Category Archives: movies

Happy 30th Anniversary, Blue Thunder!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

“This ship is equipped with a forward-mounted, twenty-millimeter electric cannon. Its six barrels are capable of firing four thousand rounds of ammunition per minute. And that, gentlemen, is one hell of a shit-storm in anybody’s language!” Frank Murphy, helicopter pilot for … Continue reading →

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Packaging prose with Blu-rays?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Today, I stopped at my local Target store to grab some lunch. Their deli section has some decent salads, sandwiches, and other selections, and I’ve acquired a taste for this buffalo chicken wrap thing they make every day. Don’t worry: … Continue reading →

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TONIGHT! “The Best of Both Worlds” on the Big Screen!

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

C’mon, Trekkies! Raise your hands if you’re doing this tonight: Fathom Events: Star Trek: The Next Generation – “The Best of Both Worlds” From the Fathom website: Special Fathom Features: “The Best of Both Worlds” – the two-part storyline comprising … Continue reading →

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Happy 45th Anniversary, 2001: A Space Odyssey!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

“Eighteen months ago, the first evidence of intelligent life off the Earth was discovered. It was buried forty feet below the lunar surface, near the crater Tycho. Except for a single, very powerful radio emission aimed at Jupiter, the four … Continue reading →

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Ask Dayton #68 on the G&T Show: “Getting our Bond on.”

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Another Sunday, another episode of the Sunday G&T Show, hosted by friends Nick Minecci and Terry Lynn Shull, with Marvelous Mike Medeiros holding the whole thing together with shock cords and sheer force of will! Despite some technical oddities early on, the gang rallied yet again … Continue reading →

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Talkin’ 80s SF movies over at Forgotten Flix!

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

Whaaaaaaaat? A while back, I wrote a blog piece for my friends over at Forgotten Flix which was to be part of a series of retrospectives on different sorts of movies from the 1980s. I was asked to yammer a … Continue reading →

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Happy 45th Anniversary, Planet of the Apes!

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

“Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil’s pawn. Alone among God’s primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother’s land. Let him not breed in great numbers, … Continue reading →

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ReWard: “For your holiday viewing pleasure.”

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

With Christmas but a week away, I’m reminded that I’m already behind on my holiday movie re-watching. Curse you, novel deadline! That said, I’ve got some vacation time coming and so I hope to make good on annual film traditions. … Continue reading →

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Happy 20th Anniversary, A Few Good Men!

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

“Why does a lieutenant junior grade with nine months’ experience and a track record for plea bargaining get assigned to a murder case? Would it be so it never sees the inside of a courtroom?“ Before The West Wing and … Continue reading →

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Happy 30th Anniversary, First Blood!

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

“You don’t seem to want to accept the fact you’re dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare; with a man who’s the best…with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who’s been trained to ignore pain…ignore weather; to … Continue reading →

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