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Tag Archives: Movies
A to Z: Q
The obvious choice here is to talk about Q, but I couldn’t decide which one. This Q? Or this one? Luckily, this is my personal blog, where the only rules that apply are the ones that I choose for myself, … Continue reading
A to Z: Old People of Wisdom
Gandalf. Loren Silvercloak. Mrs. Potts. Obi Wan Kenobi. Boothby the gardener. Sarek. T’Lar. Dumbledore and McGonagall. The Oracle. Jor-El. Maester Aemon. Mrs. Landingham. And, of course, Merlin. What do all these folks have in common? They are Old People of … Continue reading
A to Z: North!
Direction is always important…and in a lot of fantasy, specific directions carry with them specific connotations. Such as North. North is often portrayed as cold and desolate and lonely. Just about every fantasy that I know is set in the … Continue reading
A to Z: James, Jerry, and John
The other day SamuraiFrog paid tribute to John Williams, which gave me the inspiration for this post. I grew up listening to film music, and at that time, my three favorite composers were John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, and James Horner. … Continue reading
A to Z: Horses
If there’s an animal more suited to heroism and derring-do than the horse, I don’t know what it is. Horses abound in fantasy and in science fiction. If you want a big heroic moment, you can do it without having … Continue reading
A to Z: Florin
Stories have to take place somewhere, don’t they? In the best of tales, the someplace is almost as important as what goes on there. Heck, there are times like The Lord of the Rings when the setting is, or seems, … Continue reading
A to Z: Clint Howard
OK, we’re going with an actor here rather than a character or thing, but let’s be real here: Ron Howard’s younger brother Clint is, in addition to being one of the hardest working character actors anywhere, an absolute fixture in … Continue reading
Page One: A Princess of Mars
Here’s Page One of one of my copies of A Princess of Mars. This copy is part of something called the “Library of Wonder”. I bought it off the Bargain Books table at Barnes&Noble. Even though I already owned a … Continue reading
Space Battleship Yamato
It seems that, aside from the occasional Star Trek movie, we just don’t do big-screen space opera much in this country anymore. That’s a shame…but at least there’s Japan, who was nice enough to come up with Space Battleship Yamato … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Mr. Shatner!
William Shatner’s birthday is today. How old is he? Who cares? Here’s one of my favorite scenes from all Star Trek, from the much-maligned Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Trek V is what I consider to be a ‘noble … Continue reading