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As it was with many folks, my life recently was taken up by the Olympics. Yes, those two insane halcyon weeks of glory, sweat,...
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Warner Bros. Pictures’ action comedy ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, written, directed and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up revolutionary...
In 1976, the year of the Bicentennial, I did a huge job for Benton & Bowles, an advertising agency that was a regular client...
Before Jon Cryer was the straight man to Charlie Sheen and Ashton Kutcher on Two and a Half Men, he played one of...
As it was with many folks, my life recently was taken up by the Olympics. Yes, those two insane halcyon weeks of glory, sweat,...
Recently, British film magazine Sight & Sound published the results of their Greatest Films Poll, their “once-a-decade critics’ poll — the largest and most...
Sometimes, a movie has a monster that’s biological identification is just so goofy that they either have to embrace it or hide it as...
Wouldn’t it have been easier to just make a 3D, stop-motion animated film? Why goof around with technology to make a regular movie appear...
Since opening in 1969, Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion is one of its most consistently popular attractions. For comparison, it should be noted that another big...
The fact that Aaron Carter was ever popular is kind of bizarre. A number of cultural currents had to converge to make a hit...
In the realm of potential needless remakes, 1990’s Total Recall was right up there at the top of the “Not Broke” list. That’s not...
This week, we return to Bayside Hi–err, John F. Kennedy Middle School for another installment of Zack Attack! Noted Saved by the Bell expert...
Sad news today friends, Ron “Horshack” Palillo passed away today from a heart attack. He was 63. Ron Palillo was best known for his...
Check out what I checked out this week. Whether the comics are inspiring or disappointing, I read them all. Welcome to The Pull List....
Joe Kubert has passed away at age 85. The legendary cartoonist broke into the industry in 1938 before his twelfth birthday and has worked...
I love lists that mention fave thangs. It’s fun, although highly subjective, but you can usually come away with learning something ne to add...
NoirCon 2012 will be taking Philadelphia by storm on November 8th – 11th, 2012 with such special guests as Lawrence Block, Otto Penzler, Robert...
This week 47North released Containment by Christian Cantrell and we’re proud to present a 5,000+ word excerpt of this smart, character-driven debut novel that...
When naming the key filmmakers who have emerged in the past 50 years, there are too few names associated with comedy. Woody Allen is...
This week Forces of Geek travels back once again to the glory days of VHS & Betamax classics from the 1980’s. If you were...
An amoral CIA—how novel!—has created super killers that it now wants eliminated. Ah, but Dr. Frankenstein has wrought too well in the person of...
There are often new re-imaginings of Batman, his friends, foes, the rest of the world he exists in, and of course his origin. I’ve...
I feel like this mix – of punk bands that feature women – needs a small introduction. Let me start by saying that it...
I was a bright kid in the sense that, since I could read really quickly, I got to check out two books at the...
Once again, I’ve pilfered the INSTANT WATCH avails to suggest some of the more interesting under-the-radar releases now streaming. Especially of note this month:...
Dear Hollywood, I went to see Magic Mike last week. Now, how does that make you feel? Did you groan internally and shudder, thinking...
Check out what I checked out this week. Whether the comics are inspiring or disappointing, I read them all. Welcome to The Pull List....