Oh look. He called it
I almost forgot Jonathan Last’s Serenity Review
Oh look. He called it
Author: thehutch
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The story of Manos
Next year will be the 40th Anniversary of the movie “MANOS” The Hands of Fate (and that IS the correct punctuation). The Agony Booth directed me to a wonderful article from the 30th Anniversary, “The Hand That Time Forgot” by Richard Brandt. Brandt also has a follow-up article, “Growing Up Manos,” which recounts the movie…
He really loves that character
Nicolas Cage and wife Alice are parents of boy Nicolas’ son is named Kal-el Coppola Cage. You know, I’ve thought about naming a son Clark, but I’d be afraid that that would be too geeky. “Kal-el”? KAL-FREAKING-EL? If you’re determined to do a bizarre insider trivia name as the title by which your poor son…
Okay, I have to point out this one review
Years ago, at the first Dixon Dinner I attended, I actually disputed Chuck’s assertion that Armageddon was a better movie than Deep Impact (with both of us agreeing that the two films were awful, but which was better?).
Hilarious reviews of the world’s worst movies
I could spend a week reading The Agony Booth reviews. Actually, weeks; every review is longer than an X-Men mega-crossover. Bookmark this one!
FallCon in Minnesota is next weekend!
The FallCon 2005 Panel Schedule has been announced and I’m wondering when I’ll have time to appear at my table! Between Tom Nguyen showcasing scenes from his new DVD, the author of “The Physics of Superheroes” lecturing on super-science, the world premiere of the Uptown Girl movie, and the chance to see panels with Joe…
Serenity reviews are up
Roger Ebert’s review gives it three stars. I guess it doesn’t matter that I watched a bit of Firefly before my review; Ebert is blissfully unaware of most TV shows (a point of pride with him, though it leaves him ill-fit to review Bewitched, Dukes of Hazzard and the like) so you now have your…
Funny blogpost about Firefly screening
The Grumpy Gamer was also invited to the screening, though he had to go through a great deal of rigamarole to do so. His post is funny (with a few brief expletives). Some money quotes, emphasis mine: Apparently, me getting into the screening is dependent on my regurgitating a much of marketing hype on my…
Review: Serenity (a/k/a Firefly: The Motion Picture)
This is a SPOILER-FREE review of Serenity! Read it without fear of corruption. Let me tell you a story. The creator of a hugely popular genre TV show was invited to do a new sci-fi show about a disparate group of loners wandering the spaceways in a starship. Unfortunately, despite a proven track record for…
Typekey now working
As I mentioned yesterday, Typekey is now configured (properly) to work with our site. Anyone with a Typekey account can now log into Typekey and post comments to our system without the need for approval. Typekey accounts are free and very easy to get.