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Category Archives: Fandom
“I get why you shot him.” “Well, everyone tries at least once.” — Thoughts on NO TIME TO DIE
(NOTE: As this review heavily references ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE, I have revised and reposted my long essay about that film as well.) After a series of production false-starts, headaches, and then a global pandemic, No Time To Die, the … Continue reading
“Thy dawn, O master of the world, thy dawn….”
A repost, with some revisions and additions throughout, to accompany my review of NO TIME TO DIE, which is coming tomorrow. I wrote this more than ten years ago, and if anything, my esteem for ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE … Continue reading
“So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it’s gratifying to have something you have done linger in people’s memories.” — John Williams
John Williams was born ninety years ago today. I’ve written many times in the years I’ve been blogging about John Williams’s influence on my creative world. He has been a central figure in the cinematic stories that shaped my life … Continue reading
“I know what you’re thinking, and you’re right”: A MAGNUM geek visits Paradise
Longtime readers may remember that I was a big fan of the show Magnum PI back in the day. That is, the original show, the one that ran in the 1980s, and not the new reboot show that is running, well, now. … Continue reading
Posted in Fandom, On Travels and Adventures, Photographic Documentation
Tagged "Hawaii 2021", Geek Stuff, Photo Posts, Traveler's Tales
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Licence to Rank: The Official and Correct Ranking of the James Bond Movies, part 4
So here we go: the first half of my person Top Ten James Bond movies! Let’s refresh our rankings to this point: Part One: 26. LIVE AND LET DIE 25. DIE ANOTHER DAY 24. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 23. GOLDFINGER 22. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER … Continue reading
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Tagged Geek Stuff, James Bond, Movies
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A View to a Ranking: The Official and Correct Ranking of the James Bond Movies, part 3
With this entry, we move from my bottom half of the Bond rankings into the top half. It’s worth remembering that this is all relative: there’s only one movie, Live and Let Die, that I find basically unwatchable. Every one of … Continue reading
Posted in Fandom, On Movies
Tagged Geek Stuff, James Bond, Movies
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Rank Another Day: The Official and Correct Ranking of the James Bond Movies, part 1
Starting my ranking of all the James Bond movies (here’s the introduction to this exercise), starting at the bottom and working our way up to my favorite Bond movie of all time! Without ado, here we go: 26: LIVE AND … Continue reading
You Only Get Ranked Once: The Official and Correct Ranking of the James Bond Movies, introduction
It’s only natural that with the arrival of a new James Bond movie, the eternal cottage industry of ranking all of the movies up to that point revs up production again. I’ve seen a whole lot of these articles popping … Continue reading
My first Con is in the books!
So last weekend was Nickel City Con, which is Western New York’s biggest annual pop culture-related gathering. This particular con only started a few years ago, and there have been hiccups along the way (this year saw an unfortunate rash … Continue reading
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Tagged conventions, groot, Nickel City Con, overalls
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Live and Let Rank: The Official and Correct Ranking of the James Bond Movies, part 2
Continuing my Official And Correct Ranking of the James Bond films! This time we will go from Number 20 to Number 16. Our first entry contained the one Bond film I outright dislike, followed by several that just don’t do … Continue reading →