Dan Liebke's Astonishing Tales

Recently watched the 2004 smash hit cinematic classic Alien vs Predator. Because, heck. I like Aliens. I like Predators. I like the concept of things ‘versus’ other things. Furthermore, I was unwell and couldn’t be bothered moving from the couch. All these aspects converged to make my viewing of this movie a near statistical certainty [...]

Chubby Checker, the singer who tantalised the world in the 1960s with his twin hits Let’s Twist Againand The Twist (reverse order), today announced that he was looking for a new director for the upcoming movie based on his life story. The original director and Checker have parted ways, citing ‘creative differences’ and a ‘fundamental [...]

Watched a little bit of Lost in Space the other night. Surprisingly, it wasn’t quite as stupid as one might have initially thought. I was, however, disappointed with the lame special effects used to generate one of the aliens. Although they were clearly trying to make the creature look not human, the special effects crew [...]