Some thoughts on Prince a year after his death… Prince always had a presence in my life due to my growing up in the general region where he lived. As is often the case, one begins to learn about and actively appreciate someone better after they have passed away and that ended up being […]
As usual, I viewed the San Diego Comic-Con’s 2016 edition as an opportunity to get a barometer on the next year in high-profile genre films and television shows, along with pop culture in general. Besides attending the convention in person, I waded through Twitter, online panel recaps, and videos of the various panels to pull […]
As usual, I viewed the San Diego Comic-Con’s 2015 edition as an opportunity to get a barometer on the next year in high-profile films, along with pop culture in general. Besides attending the convention in person, I waded through Twitter, online panel recaps, and videos of the various panels to pull together what I […]
As usual, I viewed the San Diego Comic-Con’s 2014 edition as an opportunity to get a barometer on the next year in films, along with pop culture in general. I waded through Twitter, online panel recaps, and videos of the various panels to pull together what I found to be the highlights. Winners […]
As usual, I viewed the San Diego Comic-Con’s 2013 edition as an opportunity to get a barometer on the next year in films, along with pop culture in general. Besides in-person observation, I waded through Twitter, online panel recaps, and videos of the various panels to pull together what I found to be the highlights. Movie […]
Marketing “Anything Can Happen” In the past, the convention has used its association with Hollywood to build momentum around the attendance of certain guests. While this year didn’t see a major reversal of that trend, it did feature a few notable attendees who hadn’t been previously announced. This created a general sense that missing a […]
With his film “The Ward” recently coming out, legendary horror director John Carpenter has re-appeared in theatres after a ten year hiatus. Unfortunately, reaction to his return effort has not been kind. As has been the case with the career of George Lucas – both men were at the USC film school at roughly the same […]