Category: fantasy casting

Ridley Scott’s Alien is a science fiction classic and its cast is virtually untouchable for a number of reasons.  It features beloved character actors such as Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton, and John Hurt in roles that, for many, are...

Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is one of my favorite films of all time.  I can safely say that I have seen it more times than any other movie.  It has such wonderful characters and such genuine thrills- not to mention iconic...

When David Mamet’s play Glengarry Glen Ross has been performed by some of the best actors in the business, including Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky, Jack Lemmon, Alan Alda, Liev Schreiber, Al Pacino, and Jeffrey Tambor, just to name a few. ...

Psycho.  All the King’s Men.  Cape Fear. These are just a few of the classic films that have been remade within the last 20 years.  Some remakes turn out well, but most are awful.  Often, we just wind up wishing...

One of film nerds’ favorite things to do is come up with the perfect cast and crew for a non-existent film.  It’s not unusual to hear people discussing whom would make the best Penguin or Riddler in what could be...