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Category: Movie Suggestions
Conan the Barbarian Script Deep-Dive
Conan the Barbarian An interesting and detailed examination of John Milius and Oliver Stone’s masterpiece script that forever changed the historical action movie genre.
Night of the Comet
Excitement Builds as Comet Approaches Earth for First Time in About 50,000 Years I had to laugh reading this headline as it reminded me of a sci-fi/horror/comedy I grew up with way back in 1984 called Night of the Comet. It was goofy and corny AF but was actually one of the first post-apocalyptic “zombie”…
In Memoriam: Ray Nelson
SF WRITER RAY NELSON PASSES AWAY Ray Nelson, the Sci-Fi writer who penned the screenplay for John Carpenter’s 1988 cult-movie They Live has passed away at 91. Nelson regularly worked with Phillip K. Dick and Ray’s mother was said to be the inspiration for Priss in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Blade Runner)….
When Comedies Were Actually Funny #1
With the state of entertainment in the proverbial shitter, I decided to reach back in the yonder days of ole’ when Men were Men, Women were Women and “Comedies” were actually Funny! Today’s clip is from one of my favorite “Spoofball” comedy series of the early 80’s: Cannonball Run. With a star studded cast…
Foreign WWII Movie Trifecta
City of Life and Death takes place in 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Imperial Japanese Army has just captured the then-capital of the Republic of China, Nanjing. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a period of several weeks where over two-hundred thousand…
¿Quien es, Pete?
¿Quien es, Pete? As far as Old West History goes, no other person or story had a more profound impact on me as a writer than Billy the Kid. When I was fifteen years old, my parents took me on a three-week summer RV trip to New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. While in New…
Friday Foreign Movie Night
Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family. English Subtitles for the Gaelic parts. You can watch it for free HERE. *When using Free Online Streaming Sites Don’t forget to…
Movies on Guerilla Warfare
The Liberator This movie documents the life and exploits of Simon Bolivar, quite possibly, one of the most influential figures in the history of the South American continents struggle to be free of the Spanish Empire in the 19th Century. Although this movie is not so much about Guerilla Warfare per se, I…
The Midnight Sun
When I was growing up I read a lot of science fiction. Mostly authors like Isaac Asimov, Jules Verne, Ray Bradbury, etc. I was also a latch key kid which meant I watched a lot of T.V. and one of the series that had a profound impact on me was the classic old black and…