Bug Hunt: A Practical Example of the Hollywood Method – Part 1
A few weeks ago, I caught an episode of the brilliant Writing Excuses podcast in which the hosts invited Lou Anders to talk about what he (and Dan Decker, whom …
What do Starship Troopers and Delivering Happiness Have in Common?
Seems like nothing, right? I mean, what could a 1958 military science fiction classic have to do with a 2010 corporate memoir? Yet when I read Tony Hsieh’s examination of …
Thor
I know I promised that I’d write my next post about going into business for myself, but Vickie and I saw MovieBob’s review of Thor on Saturday and decided to …
Making Choices and Following Through: Tron: Legacy vs Avatar
It probably comes as no surprise that I’ve seen Tron: Legacy at least twice by now. Although I don’t remember it, I’m positive Mum and Dad took me to see …
Rez Up for Pursuit
TRON Legacy trailer. Looks… gloriously weird. Especially that guy with the cane. Does he remind anyone else of Luke Steel from Empire of the Sun? I’m not sure whether I’m …
Avatar
This is a damn hard one to write about. Let me just say right off the bat that Avatar is good. The only way you could possibly waste your money …
A Collage of Homage, Pt. 1
Moving on fro my last post about an in-the-works sequel to a science fiction movie beginning with T, I figured it was high time I got around to writing about …
Star Trek
Jim Kirk (Chris Pine) is a rebel without a cause, until he’s pulled out of a bar fight by Starfleet Captain Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood). Pike studied the career of …
Stardust
I think – heck, I’m pretty sure – I have a new favourite movie. I’ve gone trough favourites a lot lately. As many will tell you, my favourite movie from …
Transformers
A rollicking, fun action film of good versus evil that’s not without its flaws but should be seen on the big screen nonetheless.