by mike | Feb 18, 2019 | Books, Bookstores, Films About Books, Life, Movies, Uncategorized |
Book lovers are special people. (Yes, I’m biased, but what the heck.) The theme is especially prevalent in the 2017 drama, The Bookshop. The film, a period piece set in England, has an impressive cast that includes Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, and Patricia Clarkson. It...
by mike | Feb 14, 2019 | Fantasy, Films About Writers, Movies, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized |
Robert E. Howard was one of my muses when I began my own writing career. This post ran four years ago. Who knew? While writing a post about Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan and the acknowledged “father” of Sword & Sorcery, I did research to make sure some of...
by mike | Feb 11, 2019 | Fantasy, Ghosts, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
That’s a good question. Last week I mentioned that a Ghostbusters sequel was on the way in 2020. So I had to ask myself, is that what I really want? Assuming this actually gets off the ground—Hollywood’s development hell can be exactly that—I’m just not sure. ONE OF...
by mike | Feb 7, 2019 | Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
This classic sci-fi movie set the bar for many that followed. I first presented this post in 2015. This should be an easy one for you. What sci-fi show am I thinking about? It involves a starship traveling the galaxy on a deep-space exploratory mission. The captain is...
by mike | Feb 4, 2019 | Ghosts, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
A couple of weeks ago the word out of Hollywood was that a new Ghostbusters movie would be hitting the silver screen in 2020. It would be directed by Jason Reitman, whose dad, Ivan, directed the original Ghostbusters in 1984. Since that classic film is one of my...
by mike | Jan 28, 2019 | Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
The 2008 monster flick, Sea Beast, originally titled Troglodyte, is one of many films in the SyFy Channel’s “Maneater” series. With titles such as Grizzly Rage, Rise of the Gargoyles, Sand Serpents, Roadkill, and Blood Monkey, the series covers just about every myth,...
