Recent Comments
The Large Associatio… on The Avengers Garath Untermin on Super Hero Party Clown Asif on Top 10 Unfilmed Fantasy S… David Ellis on The Best of Times Sandjuggler on The Quiller Memorandum MR JACK LANE on Truth (2015) Morgan R. Lewis on Top 10 Unfilmed Fantasy S… Barbra Barkus on Top 10 Unfilmed Fantasy S… Guilty Pleasure No.… on Raiders of the Living Dea… greg garner on Halloween 5: The Revenge of Mi… 
Brandon Tingley on Top 10 Unfilmed Fantasy S… jonsilver1947 on A Fish Called Wanda jonsilver1947 on The Front Page (1931) jonsilver1947 on M*A*S*H jonsilver1947 on Reservoir Dogs -
Lamb #1243
Tag Archives: Steven Spielberg
Favorite Films: Back to the Future
“Wait a minute, Doc. Ah… Are you telling me that you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” Great movies, and great stories in general, come about in many different ways. But with great science fiction, there is one … Continue reading
News Bites: Timecop and Tai Chi
It’s another Friday morning, and that means another edition of the News Bites. Last week was a bit on the light side. This week, not so much. There’s a bit of Pixar, some Marvel Comics movie news, news of TV … Continue reading
Posted in News Commentary
Tagged Avengers, Avengers 2, Brian Singer, Christopher Nolan, Dark Horse Comics, Día de los Muertos, Disney, entertainment, Evan Peters, Halo, James Bond, James Bond 24, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keanu Reeves, Lee Unkrich, Man of Tai Chi, Marc Shmuger, movie news, movies, news, Oldboy, Passengers, Pixar, Reese Witherspoon, Saoirse Ronan, Spike Lee, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode VII, Steven Spielberg, Timecop, Tom McNulty, Toy Story, Toy Story of Terror, Warehouse 13, Wild Bunch, Will Smith, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past
14 Comments
The Adventures of Tintin
I ought to be more familiar with Tintin than I am. My local public library’s children’s section had hardbound volumes of all or most of the comics in the series as I was growing up. I could have gone through … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged 2010s, 5 Stars, Adventures of Tintin, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Jamie Bell, movies, Nick Frost, Peter Jackson, reviews, Simon Pegg, Steven Spielberg, Tintin
14 Comments
News Bites: J.J., J. Michael and J. Malko
Friday morning has rolled around once again, and if I had thought that previous weeks were indicating an increase in the amount of press releases coming out of Hollywood, this week’s the mother lode. Even with the usual caveat that … Continue reading
Posted in News Commentary
Tagged 24, Adventures of Tintin 2, Alan Cumming, Andy Wachowski, Ang Lee, Ansel Elgort, Antoine Fuqua, Apple, Channing Tatum, Christopher Nolan, Clerks, Clerks III, Colin Trevorrow, Crossbones, Dave Bautista, Divergent, Dumb and Dumber, Dumb and Dumber To, Emma Stone, entertainment, Eric Wareheim, Firefly, Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider 3, Gods and Kings, Good Times, Grudge Match, Guardians of the Galaxy, Human, Interstellar, iTunes, J. Michael Stracyznski, J.J. Abrams, Jai Courtney, Jash, Jeff Daniels, Jim Carrey, John Malkovich, Jonathan Nolan, Joss Whedon, Jupiter Ascending, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park IV, Karl Urban, Kevin Smith, Kristen Bell, Lana Wachowski, Lily Taylor, Maggie Q, Marvel Comics, Mötley Crüe, Michael Cera, Michael Ealy, Mila Kunis, movies, Neil Burger, news, Nicolas Cage, Nikki Sixx, Percy Daggs III, Peter Jackson, Reggie Watts, Rob Thomas, Robert De Niro, Sarah Silverman, Scott Rudin, Sean Bean, Serenity, Shadowman, Shailene Woodley, Steven Spielberg, Sylvester Stallone, Television, Tim Heidecker, Tintin, TV, Tyrant, Valiant Comics, Veronica Mars, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Zoe Kravitz
3 Comments
News Bites: Bonaparte and Birdman
Once again, Friday morning brings with it your weekly supply of News Bites. And this week, I’ve finally gotten around to creating a logo for the section, so it looks just a little less ramshackle. It seems that when it … Continue reading
Posted in News Commentary
Tagged Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, Anchorman: The Legend Continues, Birdman, Bryan Singer, Daily Show, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, entertainment, Geoff Tate, Halle Berry, Harrison Ford, James Bond, James Bond 24, Jon Stewart, Marvel Comics, Michael Keaton, movie news, movies, Naomi Watts, Napoleon Bonaparte, news, Queensrÿche, Rosewater, Sam Mendes, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, Television, TV, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Zach Galifianakis
6 Comments
News Bites: Remakes, Repeats, and Robopocalypse
It’s Friday morning, and though I took the last two Fridays off, that means it’s time once again for a weekly dose of news bites. Before I get into the news, I’d like to mention that I’m now on Letterboxd. … Continue reading
Posted in News Commentary
Tagged Carrie, Constantine, Dark Universe, entertainment, Guillermo del Toro, Jeff Nathanson, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park IV, Justice League, Justice League Dark, movie news, movies, news, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean 5, Rich Moore, Robopocalypse, Steven Spielberg, Wreck-It Ralph
18 Comments
Book Review: Robopocalypse, by Daniel H. Wilson
I first heard about Robopocalypse from an article in the Osage News about a year back, announcing it had been published, and discussing the involvement of the Osage in Daniel H. Wilson’s story. Being both an Osage and a science-fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged 5 Stars, Anne Hathaway, Ben Whishaw, books, Chris Hemsworth, Daniel H. Wilson, Drew Goddard, reviews, Robopocalypse, Steven Spielberg
15 Comments
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
According to Hollywood legend, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg made a wager, at Lucas’s instigation, around 1976. Both of them were working on science-fiction blockbuster movies involving aliens that were due to debut the following year. Lucas, facing interference and … Continue reading
Weekly Weblinks: Reboots, Remakes, and Recall
Bandwidth issues may be slowing me down, but they’re not stopping me from making my rounds. It’s Friday morning, so it’s time for our weekly assortment of blog posts and news links, complete with a shiny new graphic I spent … Continue reading
Posted in News Commentary
Tagged Aleksander Rouge, Alex Zamm, ALF, Avengers, Avengers 2, Batman, Batman and Robin, Baz Luhrmann, Ben Affleck, blogging, Bob Hoskins, Captain America, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dan Aykroyd, DC Comics, Frank Marshall, Great Gatsby, Gremlins, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jordan Kerner, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Killer Joe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Little Rascals, Marvel Comics, movies, Our Gang, Paul Fusco, Ruby Sparks, Sneakers, Sneakers 2, Snow White and the Huntsman, Steven Spielberg, Total Recall, Who Framed Roger Rabbit
15 Comments
Morgan on Media 
News Bites: Weinstein and Warner
Good morning, one and all. Yesterday was Independence Day in the U.S., so I hope all my fellow Americans had a good time. As might be expected, the holiday meant that there were fewer press releases this week than there … Continue reading →