There’s a term, “Christmas in July.” It’s usually used to promote some sort of sale, or cheese up a radio promotion where a station plays Christmas Carols all day to take your mind off the hot weather. Fairly innocuous, usually here and gone before you even notice it’s presence…but for me, right now, Christmas…
THIS IS A FUCKING AWESOME MOVIE… but I knew that before I saw it. I have said, since my junior year in some screenwriting classes, that Sci-fi is perfect way of dealing with present day issues. For instance, Battlestar Galactica had human suicide bombers blowing up Cylons and bingo, critics hailed it as greatest TV…
I love amusement parks! I love almost all amusement parks! From Disney Sea in Japan (probably the greatest amusement park in the world) to the tiny, beach front amusement park of my youth, San Francisco’s now defunct Playland. But one thing I can tell you is that I would never in million years EVER want…
Would you like whip cream with that? It’s a simple question. One I should be able to answer for the barista, but I can’t. This coffee isn’t for me. In fact, I don’t even drink coffee. I know it’s hard to believe in an age where there is a Starbucks on every corner, but…
The new Star Trek Sucks! Several Things You Should Consider Before Admitting You Like The New Star Trek Film. Like many of my friends, nerd and non-nerd alike, I anxiously anticipated the release of J.J. Abrams’ production of the new motion picture version of “Star Trek”. But after seeing the film, I was mystified…
When I was a kid I back in the 60’s, I’d peruse the television listings every Sunday morning in the paper. I wanted to see what movies were being telecast that week. Before the funnies, church, or bacon and eggs, I would count the number of stars listed after each title. Those stars were my…
I hope the hype doesn’t get out of control on this movie, because it always ends up in a backlash. I don’t want to see that happen because Paranormal Activity is a fantastic low budget indie horror film. It really is. So hype monster, please stay away from this movie. Let it stand on…
With only a few days until the return of the greatest adventure movie icon of all time, it seems only fitting I should discuss “Indiana Jones and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”. If you’re expecting spoilers here, you might as well stop reading. or should you? “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is my favorite film.…
So you want to make a movie. The first and most important thing to do is to stop reading this column and go make a movie. Go ahead stop reading. Turn off your computer and get away from your desk! WAIT!! You know what? Read this first and make my boss happy. Then go…
Beautiful Surf footage shoot in exotic locales with top notch surfers riding epic waves. You got it! The newest film by Nate Apffel (Host of Fins on Fuel TV) where he teams up with Hans Hagen to find the soul of surfing across the world.