Friday, February 3 2012
Super Bowl XLVI: Commercial Success?
If you’re like me and are more jazzed about decorating chocolate covered strawberries to look like mini-footballs than about the big game, here is a list of some hotly anticipated things to look forward to when the ole’ pig skin is taking a breather.
Thursday, August 4 2011
The Story of a Woman on the Morning of a War
Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising is a rich and complex work teasing out the personal price paid by soldiers set on the stage of grand ideological battles for liberty and against the backdrop of deep drama of military tactics. There couldn't be a better choice than Hilary Swank for the just-announced upcoming movie.
Monday, June 20 2011
Star Wars and the Art of Parody: KaBoom’s ‘Space Warped’
For many people, Star Wars is sacred ground, especially for those fans that grew up in the 1970s and ‘80s. While the entire film franchise is open to parody (especially the prequels) it takes a special kind of precision, a special kind of care, cleverness and panache to properly pull it off.
Tuesday, May 10 2011
Filling in the Gaps: Gray Areas in ‘Knights of the Old Republic’
The Star Wars universe gets a shot of complexity from Bioware's celebrated RPG.
Friday, April 1 2011
Nathan Fillion Misbehaves All Across the Whedonverse
Both because of his several roles in Joss Whedon series and because of his extensive interaction with fans, Nathan Fillion has emerged as one of the best-loved actors in the Whedonverse.
Tuesday, March 22 2011
The Death of Utopia: ‘Firefly’ and the Return to Human Realism in TV Sci-Fi
Joss Whedon's science fiction western Firefly was revolutionary in several ways, not least its embrace of a degree of realism regarding human motivation, in contrast to the utopianism of earlier TV sci-fi such as Star Trek.
Wednesday, March 9 2011
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ in the Fantasy Canon
In Buffy the Vampire Slayer Joss Whedon intentionally set out to blur the boundaries between genres, creating a show that was part drama, part comedy, part horror, part SF, and very definitely part fantasy. Here "Buffy" is analyzed in terms of nature as fantasy.
Thursday, December 30 2010
Ghosts of Presents Past: The 1970s
Here’s a look at gifts from over 30 years ago.
