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War of the Worlds: 2019 BBC Adaptation is a Bleak, Broken Slog
Wells' War of the Worlds is streaming for free in the US on Peacock now It's the only adaptation that's actually a period piece instead of a modern-day take It premiered the same year another TV series adaptation was launched, a French-Anglo co-production set in the near-future starring Gabriel Byrne that had its second season[...]
doom patrol
Now it looks like two more familiar characters will be making their way to the series, with a number of sources reporting that Sebastian Croft (Dampyr) and Ty Tennant (War of the Worlds) have reportedly joined the cast as Edwin Paine and Charles Rowland, respectively- otherwise known as the Dead Boy Detectives Created by writer[...]
THE ISSUE: Fighters from Mars Attack
Wells   Fighters from Mars: The War of the Worlds in and Near Boston What is Fighters from Mars? Some sources say that this story is considered unauthorized, but a closer look reveals something far more fascinating Following up the serialized release of War of the Worlds in Cosmopolitan in the US, altered and localized versions of the[...]
War of the Worlds 4K
War of the Worlds, the 2005 blockbuster from Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, is getting a 4K Blu-ray release on May 19th I think time has been kind to this film- I loved it when it was released that summer, but I feel like I was in the minority As an actor, I am[...]
Castle of Horror: 'War of the Worlds' [1953] Grimmer Than You Remember
For our second Halloween Week episode, the Castle Team look at the amazing 1953 film War of the Worlds starring Gene Barry This is a film that turned out to be darker than we expected because the lessons of the film– basically man is screwed in some catastrophes and smart people won't be able to[...]