Bill Paxton directing Lansdale's THE BOTTOMS

Yesterday, at the Berlin Film Festival, it was announced that actor Bill Paxton is planning on directing a film version of Joe Lansdale’s THE BOTTOMS. Its 1933 in East Texas and the Depression lingers in the air like a slow moving storm. When a young Harry...

Q&A with Melodie Johnson Howe

Melodie Johnson Howe’s latest book, CITY OF MIRRORS, intertwines a murder mystery surrounded by the Hollywood mystique.  The reader gets a two in one, a fast paced thriller along with an understanding of what Hollywood is really like.  That is because Howe is a...

Q&A with Melodie Johnson Howe

Melodie Johnson Howe’s latest book, CITY OF MIRRORS, intertwines a murder mystery surrounded by the Hollywood mystique.  The reader gets a two in one, a fast paced thriller along with an understanding of what Hollywood is really like.  That is because Howe is a...

Film Review: THE GREAT BEAUTY

THE GREAT BEAUTY Written and Directed by Paolo Sorrentino Starring: Toni Servillo (and many Italian actors) Jep, the author of a successful novel many years ago, is turning 65 and the movie begins with a party equaling those in a Fellini movie, which is what this film...

ODD THOMAS trailer

After word came that Anton Yelchin and Willem Defore signed on the film version of Dean Koontz’s ODD THOMAS, it seemed as though the sky was the limit. But the final product has been flying under the radar. Having Stephen Sommers (VAN HELSING, THE MUMMY RETURNS)...

SHAZAM Volume one

SHAZAM Vol 1. DC comics Author: Geoff Johns Illustrator: Gary Frank I was never a fan of Shazam during the pre-New 52. Back when he was Captain Marvel. In fact, I was more interested in Captain Marvel Jr. and Mary Marvel. The character just never hit me. If your...

Liar, Liar

Why do people lie? Let’s start with you. When’s the last time you told a lie? And I don’t mean a big one. I mean a little one, say to protect a friend’s feelings, or to spare yourself embarrassment. I consider myself an honest person, but I occasionally lie. My...