I feel like Norville Barnes in the movie The Hudsucker Proxy when he is trying to pitch a new idea to the board room.Norville invented the hula hoop you see, but the simple round object […]
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Dracula by Bram Stoker: I still remember the first time I read Dracula. The first thing that hit me was that it was written like a journal. I don’t believe that I had read a […]
Comedians in Cars
So, I recently discovered Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. It is a series of 15 minute short videos on the web where Jerry Seinfeld takes a fellow comedian for a ride, a cup of coffee […]
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I see no better way to start the new year off than with a new Bookshelf post. These have been a nice bit of filler for when I don’t have a review or news or […]
The Most Wonderful Time
There is something about Christmas that makes some fine films. Of course, there is also something about Christmas that makes some really awful and sappy films. It was the best of times and the worst […]
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I have been remise in posting of late and deeply regret it. The holiday season is upon us and I’ve got a lot on my plate. I am trying to finalize my short story for […]
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Anno Dracula by Kim Newman: Imagine if Dracula was not killed at the end of Stoker’s novel but managed to escape to fight another day, marry the Queen of England and start a new trend […]
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
There is something about a headless horseman clad in black and holding a carved jack-o-lantern that fires up the imagination. Although it is a far cry from Washington Irving’s original story, the new television show […]
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: This is a Christmas time favorite for me. I never get tired of the story of that old miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his long night of redemption. It has […]
Master of Suspense
Good eeevening. Had a chance to view the new movie Hitchcock in the Mess Tent the other day. I have been a fan of Alfred Hitchcock’s for a while with my favorite movies of his […]
What if?
I ran into town for a quick scavenger session for machine parts for my friend Briar and ran across an article about unfinished films. People were voicing their opinions on what unfinished film they wish […]
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Summerland by Michael Chabon; A very nice novel for young readers from the always reliable Chabon. It a tale of baseball, myths and America where a boy […]
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