News Around the Net
OK, so this is about the craziest thing I’ve ever heard of — Star Wars fans worldwide are uniting on a project to re-make the original film (A New Hope), 15 seconds at a time. Fans can claim individual 15 second moments of the film, recreate them in whatever for they des
EZ Viewing IV: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Run, Lola, Run
The fourth film that we showed at this year’s EZ Viewing movie-marathon was Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and we wrapped up the evening with Lola Rennt (Run, Lola, Run). Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home — We screened Star Trek II two years ago at EZ Viewing II (the year I h
EZ Viewing IV: A Mighty Wind
The third film we screened at EZ Viewing IV was A Mighty Wind. A Mighty Wind is another fine film that I have a distinct memory of seeing for the first time (when I caught a sneak peek here in Boston) – although I have seen it many, many times subsequently!! Businessman Jonathan Ste
EZ Viewing IV: Star Wars & Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
The first two films shown at EZ Viewing IV (my annual movie marathon) were: Star Wars: A New Hope — The Adywan Fan-Edit and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. What is the Adywan Fan-Edit of Star Wars? It is, bar none, the very best version of the first Star Wars film (I ref
EZ Viewing IV
This past weekend my wife Steph and I hosted our fourth annual EZ Viewing movie marathon! (Click here for more info on last year’s EZ Viewing III.) This year’s selection was: Star Wars: A New Hope — The Adywan Fan-Edit Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels A Mighty
Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Never-Ending Sacrifice
My faith in the continuing DS9 saga is restored! Last week I week I wrote about my disappointment with how the spectacular DS9 novel series has sort-of petered out over the past few years, but after reading the other DS9 novel published this year, Una McCormack’s spectacular The
More Great Comic Books!
Last week I wrote about some of the great comics I’ve read lately. That list was just scratching the surface! Here’s some more fantastic stuff that I’ve been enjoying recently: Hellboy: The Wild Hunt and BPRD: 1947 – The Hellboy saga continues in these two
Josh Reviews Where The Wild Things Are!
I’ve been reading about Spike Jonze’s adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s deservedly beloved children’s book Where The Wild Things Are for a long time — years, now — and I am so thrilled to be able to report that the finished film which has finally been
The Deep Space Nine Saga Continues…
Deep Space Nine remains, by an order of magnitude, my favorite of the Star Trek series. Not surprisingly, then, it was the terrific DS9 relaunch of novels set after the series finale (which I wrote about in depth here) that rekindled my interest in (and love for) Pocket Books’
Great Comic Books!
I’ve written a few pieces, recently, about some of the great comic books that I’ve been reading lately. (Click here for my thoughts on 100 Bullets, and here for my reviews of three recent graphic novels adapted from the short stories of Alan Moore.) What else have I be