“Starcrash” (1978) is a Star Wars knockoff minus the wit, the charm, or the spaceballs…

*****SPACE SPOILERS AHEAD!****** When “Star Wars” came out 46 years ago, it was a paradigm shift in cinematic entertainment.  Visual effects, sound and even editing were never the same, and movies have been forever chasing its tail ever since. This dramatic revolution occurred when I was all of ten years old in the summer of…

Teaser trailer for “Ahsoka” is unveiled at Star Wars Celebration 2023…

*****DEATH STAR-SIZED SPOILERS!***** As of this writing, “Star Wars Celebration Europe” is currently underway (April 7-10th) at ExCel London.  While I’m not there personally, I’ve been lucky enough to have attended two Star Wars Celebrations here in California over the past decade, and they are wonderful. I hope every Star Wars fan attending in London…

Cosplay, Quantum Leap, and the Walking Dead: WonderCon 2023 wraps…

Welcome Back. Once again, WonderCon has returned to Anaheim, California and with COVID restrictions pretty much gone now (though I still wear masks), things feel a bit more back to normal.  This year also saw a surprising championing of smaller or lesser-known movies and TV projects than in years’ past.  Instead of a DC or…

A Movie Lover’s Dream; the Academy Museum…

The Academy Museum This week, my wife and I finally went where I’ve wanted to go since the place opened in September of 2021 (at the height of COVID, sadly); the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.  The museum is by-appointment only, via their website or app, and parking is across the street…

San Diego Comic Con 2022 returns at full-strength…

Welcome Back, San Diego Comic Con. With the cancellation of San Diego Comic Con 2020 and the much smaller capacity San Diego Comic Con ‘Special Edition’ over last year’s Thanksgiving weekend, SDCC returned in all of its 130,000 attendee glory this past week (July 20th-July 24th), and it was both good and a little terrifying…

Remembering iconic sci-fi designer Colin Cantwell (1932-2022)…

Colin Cantwell, Rocket Man. This morning, I woke up to read that Colin Cantwell–a name I’ve known since my teens, and a man I had the pleasure of meeting three years ago–passed away at age 90, after a struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. No, his name may not be a household name in special effects, like…