Foster on Film

In the near future, where corporations rule, the populous is kept docile with comfortable surroundings and the diversion of the brutal sport, rollerball. Jonathan E. (James Caan) is the greatest player the game has ever had, but before the playoffs, Bartholomew (John Houseman) of the Energy Corporation, tells him to retire. Not understanding why and bitter over

The children of warring families fall in love and secretly marry.  Do you really need to be told the plot of Romeo and Juliet? The play Romeo and Juliet is about two very young lovers who don’t understand the world, and a large number of older people who are out of touch with the young

Romeo (Patrick Ryecart) and Juliet (Rebecca Saire), the children of warring families, fall in love and secretly marry.  When Tybalt (Alan Rickman), a cousin of Juliet, is killed by Romeo after he slays Romeo’s friend, Mercutio (Anthony Andrews), the…  Well, you know what happens. This stage-like presentation was the first version of Romeo and Juliet

Housewife Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) and her self-absorbed husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move to an apartment next to a strange old couple (Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer). Rosemary becomes pregnant, but this happy event is also the beginning of her paranoia and fear that witches want her baby. Along with The Omen and The Exorcist, Rosemary’s

In the near future, when robots do most daily chores, and often break down and damage people and property, Sergeant Jack Ramsay (Tom Selleck) is in charge of shutting down “runaways.”  With his new partner, Karen (Cynthia Rhodes), he stumbles upon a scheme by madman Dr. Charles Luther (Gene Simmons) to turn robots into killing

During the great depression, beer baroness (and double amputee) Lady Helen Port-Huntley (Isabella Rossellini) stages a competition for the saddest music in the world.  The competition draws musicians from all over the world, including an ex-lover of Lady Helen who cut off her legs, the son of the ex-lover, who is also an ex-lover, and

The vampire women rise after their two century nap to claim the daughter (María Duval) of a local scientist (Augusto Benedico) as their next queen. It is up to Samson (Santo), the masked wrestler and part-time crime fighter, to defeat the evil females and their three bulky henchmen. To truly understand the wonders of Samson vs.

Five hundred years ago, a samurai summoned the demon Kodeni (Santi Sudaros) to save his clan, but afterwards, the demon entered his daughter to be born as a superhuman. Now, Kodeni needs a new body, so chooses Akemi (Maï Anh Le), the daughter of Commissioner Fujiwara (Yasuaki Kurata) to be his mother. Fujiwara is visited by the

Years after becoming Santa Claus, Scott Calvin  (Tim Allen) discovers that his now teenaged son is on the “naughty list” and that he must find a wife before Christmas or cease being Santa. Quick Review: The 1998 The Santa Clause was a surprisingly delightful, simple, Christmas film, playing with the traditional view of Santa by adding

Martians come to Earth to kidnap Santa Claus because their children are morose.  They plan to set him up in a toy shop on Mars, but one Martian rebels, and it is up to Santa Claus and some children to put things right. Quick Review: I first saw Santa Claus Conquers the Martians at the

Elizabeth Sayers (Pamela Franklin) can’t believe that her sister would commit suicide, so enrolls in her school under an alias to see if something suspicious is happening there. She finds a severe headmistress (Jo Van Fleet), a pleasant art teacher (Roy Thinnes), a sadistic psychologist (Lloyd Bochner), a group of friendly girls (Jamie Smith-Jackson, Kate

It’s the French revolution, and innocent aristocrats are taken to the guillotine, often due to the actions of Citizen Chauvelin (Ian McKellen).  Luckily, there is the secretive Scarlet Pimpernel, who plucks the condemned from prison and whisks them off to England and safety.  Chauvelin will do anything to catch the Pimpernel, but he is unable