Follow the career of landmark animator Ray Harryhausen in this extensive documentary on the King of Stop Motion.

With Slim gone, we are defenseless against Mars. Charles DJ Deppner details all the other things we’ll miss.

Monsters & Silly Songs (Versatile ). Review by Chris Catania.

With the Dark Knight casting his long shadow over box offices this month, a true sidekick emerges to help define this troubled but beguiling hero. Batman Unauthorized lifts the cowl with 18 diverse essays that do a lot more to support the Caped Crusader than that “Aww shucks!” Robin, and should be the perfect warm-up for the big screen bat.

Another gothic foray into stop-motion animation from director Tim Burton. Rob Levy digs up the dirt on this soon-to-be classic.

While the story pretty much stays the same, Tim Burton’s new take on a classic children’s book – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – is missing some of the first film adaptation’s essential ingredients. So says our resident critic with a sweet tooth, Steve Stav , in his enlightening review.

Catwoman, Pitof, Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone,Steve Stav

Halle Berry half-clad in leather versus uberbitch Sharon Stone would be a cage match anyone would pay to see. But Halle Berry as Catwoman? Comic book fans may wince as our man in the Batcave, Steve Stav , relates a woeful tale of waste.

Fulfilling a teenage dream, Phil Bailey picked up the new issue of Playboy, featuring Go-Go’s singer Belinda Carlisle in her birthday suit. No, we won’t scan the photos for you.