Category Archives: Entertainment

Roy Scheider dies at 75

Posted on February 11, 2008 by skullsinthestars

A bit of sad news, this morning: actor Roy Scheider has died at 75.  Scheider had an impressive television and film career, which included two Oscar nominations.  One of these nominations was for The French Connection, the magnificent crime thriller … Continue reading →

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Some of my favorite video game villains!

Posted on February 6, 2008 by skullsinthestars

One of my vices, if you would call it that, is an endless desire to make ‘top ten’ lists of things. Or top eight, or six… whatever I can find! I’m a lot like John Cusack’s character in High Fidelity … Continue reading →

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Y: The Last Man comes to an end… (update)

Posted on January 30, 2008 by skullsinthestars

CNN reminded me that the comic series Y: The Last Man is coming to an end; the final issue is released this week. For those not in the know, Y is the story of a plague that wipes out, in … Continue reading →

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Cloverfield leaves viewers spewing!

Posted on January 23, 2008 by skullsinthestars

Thanks to the ‘shaky-cam’ filming method of Cloverfield, apparently a significant number of viewers have been getting sick during the film: Scary movies are supposed to leave patrons feeling a bit scared and jittery, but the newest horror flick is … Continue reading →

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My “Cloverfield” Review (sans spoilers)

Posted on January 19, 2008 by skullsinthestars

The girlfriend and I just got back a little while ago from seeing Cloverfield and, this being a horror blog among other things, I thought I would give my impressions of the film (along with probably half the blogosphere).

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An up-and-coming musician… Jeanette Hawkins!

Posted on January 15, 2008 by skullsinthestars

Most of my flights around the country are rather dull, if not genuinely unpleasant.  On the flight back from San Antonio, though, I ended up having a conversation with my row-mates, one of whom is a charming young woman and … Continue reading →

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Two nice books on movie physics!

Posted on January 15, 2008 by skullsinthestars

One of the nice Christmas gift surprises this past year was a pair of books from my girlfriend’s sister!  (Thanks!) Both books deal with the physics of Hollywood movies, though from slightly different points of view:  Don’t Try This At … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday to Clancy Brown!

Posted on January 5, 2008 by skullsinthestars

I’m a sucker for distinctive character actors who carve themselves a nice niche doing weird and dark roles.  Today is the birthday of another such actor: Clancy Brown! If you haven’t seen Clancy (you have), you’ve certainly heard him: he’s … Continue reading →

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It’s a mistake!

Posted on January 5, 2008 by skullsinthestars

Over Christmas, I gave my mom and sister a special gift: My sister and I had recorded Friday Night Videos on several videotapes back in the 80’s, and I still had the tapes. I converted them to DVD and presented … Continue reading →

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Patrick Swayze Christmas, by MST3K

Posted on December 25, 2007 by skullsinthestars

One more irreverent Christmas video: that of the MST3K bunch singing “A Patrick Swayze Christmas”: YouTube is great, isn’t it?

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