I think The Lost Boys was the first film that got me interested in film making. I mean, Star Wars gave me a love of cinema and sci-fi, but for some reason, the moment Edward Herrmann’s character gave a kid a green lollipop (meaning he could leave) and gave Dianne Weist’s character a red one (meaning he was claiming her) did something...
Archive - December 2014
I’ve been lucky enough to be a guest on Nerd Alert a number of times, but this is my all-time, hands down favorite clip. To celebrate the end of 2014, I present to you, the recreation of the Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back dinner scene from the recently rediscovered original script from Leigh Brackett (The Big Sleep), who sadly...
We’re less than a year away until Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives in theaters everywhere, but some of us really wish it would be coming out a bit sooner. The anticipation may already be a little much for some, but there’s still a whole other generation that isn’t too familiar with the wonderful sci-fi universe. Thanks to...
Some people out there wish that time could just speed up so they can be done with 2014. Then there are others who bide their time and hope to finish strong with this year, and this latest video montage fills that requirement. The creative folks over at Screen Junkies must have heard the phrase “Going out with a bang” with what...
There are two new promo pics out for Avengers: Age of Ultron and they’re giving us a closer look at the origin of Vision. There be SPOILERS ahead and in the pic below. The pics, posted on Reddit and ComingSoon let us know that Vision, played by Paul Bettany was programmed both Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and Bruce Banner (Mark...
The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting is not a feminist. Seriously, does anyone own a dictionary? Do you know what it means? I almost didn’t write this because I’m just so freaking tired of the furor around the word this year. Time magazine puts the word on its list of words to ban this year, then takes it off and apologizes. I...
Christine Cavanaugh, the voice of Chuckie in Rugrats and the pig in Babe has passed away at the age of 51. Cavanaugh also voiced the mad scientist Dexter in Dexter’s Laboratory and Gosalyn Waddlemeyer-Mallard in Disney’s Darkwing Duck, Marty Sherman in The Critic, Oblina in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and Bunnie Rabbot on Sonic the...
Yes, the sad fact remains: Men still make the vast bulk of American feature films. And while more and more women are indeed finding their voices in the cinematic firmament all the time, we still frequently have to pick carefully through a small sliver of major releases to find the female directors. This is all common knowledge, sadly, and a lament...
Ahoy, Doctor Who fans! Did you watch the special ‘Last Christmas?’ Of course you did. How are you feeling about where this Christmas special ranks in the list? Do you need more Nick Frost as Santa? Are you tired of losing really awesome characters that you fell in love with in an hour? (I’m talking to you, Shona!) I talked all...
Mindfulness research has been dominating the news and science journals for over a decade. So, what exactly is mindfulness? Is it some advanced Jedi skill that only Yoda himself or the fully actualized Avatar can practice? Not at all. Mindfulness is simply paying attention to the present moment without judgment. We spend much of our time worrying...