It ain’t being green says Kermit and nor is it easy or cheap to be one of the major cultural touchstones of the American landscape. Not only is there angst-ridden emotional toll – though Superman has never seemed as psychologically tormented as Batman or Spiderman (and yes I know I Continue Reading
Now this is music #11: 5 awesome songs – Kill Paris, Cape Lion, Janelle Monáe, Ralph Myerz, Goldroom
I am not a man of half measures. If I decide to take something on, it must be done as fully and completely as possible, or I don’t see the point in bothering at all. While this gung ho, take-no-prisoners does get lots done, it can also mean I Continue Reading
Comic-Con movie trailer-and-poster-palooza: Riddick, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Elysium, X-Men Days of Future Past, Zero Theorem
Comic-con, which has just wrapped in San Diego (18 – 21 July), is greatly loved by Hollywood. Amid some soul-searching that the annual pop culture extravaganza has sold its soul to commercial interests, lots of Hollywood studios were on hand to show their upcoming movie fares including of course Continue Reading
Speed-ing towards the movies Gravity and 47 Ronin
Let me say upfront that I make no apologies whatsoever for the Speed reference in the headline. It is after all, the movie that first drew Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves together – the less said about Speed 2 the better thank you – and one of my favourite Continue Reading
Falling Skies: Review of “Strange Brew” (S3, E8)
Today, paraphrasing the narrative of Jesus’ birth like nobody’s business, I bring you tidings of great joy. For unto us today is born, or rather re-born, Falling Skies‘ storytelling mojo! Granted they did use a well worn narrative trope to regain their joie de vivre – the hero trapped Continue Reading
Movie review: “The Heat”
Paul Feig, director of The Heat, 2011’s Bridesmaids, and cult TV show Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000) is a man propelled by a laudable mission – to increase the representation of strong, funny women in Hollywood films. But it’s not just some warm and fuzzy notion of joining the pop Continue Reading
Comic-Con TV trailer-palooza: Arrow, Doctor Who, True Blood, Family Guy, Husbands + more
As always, Comic-con, which has just wrapped in San Diego (18 – 21 July), provided an embarrassment of pop culture riches for everyone who was there, and thanks to almost instant transmission via social media, even to those of us who couldn’t make it. There were panels galore, the usual Continue Reading
Who’s got the nod? Dissecting the nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards
Bring me sackcloth and ashes! * Let there be wailing and gnashing of teeth! ** And may you successfully duck as fingers point every which way while cries of “J’accuse” echo all around. Yes another awards show has announced to the world who its favoured children are, in this Continue Reading
The twisted strands of HELIX: new show debuts on syfy in 2014
SNAPSHOT When a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, they quickly find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that holds the key to mankind’s salvation or total annihilation. (source: beyondhollywood.com) Continue Reading
What are you risking it for? The Walking Dead to get “crazier” in season 4
It if wasn’t clear already, what with homicidal Messiah-complex leaders like The Governor (David Morrissey), packs of amoral flesh-craving walkers, and destructive internal power plays, the world of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead is a dangerous place to be. And if this trailer, released at Comic-Con on July 19 Continue Reading