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...
by mike | Jul 7, 2022 | Adventure fantasy, Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
I wonder how many other films are “archaeologically inaccurate.” Gawd! This post first ran in 2018. The 2008 “epic adventure” film, 10,000 BC, would not be a guilty pleasure if judged only by its box office. It made a fair amount of money. But the reviews for its...
by mike | May 30, 2022 | Creature Features, Fantasy, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
No secret, I already answered that question last week. Yes, Kong: Skull Island is my favorite, though I absolutely love the classic 1933 version and Peter Jackson’s awesome 2005 remake. It just so happens that I grab Kong: Skull Island off my shelf (actually, shelves,...
