by mike | Oct 27, 2022 | Death, Fantasy, Horror Movies, Humor, Life, Movies, Science Fiction, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
This actor had lots of screen time…but was hardly ever seen. Say what? I first presented this post in 2019. During his all-too-brief career—and life—actor Kevin Peter Hall was billed as “…the tallest man on stage and screen.” At over 7’2” the assessment was spot on....
by mike | Oct 13, 2022 | Creature Features, Fantasy, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Since this post first ran in 2019, TWO new Godzilla movies have hit the silver screen. So why is an old guy like me so excited about the upcoming Godzilla movie? (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, release date May 31st.) Okay, I’m seventy-three (going on thirteen), and...
by mike | Sep 15, 2022 | Baseball, California, Fantasy, Research, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Robert Sorrels, the subject of this story, passed away a few months after I first published the post in 2019. I’m old enough to have watched the original Twilight Zone series when it was new. It ran for five seasons, from 1959 to 1964, and was one of my favorite...
by mike | Sep 5, 2022 | Creature Features, Fantasy, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Thrillers, TV Shows, Uncategorized, Western Movies |
One of my all-time favorite movies is the 1954 sci-fi/monster thriller, Them! That’s the one about nuclear testing in the New Mexico desert causing common ants to mutate into nine-foot giants. One thing about it that always struck me as funny was that the scream...
by mike | Aug 18, 2022 | Fantasy, Ghosts, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
This post first ran in 2019, before the latest film in the GHOSTBUSTERS universe was released—with much success—in 2021. I do hope that a sequel is in the works. ONE OF THE BEST FILMS—EVER The original Ghostbusters, released in 1984, is a classic. You’d be sorely...
by mike | Aug 15, 2022 | Baseball, Books, Fantasy, Ghosts, Magical realism, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
Last week, MLB played its second regular-season “Field of Dreams” baseball game in Dyersville, Iowa—on a field built alongside the film set of the beloved 1989 movie. The pregame show offered many poignant (read: tearjerking) moments related to the movie, including...
