I’m of the opinion that nothing is too good when it comes to Planet of the Apes, so the luxury of Village Gold Class inside Melbourne’s famous Jam Factory was the venue of choice for my girlfriend and I to watch Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Set ten years after the events of […]
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I wasn’t holding my breath when news broke of a new Planet of the Apes film almost eight years ago, but I was nonetheless curious. Fast forward to August 9th, 2011, discount Tuesday at my local cinema. I figured the cheaper price of admission would ease the blow if the film went south. As usual,
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Caesar’s impassioned proclamation, which concluded the previous film put mankind firmly on notice and I couldn’t have been more excited to see how the final chapter, Battle for the Planet of the Apes was going to end the story, so I pressed play for the last time. Opening early into the 21st century, nuclear war
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After some much needed sleep from a night of going ape, my mission during the daylight hours of New Year’s Day, 2000 was to watch the last two chapters of Planet of the Apes. I walked with my best friend Michael to our local video shop, among streets that were eerily quiet, except for one
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Umbrella Entertainment are developing quite the knack for selecting cult titles to join their ever expanding catalogue of obscure cinema. One of the latest is Terminal Island; an action thriller in which convicted murders are dumped on an off shore island, established after abolition of the death penalty. When the newest inmate arrives, a hot-tempered
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Minutes into the new millennium I prepared to press play on Escape from the Planet of the Apes, after having just enjoyed the previous instalment. However, my planned double-feature was suddenly interrupted as my mother entered the room, telling me that I needed to go outside and “be social.” So after around 45 minutes of
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Arriving on shelves next week from Cinema Cult (Shock Entertainment) is George Roy Hill’s big screen adaptation of Slaughterhouse-Five, based on author Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical WWII novel of the same name. In a most unusually telling of an individual’s life story, we follow the journey of Billy Pilgrim, a man free of the linear restrains
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While my parents entertained guests outside, preparing to usher in the new millennium, I spent the last night of the 20th century cooped up in my bedroom with two VHS titles I had rented earlier that day, Beneath the Planet of the Apes and Escape from the Planet of the Apes. Eager to see what
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In one month’s time, War for the Planet of the Apes will hit cinemas across Australia, capping off what has so far been a well-executed and captivating trilogy, receiving universal praise from fans of the franchise and critics alike. Now I want to share with you my thoughts on where it all started by taking
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“Did you ever see the movie, The Sentinel, Mr. Peterson?” asked Corey Feldman’s character in The ‘Burbs, Joe Dante’s classic dark comedy. Upon hearing that question I had neither seen nor heard of the obscure horror film, but I vowed one day to seek it out. Nineteen years later I finally did and thanks to
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