Over the past few months, I’ve sat down to write a dozen or so articles about superhero, sci-fi or movie stuff—however, each time, I’ve walked away deciding that it wasn’t quite enough for a full post. So instead, here are a bunch of thoughts, opinions and observations that I want to get off my chest: Jessica Jones was awesome. I feel really smart for hyping it before it … [Read more...]
Star Wars The Force Awakens May Be The Greatest Remix Ever
Several years ago, P-Diddy released, "We Invented the Remix," an album which highlighted his label's knack for sampling older songs, updating them with modern hip-hop beats and vocals, and making new hits. In many ways, J.J. Abrams has done a similar thing in the science fiction genre. It first started with his excellent Star Trek "updates", including Star Trek and Star Trek … [Read more...]
Star Wars The Force Awakens A Ton Of Comments From My Family And Friends
Not only has Star Wars The Force Awakens shattered the box office opening weekend record, it may be the most talked about, Tweeted about and YouTube viewed Internet topic in quote some time. As a result, I decided to ask my close buddies, who are also Star Wars fanatics, to share their musings on the latest story in a galaxy far, far away...here are a … [Read more...]
My Spolier-Free Stars Wars The Force Awakens Timeline
Ten years after the release of Stars Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, me and millions of Star Wars fans have waited for the fateful day of December 18, 2015 - the release of Star Wars The Force Awakens! This is not a recap, review or summary of the film but just a quick time-stamped synopsis of my festive and climactic movie experience. 10:30 AM. I entered the … [Read more...]
On the Latest Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer, Part Deux
We are about two months away before Star Wars: The Force Awakens drops. I already expressed how I felt about the first trailer. But the new international Star Wars the Force Awakens trailer, although not very long, adds just enough spice to keep the pot hot. A little bit of this, and a little bit of that, do just enough to keep Star Wars fan boys and girls satisfied while … [Read more...]