was Buck Rogers a Time Lord?

Now that this week’s screencap quiz has been guessed properly, I can share this other screengrab from the same source. I almost used it for the quiz — it’s from the same episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century — but I thought it might be too easy to guess: If this was video … more…

botox, breast implants, and dye jobs…

…suddenly not what Hollywood wants? Yes, it’s The Week in Women, my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Well, it was my regular column: this is the last one. As part of my professional reorganization, I’ll be putting that aside. Enjoy it this one final time…

retro trailer: ‘Night of the Living Dead’

Take a look back at an old trailer… Some tasty living flesh for your Sunday brunch… It’s so strange to think about a horror movie in black-and-white! We’re so used to splatter and gore and buckets of blood being integral to the experience of watching a horror movie that it’s almost impossible to think the … more…

screaming for the Doctor

“Flesh and Stone” on BBC One tonight. And on BBC America, “Victory of the Daleks.” (We don’t often see the Doctor scream like this. Then again, they faked us out with the gun thing, didn’t they…)

question of the weekend: How are you celebrating May 1?

Perhaps you’re hanging out at your local geek hot spot for Free Comic Book Day. Could be you’re dancing around a maypole to honor May Day. Maybe you’re marching to commemorate International Workers’ Day. You might be lighting a bonfire to celebrate Beltaine. You might be keeping one of the other numerous special days that … more…