Fans of Orson Scott Card were giddy this week as the trailer for the long awaited film based on his classic novel Ender’s Game hit the internet. Here is the trailer: In 1977 when this book released I was in 2nd grade and Star Wars had just hit theaters. It wasn’t until Jedi was released in … Continue reading »
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Superman: an Analysis
I’m sure all of my fanboy followers out there have seen the latest trailer for the soon to be released blockbuster film Man of Steel, and there have been many other television and film adaptations of this character and probably more will come, each time re-inventing the boy in blue again and again. What I would … Continue reading »
Arrested Development: Good Writing Comes Around
This hysterically written show, created by Mitchell Hurwitz and starring Jason Bateman, Portia DeRossi, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale and Jessica Walter nearly fell through the cracks back when it aired on FOX between 2003-2006. The show was narrated by Ron Howard, for crying out loud. The critics loved the … Continue reading »
What “Raiders” Can Teach Us About Suspense Writing
Friday night I went to the local IMAX theater with my son to see Raiders of the Lost Ark (limited engagement) on the big screen again…this time even bigger. Somehow seeing Belloq‘s head explode at the end of the film in 5 story glory was just as terrifyingly fun as the last time I watched the film … Continue reading »
Expendables 2: A Review by a Man-Child of the ’80′s
I know that Expendables 2 received a 66% rating from critics polled on rottentomatoes.com. Who really cares, right? American action movies changed with the production of Batman with Michael Keaton, where all an action hero had to do was strap on a suit that gave him the appearance of muscles and of course, moviegoers would … Continue reading »
Men In Black 3: A Nice Capstone to the Trilogy
Every trilogy must have a capstone film. Return of the Jedi is the capstone for the Star Wars saga because it ties all the loose ends together and gives us more connections between characters that we did not realize or that were not revealed in the first two films. The Last Crusade was a capstone … Continue reading »
Avengers Assemble: Our Evening at the Avengers Premiere
As most of you know who follow this blog, I built a ’40′s era Captain America costume and a Bucky Barnes costume for my son Conner. We descended on the Avengers premiere Friday night at the Moore, Oklahoma Warren Theater to find a line of people circling the building for the 7:00pm 3d IMAX show. … Continue reading »
Marvel’s The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Movie?
One of my favorite things to do is see summer blockbusters. I also love to review them. I also hate spoilers. What follows is the first of several reviews I will write this summer: I remember sitting up past my bedtime to watch Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk. I would watch in amazement as one … Continue reading »
Top 5 Unsung Marvel Avengers
The movie opens today (or rather last night at midnight). I say “the movie” because for comic book fans everywhere it is the movie many of us have waited a lifetime to see. The Avengers will break all kinds of box office records, it is holding at a 93% positive rating on rottentomatoes.com, and it … Continue reading »
Why This Star Wars Fan Won’t See Episode 1 In 3D
I’ve been a Star Wars fan since 1977. I love the original trilogy, and the prequels were pretty good because they told us all the back story that the original trilogy only hinted at, (and that Obi-Wan/Anakin battle in part three was awesome) but what die-hard fans like me realize is that Lucas is simply … Continue reading »
