I recently saw “Monsters Vs Aliens”, which I didn’t think was great, however the 3D was awesome. And I am starting to get even more excited 3D as Disney 3D films and James Cameron’s “Avatar” near release. I am extremely excited for “Beauty and the Beast 3D” (which happens to be my favorite Disney film) … Continue reading
From the blessed hands and minds of Spike Jonze, Ty Evans, and UNKLE, I give you: HEAVEN: A collaboration gone very, very right.
Magazines are a rapidly dying species, but the cover of the most recent Entertainment Weekly is a reminder of why they can be worthwhile. The feature story highlights their picks for the Top 20 Heroes and the Top 20 Villains of all time, and while their list is necessarily tilted towards the obvious … Continue reading
FINALLY!!! After decades of under appreciation Otto Von whatzhisnuts, AKA Spiderman’s coolest freakin’ villain SWARM, is getting his due. and what a due it is bay-bee. Broadway for the Swarm! Broadway? Yeah, I cannot believe it either. My jaw literally dropped, shattered into a couple hundred pieces and needed to be swept up* and then … Continue reading
What’s the point in lists? Honestly, why do people bother? Last week Entertainment Weekly published their list of the ‘twenty coolest heroes in pop culture, as well as their ‘twenty vilest villains’. I’m not going to bother discussing the lists themselves (you can see for yourself by clicking here), frankly I don’t care who EW … Continue reading
What happened to the mid-level action genre and why are there no budding action stars?
The recently retired Battlestar Galactica, the upcoming Caprica, and Fox’s Sarah Connor Chronicles all deal in different ways with the questions posed by advancing technology. But in the BSG and Terminator universes, the threat of technology is embodied by an external Other, a rogue race of robots. Yes, on Battlestar, part of the show’s brilliance … Continue reading
So after my other blog about what had happened to my face, and the walking pneumonia, I knew what I’d talk about next. A big thanks to all of the gents who responded to my blog with their kind comments. I’ve got another blog that’s coming up that’s about the boards, as well as politics, … Continue reading
I know, I Love You Man is not the name of a new superhero; I Love You, Man is in fact a week-old release which I just saw, and liked, a lot. Not much story or conflict going on there, but it’s just two hours of a great ensemble cast obviously having a … Continue reading
I am arriving fashionably late to the ‘Heroes’ party. What can I say? As a rabid comic fan, I planted my flag in the naysayers’ camp early on. All that I had heard offended me. The fact that every character and plot point seemed cribbed from the greatest hits of all of comic history soured … Continue reading