Posted on Monday, May 20, 2013 by Barry Huddleston
Some people wondered what Disney would do to Star Wars. On the one hand, I thought that it would add new life to the franchise. But on the other hand, I wondered if Chewie would dance ...
Somewhere down deep inside my inner geek cries a little.
Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013 by Barry Huddleston
I
just received an advance copy of “The Life After Death Project” which
will air on the Syfy channel May 15th. I plan to set aside my books for
the evening and watch this documentary by Paul Davids.
A mesmerizing CSI-caliber quest for proof of life after
death. Four New York Times best-selling authors, three top science
professors and three well-respected mediums make a leap into the
unknown, investigating astonishing evidence in the case of apparent
“After Death Communication” (ADC) from Sci-Fi luminary Forrest J
Ackerman. We journey from spiritualists to skeptics, and from chem labs
to ground-breaking computer software that may enable communication
between the living and the deceased.
Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 by Barry Huddleston
We've lost another legend. Ray Harryhausen has passed away at the age of 92. He was best known for his visual effects in movies like The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad , Jason and the Argonauts,One Million Years B.C., The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, and the mythological epic Clash of the Titans.
Willy and I will often pull out my Harryhausen DVD collection. Thanks Ray, for the memories!!!
Posted on Monday, May 06, 2013 by Barry Huddleston
Some things fit well on both "Attention Earthlings" and "Gnostalgia" --- this is one of them.
"The Resurrectionist The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black" expect my review soon...
Philadelphia, the late 1870s. A city of gas lamps, cobblestone streets,
and horse-drawn carriages—and home to the controversial surgeon Dr.
Spencer Black. The son of a grave robber, young Dr. Black studies at
Philadelphia’s esteemed Academy of Medicine, where he develops an
unconventional hypothesis: What if the world’s most celebrated
mythological beasts—mermaids, minotaurs, and satyrs—were in fact the
evolutionary ancestors of humankind?
The Resurrectionist offers
two extraordinary books in one. The first is a fictional biography of
Dr. Spencer Black, from a childhood spent exhuming corpses through his
medical training, his travels with carnivals, and the mysterious
disappearance at the end of his life. The second book is Black’s magnum
opus: The Codex Extinct Animalia, a Gray’s Anatomy for
mythological beasts—dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, Cerberus—all rendered in
meticulously detailed anatomical illustrations. You need only look at
these images to realize they are the work of a madman. The Resurrectionist tells his story.
Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 by Barry Huddleston
Eitan Gafni of "White Beach Productions" has contacted me with fantastic news. "Cannon Fodder", the first Zombie Film to come out of Israel, has won several awards: the "Best Foreign Film" Award at the Indie Film Festival "Bare Bones", and a special "Jury Prize" at Moscow's "Detective Fest".
I'll let you know more as ---Cannon Fodder--- spreads!
Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by Barry Huddleston
The new Wolverine poster is so popular that half of them have been stolen. Since the movie doesn't open until July 26th, Fox has decided to absorb the loss and print more posters.
I don't blame them, the poster is beautiful. While I haven't stolen a poster, I have begged a few from a video rental store.
Posted on Sunday, April 21, 2013 by Barry Huddleston
One of the spooky films of my childhood, I really liked the dream-like qualities of the film. Imagine my surprise to find that the movie is in color. When I was a kid, we only had a black and white TV.
The movie hits us with that common fear that we may not recognize or know our enemy. In that era, the enemy were the Reds --- today the enemy would be terrorists. Enjoy the trailer and the movie, I think that the film holds up pretty well for it's age.
Posted on Saturday, April 13, 2013 by Barry Huddleston
Check out my other blog at Gnostalgia (link) where I am hosting a giveaway of Elizabeth Watasin's Dark Victorian series. One winner will get a copy of Bones and another winner will get both Risen and Bones! While at Gnostalgia check out my review of Risen!
