen-oriented movies that don't involve horror elements or gratuitous sex. If you're looking for some funny or interesting films for your teenagers, here are some classics
How do you get rid of a dead astronaut? Would you pull the plug on a dying astronaut if you needed the resources he was using?
Review of John Cusack's new movie 'Martian Child."
NASA is planning to explore other planets farther out in our solar system that will add even more years to the space missions resulting in the astronauts being away from home longer. The space agency has now been put in the position of pondering many issues.
What if you had a shuttle launch and nobody came? Well, to hold the public's interest in the space program, NASA shows that it's big thinkers aren't out to launch.
A research project called transhab, first developed by NASA, may well form the basis of the first commercially developed, privately operated space station.
Analysis of images from Spirit, NASA's Mars Explorer, show what could be a living being walking in front of the camera lens.
1408 is a great movie to see, especially if you have nothing better to do.
Some movies starring women of color are well-known, like Waiting to Exhale. Here's a list of some great perhaps lesser-known movies starring women of color in multi-faceted roles.
1408 is a horror/mystery movie about a terrifying night in an old New York hotel room. It is quite well written, moderately scary, not gory at all, and quite cool.
In the year 2004 I enjoyed the privilege of viewing nearly 200 movies. So out of the new movies I have seen here is a top ten list of my favorite ones. In a particular order from 10 to 1 here are my favorites.
Read what makes 1408 the best scary movie of 2007... so far.
Summary of the movie 1408 & the many different opinions from the people who have seen it.
This review can be read by those that have seen the movie and those that have not. It does not give away much of the plot beyond what is available in the trailer. Rather, it focuses on the communication tools availed by the protagonist, or lack thereof.
a chilling horror movie
The first involves a gritty crime drama, the second tells the story of a unique child, the third is a Christmas comedy and the fourth tells a very powerful story.
A smart psychological drama with some great bumps in the dark.
Review of the latest Stephen King adaptation...
NASA proposed to build the follow on to the space shuttle, the Crewed Exploration Vehicle, five years after the shuttle will be retired. NASA is trying to narrow that gap. The solution may be a race to build a commercial space vehicle.
New high resolution images gathered by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has shown that certain areas of the Martian landscape that seemed to have experienced disastrous flooding in the past may have been covered by lava flows.
Here's a Listing of a few February's DVD Releases
Heres a detailed look at 47 movies coming out between November 2 and January 4th, 2008.
Are you a creative Gemini like Johnny Depp? Are you a passionate Cancer who puts family and friends first like Jessica Simpson? Do you find yourself to a humanitarian like Oprah Winfrey, a January Aquarius?
All the big blockbusters have now come and gone. So what is there to watch the rest of 2007?
Here is a handful of movies to be released in 2008. I hope you enjoy the preview as much as I do!
Mike Enslin is a non-believing horror writer who travels across the country writing about "haunted" places. However, after staying in room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel, he might begin believing
The latest in a series of robotic expeditions to Mars, the Mars Phoenix, is scheduled for launch on a Delta II rocket in August, 2007. The Mars Phoenix is the first in NASA's "Scout Program", which is designed to be a series of low cost, innovative missions to Mars.
Phoenix, NASA's newest Mars lander, is transported to Florida, the first leg of its eventual journey to the red planet. Scientists have expectations that the lander's robotic digging arm will scoop up frozen water, or 'ice' as we call it here on Earth.
The Golden Compass, I Am Legend and Alvin and the Chipmunks are a few of the movies debuting in December. Here's a look.
In 1969, we landed on the moon, and now, we have accomplished sending a satellite to Mars to collect data and pictures so we can explore this foreign planet.
There is good evidence that water - real liquid water, the key to life - flowed on the surface of Mars as recently as just a few years ago. With water, there's the possibility that Mars could have an envrionment that would support life.
A comparison between Bear's fictionalized colony of Mars and the newly emerging democracy in Russia.
On August 7, 1996, NASA announced a startling discovery - by examining a meteorite that originated on Mars, they found what they believe is evidence for a primitive form of life that may have existed on Mars 3.6 billion years ago.
After almost 10 years in orbit, the Mars Global Surveyor has fallen silent.
One of the several satellites orbiting Mars has discovered seven spots much darker than their surroundings but aren't meteor impact craters. As a result, scientists believe these may be the entrances to underground caves.
Skeptics over global warming have jumped on news that Mars is heating up to back their skepticism that humans are causing global warming on Earth.
The idea that we are not alone in the universe is not new.
Sometime in the 2030s, if NASA's plans come to fruition, the first human explorers will depart for Mars. It will be a voyage of discovery as challenging and, potentially, as dangerous as the circumnavigation voyages of Maglleon and Drake in the 16th Century.
Human error triggered the series of events that caused the battery to fail on the Mars Global Surveyor last year, a NASA report indicated on Friday.
The prospect of life on Mars has always fascinated me. The promising evidence of life on Mars that has been discovered includes methane, m