by mike | Jun 25, 2018 | Books, California, Guilty Pleasures, Humor, Movies, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writing |
Okay, first of all I’m writing this on a sunny Southern California afternoon, and the next storm is not expected here till at least November. But hey, I am a purveyor of fiction, and as my dear bride can confirm, I tend to exaggerate upon occasion. Just a little bit...
by mike | Apr 2, 2018 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized |
I prepared this post BEFORE Arnold had emergency open heart surgery last week. Glad he made it through okay. Let’s call this post an homage to the Governator. I’ve hardly let a single post about movie lines go by without at least one from Arnold Schwarzenegger,...
by mike | Apr 10, 2017 | Death, Disaster Movies, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
A fine actor—and, from all I’ve ever heard about him, and even better person—Bill Paxton passed away a little over a month ago at the all-too-young age of sixty-one. A personal favorite of mine, Paxton played in quite a few of the fifty or sixty films that I include...
by mike | Aug 10, 2015 | Aging, Blowing Shit Up, Humor, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
If you’re an aficionado of all things explosive, you probably know that the three Expendables movies, featuring just about every action film hero of yore, constitute a “Blowing-Shit-Up-Fest” of the highest magnitude. The franchise is so popular (and makes so much...
by mike | Aug 18, 2014 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized |
Over two years ago I wrote a “Guilty Pleasures” post for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first screen romp as Conan the Barbarian in 1982. Since that time this particular post has received more views than any of the others I’ve done on my blog. Must be a lot of Conan—or...
