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Santa Claus Conquers The Stage!

23 December 2009 11:29 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

The greatest UFO incident of all time was not Roswell or Area 51--it was when little green men landed in the North Pole and attempted to kidnap Santa Claus!  This occurred in the grade Z atrocity, Santa Claus Conquers The Martians.

Everyone knows Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, the 45-year old bad movie that surfaces this time of year on late night TV and at 99-Cents Only Stores.  It's #77 on the IMDb's "Bottom 100" of the worst movies of all time.

The legendary made-in-New Jersey bomb that pits the Christmas Crusader against backwards aliens who know nothing about our Yuletide traditions, is a goofy holiday perennial best known for introducing the world to Pia Zadora, who played the Martian daughter, Girmar.. 

The Maverick Theater in Fullerton, California lives up to their name by staging a faithful adaptation of Santa Claus Conquers The Martians that simultaneously takes the piss out of it! »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Pat Jankiewicz)

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Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (March 13, 2009)

12 March 2009 7:16 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

I Heart Camp! No, Not The Kind With Tents!

I have no taste. That's the general consensus from my friends, who are by turns bewitched, bothered, and bewildered by my obsession with camp, especially when it comes to films and 80's pop culture. Things came to a head last week when I invited some of them to a special screening in my house of the 2006 remake of The Wicker Man. For those unfamiliar with it, here's a clip of some the movie's greatest scenes. Enjoy!

"How'd it get burned? How'd it get burned? How did the Bees in my eyes get Burned?

There is absolutely nothing better than Nic Cage at his most spastic. The Wicker Man had Nic in full looney-tunes mode, along with the most unintentionally hilarious script to come along in many a moon. Plus it also had the great Ellen Burstyn looking like Braveheart's crazy grandma. »

- michael

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World's Worst Director Admits It

17 February 2009 11:32 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

This weekend, Uwe Boll will be "honored" by the Golden Raspberry Awards, which for 30 years or so has laid the smack down on cinematic lowlights as far reaching as Pia Zadora and Battlefield Earth.

Boll will receive the Worst Career Achievement award, for a body of work that includes two BloodRayne movies (and somehow, a third on the way), House of the Dead, In the Name of the King, the 9/11 satire, Postal, and about a half-dozen journalists Boll bloodied in a boxing ring for saying negative things about him.

You'd think Boll would be just as defiant about his new distinction, but apparently, he's taking it in stride. He tells Fangoria that he won't be in Los Angeles on Saturday to pick up the trophy because he's busy filming in South Africa. »

- Colin Boyd

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"Slumdog Millionaire" Big Winner At Golden Globes; Winslet Wins Two; Rourke Makes Comeback Win

11 January 2009 8:03 PM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

(Note: This Article Has Been Updated As Of 12:20 Pm On January 12)

By Lee Pfeiffer

Director Danny Boyle's superb Slumdog Millionaire continued its award juggernaut tonight by winning the coveted Best Drama prize at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards. Boyle won for Best Director and Simon Beaufoy also won for his screenplay. Woody Allen's Vicky Christina Barcelona won the Best Comedy/Musical. Kate Winslet had a triumphant night, winning Best Actress for husband Sam Mendes' Revolutionary Road and Best Supporting Actress for The Reader. Mickey Rourke fulfilled his dream of cementing his comeback with the Best Actor prize for The Wrestler. As expected, the late Heath Ledger won Best Supporting Actor for his remarkable performance in The Dark Knight.

A titanic reunion for Kate and Leo.The awards are given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and have been the source of controversy over the years because the »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Week in Review - The Best and the Worst, and Loads of 'Watchmen'

9 January 2009 4:02 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

The first full week of the year got things back on the front burner - we had tons of news this week. Now, Watchmen alone counted four about 10% of it; there were multiple updates at least three days this week about that flick. But we're also christening a new year and saying goodbye to an old one, so some of those headlines made our week in review as well.

Don't forget: The Golden Globes are Sunday night. I'm so glad the Hfpa has put all the Pia Zadora ugliness behind them.

Roundtable Interview with Best Director hopefuls

Writer John August says the Captain Marvel movie is dunzo

Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell to villainize Iron Man 2

The Razzies nominate Paris, Stallone, and The Love Guru

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 55 years laters

Five minutes of Taken with Liam Neeson

The Dark Knight is one People's Choice. 27 Dresses is another.

Watching the »

- Colin Boyd

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