Distant Movie Cousins

Ever watched one movie and thought of a completely different one, just because a little tiny bit of a character in one movie was like a character in the other? I have, so let’s look at fiction’s distant cousins. James Bond and Maxwell Smart They’re both spies at work for the government. Only one has [...]

Sci-Fi: Psychological or Action?

Remember that scene from Toy Story, when the kid got Buzz Lightyear (of Star Command) and started to ignore his old pal, Woody, the cowboy? Well western movies are somewhat a thing of the past – not like you see many Rio Bravos or High Noons these days. What you do see, more often than [...]

The Creatures Hollywood Ate

p {text-align:justify}    Yesterday I ran over this article called “The Creatures That Ate Hollywood”. It was a nice little walk down memory lane (not that much for me, but for Hollywood itself). Had everything from Moby Dick to Aliens vs. Predator. Though it wasn’t just Hollywood, it had some Japanese too, well sure, Godzilla [...]