Archives for “The Avengers”

We are right on the cusp of something exciting – yes, it’s nearly the summer movie season. We’re already being pummeled with trailers for the Tom Cruise movie Oblivion, and if I were someone who watched the MTV Movie Awards, I might have seen an Iron Man 3 trailer, too. So what’s coming out in [...]


I tend to remember my dreams. My mom swears that she almost never does, and I know if I don’t consciously think about how I spent the night, by that afternoon I have a hard time remembering my five hours as a lumberjack, followed by an hour or two of driving a cruise ship through [...]


There are certain artists who shine through.  No matter what they’re doing, there’s that certain something that  makes them recognizable to others who know them well. For instance, Stephen King wrote several books as Richard Bachman.  A lot of readers read the Bachman books and saw Steve shining through. I’ve read both Nora Roberts and [...]


I’m still basking in the glow of the awesomeness that is The Avengers, so what else would I want to talk about but more movies? I love the summer movie season – the sitting in lines on beach towels and playing UNO to pass the time, the packed theaters, the smell of popcorn and Skittles. [...]


You knew this was coming; the Oscars are finished, the awards for serious-minded movies with lofty themes all given out. And now, it’s SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER TIME. This is my favorite time of the year. I love the big, loud, brash, fun, take-me-away-from-it-all-to-the-zombie-apocalypse movies. If somebody can combine an adventure with some witty dialogue, some thrills [...]