I’m going to start a concentrated series of blog posts here that will help keep from the randomness of this and that blogging which I am more accustomed too. I am going to specifically talk about trailers and film score. Fortunately, that gives me the ability to show examples and allow for the reader to … Continue reading
It’s a disastrous time to be a movie lover. The movies themselves are part of the problem, but for folks who like to spend a few hours at the cinema in a darkened auditorium, the public part of the movie-going experience is starting to pose too big of a barrier. Never mind the ticket prices … Continue reading
There needs to be more hockey movies. Period. So if there is a movie with any bit of hockey in it, I’ll give it watch. That’s why the family rented The Tooth Fairy. My son could watch the goofy tooth fairy stuff, my wife could watch Dwayne Johnson, and I could try to get some … Continue reading
First of all, “Spaghetti” is in quotes up there because Sergio Leone reportedly never liked the term “Spaghetti Westerns.” I may have to use the term because that’s how the genre is commonly known, but if Sergio didn’t dig the nomenclature then I don’t either. Respect. Anyway. Last week, The Onion’s … Continue reading
Splice is gross but refreshing. Put that on a poster, Warner Brothers! It’s refreshing because it’s a movie that makes you think. It grabs you by the collar and pulls you uncomfortably close and demands that you use your damn brain. It’s actually comical that a movie this thoughtful and challenging is opening … Continue reading
As geeks we all know there are some amazing concepts out there. Fiction is littered with classic examples of ideas that are simply iconic, be it the design of a spaceship or the way character is written that makes him (or her) stand out from the rest. But what I want to talk about today … Continue reading
Satellite Beach, Florida. 1995. I am a sophomore at a high school so close to the beach that on windy days the salt spray from the ocean floats in toward the two-story building like a hazy cloud. I belong to an eclectic group of friends that changes based on class rotation and lunch schedules, mostly … Continue reading
So as we continue our little journey down Elm Street we reach the three films I’ve always viewed as being the closest the series ever got to a trilogy. They all concern the central character attempting to either take control of the dream world, or using their own abilities to combat Freddy. Of the Nightmare … Continue reading
Two island-based shows have disappeared. One for the season; and one for, well, ever. Recently, reality game show Survivor ended its 20th season (which was dubbed Heroes vs. Villains; pitting past winners and losers together), and the fictional, labyrinthine Lost concluded its 6 season run. Each show has represented a huge portion of my viewing … Continue reading
With the moving done the wife and I are currently farm sitting in Pontypridd. Said Welsh town is famous for two things. Firstly it is the birthplace of a little known singer called Tom Jones and secondly its where a huge chunk of the Russell T Davies era of Dr Who (and Torchwood) was filmed.* … Continue reading