Horror author Stephen King is, without a doubt, one of the most prolific authors of the last 50 years. He’s released forty-nine novels, nine collections of short stories, five non-fiction … Continue reading Stephen King Week: J.W. Ward on Stephen King’s 5 best & 5 worst adaptations to film & TV
You want to know why it’s so hard to adapt H.P. Lovecraft stories to film? It’s simple: the concepts of Lovecraft’s stories are too big for most people to see … Continue reading H.P. Lovecraft Week: JW Ward on the Lovecraft film you need to see
Everyone likes the sound of a familiar voice. Nowhere else is that more true than in the world of radio. But what happens when the familiar voice that gets you … Continue reading Life after airtime: Where your favourite radio DJ could be right now
Any band releasing a movie about itself to celebrate its twentieth anniversary would, by most sensible people, be deemed pretentious and self-indulgent. If the band is Pearl Jam? They get … Continue reading PJ 20: Inside Cameron Crowe’s love letter to the Grunge Gods
If there’s one thing Hollywood seems to be afraid of these days, it’s an original idea. Friday brings another remake to the big screen with Straw Dogs, director Rod Lurie’s … Continue reading Do-over gold: JW Ward’s five best remakes from the past decade
Fortune favours YOU today. We’ve got a copy of X-Men: First Class on DVD and a nifty X-Men: First Class that that we’d like to put in your hands, but … Continue reading Win a copy of X-Men: First Class!
Toronto, the city in which Biff Bam Pop! is based, is about to be overrun by cinephiles and their ilk. The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today and runs … Continue reading Fall films: J.W. Ward’s 5 to see & 5 to flee
With the arrival of the ninth month of the year, the Labour Day weekend nearby and the return of the kids to school next week, it’s time to admit an … Continue reading Summer 2011 Blockbuster Winners & Losers
It’s a shame to say that I had preconceived expectations of the negative kind heading over to Toronto’s Fan Expo this year. Last year’s convention of all things comic book, … Continue reading A Fan Of The Expo – JP Battles The Crowds, His Wallet And His Flat Feet For A Prized Possession
It might be hard to believe, but Conan the Barbarian has been with us since 1932. That’s when writer Robert E. Howard first saw his most famous creation in print, … Continue reading Conan on Camera: J.W. Ward on one Barbarian’s life in film
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or only visit this site for all things music, film, television and video games), you already know about DC Comics’ company-wide re-launch of … Continue reading Reboots and Recollections – JP Looks At DC’s September Line-Wide Comic Book Re-launch: Part 1
Thanks to our own J.W. Ward for sending this over. It’s the first promo still off Henry Cavill as Superman from the forthcoming film, The Man of Steel. My instant … Continue reading First Look: Henry Cavill as Superman
