On the new series Moonlight Alex O’Loughlin plays Mick St. John, a vampire / private investigator living in Los Angeles. If this concept sounds vaguely familiar, don’t feel like you’ve developed an odd sense of deja vu. This concept has not only been done before, it’s been done twice before. Although vampire television dates back ...
The British actress Jean Simmons has died at the age of 80. It tends to be a cliché, of course, but Jean Simmons’ career on stage and on the screen large and small literally lasted decades, with her last role in last year’s Shadows in the Sun. Enumerating Jean Simmons’ various roles would be beyond ...
It’s a great time to be a fan of “Dark Shadows.” Thanks to Tim Burton’s revamp, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has seen fit to give enthusiasts of the gothic / horror soap what they’ve wanted for years – high-definition editions of the theatrical releases “House of Dark Shadows” and “Night of Dark Shadows.” “House of ...
Those old enough might remember rushing home from school or work in time enough to get comfortably seated in front of the television for another cliff-hanging episode of the first and only Supernatural Gothic Soap Opera ever to air, ABC’s Dark Shadows, which ran from 1966-71. Set on the windswept, rocky coast of Maine, the ...
True Blood Season 1 has concluded, with certain story threads tied up, but others set up for True Blood Season 2, to come the HBO next summer. True Blood proves, along with the hit movie Twilight, that blood suckers are popular. It will be months before we even start to know the answer to some ...