by mike | Mar 23, 2020 | Death, Fantasy, Science Fiction, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
The original Twilight Zone series, which ran from 1959-1964, shows up on numerous lists of the best television series of all time. The legendary Rod Serling, who served as the narrator/host, created the series, and he scripted nearly sixty percent of the 156 episodes....
by mike | Mar 5, 2020 | Books, Fantasy, Films About Books, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Romance, Uncategorized |
This is one of my all-time favorite films, and likely one of yours too. I first presented this post in 2016. Okay, who hasn’t seen the 1987 fairytale gem, The Princess Bride? Not ever seeing it would be inconceivable! This film, an instant cult classic, is on...
by mike | Feb 13, 2020 | Baseball, Books, Fantasy, Ghosts, Magical realism, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
Yes, I do write a lot about Field of Dreams, the best movie ever, and here I go again. This is my original post, which I did in 2012. It began as a short story by Canadian author W.P. Kinsella in an anthology of baseball stories titled, Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to...
by mike | Jan 23, 2020 | Books, Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Uncategorized |
Sean Connery’s final on-screen movie is one of my favorites. Doubtless, I stand alone…but when did that ever stop me? Actually, I could have launched a new series with this 2003 fantasy: “Films About Literary Characters.” There sure as heck are enough of them in the...
by mike | Jan 13, 2020 | Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Movie Lines, Movies, Uncategorized |
I absolutely love The Lord of the Rings, both Tolkien’s classic novel and the sprawling epic film series of Peter Jackson. There are countless memorable lines from the latter, which makes the following merely a small sample. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING Gandalf (when...
by mike | Dec 23, 2019 | Fantasy, Ghosts, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Nightmares, Romance, Uncategorized |
I first presented this Christmas post in December two years ago, and since then it has been viewed numerous times—in April, August, and just about every other month of the year. Here it is again, at the “right” time of year. 😊 As a Jewish kid growing up in The...
