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A new episode of the Black Sheep video series has just been released, and in this one we’re paying tribute to the late, great Donald Sutherland by taking a look back at the 1994 sci-fi horror film The Puppet Masters (watch it Here)! You can hear all about it by checking out the video embedded above.

Directed by Stuart Orme, who is quite a prolific TV and music video director (best known for his collaborations with Phil Collins), from a screenplay by Hollywood heavy hitters Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio (The Pirates of the Caribbean) and David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight), The Puppet Masters was based on a novel by Robert A. Heinlein and has the following synopsis: An alien spacecraft sets down in rural Iowa, and top-secret government agents Andrew Nivens and his son, Sam, are sent to investigate. Coming along is NASA biologist Mary Sefton, and together they...

Robert Heinlein’s frighteningly brilliant sci-fi horror concept spawned an entire generation of biological invasions from outer space. Stuart Orme’s faithful, authorized adaptation has a lot going for it, including sensationally good, gloppy special makeup effects, and a commanding performance from a dour, authoritative Donald Sutherland.

The Puppet Masters

Blu-ray

Kl Studio Classics

1994 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 109 min. / Street Date December 4, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95

Starring: Donald Sutherland, Julie Warner, Eric Thal, Keith David, Will Patton, Richard Belzer, Tom Mason, Yaphet Kotto, Marshall Bell.

Cinematography: Clive Tickner

Film Editor: William Goldenberg

Original Music: Colin Towns

Special Makeup Effects: Greg Cannom, Larry Odien

Written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, David S. Goyer from the book by Robert A. Heinlein

Produced by Ralph Winter

Directed by Stuart Orme

Paranoid conspiracy movies got an early hold in film noir but really took off in early science fiction, abetted by rumors (and some evidence...

Stuart Orme’s The Puppet Masters, starring Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Keith David, and Will Patton will be getting the special edition Blu-ray treatment this December via Kino Lorber. You can check out the cover art to the right and the special features below and then make sure to hit us up and let […]

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Magma Productions' 'Jack Taylor' is back on TV3 with the first episode airing Thursday September 1st. Directed by Stuart Orme (Merlin), the 4x45 minute series follows private Investigator Jack Taylor (Iain Glen) and his enthusiastic sidekick, Cody (Killian Scott). Written by Marteinn Thorisson (Niko and the Way to the Stars) and based on Ken Bruen Novels 'The Magdalene Martyrs' and 'The Dramatist', the series follows Jack as he returns to Galway, clean and sober, and resolves to stay away from violence. But he is drawn back in when a dead man's mother approaches him seeking help.

"Colditz", the R-rated, 2005 two-part miniseries, produced by Granada Television for ITV, will be available on DVD, April 19, 2011, from eOne.

Written by Peter Morgan and directed by Stuart Orme, the BAFTA Television Craft Award winner is based on author Henry Chancellor's book "Colditz (aka "Colditz: The Definitive History") and the UK Channel Four TV series "Escape from Colditz".

"...'Colditz' tells the story of a British Pow, during World War II, who successfully escapes to Britain only to steal the girlfriend of a fellow prisoner who was not able to escape with him.

"Once in Britain, he is rewarded with a position at 'MI9', which he uses to try to prevent his fellow Pow from returning and reclaiming his girlfriend..."

Cast includes Damian Lewis ("Band Of Brothers") as 'Cpl/Lt. Nicholas McGrade', Tom Hardy ("Inception") as '2nd Lt. Jack Rose', Sophia Myles as 'Lizzie Carter',...

Magma Films' latest project, an adaptation of Ken Bruen's 'The Guards', has begun shooting today, October 27th, in Co. Galway. The film is directed by Stuart Orme (Inspector Morse, Merlin) with Iain Glen (Song for a Raggy Boy, Tara Road) leading the cast. Produced by Ralph Christians (Niko and the way to the Stars) and Clodagh Freeman (Summer of the Flying Saucer), the script was adapted from Bruen's novel by Anne McCabe, Tom Collins and Ralph Christians. Other crew involved includes Director of Photography John Conroy (The Bourne Ultimatum) and Production Designer Derek Wallace (Triage). Iain Glen (Tara Road) leads the cast as disgraced ex-cop Jack Taylor whilst Ralph Brown (The Boat that Rocked) stars as his sidekick Sutton. The female leads are played by Irish actresses Tara Breathnach (The Tudors) and Nora-Jane Noone (Savage).

Shooting will soon get underway on Magma Films' latest venture, a 13 part series entitled 'Jack Taylor', based on the bestselling novel 'The Guards' by celebrated Irish author Ken Bruen. The series, the 90 minute pilot of which is hoped to be broadcast on 1 November, is to be directed by Stuart Orme (Inspector Morse, Merlin) and produced by Ralph Christians and Clodagh Freeman at Galway based production house Magma Films.

Year: 1999

DVD Release date: Unknown

Director: Stuart Orme, Alex Pillai

Writer: Mathew Graham (4 episodes)

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: agentorange

Rating: 6.5 out of 10

It ain't no Survivors but ITV's six part production of The Last Train is another great example of the love our friends across the pond have for post-apocalyptic television. The show, which takes on a decidedly more science fictiony spin than it's 70s sister show, is about a group of people who get trapped in a train car and frozen for many years. When they finally wake up, they emerge into a world devastated by a meteor strike. Together, they must reconcile their differences in order to find refuge in a wasteland overrun by killer hounds, the odd mute marauder, and one touchy panther.

Despite being remembered fondly by hard-core fans, the show premiered back in 1999 to little fanfare and was rarely seen again. No VHS,...