This week for my scheduled blog post, I was planning to post the final review in my Better Late than Never blog series. However, with the passing of comic book legend Stan Lee yesterday, at the age of 95, I felt it was more appropriate to spend some time reflecting
For whatever reason, I’ve never really enjoyed westerns as a film genre. I’m not quite sure why. Especially since some of my favorite films and TV shows have been influenced by westerns, some more overtly — like “Firefly” — and some more subtly — like the Star Wars original trilogy.
Roger Thornhill is an impeccably dressed but seemingly ordinary advertising executive in late 1950s New York. His life isn’t particularly exciting or adventurous…until he is unexpectedly kidnapped by two very suspicious-looking henchmen in a hotel. They think he’s someone (apparently significant) named “George Kaplan.” He swears he isn’t, but that
Few film scores are as immediately recognizable — and as immediately terrifying — as John Williams’ theme for “Jaws.” Instantly iconic, the slowly building duh-dum, duh-dum, duh-dum increases in speed and intensity; even before you spot the infamous shark, you know it’s on its way. Although I’m a big fan
I love movies — that’s something that pretty much everyone who knows me knows. But I actually didn’t get really serious about film until college. I’ve seen plenty of movies that were released post-2010, but there’s a number of classic films I haven’t seen yet. In 2014, I actually sat
As a kid, Kim Steadman remembers watching reruns of Star Trek and being utterly fascinated by the vast universe beyond our own planet. What secrets were hidden in the stars beyond what she could see by looking up into the night sky? What “strange new worlds” were out there, waiting
There’s a luminous quality to Robert Hendrickson’s artwork that makes the characters leap off the page. His pieces feature a delicate interplay between light and shadow, with such a precise attention to detail that you feel as though you could step right through the page and into the scene he’s
Beauty and the Beast. The Lion King. Aladdin. Mulan. These iconic animated films are part of the story of the famous “Disney Renaissance,” which propelled the studio back to commercial success and critical acclaim in the ’80s and ’90s. Tom Bancroft played a role in that story too — the
He may not be the “Chosen One,” use Force powers, or wield a lightsaber, but Timothy Zahn is most definitely still a Star Wars legend. Back in the early ’90s, the author played a key role in the establishment of the Star Wars series of novels called the “Expanded Universe”
It’s hard to believe that it’s already the final day of Dragon Con — it seems like we were just getting started! Walking out of the con today for the last time and catching the train was a bittersweet experience for me. I had so much fun at the con this
Yesterday at Dragon Con, there was a moment where I realized I didn’t know where I was going, what I was doing, or even which of the conference hotels I was in — but I was still having a blast. One of the main lessons I’ve learned about Dragon Con is
Another awesome day at Dragon Con! It’s amazing how fast the time flies by when you’re at a con, and before you know it, it’s already the end of the day. The ESO Network’s Mary Ogle and I kicked off the day by recording some interviews. I’m so thankful for this
