The latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery, “An Obol For Charon” had some very strong character moments that ultimately made it worthwhile for me, but the story was little more than a pastiche of Treks past; particularly, the great misunderstood space thing that was just trying to say ‘hello.’ **** SPACE SPHERE-SIZE SPOILERS AHEAD!!**** Pike’s…
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“Hellboy”‘s 15-year reunion is one of the highlights at IMATS in Pasadena.
Last weekend was the IMATS (International Makeup Artists Trade Show) LA convention in (technically it was in Pasadena, but close enough…) Five years ago, my wife and I attended our first IMATS LA, and it’s been a staple event we now attend every year. My wife (and our friend Ali) attend primarily for the cosmetics…
Discovery Short Treks, 3 of 4: “The Brightest Star”…
After fighting with my CBS-All Access streaming service for about 40 minutes, I was finally able to stream the latest Star Trek: Discovery “Short Trek” through my iPhone and later onto my 21” computer monitor. Attempts to watch it on my living room TV via my Roku ended in many strangled curse words and…
San Diego Comic Con 2018, Day 2 Megapost…
San Diego Comic Con, Day 2 (technically Day 3, if you include Wednesday’s Preview Night) is almost at a close. My plate wasn’t too full today. Comic Con is made a little easier when you stop spending the entire day trying to get into Hall H and Ballroom 20 events, as I’ve done long ago. No…
Sci-fi and diversity do well at the 90th Annual Academy Awards…
First, I want to say upfront that I’m not big on the idea of pitting art (and artists) against each other in competition. Personally, I am one of the least competitive people on Planet Earth. The Academy Awards ceremonies in particular bring to mind the apples and oranges analogy: Is “2001: A Space Odyssey” any…
“The Shape Of Water”; just your typical, Cold War-era, girl-meets-amphibian love story…
Guillermo del Toro (director/producer of “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Devil’s Backbone,” and the “Hellboy” movies) directs and co-writes (along with Vanessa Taylor) a Cold War fairytale that exists in a surreal, stylized early 1960s that brings to mind the TV series “Mad Men,” as well as some of the earlier, better films of the Tim Burton canon…
“Star Trek: Discovery” trailer released
Here is the much-anticipated trailer for the new, CBS-All Access (CBSAA) subscription-only/streaming series: ^ Okay, now that we’ve got that out of the way, this is my take on it, for whatever it’s worth… In short, the trailer tells us that this is (like ENTERPRISE) another Star Trek prequel; this one takes place only 10…
