You know Chucky and Annabelle and Brahms and M3GAN… but do you recall the least famous killer doll of all? Probably not, because then it would be more famous, but you should know more killer dolls! While those aforementioned characters tend to get all the attention, and if you’re reading Den of Geek then you’ve probably seen at least one of the 10,000 Puppet Master movies, there is still a veritable toy store full of pint-sized killers.
It’s not hard to see why. On the surface, there’s nothing particularly scary about dolls, even if they come to life. After all, they’re only a couple feet tall – most of us could boot the stupid things across the room before they could do any damage. But the best killer doll movies use that sense of safety to their advantage, building tension by putting the monster in the room with unsuspecting victims.
It’s not hard to see why. On the surface, there’s nothing particularly scary about dolls, even if they come to life. After all, they’re only a couple feet tall – most of us could boot the stupid things across the room before they could do any damage. But the best killer doll movies use that sense of safety to their advantage, building tension by putting the monster in the room with unsuspecting victims.
- 1/7/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
1. Britain's got a bobsleigh team.
On BBC Two and Red Button from 4.15pm.
Forget Jamaica, if you want your own Cool Runnings underdog story at the Winter Olympics, look no further than our own bobsleigh team. John Baines, a late replacement for the injured Craig Pickering, joins Lamin Deen in the two-man event. Keep your fingers crossed for a miracle. All together now: "Feel the rhythm. Feel the rhyme!"
2. Daily Mail readers - get your complaints ready. There's more snowboarding.
On BBC Two and Red Button from 7am.
The snowboarding in Sochi was an early Winter Olympics highlight for most viewers, and the BBC's colourful and energetic commentators made a refreshing change from traditional dry sports pundits. A few people complained about the emotional and patriotic interjections from the BBC team, but if you weren't turned off by it all, there's more action today with the women's snowboard cross.
On BBC Two and Red Button from 4.15pm.
Forget Jamaica, if you want your own Cool Runnings underdog story at the Winter Olympics, look no further than our own bobsleigh team. John Baines, a late replacement for the injured Craig Pickering, joins Lamin Deen in the two-man event. Keep your fingers crossed for a miracle. All together now: "Feel the rhythm. Feel the rhyme!"
2. Daily Mail readers - get your complaints ready. There's more snowboarding.
On BBC Two and Red Button from 7am.
The snowboarding in Sochi was an early Winter Olympics highlight for most viewers, and the BBC's colourful and energetic commentators made a refreshing change from traditional dry sports pundits. A few people complained about the emotional and patriotic interjections from the BBC team, but if you weren't turned off by it all, there's more action today with the women's snowboard cross.
- 2/16/2014
- Digital Spy
Fox's thriller "Code Name: Wolverine" does its job efficiently and effectively, albeit at times seemingly stoked on machismo steroids.
Starring Antonio Sabato Jr., this teleflick, based on a Frederick Forsyth story, presents a violent tale of twists and turns that is over the top but yet a cut above. We are presented with Harry Gordini (Sabato), a college professor and ex-Navy SEAL who was code named, you guessed it, Wolverine, and who suddenly finds he must use his military skills while seeking to reconcile with his wife and son in Europe.
When Gordini's suitcase is inadvertently mixed up with a piece of luggage being transported by a drug courier that is said to contain a super-powerful variant of a narcotic worth $200 million, the nastiness begins in earnest. The big, bad drug cartel, represented by a harmful fellow named Adolfo Jones (Danny Quinn), wants the merchandise back.
Add to this mix agents from the DEA, lead by John Baines (Richard Brooks), who want to put the kibosh on the operation. Moreover, Gordini's wife Monica (Traci Lind) has her own connection to clandestine government operations, a fact that makes matters a bit more jittery when she and their young son Joey (Matthew Cox) are snatched by Jones. And though Gordini manages to spring 'em, more bad stuff unalterably follows.
While things can get hyperbolically confused in the course of this two-hour presentation, Sabato and company play it with a certain verve. Sabato, generally sporting a look of dogged determination and skimpy T-shirts, seems to be having fun in the sun. And in this regard, "Wolverine"'s scenes and sights keep the eye engaged, the telefilm shot on location in Italy.
International intrigue, venial villains and hyperventilating action, "Code Name: Wolverine" is political adventure as pumped-up fable: bodies getting speared, boats going kaboom, and bullets exploding into pliant flesh. Yet for all its excesses, the film does hook the viewer, and might even keep one's mind off the more pressing realities of law enforcement as usual. CODE NAME: WOLVERINE
Fox
Citadel Entertainment
in association with Eagles Journey/Fecon
Executive producers Michael Campus,
Rowland Perkins
Supervising producer Karen Danaher-Dorr
Producers Federick Muller, David R. Ginsburg
Associate producers Arla Dietz Baim,
Patti Singer
Director David Jackson
Teleplay Robert T. Megginson
Based on the original story by
Frederick Forsyth
Music Christopher Franke
Production designer Peter Mullins
Art director Livia Borgognoni
Editor Adam Wolfe
Director of photography Denis Maloney
Casting Reuben Cannon & Associates,
Eddie Dunlop
Cast: Antonio Sabato Jr., Traci Lind, Danny Quinn, Richard Brooks, Matthew Cox, Urgano Barberini, Sam Douglas, Brian Protheroe, Jeffrey Wickham
Airdate: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 8-10 p.m.
Starring Antonio Sabato Jr., this teleflick, based on a Frederick Forsyth story, presents a violent tale of twists and turns that is over the top but yet a cut above. We are presented with Harry Gordini (Sabato), a college professor and ex-Navy SEAL who was code named, you guessed it, Wolverine, and who suddenly finds he must use his military skills while seeking to reconcile with his wife and son in Europe.
When Gordini's suitcase is inadvertently mixed up with a piece of luggage being transported by a drug courier that is said to contain a super-powerful variant of a narcotic worth $200 million, the nastiness begins in earnest. The big, bad drug cartel, represented by a harmful fellow named Adolfo Jones (Danny Quinn), wants the merchandise back.
Add to this mix agents from the DEA, lead by John Baines (Richard Brooks), who want to put the kibosh on the operation. Moreover, Gordini's wife Monica (Traci Lind) has her own connection to clandestine government operations, a fact that makes matters a bit more jittery when she and their young son Joey (Matthew Cox) are snatched by Jones. And though Gordini manages to spring 'em, more bad stuff unalterably follows.
While things can get hyperbolically confused in the course of this two-hour presentation, Sabato and company play it with a certain verve. Sabato, generally sporting a look of dogged determination and skimpy T-shirts, seems to be having fun in the sun. And in this regard, "Wolverine"'s scenes and sights keep the eye engaged, the telefilm shot on location in Italy.
International intrigue, venial villains and hyperventilating action, "Code Name: Wolverine" is political adventure as pumped-up fable: bodies getting speared, boats going kaboom, and bullets exploding into pliant flesh. Yet for all its excesses, the film does hook the viewer, and might even keep one's mind off the more pressing realities of law enforcement as usual. CODE NAME: WOLVERINE
Fox
Citadel Entertainment
in association with Eagles Journey/Fecon
Executive producers Michael Campus,
Rowland Perkins
Supervising producer Karen Danaher-Dorr
Producers Federick Muller, David R. Ginsburg
Associate producers Arla Dietz Baim,
Patti Singer
Director David Jackson
Teleplay Robert T. Megginson
Based on the original story by
Frederick Forsyth
Music Christopher Franke
Production designer Peter Mullins
Art director Livia Borgognoni
Editor Adam Wolfe
Director of photography Denis Maloney
Casting Reuben Cannon & Associates,
Eddie Dunlop
Cast: Antonio Sabato Jr., Traci Lind, Danny Quinn, Richard Brooks, Matthew Cox, Urgano Barberini, Sam Douglas, Brian Protheroe, Jeffrey Wickham
Airdate: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 8-10 p.m.
- 12/3/1996
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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