The Oscars™ fascinate me. I’ve been watching the telecasts (sometimes, hate-watching it) for many, many years. What can I say? I love seeing millionaires congratulate one another. If you’re a cinephile like me, you’re probably frustrated like me, since The Academy™ seems to get it wrong most of the time. Sometimes it seems it’s a popularity contest, not an artistic achievement accolade.
I still … Continue reading
Welcome, blog hoppers, to the 2013 New Year’s Blog Hop, brought to you by Indie Writers Unite. The hop runs January 11-14. All you have to do to win is TWEET (see how to do it HERE).
Here are the four grand prizes (to see the other prizes, click HERE):
PRIZE 1
8.9″ KINDLE … Continue reading
Wonder Wife and I were curious about all the “Downton Abbey” talk, and we decided to give it a try. Why, oh, why did we do that? The series is seriously addictive. Have you ever finished an episode of a series and said to yourself or to someone watching with you, “I need to see the next one. Now!”?
Let the Portlandia folks explain:
Here are some fascinating, time-wasting, water-cooler-ready series, in case you missed … Continue reading
As a fan of action movies, fantasy and role-playing games, I pay a lot of attention to adventurers and their weapons. Some prefer the catharsis of bashing a villain with a mace, and others pin for an old-fashioned sword fight. Bows remain my preference.
I’ve even tried to take archery lessons, but life (read: laziness) got … Continue reading
One of these trailers is for a failed pilot episode; the other two are fake.
First: Thundercats
Second: Aquaman (failed pilot)
Third: Tetris
Would you watch any of these movies? They don’t look more ludicrous than the Battleship trailer :-) Do you have a favorite cartoon, game, hero, or book that you’d like to be mande into a movie?
Get ready for a double dose of romance! Today, I’m over at Myndi’s blog talking about my favorite Romantic Comedy movie. I also share a formula for most movies of the genre.
I am a fan of Romantic Comedies, but even I can’t deny there’s a blueprint for making them.
If you enjoy those movies, here’s a bonus game! Close your eyes and pick one item from each column (the stars, the “fun” … Continue reading
After seeing “The Avengers,” I was satisfied and impressed. However, I thought it could have been even… bigger. Maybe they were saving a true epic story for part two, like so many other adventure movies. I loved the action scenes, and they reminded me of an unheralded epic movie.
Have you ever heard of “Endhiran” (“Robot”)? It’s the most expensive Indian movie ever made, and the most popular in terms of box … Continue reading
Some blog posts are alive and well. They live in the sunny internet, being read and commented on, and sometimes even admired. However, some of their brethren are marginalized, hidden, and, sometimes (gasp!), even deleted.
Not all blog posts see the light of the day. After a thoroughly unscientific research, I came to realize these forgotten posts are split into five groups:
TV executives, like gold prospector, sift through the silt and water for years to find the precious, shiny nuggets. Only the TV execs throw the gold away from time to time. Here’s a list of five of my TV favs that suffered a sudden, inexplicable death.
Pushing Daisies
One of the most creative series on TV. It was quirky and imaginative, and even its visuals were unique—what I called goth-bubblegum-kitsch. It … Continue reading
Most writers agree that sharing our precious pages is worrisome. What if I made a mistake? Will readers “get” my writing? And, worst of all, what if they don’t like it? Putting yourself out there is always a source of great trepidation for us introverts. It keeps us awake at night.
Clearly, Jennifer L. Oliver, Jessica O’Neal, and Kristy James don’t care about … Continue reading
Karen Rought is The Midnight Novelist. She is also a copyeditor for Hypable, a blogging machine, and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. She tagged me with the fun Eleven Questions Game. First, the rules:
Finally I have been able to hack this blog! Hello, I’m Fabius Fabioric. My twin brother, Fabio, doesn’t talk much about me, I know. Sometimes I think he’s ashamed of my repeated attempts to take over the world, or of my genetic experiments, or something. Maybe he knows I’m the better twin (in our case, much better). Anyway, it’s been ages since he visited me, even though I have an open-door policy … Continue reading
Author of Young Adult novels, family man, gamer, “runner,” geek, kindle hugger, coffeeholic, SCBWIer, x-men hopeful, district 3 tribute, hufflepuff, daydreamer.
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