...is taking the weekend off.This weekend I'm attending the annual Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs.It's been a busy time, as last weekend I was at the TCM Classic Film Festival.The column will return next weekend, on May 16th.For recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my April 25th column.
by Nathaniel R While I made a real effort to catch all the musicals this season I'm weaker on the plays having seen only 5 of the 18 that opened this past season. Let's talk about the nominees. I'll be sure to mention any film connections to keep the less theater-inclined interested...
Time to get some models posted again I guess! Today we’re back to the Star Wars Legion stuff with the original sculpt for Director Orson Krennic from Rogue One. I quite liked Krennic as a character, and I enjoyed seeing him again in Andor. Do I also like him as an in-game hero choice? No idea at this stage, but I do like the model at least – the pose is a pretty good representation of Ben Mendelsohn in the costume, and it was pretty pleasant to paint overall – even if it took me far longer than…
The Wolfman (2010)
Alone to the movies - Project Hail MaryFinally! After waiting over a year I went last night to the cinema to watch the movie Project Hail Mary based on one of my most enjoyed books. It was so precise it almost felt like the director was in my head when I read it. Or maybe it was just that well written. It felt weird to be sitting alone for the first time in over a decade in a movie theater. But also very nice. I was immersed in the experience. I savoured every second. Thank you for following my…
Tonight I watched Beast, an Australian MMA film starring Daniel MacPherson, Bren Foster, and Russell Crowe, with Luke Hemsworth in a small role. I'm just gonna say it, and I know it won't be everybody's cup of tea, but I loved this flick. The film does nothing original. It recycles half a dozen combat sport movies and can best be described as a B movie Rocky if it was a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie. Maybe that's not fair, the acting, directing, and even cinematography definitely eclipses…
by Cláudio Alves Every year, so-called provocateurs come out of the woodwork with films that promise to shock audiences, challenge norms and push boundaries, leaving behind broken taboos in their wake. And yet, true transgressions are few and far between. More often than not, viewers are met with the pretension of risk-taking on the part of artists too timorous to take any actual risk. When a picture comes about and honestly earns these descriptors, one should take note. So, please note Elliot…
I can’t remember the last time I actually bawled from how moved I was by a movie. It didn’t really hit me when Hamnet dies, it was until Agnes gets to see the play that Shakespeare created in honor of their son that just opened the tear stream. It’s the way that he puts himself in the place of his son as the one that was taken by the plague that I find deeply moving. The pain, the helplessness, the sorrow, he would take it in a heartbeat if it meant that Hamnet could live. And, how Agnes reacts…
The first recording today starts with the end of Sportsround. There’s a trail for Hai! Karate! Journey to Japan. Then it’s an episode of What’s New Scooby-Doo? – Space Ape at the Cape. NASA are preparing for another space shuttle mission when a researcher spots that an alien egg is hatching, glowing and growing bigger until it explodes. The Scooby Gang are piloting a space shuttle. Except it’s a simulator, of course, as they’re visiting the Cape. They’re there because Velma is a finalist in a…
Mr. T and Tina is probably not a show many people. It was a sitcom that ran for only five episodes on ABC from September 25, 1976 to October 30, 1976. The show was not a vehicle for actor and professional wrestler Mr. T, but instead centres on Taro Takahashi (Pat Morita), but instead a single father and inventor who moves from Tokyo to Chicago when his employer, Moyati Industries, wants him to set up a branch there. To care for his children,Sachi (June Angela) and Aki (Gene Profanato), he hires…
Read Maureen's story, Jigsaw, now!Are you a big fan of jigsaw puzzles? I don’t have enough time in the day to do them now but I used to enjoy them very much. I found them a relaxing escape from the stress and anxieties of today’s troubled world and there’s something magical about the emergence of a beautiful picture. Did you ever run away as a child?No. I was born and raised in Liverpool and I frequently run back there. I love Anglesey, where I now live but there’s no place on Earth like ‘The…
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Though Lord of Scoundrels’ thirtieth birthday last year seemed to go by without much fanfare, it’s getting plenty of attention in 2026.This month AH2, (Ali Hazelwood/Adriana Herrera) launches its Kickstarter campaign for the Historical Trailblazers special edition of my book.This collection includes not only a gorgeous special hard cover edition of Lord of Scoundrels but a special full-cast audio production.I can’t do better than to quote the Historical…
Hi y'all, I kicked off summer with a long flight to Aberdeen. Now, I am studying Thermodynamics among Harry-Potter-like castles and walking to class in dukes-and-duchess walkways. I arrived yesterday, and I am now wrapping up my first day of actual studying. Here are some photos. Seaton Park, Old Aberdeen The chapel Boy splitting apple statue in front of King's College It was a long journey from Houston to Aberdeen. I landed in the late afternoon, spent some time exploring the area, and got…
Dornford Yates was a reliable purveyor of interwar thrillers and romances. He knew exactly what readers wanted and he provided it in lavish dishes: handsome, rugged heroes; beautiful, plucky heroines; sleek cars smoothly speeding through lonely landscapes; rough, thuggish villains; Ruritanian conspiracies; fisticuffs, chases, kidnaps, secret treasures. There is no subtlety or
Not a bad weekend coming up! The Sheep Detectives seems to have a delightfully goofy high concept - when a shepherd who reads mysteries to his flock every night is murdered, the sheep decide to solve the crime - and the script must have been good enough that every big name they sought to be on-screen or a voice said yes, from Hugh Jackman to Emma Thompson to Julia Louis-Dreyfuss to Patrick
by Jason Sacks Saying Mayday to Endless War I was lucky to be able to travel to Washington, D.C., last week to protest President Nixon's endless war in Vietnam. Now that I'm back home in Seattle, I thought I'd share some comments on my experience there. The May Day Protest Event, recently in our rear … Continue reading [May 8, 1971] Encased in Experimental Rind: QUARK/ 3 → The post [May 8, 1971] Encased in Experimental Rind: <em>QUARK/ 3</em> appeared first on Galactic Journey.
At last we’ve made it to the end of term. This morning I delivered my last particle physics lecture. Given that it is the last day of the semester I was half-expecting no students would turn up, but in the end I had about 60% attendance. At the end of my lecture there was even a smattering of applause, which I interpreted as meaning that the students were happy that I’d finished. I thought I would end this module with some topics that I didn’t have time to cover in any detail, but thought the…
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Robert Johnson recorded just 29 songs and died at 27, yet became the foundation of rock and roll. Discover the real story behind the crossroads myth, his graveyard guitar lessons, and his mysterious poisoning death.
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I will never forget the first time I watched Mad Max: Fury Road at the cinema — I was transported to the post-apocalyptic wasteland and was on the edge of my seat till the credits started rolling. The cinema experience really cannot be matched by a home setup. But there’s one type of experience that surpasses the magic of cinema for me— watching a great play at the theatre. The immediacy of the moment, a moment the audience shares with the actors, is uniquely powerful. You inhabit the world of…
The first three episodes of the Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice-inspired sequel adaptation, The Other Bennet Sister
The Fritzes award honors the best interfaces in a full-length motion picture in the past year. Interfaces play a special role in our movie-going experience, and are a craft all their own that does not otherwise receive focused recognition. In this post we round-up all the big labels across the survey. I wrote about the Big Label in 2012 in the Visual Interfaces chapter of Make It So… …and here we are 12 years later cataloging more. It’s understandable why: It’s familiar, it conveys critical…
On Tuesday May 5, 2026, Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost celebrated the publication of his latest book The Yankee Sphinx: An FDR Novel with an insightful discussion moderated by fellow Peaks writer and longtime friend Harley Peyton. The two appeared at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, WA. This was the first of six promotional... The post Mark Frost Launches New Book ‘The Yankee Sphinx’ with Harley Peyton in Seattle appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.
A fine-grained collision between existential anxiety and end-game capitalism—and a masterclass in dialogue. The first three minutes might be my favorite opening scene in cinema: cosmic horror soundtracks the ultramundane.Visit →
In a world stratified by horrible wealth inequality – no, not this one – Sintracorp is the company that reigns supreme. A guy out in the suburbs, Brian Pasternack, is faced with something horrifying… a j*b offer from Sintracorp. He heads on over to his new j*b to face a new layer of Hell… also I guess Brian has to hunt down a Witch. Yuppie Psycho is a 2019 game by Baroque Decay, chronicling the story of the worst first day possible. It was also elevated into an Executive Edition in 2020, that…
Sure it seems a legit expense... Mr. MT (@eatmovies) on Threads (Threads) Hollywood has spent nearly 600 million dollars trying to bring Matt Damon back home 😎 First they saved him in Saving Private Ryan. Then they left him floating in space in Interstellar. Then they abandoned him on Mars in The Martian. And now The Odyssey is sending an entire Greek epic after him for another $250M. At this point Matt Damon isn’t an actor anymore. He’s a very expensive missing person case 😅
Tombstone (1993)
We just watched the latest episode of HBO’s “Hacks”. This particular episode is a stand out amongst the entire series. Entitled “Montecito”, it’s a must watch for those who have been following this excellent comedy starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. Cherry Jones is one of the guest stars in “Montecito”. She has been one of my favorite actresses for years, and at the cusp of age 70, she’s just aging like a fine wine. There’s a raw quality to the roles she embraces that I very much…
Max wanted to catch a movie before bedtime. We couldn't find Shaolin Soccer available again. The ones on YouTube were basically clickbait. Netflix had a couple of other Stephen Chow movies. I gave Max some options: A Chinese Odyssey 🇨🇳 featuring Stephen Chow, Space Sweepers 🇰🇷, and The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure 🇰🇷. He initially chose A Chinese Odyssey since he was slightly familiar with the Monkey King myth. But after a minute, he felt Pirates would be a better choice and a much newer…
