It’s peculiar how easily the word “talent” is tossed around. For the longest time, it seemed it was a label reserved for athletes, musicians & other artists. In recent years, it’s been regularly attributed to every profession & duty imaginable. …
My first memory of Rutger Hauer –like many film fans –was as the diabolical Roy Batty in the instant classic, Bladerunner. There was something about Hauer’s screen presence I always found unsettling. He often played ‘the bad guy’, but never …
I was a wrestler in high school. Not the WWE kind, the greco-roman variety. & I was terrible at it. My best friend coaxed me into it in our freshman year by appealing to my competitive nature –we had a …
Well this is it! After months of strategically-executed “sweeping changes”, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science (AMPAS) will, at last, be in the spotlight of the biggest awards ceremony in Hollywood. The organization has gone through many changes …
Our world gets a little crazy sometimes. I doubt anyone living in modern society doesn’t have that experience from time to time, some worse than others. The ever-elusive pursuit of happiness, which for the most part we, as a species, …
I’m a ‘golden era’ comic fan. Yep. Spent a good 10-years collecting & reading as much Marvel, DC & Epic content I could back then. The second job I ever worked was at a comic distribution warehouse based in Toronto. …
It’s safe to say cosplay has emerged as the ultimate platform to celebrate the Superheroes & baddies from the creative worlds of cinema, TV & panel-print. I’ve long admired those who so lovingly & painstakingly invest their time & money …
Jenelle Riley of Variety Magazine recently posted an interesting read on the shift in the film industry that has seen stars created in the context of the franchise or brand as opposed to past generations where we have simply seen …