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Read More »Roy Moore, John Conyers, Charlie Rose and #metoo
As I sit here this morning sipping my coffee, I am heartbroken and sick as allegation after allegation surfaces in the wake of #metoo. Triggered by the disgusting allegations against Harvey Weinstein, the floodgates are open and no one is spared. Not on the right, not on the left. Women, …
Read More »‘The X-Files: Cold Cases’ on Audible — An Interview with Executive Producer Dirk Maggs
Do you miss The X-Files? Audible has the answer The X-Files: Cold Cases, a full-cast audio dramatization starring David Duchovny (Fox Mulder), Gillian Anderson (Dr. Dana Scully) and the entire X-Files cast. The story is based on Joe Harris’s graphic novels and adapted by Dirk Maggs (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to …
Read More »Comic-Con Interview: Arvind Ethan David on ‘Darkness Visibile,’ ‘Dirk Gently’ and More
Arvind Ethan David (The Infidel) is executive producer of the Netflix/BBC America hit series Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency, which is in its second season. But he was also at San Diego Comic-Con promoting his latest project Darkness Visible, a collaboration with comic book creator/novelist Mike Carey (Lucifer). I met …
Read More »SDCC Essentials: Tips for Staying Cool and Charged Up
Coming to Comic-Con for the first time? A few tips to keep you cool and charged up.
Read More »San Diego Comic-Con, Here I Come!
Tommorrow’s the day. Chicago to San Diego to cover Comic Con International (AKA San Diego Comic-Con, SDCC) for Blogcritics. This is my fifth year going into the fray of crowds, cosplayers and general chaos that is the behemoth, ultimate fandom conclave of Comic-Con. I can’t cover it all, and as …
Read More »TV Review: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season Seven Pemiere
Is there anyone who wasn’t just a little freaked out when Jorah’s arm leaped out of his Citadel cell toward poor, put upon Samwell Tarley (John Bradley-West)? Yikes! A small moment, but what a moment and a spectacular commencement of season seven’s Game of Thrones, which premiered Sunday night on HBO. …
Read More »Movie Review: “Wonder Woman’ – The 4DX Experience
In very limited distribution, experience the very cool effects of screening Wonder Woman in 4DX.
Read More »Fox Announces Its 2017-18 Primetime Lineup
Fox Programming has announced its 2107-2018 primetime lineup. The new season will include for new dramas, two new comedies and two live music events. The lineup includes a new series from Seth McFarlane and new chapter of event series The X-files (returning midseason). In addition, the network announced emergency response drama …
Read More »StokerCon 2017: A Genre Writer’s Paradise Aboard the Haunted Queen Mary
A writers POV of this year's StokerCon--from a first time attendee.
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