Sulphur, LA If you’ve ever enjoyed watching films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Rocketeer, Star Wars, or almost any of the current crop of superhero films, you owe a little debt of gratitude to the classic serials of the early twentieth century. Almost every aspect of modern action and adventure films hasContinue reading “Calcasieu Serialfest Chapter 5!”
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DC Impresses At SDCC
Positive Positive is a word that hasn’t been used very much when talking about the DCEU. With Justice League failing to attract large audiences last year (despite actually being a decent film) and BvS and Suicide Squad underwhelming critics, DC’s lone shining star in recent years at the movies was Wonder Woman. But news outContinue reading “DC Impresses At SDCC”
Throwback Thursday: Blade
The Daywalker Before Black Panther‘s rise as a significant film in Marvel and cinematic history for its success and cultural impact and before Deadpool was erroneously declared the first R-rated superhero film, 1998’s Blade gave us an African American lead based on a superhero and a strong R-rating (But even Blade wasn’t the first R-ratedContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Blade”
Adventure! Danger! Romance!
The Edge Of Your Seat! This Saturday, July 21st, at the Brimstone Museum in Sulphur, LA, the epic cliffhangers of the 1930’s and 40’s will make a grand return at Calcasieu Serialfest! I’ve personally attended this event all but one year and have enjoyed it every time. I’ve blogged about this event before, and allContinue reading “Adventure! Danger! Romance!”
Throwback Thursday: Lon Chaney, Jr.
“When The Wolfbane Blooms…” Today’s throwback is special. Why? Because today we celebrate one of my favorite actors of all time: Lon Chaney, Jr. Yes, I could have blogged about him in one of my Focus On features, but I decided that he needed to be highlighted today because on this day, July 12th, inContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Lon Chaney, Jr.”
Tunes: Vixen Is Back!
The late 1980’s Vixen first rose to fame in the late 80’s with their self-titled debut album that featured the hits Edge of a Broken Heart and Cryin. They followed up that album with Rev It Up. Despite a solid track list that included How Much Love and Love is a Killer, the album failedContinue reading “Tunes: Vixen Is Back!”
Outpost: Austin, TX
Weird City Keep Austin Weird. It’s a sentiment shared by plenty of people across the city of Austin and pretty much all over the state of Texas. Austin is definitely something of a strange bird when compared to the rest of the state that it calls home, but it somehow manages to be something toContinue reading “Outpost: Austin, TX”
Throwback Thursday: 3-2-1 Contact!
The Early 1980’s I’m old. I’m getting older. But one of the things that keeps me young is revisiting things that I loved as a child. PBS provided me with a lot of excellent programs that I fondly remember and I often look for episodes of these shows not only to reminisce, but to shareContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: 3-2-1 Contact!”
Absolutely Bonkers!
Feudal Japan I received a copy of Batman Ninja for my birthday. I didn’t know what to expect from the film, I just knew that the animation was visually amazing in the trailer. This isn’t the first time that Batman was given the anime treatment (That would be the short story collection, Batman: Gotham Knight,Continue reading “Absolutely Bonkers!”
Throwback Thursday: The Last Starfighter
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”
Ken's Alternate Universe! 