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FROM THE SFX ARCHIVES: Underachieving films we still kinda love, by Steve O’Brien, originally published in 2009. Would you add John Carter to this list? THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHHAUSEN 1988 • Director: Terry Gilliam Box office: $23.5 million The tall tales and fantastical adventures of a 17th century aristocrat. …

(opens in new tab) Doctor Who “The Idiot’s Lantern” Right at the start of her reign, aliens were causing trouble for Queen Lizzy 2. Taking advantage of that newfangled telly contraption, and a nation’s desire to see the first televised Coronation in 1953, an energy-based creature called The Wire possesses …

M Night Shyamalan’s alien-invasion mystery disappointed many people who probably weren’t expecting it to be two things: a family drama and a spiritual journey. Jayne Nelson takes to the courtroom to explain why Signs is a much-maligned, heartfelt masterpiece which doesn’t deserve the bad press… (opens in new tab) Case …

You can read an interview with new US author Ian Tregillis in the latest issue of SFX , on sale now with an incredible look back at Star Trek: The Next Generation . Ian had a lot to say about the first in his alternative-history trilogy, Bitter Seeds (part one …

[VAMS] Talking about his role in the film, the half-Spanish, half-German actor laughs: “Sooner or later I’d have to play a priest. As a German actor you have to play a Nazi, and I did that, and then I thought, I have to be a priest now.” While Brühl admits …

The SFX Factor ROUND 2 This round is now closed. Pleas go to Round 3 Ace Of Wands The Middleman Survivors View the remaining contenders on the next page… Doctor Who Loads of our Facebook followers suggested Doctor Who for this SFX Factor , but the problem is, the show …

Angels seem to be all over the place at the moment, from Eternal Law on our TV screens (although not for long…) to forthcoming big-budget movies such as The Mortal Instruments . So this week we thought we’d have some feathery fun with a selection of heavenly creatures of all …

Hello and welcome to another Friday SFX Bargains round up. Once again we’ve trawled the net and the local shops to bring you cheap sci-fi goodies to brighten your day. Read on and be tempted… (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) First this week we head over to …

(opens in new tab) Monday 23 April Annie, Tom and Hal are together again as the magnificent Being Human Series Four arrives on DVD today. Also out today is City of Dragons: The Rain Wild Chronicles Book Three by Robin Hobb. Christopher Nolan gives the Dark Knight a new lease …

A classic SFX feature from January 2011 Annik Borel as Daniela Neseri Werewolf Woman (1976) (opens in new tab) Daniella is a woman plagued by strange dreams about dancing around naked in the night before turning into a (sort of) werewolf. Then when her sister turns up with her husband, …