Posted on May 25th, 2008 by Steve
This Memorial Day (tomorrow night) on A&E channel, Ridley and Tony Scott’s version of Michael Chrichton’s seminal techno-thriller, The Andromeda Strain is premiering. I will see it and report back (there will probably be spoilers). Before I do, I want to deal with the reviews that are coming out and some big picture issues about […]
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Posted on January 31st, 2008 by Steve
If you like movies, and who doesn’t, and if you get Turner Classic Movies, you should check in this February as they are having their annual celebration of the Academy Awards, “31 Days of Oscar.”
I’m not a big fan of The Academy Awards anymore. Instead of rewarding excellence, it’s become a horse race, and I’ll […]
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Posted on January 28th, 2008 by Steve
From the LA Times.com
Pediatricians say new TV show perpetuates autism myth - Los Angeles Times:
ABC’s new drama, “Eli Stone,” debuts on Thursday. It features British actor Jonny Lee Miller as a prophet-like lawyer who in the opening episode argues in court that a flu vaccine made a child autistic. When it is revealed in court […]
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Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Steve
Last night I caught the History of Anime special on STARZ. Meh.
While their interpretation of the timeline was fairly decent (they put anime in the context of manga, the influence of Osamu Tezuka [he didn’t pronounce the “u”, so it would be Tez-ka; they all got it wrong], and anime’s influence on modern action films), […]
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Posted on January 4th, 2008 by Steve
Anyone that knows me knows that I love horror movies. I especially love zombie films, so if you know of a good one I haven’t seen, let me know.
That said, I am not generally a fan of movies or shows where the bad guy or a guy with an evil persona, or who does bad […]
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Posted on December 10th, 2007 by Steve
I am following a terrific Superman blog called Supe Kitchen. The author keeps it real for me by writing about the big picture. I really like her thoughts on Smallville, and if you are a Superman fan, you should check it out.
Technorati Tags: comics, krypton, smallville, Superman
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Posted on August 12th, 2007 by Steve
Well, it happened. DirecTV has gone out and there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it until a tech can come out on Thursday and look at the system. All of my satellite receivers are searching for a signal. I think it's a) the heat or 2) the dish somehow got knocked […]
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Posted on September 21st, 2006 by Steve
Seven years later, looking at a moonless sky from the coast of New Mexico…
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