Greetings, Starfighter….. Way back in July of 1984, a science fiction yarn loaded with a newfangled form of special effects known as CGI (computer generated imagery) was released. That film, The Last Starfighter, nearly doubled its production cost of around $15 million dollars in ticket sales, but to this day it gets very little respectContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: The Last Starfighter”
Monthly Archives: June 2018
“It’s Risky, But It’s Worth A Try”
In that galaxy far, far away… Apparently Solo: A Star Wars Story is a major flop for Disney. From what I’ve read, the film needs to make around $500 million just to break even and as of this writing, it’s crawling just beyond $350 million and things aren’t looking too good for the film. TheContinue reading ““It’s Risky, But It’s Worth A Try””
Throwback Thursday: Cat-Women Of The Moon!
1953 This week I’m taking the Wayback Machine to the 1950’s, a great time for film thanks to the release of such great classics like The Ten Commandments (1956), The Wild One (1953), and Some Like It Hot (1959). It was also an exceptionally wonderful time for science fiction. Classics like Invasion of The BodyContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Cat-Women Of The Moon!”
Hurricane Pro: The Crowning
Beaumont, TX On Saturday, June 16th, I took my son and daughter to the best professional wrestling event that I’ve been to in a very long time. Hurricane Pro’s The Crowning, which took place at the Beaumont Civic Center, was simply awesome. There’s no other way to describe the event. We purchased VIP tickets thatContinue reading “Hurricane Pro: The Crowning”
Throwback Thursday: Jurassic Park
Isla Nublar Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park got the Steven Spielberg treatment with 1993’s film of the same name. The movie blazed new trails in practical and CGI effects. In fact, the CGI in that film is still considered by some as some of the best CGI in cinematic history. John Williams handled the musical dutiesContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Jurassic Park”
“None Of This Is Real…..”
“It’s Just A Game” Daniel Emery Taylor (The Return of Swamp Thing) took on the duties of writing, producing, directing, and, yep, even acting in Debtor Entertainment’s It’s Just A Game. The film’s teaser trailer was recently released (on Friday the 13th of April) and being a fan of independent film, I have to admitContinue reading ““None Of This Is Real…..””
Throwback Thursday: Space Rangers
Space Rangers was a short-lived science fiction series that debuted in January of 1993 on CBS. Only six episodes of the series aired and it was quickly removed from CBS’ schedule. Despite being created by Pen Densham (best known for his production work on The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone revivals) and boasting aContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Space Rangers”
Focus On: Michael Keaton
The Ghost With The Most In this Focus On segment, I visit the wonderfully insane talent that is Michael Keaton. If you grew up in the 1980’s like me, you are well aware of the comedic excellence of Michael Keaton. You are already familiar with his string of popular comedies such as Night Shift, JohnnyContinue reading “Focus On: Michael Keaton”
Ken's Alternate Universe! 