2012 Theater Roundup

I forgot to post my list of movies I saw in the theater in 2012. So here it is a little late. My memory is bad so my review might be the same opinion I had at the moment, in fact some of these I have already watched a second time. I discuss many of […]

A Dozen Films Reviewed (quickly)

I used to do a short review of all the films I would go see, but somewhere along the way I stopped doing that, and then stopped blogging almost all together. So, I realized they were probably related, my movie review posts would typically lead to my other posts. So I’m bringing it back – […]

Ralph McQuarrie was a true visionary

Ralph McQuarrie, artist, born June 13, 1929; died March 3. 2012 Ralph McQuarrie was born in Gary, Indiana and survived a bullet to the head in the Korean War, either of which could have prevented him from becoming the most influential concept artist of modern science fiction. He brought to life the original Star Wars […]

Destino – Dali and Disney

I cant’s think of two more imaginative artists than Salvador Dali and Walt Disney.

My 2011 Theater Report

Well it’s that time again, where I look back and see how many times I got to sit in the dark with strangers and take the full theater experience of cinema. Turns out the magic number for 2011 was 36, which is 3 more times than in 2010, which is surprising because I feel like […]

Pop Culture Sweaters

My lil gaming buddy

Ella likes to spend time in my office and so I decided to buy a PS3 game we could play together. I wanted to find a game we would both enjoy, but be easy enough for her to play. What better than Lego Star Wars? It has been great – we both love Star Wars […]

The wolfpack is back

The Dude Abides

Professing my lifelong love for: Movies

If you know me at all, you already know I am a cinephile. I simply love movies – I always have and likely always will. I go to around 40 movies a year in the theater, and I watch 2-4 additional movies at home each week. I have like all the movie channels and Netflix. […]