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2024's The Crow is missing some key characters from the comics and past movie adaptations. The 2024 movie starring Bill Skarsgrd as Eric Draven takes plenty of liberties when it comes to adapting James O'Barr's work. The various ways that The Crow 2024 changes the comics was partially an intentional decision to help set the film apart from the original 1994 movie starring Brandon Lee. For anyone familiar with the comics or previous adaptations, taking one look at The Crow's cast and characters reveals just how different the movie really is.

While Bill Skarsgrd's Eric Draven is pulled from the comics, FKA twigs' Shelly is the only other central character in the movie who is not an original creation. This includes Danny Huston's Vincent Roeg, the film's main villain with no comic connection, and Sami Bouajila's Kronos, a reinvented version of Eric's usual spirit guide. There were indeed opportunities...

Omitting key characters in adaptations can lead to major plot holes and detract from world-building. Losing prominent characters like Kronos or Glorfindel can impact the essence of the original story. Failure to include characters like Adam Warlock or Lady Stoneheart can result in missed opportunities for storytelling depth.

It is impossible for any movie or TV adaptation to adapt every single detail from the original source to the new one. It is unrealistic, for example, to expect 100% of the complexity of the Dune books to be included in the Denis Villeneuve movies. However, sometimes, entire characters are omitted in the adaptation, which is a change on an entirely different level. Some minor characters may have to be cut just to keep the story simple enough to flesh out on screen, but sometimes these sacrifices don't quite pay off.

Often, a movie or TV adaptation may be made worse off if...

The Library of Congress has announced this year’s selection of 25 “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” pieces of recorded music to archive into the National Recording Registry, led by albums from Green Day, The Notorious B.I.G., and Blondie.

In addition to Green Day’s seminal Dookie, The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic debut Ready to Die, and Blondie’s commercial breakthrough Parallel Lines, other albums preserved among “the defining sounds of history” include Abba’s Arrival and The Chicks’ Wide Open Spaces. Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow and The Cars’ self-titled debut also made the list.

Songs include Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick’s “LA-di-Da-Di,” Perry Como’s “Catch a Falling Star,” Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” and Gene Autry’s “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” See the full list below and take a look at the Library of Congress’ full registry here.

In the "Star Trek" episode "The Enemy Within", Captain Kirk (William Shatner) beams up from the planet Alpha 177 covered in a mysterious magnetic dust. Unbeknownst to any of the Enterprise crew, the dust has fouled up the transporter and created a second Kirk inside its memory buffer. After Kirk leaves the room, the second Kirk materializes ... but displays an altered personality. It seems that Kirk has been bifurcated into a gentle version of himself and a cruel, aggressive version of himself. For much of "The Enemy Within," the Evil Kirk stalks around the halls of the U.S.S. Enterprise, startling the crew and accosting Yeoman Rand (Grace Lee Whitney). Gentle Kirk soon realizes that he needs his aggression back in order to be whole. Eventually, the two Kirks confront one another. 

"Star Trek" had a modest budget back in the day, and it certainly didn't have the resources to...

The showrunners of Percy Jackson and the Olympians confirm the plot of a potential follow-up season with the threat of the show's big bad looming on the horizon.

Fans of author Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson & the Olympians are likely pleased with how Disney approached the latest adaptation. The first season of the Disney+ show was faithful to the story beats of The Lightning Thief while infusing a fresh interpretation of the characters and the lore. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, showrunners Jonathan Steinberg and Dan Shotz revealed their storytelling strategies for the first season; they also confirmed the show has been hinting at its main villain as early as the first episode. With so much more ground to cover, audiences have reason to be excited about what's in store if the series is greenlit for another season.

Related Adam Copeland Reveals Season 2 Hopes for Percy Jackson and...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Percy Jackson & the Olympians season 1, episode 7, "We Find Out the Truth, Sort Of."

Percy and Grover are nearly pulled into Tartarus in Percy Jackson season 1, episode 7, but Percy's quick thinking saves them. Tartarus is used to imprison powerful beings, including Kronos, Percy Jackson's main antagonist. Kronos speaks to Percy in his dreams from Tartarus, setting up a major reveal and the future of the series.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians season 1, episode 7 sees Percy and his friends finally reaching the Underworld, but he and Grover nearly get pulled into Tartarus, a pit with origins in Greek mythology. The Underworld isn't what Percy and his friends expect, nor is Hades, who didn't actually steal Zeus' Master Bolt. Percy realizes who's really trying to start a war among the Olympian gods just ahead of the season 1 finale. Percy Jackson's true villain currently is Kronos, and he currently resides in Tartarus.

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Percy Jackson and the Olympians episode 4 and the original Percy Jackson book series.

Percy Jackson episode 4 introduces new Greek mythological creatures such as the Echidna and Chimera, with the former teasing a major future villain. Echidna makes a subtle mention of Gaia, hinting at a potential sequel series to Percy Jackson based on the Heroes of Olympus book series. The teases at future villains, like Gaia and Kronos, are understated and add tension to the current story without overshadowing it.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians episode 4 hinted at a major villain for a sequel series, which could possibly mean 10 more seasons set in this universe. Aside from future teases, Percy Jackson episode 4 was packed with story reveals. The ending of Percy Jackson episode 3 left the titular character, Annabeth, and Grover continuing their quest to Los Angeles and the entrance to the Underworld, with episode...

Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series promises a faithful adaptation of the books, fixing the mistakes made in the movies. The inclusion of Percy's dreams about Tartarus and Kronos sets up future events and provides insight into his understanding of his new world. The show's focus on maintaining core elements of Percy's story, like his dreams and the threat of Kronos, suggests a potential redemption for the franchise on screen.

Disney+'s Percy Jackson and the Olympians suggests a satisfying retelling of the titular character's story with one confirmed scene that fixes a major mistake from the movies. The TV series based on Rick Riordan's popular book series has already teased a faithful adaptation with Percy Jackson and the Olympians' episode titles matching chapter titles from the book. With Riordan intrinsically involved in the making of the show, there's promise that the source material is much more directly followed than in the films.

This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds article contains spoilers.

During the era of The Original Series and all the classic films, the Klingons were very often the default adversaries of Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets. But interestingly, other than for a hot second in Deep Space Nine in the ’90s, we’d never really inhabited an era of Star Trek in which an active shooting war with the Klingons was happening. In 2017, Discovery season 1 changed all that, but even then, the crew of that titular ship skipped over a big part of the war, all because of time travel and alternate universe shenanigans.

So, now, with an extended flashback to the Klingon War in “Under the Cloak of War,” Strange New Worlds is finally throwing light into the darkest days of the Federation, and along the way, connecting to canon and easter eggs from across the entire franchise.

The Klingon home planet wasn't formally named until Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and it would still be years before the name stuck. The Klingons debuted all the way back in the Star Trek: The Original Series season 1 episode "Errand Of Mercy." They would go on to be Captain Kirk's most frequent adversary, maintaining a constant presence on Tos and in the proceeding Tos movies.

The Star Trek: The Original Series era Klingons were always portrayed as militaristic conquerors who were ideologically opposed to the idyllic, peaceful Federation. Even though the Klingons and Federation would go on to form an alliance by the era of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the fierce warrior race was still considered one of the major powers in the Alpha Quadrant. Tng would finally show the Klingon's home planet onscreen in the season 3 episode "Sins Of The Father." One problem remained, however...

In addition to revealing a Collector's Edition Blu-ray release for John Carpenter's Escape From L.A., Scream Factory is also kicking off a new year of horror home media releases with Blu-ray announcements for The Spider (aka Earth vs. the Spider) and the Hammer films The Curse of the Werewolf, Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter, and The Lost Continent.

All four new Blu-rays are due out in April, and while full special features will be revealed at a later time, we have Scream Factory's official announcements and cover art below:

The Curse of the Werewolf Collector's Edition Blu-ray: "Our love for Hammer Films continues into the new year with an upgraded version of The Curse Of The Werewolf! Details we have at this time are as follows:

• National street date for North America (Region A) is 4/21/2020.

• This is being presented as a Collector’s Edition release and will come guaranteed with...

The Jetsons: The Complete Original Series

Blu ray

Warner Archive

1962/ 1.33:1 / 629 min.

Starring George O’Hanlon, Penny Singleton

Directed by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

In 1962 Kennedy’s New Frontier was in full effect – the country was still celebrating John Glenn’s heroics and Disney’s Tomorrowland had proved so popular it tacked on a monorail. Flush with the success of The Flintstones, Hanna-Barbara decided it was high time for The Jetsons, a space age sit-com set in a cartoon Utopia. Premiering on a Sunday night in the fall of ‘62 it was the first animated program to be broadcast in color, an eye-popping upgrade that only enhanced the show’s futuristic appeal.

The Flintstones owed its inspiration solely to The Honeymooners but The Jetsons relied on a long line of family-centric fare from The Life of Riley to Make Room for Daddy. The chief cook and bottle-washer was George Jetson, an...

A Savant Article

CineSavant shows off an arcane observation: in 1957, scenes from a glossy CinemaScope Fox production directed by Raoul Walsh, were almost immediately re-purposed, with grandiose special effects added, for a landmark science fiction fantasy. It’s an opportunity to admire the resourceful artistry of Jack Rabin, Louis DeWitt and Irving Block, special effects professionals that did fine work but were seldom if ever considered for industry awards.

Back in the 1970s I picked up from Larry Edmunds’ Bookstore a copy of a one-shot special effects fan magazine that I think had been put together by the effects master/researcher Robert Skotak. The photo magazine lauded the efforts of a Hollywood effects partnership consisting of Jack Rabin, Irving Block and Louis DeWitt. Their names appeared on dozens of 1950s films, for their creative optical work — whatever enhancements might be needed, from simple title sequences to matte shots and even stop-motion animation when required.

One of the best Hollywood historical epics takes Technicolor to Mexico for a Production Code version of La conquista: the Inquisition is still bad, but the Church is exonerated. Likewise with the invasion — Cesar Romero embodies a marvelous Hernán Cortés, substantially less murderous than the one we now know from accurate history books. Tyrone Power is the heartthrob hero and newcomer Jean Peters the lowborn girl who loves him. The magnificent scenery is matched by the music score of Alfred Newman.

Captain from Castile

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Twilight Time

1947 / Color / 137 Academy / 141 min. / Street Date October 17, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95

Starring: Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, John Sutton, Antonio Moreno, Thomas Gomez, Alan Mowbray, Barbara Lawrence, George Zucco, Roy Roberts, Marc Lawrence, Reed Hadley, Robert Karnes, Estela Inda, Chris-Pin Martin, Jay Silverheels, Gilberto González.

Cinematography: Arthur Arling, Charles G. Clarke, Joseph Lashelle

Film Editor: Barbara McLean...

This proto- juvenile delinquent epic launched celebrated WW2 warrior Audie Murphy on the road to Hollywood fame, fortune and more troubled times. Audie commits every crime short of shooting dogs and nuns, but those wacky liberal social workers still give him the benefit of the doubt. Director Kurt Neumann back our hero with expert acting support from Lloyd Nolan, Jane Wyatt and James Gleason.  Bad Boy DVD-r The Warner Archive Collection 1949 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 86 min. / Street Date January 5, 2016 / available through the WBshop / 21.99 Starring Audie Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Wyatt, James Gleason, Stanley Clements, Martha Vickers, Rhys Williams, Selena Royle, Jimmy Lydon, Dickie Moore, Tommy Cook, William F. Leicester, Stephen Chase, Walter Sande, Ray Teal, Charles Trowbridge. Cinematography Karl Struss Art Direction Theobold Holsopple Production Design Gordon Wiles Film Editor William Austin Original Music Paul Sawtell Written by Robert Hardy Andrews, Karl Kamb, Paul Short Produced by Paul Short...

Jack Rabin and Irving Block were a couple of indie FX mavens whose works ranged from "Night of the Hunter" to "Robot Monster." But one of their most offbeat creations was the giant alien robot Kronos, who wanted not Our Women but Our Energy. On its own terms, it’s a pretty nifty little picture, with an emblematic '50s sci-fi cast.

Jack Rabin and Irving Block were a couple of indie FX mavens whose works ranged from Night of the Hunter to Robot Monster. But one of their most offbeat creations was the giant alien robot Kronos, who wanted not Our Women but Our Energy. On its own terms it's a pretty nifty little picture, with an emblematic 50s sci-fi cast.

(Region B)  It's just like the film industry, I tell ya!  Director Jules Dassin teams with writer A.I. Bezzerides for one of filmdom's strongest slams at the free market system. Trucker Richard Conte fights back when cheated and robbed by Lee J. Cobb's racketeering produce czar. Thieves' Highway Region B Blu-ray + Pal DVD Arrow Video (UK) 1949 / B&W / 1:37 Academy / 94 min. / Street Date October 20, 2015 / Available at Amazon UK / £14.99 Starring Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell, Joseph Pevney, Morris Carnovsky Cinematography Norbert Brodine Art Direction Chester Gore, Lyle Wheeler Film Editor Nick DeMaggio Original Music Alfred Newman Written by A.I. Bezzerides from his novel Thieves' Market Produced by Robert Bassler Directed by Jules Dassin

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Did Jules Dassin initiate his string of studio produced films noirs, each of which has a strong element of social criticism, if not outright condemnation of 'the system?...

Washington, Jan 4: Barbara Lawrence of the 'Oklahoma!' fame has passed away due to kidney failure. She was 83.

According to TMZ.com, the veteran actress, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, died on November 13, 2013.

Other works of Lawrence include 'The Street With No Name', 'A Letter to Three Wives' and sci-fi flick 'Kronos'. (Ani)...

Odd List Ryan Lambie 11 Sep 2013 - 06:52

Sci-fi movies are full of aliens, but which ones truly convince us that we're in the presence of the other-worldly?

Nb: this article contains a mild spoiler for Oblivion.

Before the science fiction genre even had a name, writers were wondering about life on alien planets. Philosophers, astronomers and dramatists were suggesting that civilisations might exist on other worlds in the 17th century, and some of the earliest pieces of cinema - such as Georges Méliès' A Trip To The Moon (1902) - tried to imagine what those aliens might look like. But in the decades since that key silent film, only a handful of filmmakers have successfully managed to convincingly describe what an alien life form might look or behave like, and all the terror and awe we might feel if we were to encounter one for ourselves.

These aren't necessarily films...

By Darren Allison, Soundtrack Editor

Virgin Sacrifice (1959) (Mmm-1973) starred David DaLie as Samson, an American hunter on a safari in Guatemala. While tracking game, Samson encounters a strange ceremony in which a young woman named Morena (Angelica Morales) is to be sacrificed at the bidding of her father to appease the gods following a vicious animal attack. Morena is able to escape, and Samson gives chase, hoping to rescue her before the tribesmen can capture her and complete the ritual. Sound like drivel? Well… you’d be right. So let’s waste little time and talk about the finer side of Virgin Sacrifice, the team of Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter. Sawtell and Shefter are no strangers to Monstrous Movie Music soundtracks, with previous releases including Kronos, It! The Terror From Beyond Space and The Last Man on Earth. For collectors of Sawtell and Shefter, this rarely seen exploitation film...

Celebrities will invade Los Angeles this weekend for the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. Searchlights will blaze and flashbulbs will pop as Hollywood stars will descend from the heavens -- or maybe just the Malibu hills -- to touch the ground that regular Angelenos walk on each day. They'll smile and snarl our traffic. They'll toss their hair and forget to thank their husbands. They'll praise each other for their bravery, while collecting $75,000 gift bags. L.A. is accustomed to such strange invasions, of course. If you're a movie fan, you already know that L.A. has been invaded over the years by everything from giant atomic ants (Them), to buff cyborgs (The Terminator), to rampaging 3D zombies (Resident Evil: Afterlife). So Angelenos take invasions from movie stars in stride. But this weekend marks an anniversary of an invasion you might not know about: L.A.'s first alien invasion. This...

Jack Rabin and Irving Block were a couple of indie FX mavens whose works ranged from Night of the Hunter to Robot Monster. But one of their most offbeat creations was the giant alien robot Kronos, who wanted not Our Women but Our Energy. On its own terms it's a pretty nifty little picture, with an emblematic 50s sci-fi cast.