Back in the late 80s, stop-motion artist Phil Tippett recommended to director Paul Verhoeven a “dinosaur picture” that would take a more naturalistic approach to the subject matter, none of that talking dinosaur nonsense found in The Land Before Time, but years later, with Disney Studios now attached, things took a bit a departure from…
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Space Ghost & Dino Boy (1966-1968) – Review
After the well-received but limited runs of the Hanna-Barbera animated shows The Jetsons and Jonny Quest the studio decided to take a rather different approach when it came to creating a new science fiction/adventure show, in this case, it would be a double-combo that would have two completely unrelated titles married together.
King Dinosaur (1955) – Review
How do you make a dinosaur movie in only seven days and with an almost non-existent budget? Well, the obvious answer is “Rush out and hire Bert I. Gordon to write, produce and direct the film” and don’t bother with such follow-up questions as “Will it be good or even make a dime?” because those…
The Flintstones (1960-1966) – Review
In the history of sitcoms, Hanna-Barbera’s The Flintstones stands as not only a landmark in the medium, what with it being the first prime-time animated program and all, but it was also the most financially successful and longest-running network animated television series for three decades, that is until The Simpson came along and took that…
The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) – Review
In the subgenre of “Weird West” we have been treated to some truly fun stuff ranging from Billy the Kid Versus Dracula to Cowboys and Aliens but in the late 50s a film dealing with cowboys versus dinosaurs was released and credited as being “From an idea by Willis O’Brien” the man who created the…