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Dreaming on the silver screen

Normally, I wouldn’t write about something that almost everyone else is writing about; eventually, it all begins to sound the same.  But in this case, I’ll make an exception.  On Monday afternoon I fell upon the news that Stan Winston had died.  As soon as I read the headline on CHUD’s homepage, I just sat … Continue reading

Kill Your Babies

There may be spoilers ahead.  I haven’t decided yet. The wife and I saw “The Fall” last night.  I read a lot of good things about the film, but it turned out to just be OK.  I honestly believe there was a good (perhaps even a pretty good) film in there somewhere, but Tarsem failed … Continue reading

A Fan's Memory

Its rare when I can look back on something in my life and realize that a whole aspect of who I currently am stems from a single incident, which is why I tend to cherish memories that remain so vivid in my head that I can attribute aspects of my personality to them.  My father … Continue reading

Vic Mackey and Me!

I once joked about being in the Make-A-Wish foundation.  Now, being in the foundation or being terminally ill isn’t funny in the slightest but my conversation was.  If I had the ability to make one wish — any wish! — and have it come true, my choice would be easy. It would be a hot … Continue reading

Joseph Cotten and Shadow of a Doubt

Joseph Cotten was one of America’s finest actors and great treasures, appearing in a variety of important films well regarded today, and yet he is so rarely mentioned in conversations about his craft. It’s always been my feeling that Joseph Cotten was a better actor than Orson Welles, his friend with whom he so frequently … Continue reading