It's no big secret that for the past couple of years I've been researching and developing a novel about William Shakespeare, an alternate history style political thriller set in Elizabethan England with a young William as a spy, a sort of a cross between a prototype Bond and Bourne ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago I felt in the mood to watch a Bond movie, no specific reason, just wanted to watch a good fun spy movie, so plucked the 2009 version of Casino Royale off the DVD shelf (OK, one of the DVD bookcases!) and sat back to enjoy Daniel Craig's debut as 007 ( Read more... )

Thanks to my good friend, Rick Klaw, I've been lucky enough to attend quite a few advance press-screenings for various movies over the last 12 months. when appropriate I have even penned a few reviews for the great folks over at RevolutionSF.com.

As much as a reminder to myself, here's a run-down and links to my various reviews from 2010.

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OK, this isn't much - but it gave me the geek-shivers when I first saw it...

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 Over on his blog, the always entertaining and informative Mark Evanier posted a link to a list of the  All Time Box office top grossing movies, when adjusted for inflation. It was interesting, although not unexpected,  that when you even the $ value out that Gone With The Wind tops the list instead of Titanic.

What caught my eye was the number of ( Read more... )

WATCHMEN is simply the most read graphic novel in my library. I read the original issues when they were first published (although I subsequently sold them), the early trade paperback I have has been read so many times it is close to falling apart. I must have reread it at least once every couple of years since it debuted in 1986. I love the ( Read more... )

Neil Gaiman's Coraline is one of my favorite books, both in prose and graphic novel formats, but I must admit I was undecided if I wanted to go and see the upcoming movie adaptationI wouldn't go as far as to call Neil a friend, but he is certainly an acquaintance, and on and off over the years has been generous enough to assist with a couple of my ( Read more... )

This is just plain wrong and silly - yet is strangely compelling...

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From a conversation earlier in the week....

If you were introducing someone to the James Bond franchise for the first time and could only pick one movie to represent each different actor - which movies would you pick?

My response ...

Sean Connery - From Russia With Love
George Lazenby - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (OK, a no-brainer - but I'd ( Read more... )

A friend of mine from work went to see The Dark Knight over the weekend with his wife, who just happens to be a clinical psychologist. I was very interested to hear her take on the movie and its psychological underpinnings.

This morning she sent me these links.

Psychology literature references during "The Dark Knight"

• The Prisoner's Dilemma
• The ( Read more... )