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The Star Trek franchise has seen multiple crews handle spaceships and go where no man has ever gone before. However, Voyager seems to be the only one that had to chart a course back to Earth instead of its traditional exploratory travel. Transferred to a different dimension and led by Captain Janeway, the Voyager had to travel for years.

While The Next Generation enjoyed global success and Deep Space Nine developed a cult following later, Voyager seemed to strike a balance with its popularity. Many have appreciated its storylines, which came back to the episodic format after DS9. However, fans have found another reason for its greatness: there are three Roberts in the main cast.

Star Trek: Voyager is better than any other show in the franchise because of the abundance of Roberts in the cast The cast of Star Trek: Voyager | Credits: Paramount

Robert is one of the most common names in America,...

"Star Trek: Enterprise" ran for four seasons between 2001 and 2005. A prequel set in the 22nd century before Captain Kirk or the Federation, "Enterprise" also holds an embarrassing dishonor. It was the first "Trek" series since the original to not make it to seven seasons and more than 100 episodes. ("Enterprise" barely missed the mark at 98.) That, and a not-so-stellar first half, mean that "Enterprise" has a black sheep reputation. "Enterprise" didn't kill "Star Trek" — J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" film came out only four years later — but it did end 18 years of new "Trek" being continuously produced.

For "Enterprise" co-creator Brannon Braga, that hiatus wasn't the worst thing for "Star Trek."

"I thought it was time, ['Star Trek'] needed a break, it needed some time for people to want another show," said Braga at the STLV17 convention. "Enterprise" wasn't the show that made people want more, but it could've been.

Prophecy will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on May 20 from Kino Lorber.

The 1979 eco-horror monster movie has received a new Dolby Vision/Hdr master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative.

John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate) directs from a script by David Seltzer (The Omen). Robert Foxworth, Talia Shire, and Armand Assante star.

Disc 1 – 4K Uhd:

Hdr/Dolby Vision Master from a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative Audio Commentary by Entertainment Journalists Bryan Reesman and Max Evry (new) 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio

Disc 2 – Blu-ray:

All of Our Sins: Interview with Actress Talia Shire Bearing Up: Interview with Actor Robert Foxworth Bear and Grit It: Interview with Screenwriter David Seltzer Hard to Bear: Interview with Make-Up Effects Designer Tom Burman Prophecy Prodigy: Interview with Make-Up Effects Artist Allan Apone The Man Behind the Mask: Interview with Mime Artist Tom McLoughlin Radio Spots Theatrical...

Red Squad, the elite Starfleet Academy cadets in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, were so much worse than their Star Trek: The Next Generation counterparts, Nova Squadron. In Star Trek: The Next Generation season 5, episode 19, "The First Duty", Nova Squadron members are investigated after attempting the dangerous Kolvoord Starburst maneuver that results in the death of their teammate, Joshua Albert. Nicholas Locarno (Robert Duncan McNeill) pushes Nova Squadron members Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton), Sito Jaxa (Shannon Fill), and Jean Hajar (Walker Brandt), to cover up their involvement, and the fact the maneuver had been Locarno's idea.

Although Nova Squadron disbanded after Wesley came clean about Josh's death, Red Squad takes Nova Squadron's place in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's season 4 2-parter, "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost". Starfleet Academy's Red Squad is enlisted by Admiral Leyton (Robert Foxworth) to sabotage Earth's power grid, enabling Leyton to enact martial law. Leyton resigns,...

Evil Vulcans became the enemy in Star Trek: Enterprise, just as corrupt Klingons were often the enemies in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Vulcans and Klingons both made their debut on Star Trek: The Original Series, which established many elements about their species. However, with the episodic nature of 1960s television, Tos did not spend much time developing complex cultural histories for the alien species it introduced. Tos would reveal hints about the Vulcans when it pertained to a specific storyline involving Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and the Klingons served as general enemies for Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) to oppose.

Initially, Gene Roddenberry wanted Star Trek: The Next Generation to steer away from aliens like Vulcans and Klingons to differentiate itself from Star Trek: The Original Series. For example, Roddenberry did not want Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) to be a main character, but the Klingon nevertheless proved popular with fans.

While Dallas and Dynasty might have very concrete cultural icons and high points, and Knots Landing offers multiple places to start watching depending on what kind of show you’re interested in, Falcon Crest only has one place to kick off watching if you don’t want to do it from Season One, Episode One.

The Grapes of Boredom

Falcon Crest premiered on December 4, 1981, with Dallas, a year post-Who Shot Jr? as its lead-in. It should have been a massive hit. And it did well enough. Except for one minor problem: It was kind of boring.

Following his father’s mysterious death, Chase (Robert Foxworth) returns to the Tuscany Valley, his wife, and two grown kids in tow to battle with his aunt Angela (Jane Wyman) for the family grapes and winery. Angela snarled, Chase self-righteously pontificated, and his wife, Maggie (Susan Sullivan), simpered. Chase’s son, Cole (William R. Moses...

Did you miss the 1980s? Have you only heard about the golden age of primetime soaps? Do you know who shot Jr? Are you familiar with The Abby Scale (Abby being a 10)? What was the Moldovan wedding massacre? If not, it’s time to find out. And if you do understand all the above references, well, it’s time to relive the big hair, the big shoulder pads, and the big personalities of primetime soaps’ greatest decade. We start with the show that never got the acclaim and buzz of its sister soaps, but it was worth watching then, and it is definitely worth watching now that all seasons are available on Amazon Prime — Falcon Crest!

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Falcon Crest ran on CBS from 1981 to 1990, and it stood out from the start in numerous ways. To begin with,...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 3 - "The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel"Star Trek is no stranger to evil Starfleet Admirals, but Star Trek: Lower Decks introduces an Admiral who has a reason why he turned. Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 is the animated comedy's final season on Paramount+ and it continues to explore new and hilarious aspects of life in Starfleet. In Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, episode 3, "The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel," Lt. Bradward Boimler (Jack Quaid) hunts for Admiral Milius (Toby Huss), who went Awol with "vacation madness" on the interstellar cruise ship, the Cosmic Duchess.

Star Trek: Lower Decks has had encounters with corrupt Starfleet Admirals before. Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3's Big Bad was Admiral Les Buenamigo (Carlos Alazraqui), who sought to replace the California Class armada, which includes the USS Cerritos, with his own Texas Class starships. The A.I.-controlled...

Star Trek: Prodigy fixes Starfleet Academy's elite cadets problem by embodying true Starfleet ideals. Prodigy's Nova Squadron is elite but not elitist, showcasing kindness and humility. Elite cadets can be flawed yet heroic, as seen in Star Trek's new class of heroes in the 2380s.

After 26 years, Star Trek has finally fixed one of its biggest Starfleet Academy problems. In Star Trek: The Next Generation season 5, episode 19, "The First Duty", Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) is now a Starfleet Academy cadet and a member of Nova Squadron, a flight team made up of elite cadets that also includes Sito Jaxa (Shannon Fill), Nick Locarno (Robert Duncan McNeill), and Jean Hajar (Walker Brandt). Locarno convinces the rest of Nova Squadrun to cover up the death of teammate Josh Albert, who perished when Nova Squadron performed the dangerous Kolvoord Starburst maneuver. Wesley speaks up, and Nova Squadron is disbanded.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine...

The release of First Omen has encouraged many fans to revisit The Omen franchise ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

First Omen has rekindled the viewers’ interest in the classic horror franchise The Omen, prompting many fans to revisit the iconic series. Here, we have explored The Omen franchise in a chronological order. This series has left an indelible mark on the horror genre, and understanding its sequence will enhance your viewing experience, allowing you to appreciate the evolution of its dark and haunting story.

First Omen (2024) Director: Arkasha Stevenson Cast: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga, Tawfeek Barhom, Maria Caballero Available on: Hulu (US) & Disney Plus hotstar (India) IMDb rating: 6.5/10

Begin your journey into the omen franchise with the movie First Omen that sets the plot in motion for the birth of the Antichrist. Nell Tiger Free stars as a nun sent to a secretive church in Rome, where she unravels...

Benjamin Sisko's time aboard the USS Saratoga before Deep Space Nine shaped his character and motivations, particularly following the tragic loss of his first wife Jennifer at the Battle of Wolf 359. Sisko's experiences on the Saratoga made him a valuable mentor to Lt. Commander Worf, who also struggled to find purpose after the destruction of the USS Enterprise-d. The USS Saratoga has appeared in different iterations throughout the Star Trek universe, including encounters with the Klingons, an alien probe, and even a different version of the ship during Sisko's assignment to Deep Space Nine.

Two years before he became Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's commanding officer, Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) served aboard the ill-fated USS Saratoga. Sisko graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2354, and embarked on a career that would make him both a legendary Star Trek Captain, and a religious icon. Unlike other iconic commanding officers like...

T'Pol's role in revealing the Vulcans' treachery made Enterprise's portrayal of them as villains effective and compelling. T'Pol's loyalty shifted from Vulcan to Starfleet after witnessing the secret listening station, leading to a major transformation in her character throughout the series. T'Pol's growth and internal conflict as a Vulcan grappling with her people's corruption added depth to the storyline and resonated with fans, making Enterprise's depiction of the Vulcans successful.

Star Trek: Enterprise turning the Vulcans into villains was a controversial move, but it worked because of T'Pol (Jolene Blalock) in Enterprise season 1, episode 7, "The Andorian Incident." Enterprise is a prequel to the rest of Star Trek, but it's set 88 years after humans and Vulcans formally met each other in Star Trek: First Contact. Enterprise broke the belief that the relationship between Earth and Vulcan was smooth sailing after Dr. Zephram Cochrane's (James Cromwell) historic First Contact in 2063.

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Vulcan villains in Star Trek often act out of a fanatical devotion to Vulcan logic or a struggle to suppress their emotions. The Vulcans in Star Trek: Enterprise had a darker side, exemplified by a Vulcan monastery spying on Andorians. Administrator V'Las of Vulcan High Command in Star Trek: Enterprise was willing to betray his own people and ally with Romulans to defeat the Andorians.

The Vulcans have been a core part of the Federation from the very beginning, but they've not always been a positive influence as these Vulcan Star Trek villains demonstrate. The Vulcans were the first alien species created by Gene Roddenberry for Star Trek and were immortalized by Leonard Nimoy's Spock. There have been several notable Vulcans across the whole franchise, from Sub Commander T'Pol (Jolene Blalock) in Star Trek: Enterprise to Provisional Lieutenant T'Lyn (Gabrielle Ruiz) in Star Trek: Lower Decks.

No matter how...

Key Takeaways: Many Starfleet Admirals in Star Trek have become corrupt or made nefarious choices, suggesting a failure in background checks or extensive corruption within Starfleet Command. Promoting officers to the rank of Admiral can lead to career stagnation and serious lapses in judgment. Admirals like Vice Admiral Leyton, Admiral Mark Jameson, and Vice Admiral Kennelly have all displayed questionable actions and manipulations in their roles, highlighting the potential dangers of promoting individuals who will misuse their powers.

There's a suspiciously high number of evil Starfleet Admirals in Star Trek, which suggests that many of these promotions were huge mistakes. Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) once advised Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) not to let Starfleet put him behind a desk with a promotion. It was a prescient warning, given the extensive list of corrupt Starfleet Admirals whose biggest crime may have been losing touch with the world outside Starfleet Command.

Star Trek: Enterprise's showrunner, Manny Coto, identified the Vulcans as one of the biggest core issues that undermined the prequel series in Peter Holmstrom's oral history, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek. Star Trek: Enterprise ran for four seasons on the United Paramount Network from 2001-2005. The series was low-rated and succumbed to Star Trek franchise fatigue as well as a regime change in the struggling Upn Network. However, Enterprise has since found a new, more appreciative audience after the series became available for streaming.

Enterprise was set about a century after Star Trek: First Contact when Dr. Zephram Cochrane's (James Cromwell) inaugural warp flight caught the attention of nearby Vulcans. Yet Enterprise revealed that the relationship between humans and Vulcans was not smooth sailing. After United Earth established Starfleet and built the Nx-01 Enterprise, humanity's first warp 5-capable starship, the Vulcans warned Man was not ready to explore deep space.

The three-part Vulcan saga in Star Trek: Enterprise season 4 explained why the 22nd century era Vulcans feared humans. The Enterprise season 4 episodes "The Forge," "Awakening," and "Kir'Shara," introduced the younger version of Star Trek: The Original Series icon T'Pau (Kara Zediker). With the help of Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and T'Pol (Jolene Blalock), T'Pau was able to restore the teachings of Surak and expose a conspiracy between the Vulcan High Command and the Romulan Star Empire.

In Star Trek's timeline, Enterprise picks up less than a century after the events of Star Trek: First Contact, when Dr. Zephram Cochrane (James Cromwell) achieved Mankind's first successful warp flight, which brought the curious Vulcans to Earth. In Enterprise's mid-22nd century, however, relations between humans and Vulcans were far from idyllic. United Earth's Starfleet, and Captain Archer in particular, were hostile toward Vulcans, who they felt were restricting human ambition to explore the galaxy.

Star Trek: Enterprise season 4 reintroduced T'Pau (Kara Zediker), the younger version of the revered Vulcan icon played by Celia Lovsky in Star Trek: The Original Series. T'Pau was crucial to the Enterprise season 4 Vulcan-centric three-episode story arc, "The Forge," "Awakening," and "KirShara." Those episodes also featured notable guest stars in Robert Foxworth, who previously played Admiral Leyton on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Administrator V'Las, and Todd Stashwick, who now embodies Captain Liam Shaw in Star Trek: Picard season 3, as Talok.

T'Pau's first appearance was in the Star Trek: The Original Series classic, "Amok Time." Described as "all of Vulcan in one package" and the only person to ever turn down a seat on the Federation council, T'Pau officiated the kal-if-fee ritual combat between Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner). Spock's fiancée, T'Pring (Arlene Martel), wanted to end their betrothal and Kirk was manipulated into...

Robert Foxworth has the distinction of portraying an evil Admiral in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and an evil Vulcan in Star Trek: Enterprise. Corrupt or outright diabolical Starfleet Admirals are a well-established trope in Star Trek, but Foxworth's Admiral Leyton is one of the most memorable. Meanwhile, Vulcans are meant to be loyal allies of Starfleet, but Foxworth's devious Administrator V'Las predates the founding of the United Federation of Planets. In both cases, Foxworth was a standout Star Trek guest star, and in each role, he played the heavy in multi-episode arcs.

A veteran actor of stage and screen, Robert Foxworth is perhaps best known for playing Chase Gioberti on Falcon Crest from 1981-1987. Foxworth easily slid into Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 4 in 1996 because already had sci-fi experience in worlds created by Gene Roddenberry. In 1974, Foxworth played the title role in Roddenberry and Gene L. Coon's unsold pilot,...

Picture this: you're deep in the woods, alone save for your family, enjoying the silent majesty of a secluded night in nature while all manner of creatures great and small slumber peacefully around you. Most importantly, you're snug inside a yellow sleeping bag, looking for all the world like a giant banana.

Then, suddenly and without warning, a mutant killer bear emerges from the woods, its gaping maw looking like it's melting as it bellows an unholy roar and attacks. Trapped in your banana bag, you helplessly try to run away like you're in the world's worst potato sack race. It's all for nought, as the bear reaches out with one measly swipe of its paw, and you fly through the air only to hit a rock and shatter into a million feathery pieces.

If this scene sounds gloriously horrifying and/or exciting to you, then you need to see...

The Changelings were one of the biggest threats in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine due in part to their ability to take the form of anything from furniture to animals to members of the DS9 crew. This gave the Changelings - known as the Founders of the Dominion - the upper hand both before and during the Dominion War, as they were able to infiltrate key targets within the Alpha Quadrant. As the Dominion and their Cardassian allies sought to subjugate the "solids" in the Alpha Quadrant, the Founders took the form of some high-profile DS9 characters.

The Changelings' unmatched ability to infiltrate and impersonate led to paranoia and distrust within the United Federation of Planets. This resulted in an attempted military coup led by Admiral Leyton (Robert Foxworth), Captain Benjamin Sisko's (Avery Brooks) commanding officer. Leyton sought Starfleet control over Earth and to implement more Draconian and militaristic tactics...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine picked up one of Wesley Crusher's best stories from Star Trek: The Next Generation and enhanced its core themes, making it even better. Tng season 5, episode 19, "The First Duty" introduced Nova Squadron, an elite flight team made of Starfleet Academy cadets, including Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton). After attempting an illegal flight maneuver, a member of the team is killed, and Wesley becomes involved in a cover-up. Four years later, DS9 introduced another elite team of Starfleet cadets, the Red Squad, who took part in an attempted military coup. This was a significant step up from Tng's scared cadets who were desperate to save their careers.

In DS9 season 4, episode 11, "Homefront", increasing paranoia around the threat posed by DS9's villainous Changelings and the Dominion, Admiral Leyton (Robert Foxworth) manipulated events to increase Earth's security. He deployed the Red Squad, an elite team of Starfleet...

One of Star Trek Into Darkness' major plot points is that Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) was manipulated by Section 31, which is a lot like how Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) was a pawn of Section 31 on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Section 31, the United Federation of Planets' secret black ops network, is arguably the most enduring concept DS9 created, and it's popped up on other shows like Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Lower Decks. But Star Trek Into Darkness seemingly took the Dr. Bashir Section 31 story wholesale and grafted it onto the Kelvin Timeline's Khan.

In Star Trek Into Darkness' backstory, Khan was revived by Admiral Alexander Marcus (Peter Weller), the head of Section 31. Marcus planned to militarize Starfleet to win a war with the Klingons. He found and had Khan revived in order to exploit the genetically-engineered warlord's savagery. By holding Khan's followers hostage, Marcus forced Khan...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 3 Finale - "The Stars At Night"The finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3 revisited a classic, and infamous, Starfleet Admiral trope: Vice Admiral Les Buenamigo (Carlos Alazraqui) was evil all along. In Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3's finale, Admiral Buenamigo tried to force the decommissioning of the California-class starships and replace them with his creation, the Texas-class starships, which are fully operated by artificial intelligence. However, Ensign Samanthan Rutherford (Eugene Cordero) and Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) of the USS Cerritos foiled Buenamigo's scheme, and the corrupt Admiral was killed by his own USS Aledo when the robot ship went rogue and attacked Starfleet.

Perhaps Captain Freeman should have guessed Admiral Buenamigo's was evil because Starfleet has a long history of flag officers who turn violently insane. Buenamigo's motivation was simply career advancement; even after rising to Vice Admiral, he...

This post contains spoilers for the season finale of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."

In the last episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks," the U.S.S. Cerritos found themselves under attack by a small armada of Breen warships. The California-class vessel was severely outmatched, and was at risk of being destroyed when a heretofore unseen starship, the U.S.S. Aledo, swooped in, destroyed the attackers and saved the day. The Aledo, it is later revealed, was an experimental Texas-class starship that was run entirely by artificial intelligence. There was no crew on board. The Texas class was the brainchild of one Vice Admiral Buen Amigo (Carlos Alazraqui), who sought to reduce both casualties and any human error in Starfleet by essentially replacing its officers with drones. 

As any good Trekkie knows, creating an artificially intelligent machine is an enormous can of worms on "Star Trek," and giving both A.

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Clu Gulager, the real-life cowboy from Oklahoma known for his turns on The Tall Man, The Virginian, The Last Picture Show and horror movies including The Return of the Living Dead, has died. He was 93.

Gulager died Friday of natural causes at the Los Angeles home of his son John and daughter-in-law Diane, they told The Hollywood Reporter.

Gulager also portrayed the protégé of hitman Charlie Strom (Lee Marvin) taken out by a mob boss (Ronald Reagan) in Don Siegel’s The Killers (1964), a race-car mechanic opposite Paul Newman in Winning (1969) and a detective working alongside John Wayne’s character in John Sturges’ McQ (1974).

More recently, he showed up on the big screen in such critical darlings as Tangerine (2015), Blue Jay (2016) and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).

Gulager’s performance in The Killers convinced Peter Bogdanovich to cast him as Abilene,...

Hello, everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday weekend (or regular weekend for those of you outside of the States). We’re back today with a brand new round-up of horror and sci-fi home media releases that are headed home today, and it includes quite the array of titles. One of my favorite movies of the year - Everything Everywhere All At Once from The Daniels - is being released to 4K as well as Blu-ray and DVD and if you’re looking to indulge in even more 4K entertainment, Edge of Tomorrow is also getting the 4K treatment, too.

Kino Lorber is keeping busy this week with an array of classic titles headed to Blu, including Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo, Ants! (aka It Happened at Lakewood Manor) and Terror Out of the Sky (aka Revenge of the Savage Bees), and IFC is also releasing Ruth Paxton’s...

Producer Rod Roddenberry ("Star Trek: Discovery") continues developing a remake of Gene Roddenberry's TV movie "The Questor Tapes", based on the novel by D.C. Fontana, about an android (Robert Foxworth) with incomplete memory tapes, who searches for his creator:

"...'Project Questor' is the brainchild of 'Emil Vaslovik', who develops plans to build a superhuman android with a team of the world's foremost experts. Attempts to decode the programming tape were unsuccessful, with approximately half of the tape erased.

"The team then decides to substitute their own programming, over the objections of 'Jerry Robinson' (Mike Farrell), the only team member who actually had worked with the mysterious inventor. But he is overruled by the head of the project, 'Geoffrey Darro' (John Vernon).

"When the android has been finished, the new tape is loaded, with no results. In desperation, Robinson persuades Darro to allow Vaslovik's tape — what remains of it — to be loaded.

Don Kaye Nov 27, 2019

John Frankenheimer’s 1979 environmental horror movie comes to Blu-ray, flaws and all. Brace yourself.

The 1979 film Prophecy (not to be confused with 1995’s Biblical horror movie The Prophecy) was very much the last gasp of the 1970s boom in ecologically tinged genre movies. It was a string of titles that included No Blade of Grass (1970), Silent Running (1972) and Soylent Green (1973), but leaned especially heavily on the “nature strikes back” subgenre, which gave us such offerings as Frogs (1972), Night of the Lepus (1972), Bug (1975), The Food of the Gods (1976), Day of the Animals (1977) and other, often low-budget quasi-exploitation quickies.

Prophecy on its face seemed to have more going for it. The director was John Frankenheimer, the man behind masterworks like The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, and Seconds, while the writer was David Seltzer, fresh off his horror classic The Omen. Paramount sunk $12 million into the film, which...

Just because it’s Thanksgiving week here in the states, home media releases don’t get any time off, and we’ve got a brand new batch of titles coming our way tomorrow. Scream Factory is giving us a double dose of horror from 1979 with their new Blu-rays for Dracula (1979) and Prophecy (1979), and for those of you RoboCop fans out there, you’ll definitely want to pick up Arrow Video’s brand new Steelbook release as well.

Other Blu-ray and DVD releases for November 26th include Mary, Don’t Let Go, Shock, First Person Shooter, Eegah, and The Zombie Apocalypse in Apartment 14F.

Don’t Let Go

Detective Jack Radcliff (David Oyelowo) gets a shocking phone call from his recently murdered niece Ashley (Storm Reid). Working together across time, they race to solve her murder before it can happen. Don't Let Go is a classic thriller with a supernatural twist from Blumhouse,...

Marking the 40th anniversary of the film, Scream Factory will give the cult-favorite monster movie Prophecy its first-ever Blu-ray release on November 26th. Prophecy is stacked with new bonus features, including new interviews with the film’s stars Talia Shire and Robert Foxworth, writer David Seltzer, special make-up effects designers Tom Burman and Allan Apone, and […]

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This year marks the 40th anniversary of John Frankenheimer's monster-in-the-woods movie Prophecy, and Scream Factory will celebrate in style on November 26th with a Blu-ray release brimming with new bonus features:

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Marking the 40th anniversary of the film, Scream Factory will give the cult-favorite monster movie Prophecy its first-ever Blu-ray™ release on November 26. Prophecy is stacked with new bonus features, including new interviews with the film’s stars Talia Shire and Robert Foxworth, writer David Seltzer, special make-up effects designers Tom Burman and Allan Apone, and mime artist Tom McLoughlin.

In Prophecy, Robert Foxworth (Damien: Omen II) and Talia Shire star as a doctor and his wife who travel to Maine to research the impact of the lumber industry on the local environment. They begin to investigate a succession of mysterious and terrifying events: ecological freaks of nature and a series of bizarre and grisly human deaths.

Earlier this summer, Scream Factory answered the devilish prayers of horror fans by announcing The Omen Blu-ray collection deluxe edition that includes all five Omen films, and now they've revealed the full list of special features for the box set ahead of its release this October.

Featuring five discs and every Omen movie in the satanic franchise—The Omen, Damien: Omen II, Omen III: The Final Conflict, Omen IV: The Awakening, and the 2006 remake—The Omen Blu-ray collection deluxe edition is slated for an October 15th release, and we have the official press release with full release details:

Press Release: Get ready to jump start your ultimate horror binge just in time for Halloween! On October 15, 2019, Scream Factory™ is proud to present The Omen Collection Deluxe Edition, featuring all four original films as well as the 2006 remake that kept movie audiences glued to the screen with white-knuckled terror. Packed with hours of chilling special features,...

Every year, Scream Factory gives horror fans a bunch of new home media releases to look forward to at their annual Comic-Con panel, and this year is certainly no exception, as they've announced an exciting slate of horror Blu-rays on the horizon, including Collector's Editions for Silver Bullet, Big Trouble in Little China, Pet Sematary II, and My Bloody Valentine (1981), as well as The Fly Collection and new Neca figure collaborations for Night of the Demons (1988) and The Slumber Party Massacre.

Complete special features will be revealed at later dates, and we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed. In the meantime, we have a look at Scream Factory's full announcement and images of their exclusive Neca figures for Night of the Demons and The Slumber Party Massacre. For more Comic-Con news, visit our online hub to catch up on all of our convention coverage!

You may want to say your prayers after this news. The Omen Blu-ray Collection (Deluxe Edition) is rising on October 15th from Scream factory just in time Halloween.

Housed in new collectible rigid slipcover case and packed with hours of chilling special features, this 5-disc set includes the 1976 masterpiece The Omen (4K remaster of the film from the original negative by 20th Century-Fox); 1978's Damien: Omen II, 1981's Omen III: The Final Conflict, 1991's Omen IV: The Awakening (making its Blu-ray debut) and the 2006 remake of the original The Omen. The franchise stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, William Holden, Lee Grant, Rossano Brazzi, Sam Neill, Mia Farrow, Liev Schreiber and more.

Each film inside the slipcover packaging will receive a dedicated blu-ray case featuring original theatrical artwork. (Similar to how Shout! Factory presented the Critters box-set last year). Only 10,000 units of the set are being made.

New and existing extras...

Scream Factory is answering the devilish prayers of horror fans this October with The Omen Blu-ray collection deluxe edition that includes all five Omen films.

Featuring five discs and every Omen movie in the satanic franchise—The Omen, Damien: Omen II, Omen III: The Final Conflict, Omen IV: The Awakening, and the 2006 remake—The Omen Blu-ray collection deluxe edition is slated for an October 15th release and will be limited to 10,000 units.

The complete bonus features have yet to be revealed, but we do know that the collection will include a 4K remaster of 1976's The Omen and new interviews with "David Seltzer, Holly Palance, Lee Grant, Robert Foxworth, Elizabeth Shepherd and Brain Taggart."

Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates, and in the meantime, you can check out the collection's cover art below.

From Scream Factory: "You may want to say your prayers after this news: The Omen...

Rod Roddenberry continues developing a remake of writer/producer Gene Roddenberry's TV movie "The Questor Tapes", based on the novel by D.C. Fontana, about an android (Robert Foxworth) with incomplete memory tapes, who searches for his creator:

"...'Project Questor' is the brainchild of 'Emil Vaslovik', who develops plans to build a superhuman android with a team of the world's foremost experts. Attempts to decode the programming tape were unsuccessful, with approximately half of the tape erased.

"The team then decides to substitute their own programming, over the objections of 'Jerry Robinson' (Mike Farrell), the only team member who actually had worked with the mysterious inventor. But he is overruled by the head of the project, 'Geoffrey Darro' (John Vernon).

"When the android has been finished, the new tape is loaded, with no results. In desperation, Robinson persuades Darro to allow Vaslovik's tape — what remains of it — to be loaded.

1950: The First Hundred Years premiered.

1981: Falcon Crest premiered.

2000: Port Charles kicked off the "Fate" arc.

2009: Venice premiered."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

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"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1933: After its August 14 debut on local station Wlw in Cincinnati, radio soap opera Ma Perkins graduated to the NBC Red network in the 3 p.m. Et timeslot. The show was produced by Frank and Anne Hummert, the prolific team responsible for numerous radio dramas including Just Plain Bill, Backstage Wife and Young Widder Brown.

In his New Yorker essay “O Pioneers!

Listen I have nothing against ants – rubber tree plants, veracity, etc – but put enough of them together and I get nervous. Radiate them? You get the big ass ones in Them! (1954). Delve into cosmic circumstance and you have the smarty pants overlords of Phase IV (1974). Throw a bunch on the television, make them poisonous and you end up with The Love Boat meets The Towering Inferno goofiness of Robert Scheerer’s It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977), a pretty silly and damn entertaining TV flick.

Aka Ants! upon rebroadcasting and future home video release, It Happ – screw it; let’s just call it Ants! okay? It’s a more fun and less pretentious title (which this thing is anything but), and to the point. Okay, Ants! originally aired December 2nd as part of The ABC Friday Night Movie, and it’s competition was The Incredible Hulk on CBS, while NBC trotted...

What’s your earliest horror memory, the moment you were irreversibly scarred yet knew you had to see and know more? Which one imprinted on you at a stupidly impressionable age? Do you remember? Because I never could; save for one indelible image burned on my psyche at the age of five, I have searched, asked, and pleaded with so many people what possible movie could have done this to me as a child. Until last night that is, when I stumbled upon The Devil’s Daughter (1973), an ABC TV movie that finally put a name to the image, even if I did somewhat misremember it. Time plus kindertrauma equals new memories, I guess? Yay to ongoing decrepitude!

Originally airing on January 9th as an ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week, The Devil’s Daughter was up against Hawaii Five-o over on CBS while NBC rolled out their own Tuesday Night at the Movies.

1966: The final episode of A Time For Us aired on ABC.

1968: David Selby debut on Dark Shadows.

1983: Chase found information about Falcon Crest in his grandfather's will.

1996: Another World's Jake planned to steal the Lassiter Christmas tree."History is a vast early warning system."

― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1957: On The Edge of Night, Peter Dalton (Stephen Elliott) refused Mike Karr's (John Larkin) resignation then argued that his leaving would be a disservice to the public.

1966: ABC aired the final episode of daytime soap opera A Time For Us (formerly A Flame in the Wind), originally created by Raphael Hayes and Joseph Hardy.

Juliette Harrisson Jul 5, 2017

Juliette counts down ten terrible Admirals that Starfleet must have been mad to promote...

You would think Starfleet would be very careful about who they promote to Admiral, running numerous psychological tests, only promoting those with a solid track record as Captain and keeping a close eye on them for signs of inappropriate behaviour. But no. Based on the evidence of this sorry lot, Starfleet generally just promote whoever happens to be in the vicinity and looks good in the fancy uniform.

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As will become clear below, this is particularly true of Admirals sent to work with the Federation’s flagship, the USS Enterprise. During the 24th century, the appearance of an Admiral on the bridge of the Enterprise is generally a solid indicator of upcoming shenanigans. We can only presume Starfleet...

“If a movie makes you happy, for whatever reason, then it’s a good movie.”

—Big E

*******Warning: Review Contains Spoilers*******

By Ernie Magnotta

If there’s one thing I love, it’s 1970s made-for-tv horror films. I remember sitting in front of the television as a kid and watching a plethora of films such as Gargoyles, Bad Ronald, Satan’s School for Girls, Horror at 37,000 Feet, Devil Dog: Hound of Hell, Scream Pretty Peggy, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Moon of the Wolf and The Initiation of Sarah just to name a few. Some of those are better than others, but all were fun.

When I think back, there have been some legendary names associated with small screen horrors. Genre masters John Carpenter (Halloween), Steven Spielberg (Jaws), Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street), Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Joseph Stefano (Psycho) all took shots at television...

Reviewed by Kevin Scott, MoreHorror.com

Damien: Omen II (1978)

Written by: Harvey Bernhard, Stanley Mann, Mike Hodges

Directed by: Don Taylor

Cast: William Holden (Richard Thorn), Lee Grant (Ann Thorn), Jonathan Scott-Taylor (Damien Thorn), Sylvia Sidney (Aunt Marion), Robert Foxworth (Paul Buher), Lance Henriksen (Seargent Neff), Meshach Taylor (Dr. Kane)

I know it may be a bit peculiar to review a sequel without doing a retrospective of a whole series of films, but I actually have never seen this one. I watched it and the third movie “The Final Conflict” with Sam Neill back to back. While I haven’t seen the fourth entry, I can say this is probably the last one that has the feel of the original. I can compare this to “Jaws 2”. While not as powerful as the original, it still seems like it exists in the same world. Also like all the “Jaws” sequels after part two,...

Transformers: Age Of Extinction took in whopping $300 million worldwide at the Box Office over the weekend.

Within the first three-day weekend, it has already shattered several records and made history in China’s movie industry.

TF4 broke three records already:

1) Gross box office receipts was over Us$3,202,000.00(￥20million) for the midnight showing，breaking the record of Iron Man 3 in 2013（Us$1,985,240.00）

2) The box office of the first five days totaled Us$ 134,484,000.00, which broke the record of Monkey King (Hong Kong, 2014)(11-day gross of Us$ 133,043,100.00) as the movie exceeded the benchmark of \ 800 million ($128,080,000.00)in the shortest period of time.

3) It is on course to overtake Avatar’s China box office record at $217,736,000

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‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ review: Michael Bay’s latest ‘Transformers’ movie is ‘the least aggravating of a very aggravating lot’ (photo: Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor in ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’) Suffice it to say, there are many special effects in the Transformers movies of which Transformers: Age of Extinction is the latest and, get ready for some high praise, the least aggravating of a very aggravating lot. In fact, its greatest special effect, much like the previous three films, is its ability to deflect all criticism; these movies are not just critic proof, they’re quality proof. As long as the Autobots or Decepticons or emoticons or Comic-Cons or whatever they’re called keep laying waste to cities and brain cells, its target audience of global fanboys and Viacom shareholders will be sated and the rest of us can go down with the ship watching some arthouse limited release.

Paramount Pictures' Transformers: Age of Extinction is now playing in theaters and we've created this spot for you to tell us and your fellow moviegoers what you thought about the Michael Bay film, starring Mark Wahlberg, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Sophia Myles, Li Bingbing, T.J. Miller, Han Geng, Titus Welliver, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, John Goodman, Ken Watanabe, John Dimaggio, Mark Ryan, Robert Foxworth and Reno Wilson.

Review by Dana Jung

Well, Michael Bay has done it again. The master of “Bayhem” has pulled out all the stops in the latest of the Transformers series, with several gigantic setpieces, at least 5 villains, Hong Kong action, car chases, new robots, new sports cars, and an all new cast. From 2007 to 2011, we got a new Transformers installment every other year, all of which followed the story of the Witwicky character portrayed by Shia Labeouf. These films are famous for their incredible robot battle scenes, big explosions, and for introducing the world to Megan Fox. Borrowing many storylines directly from the cartoon series, the trilogy was a hugely successful franchise due mostly to the vision of Bay and his talent for making visual chaos fun and entertaining. The first Transformers film in particular was a crowd-pleasing mixture of realistic depictions of infantry warfare, a nice sense of humor, and fanboy fantasy.

Director Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age Of Extinction opens in theaters this Friday, June 27th and it’s poised to have a mega-opening weekend.

Here’s what the early reviews are saying about the return of the colossal titans:

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“As the sine qua non of the franchise, it’s the robots — endowed here with character-rich physicality and almost human-scaled facial features — who give the film its emotional heft. Optimus Prime’s charismatic leadership of his team, as well as his unwavering compassion for the humans, again makes him the movie’s moral anchor. Drift, with his samurai getup and Watanabe’s dignified line readings, strikes a neat balance with Goodman’s cigar-chewing, wisecracking Hound. Still, the character most likely to be beloved by audiences, especially tykes, remains Bumblebee.”

HitFix -

“The giant scale action in this one is amazingly staged once again. There are few filmmakers alive who...

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Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age Of Extinction, had its world premiere in Hong Kong at the Cultural Centre on Thursday, June 19th. The event marked the biggest and first-ever global premiere of a Hollywood blockbuster staged in Hong Kong.

Fans watched as Bay and his cast, including Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Li Bingbing, Han Geng and the band Imagine Dragons walked the red carpet bordering the magnificent Victoria Harbour.

The filmmakers, cast and crew celebrated the film’s first ever showing anywhere in the world and this latest installment in the Transformers franchise has set yet another bar for cinematic innovation. The premiere in Hong Kong also featured a 21-foot tall Optimus Prime robot.

“We are very excited to be hosting the film’s world premiere in Hong Kong where we were welcomed with great enthusiasm during production,...

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Transformers: Age Of Extinction opens on June 27.

The fourth film in director Michael Bay’s global blockbuster franchise stars Mark Wahlberg,...