September 28, 2010
So with the possible end of the MGM financial issue in sight, we can expect the Hobbit to get cracking. Heck, even Gandalf has said to expect filming in the New Year. That is, until the labour troubles. Yes, the Read more…
September 10, 2010
I have to admit to a certain amount of affection for Marvel’s Doctor Strange. I kind of dug, in a totally pre-teen way, the Doctor Strange television movie from way back when dinosaurs walked the Earth. Now, there is talk Read more…
The movie’s working title says it all: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola, who directed the Nazi zombie tale Dead Snow, is bringing us Hansel and Gretel on film, 15 years after the gingerbread house “incident†and Read more…
September 9, 2010
There are those who are going to need a new pair of pants upon learning that Ron Howard is involved in a project to bring Stephen King’s Dark Tower series to the screen—both big and small. The plan is to Read more…
September 3, 2010
Highlander is just not a movie that stands up. I loved this movie when I was in high school, and it became the font of all quotes in university, but even during the latter, I could see its failings. It Read more…
September 1, 2010
Things are quiet, and I apologize for that. I’m working hard on Sword Noir, a game I’m designing subtitled “A Role-Playing Game of Hard-boiled Sword & Sorcery.†Don’t worry, I’ll let you know when it’s out. I feel bad about letting Sword’s Read more…
August 22, 2010
So, very sick family ensured that I would miss SurvivorCon. I can’t tell you how saddened I am about that, especially since it sounded like such awesome fun. Honestly, I was kind of depressed all weekend long, thinking about the Read more…
July 20, 2010
I have to admit that I don’t mind the look of Jason Momoa as Conan. I have no opinion on his acting skills, or any other criteria for taking on the lead role in the upcoming Conan movie. Now pics Read more…
June 28, 2010
The word on the street is that Peter Jackson may end up directing the Hobbit. I have to admit I am ambivalent. I think Mr. Jackson’s achievements with the Lord of the Rings cannot be praised highly enough, though I Read more…
June 5, 2010
Realms of Fantasy has been having a hard time. Basically dying, then being resurrected, it is now on life support. I feel bad about that. I honestly do. Any loss of a short fiction market is a blow to all Read more…