Contrary to popular belief (to anyone who reads this blog, anyway) I’m not only all about science fiction; I also have a long personal history with (and fondness of) the horror genre. I still have a wee bit of trauma from seeing “The Exorcist” at a deeply inappropriate 7 years old. Soon I was an 8…
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“What an Excellent Day for an Exorcism”: the legacy of the late William Peter Blatty, 1928-2017
A gifted writer/director passed away last week; one who subtly changed my life, or at the very least, raised my cinematic fear threshold to an absurdly high level at a very young age. That man was William Peter Blatty, former comedy screenwriter (1964’s “A Shot in the Dark”) who took a chance by writing a…
Personal favorites of 2016
As 2016 draws to a close (thank goodness! It’s been a brutal and ugly year…), I decided to take stock of the entertainment I’ve enjoyed over the year. I’ve made two lists, for movies and for television, here goes… FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2016: 1. The Arrival. This year’s “The Martian”/”Interstellar”; smart science fiction movie…