FILM SCHEDULE

September 16, 2014Uncategorizedpaduggan

This is a provisional schedule of the upcoming films tested for the current rules sets. Dates may be subject to change.

SEPTEMBER

29th

Manic Pixie Dream Girls

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

OCTOBER

3rd

Recommend To Me

Monsters

6th

Manic Pixie Dream Girls

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

10th

Films From Comics

Men In Black

13th

Manic Pixie Dream Girls

Something Wild (1986)

17th

Special Event – Halloween (2011 viewing).

Halloween/Friday the 13th/A Nightmare on Elm Street

20th

Manic Pixie Dream Girls

Sweet November (2001)

24th

Special Event – Halloween (2012 viewing).

Friday the 13th Part 2/Halloween II/A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge

27th

Manic Pixie Dream Girls

Elf (2003)

31st

Special Event – Halloween (2013 viewing).

Friday the 13th Part 3/Halloween III: Season of the Witch/A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge

NOVEMBER

7th

Film in Townsville

Lost Boys/The Cabin in the Woods

14th

Films From Comics

From Hell

Overview.

September 7, 2014Uncategorizedpaduggan

SUPER VILLAIN ADVICE

How to be a better super villain.

Ask a Super Villain – Advice column.
Diary of a Super Villain – What is says.
Super Villain Classifieds – Classifieds for super villains.

THE FILM RULES

Exploring the rules and formulas that make films.

The Slasher Rules – 10 Horror film rules, 10 films tested.
The Rom Com Rules – 10 Romance film rules, 10 films tested.
The Lesbian Romance Rules – 10 Lesbian film rules, 10 films tested.
Manic Pixie Dream Girls Rules – 10 MPDG rules, testing commenced.
Random Rules – Misc.

DOCTOR WHO: TIME CRASH

Reference to classic Who in new Who.

Doctor Who (New Who) episodes – a guide to references in episodes.
The Doctor’s Details – information on the Doctor.
Foes – details on villains from the classic series.

COMIC BOOK STEPPING ON POINT

Information for those new to comics.

Characters – an introduction to various characters.
Comic Book References – About the comic book characters that appear in movies and on TV.
The Comic Code – Decoding comic book industry terms and slang.
First Issues – New #1s and stepping on points each month.
Not Just Super Heroes – a look beyond capes and tights.
Online Resources – links to help online.
Universes – a look at the various shared universe in comics.

UNMADE SPECULATIVE FICTION

Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror films, series and episodes that were never made.

BIG SCREEN SCREENER

Film reviews, etc.

Competing Film Showdown – two similar films released at the same time are compared.
Films From Comics – Films based on comcis.
Recommend to Me – Films recommended to me on social media.
Film in Townsville – Local alternate and classic cinema.
Special Events – Marathons and other things.
Other Film Reviews –

THE TV & DVD COMPLETISTS

Blogging about my DVD collection and by struggle to not to buy complete sets.

Breaking the Completist – Things I don’t want to own; even to complete a set.
The Extras Completist – Mini-episodes relating to TV shows and movies.
The Incompletist – Things I want but cannot get.
The Complete Series – Looking at a now-complete series.
Completist Rant – A rant about things that ruin collections.

TRULY FICTION

Cue the Horror Theme Music – Real life events that sound like introductions to horror movies.
The Evil Overlord List – Mocking the list that mock super villains.
The Film Series Guide – A look at film series.
Real Life Super Villains – Real people that may just be super villains.
Simpsons Did It – The series had so many episodes and jokes that some have come true…
Why Isn’t This A Film – True stories that should be films.
Random Truth – Lists of 10 random things.

Classic References in New Who (Series 1)

August 19, 2014Doctor Who, Science Fictionpaduggan

Episode 1 – Rose.

Episode 2 – The End of the World.

Episode 3 – The Unquiet Dead.

Episode 4 – Aliens of London part 1.

Episode 5 – World War III part 2.

Episode 6 – Dalek.

Episode 7 – The Long Game.

Episode 8 – Father’s Day.

Episode 9 – The Empty Child part 1.

Episode 10 – The Doctor Dances part 2.

Episode 11 – Boom Town.

Episode 12 – Bad Wolf part 1.

Episode 13 – The Parting of the Ways part 2.

The Obscure Comic Book Film Source Project

June 28, 2014Comic Books, Filmspaduggan

Everytime a film based on an obscure comic comes out, the lists appear with clickbait titles: “Films You Didn’t Know Were Based on Comics” (and similar titles). So I made a list of 26 of those lists:

Movies You Didn’t Know Were Based on Comics.

But how true are those lists? Help me test them. So I’ve list the 63 films of those on the following 5 lists.

Help me test the validity of the 26 lists by visiting my lists and doing the polls.

And if you’re still interested after all that, here are some reviews you may be interested in:

A History of Violence: Comic Review, Film review.
Road to Perdition: Comic Review, Film Review.
The Mask: Comic Review, Film Review.
Men in Black: The Men in Black (Comic Review), Men in Black (Film Review).
Ghost World: Comic Review.

~ DUG.

OPEN POLLS

June 9, 2014Uncategorizedpaduggan

Major (Ongoing) Polls

My Best Blog

Which is the best of my first 10 blogs?

Best Blog

The Film Rules to be tested

10 films are tested against a set of rules/genre formula on The Film Rules. You get to pick the next one.

POLL: Rule Set 4.
Previously tested: The Slasher Film Rules, The Rom Com Rules.
Currently being tested: The Lesbian Romance Rules.

Future Film Rules to be Tested

Competing Films Showdown

10 pairs of 2 films released at about the same time – each pair will be review on Screen Screener and compared as to which is better.

POLL: Round 3.
Already done: Never Say Never Again vs Octopussy.
To be reviewed: Despicable Me vs Megamind.

Competing Films Showdown

Polls on Regular Posts

Real Life Super Villains

Originally on Truth is as Strange as Fiction, now on Super Villain Advice, each post features a real person who may be a real life Super Villain. Each blog comes with a poll to assess the candidate’s eligibility.

~ DUG.

GENRE: Rom Com

May 12, 2014Uncategorizedpaduggan

THE FILM RULES: THE ROM COM RULES – The Rules.
THE FILM RULES: THE ROM COM RULES – Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001).
THE FILM RULES: THE ROM COM RULES – Roman Holiday (1953).
THE FILM RULES: THE ROM COM RULES – 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).
THE FILM RULES: THE ROM COM RULES – Sleepless in Seattle (1993).
THE TV & DVD COMPLETIST: BREAKING THE COMPLETIST – Intolerable Cruelty (2003).
THE FILM RULES: THE ROM COM RULES – Four Weddings & a Funeral (1994).
THE FILM RULES: THE ROM COM RULES – Knocked Up (2007).
THE FILM RULES: THE ROM COM RULES – My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997).
THE FILM RULES: THE ROM COM RULES – Friends with Benefits (2011).
THE FILM RULES: THE ROM COM RULES – Imagine Me & You (2005).

~ DUG.

THE BLOGS

April 10, 2014Uncategorizedpaduggan

Internet Truth Debunked: Finding the truth behind stuff on the internet.
Screen Screener: Looking at TV and Film.
Super Villain Advice: Even Super Villains need advice.
The Film Rules: Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?
The TV & DVD Completist: Exploring my DVD collection and my addiction to owning complete sets.
The Books On…: I like books.
Comic Book Stepping On Point: Getting into comics can seem difficult to the newcomer.
Unmade SF: Exploring Unmade Speculative Fiction films and television.
Top X Topics: Lists are all over the internet, this blog looks at those lists.
Truth is Just as Strange as Fiction: Real Life can be much more interesting than fiction.
Doctor Who – Time Crash: Classic Who references in new Who.