by mike | Jan 14, 2021 | California, Fantasy, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, War Movies |
Is this the last film in the “Apes” franchise? Post-pandemic, who knows? But if it is, what a way to conclude the series! War for the Planet of the Apes, the ninth film in the franchise and the third in the latest reboot, is a brilliant film, both uplifting and...
by mike | Jan 4, 2021 | Books, California, Editing, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
The above quote, with a few variations, was something I heard numerous times after the first of my four horror novels hit the shelves thirty years ago. People knew me as a rather quiet, passive guy (ha!), not particularly prone to any sort of violent or dastardly...
by mike | Dec 31, 2020 | Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
This film was one of the best sequels to appear in a long time. I first presented this post in 2017. And BTW, Happy New Year! If Rise of the Planet of the Apes was outstanding, then its sequel was even better. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes received a great deal of...
by mike | Dec 28, 2020 | Aging, Books, Death, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
When I wrote the first Jack Miller book, Bicycling Through Space and Time, in the ’90s, it didn’t take me long to learn that his many crazy comedy/satire adventures needed to be tempered with some scenes of a more serious nature. The chapter where he meets an...
by mike | Dec 24, 2020 | Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
How did such a popular franchise wind up in “development hell” for decades? This post first appeared in 2017. After the “craze” died down following Battle for the Planet of the Apes in 1973, not a whole lot happened for a long time regarding the series’ return to the...
by mike | Dec 21, 2020 | California, Death, Humor, Life, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Day 21,453 (give or take) of the coronavirus pandemic: barely a few weeks ago I mentioned to Jacqueline that the Covid-19 death count stood at 997 here in San Diego County, that it would top a thousand in the next day or so. As of this writing it is likely we will...
