D recently received a mysterious $250 direct deposit from the VA into her bank account. Upon further investigation, she determined that it was an “economic recovery payment” to eligible Veterans, implemented as part of ARRA. It’s apparently also tax-free, and…
Category: movies
Surrogates Timeline
“From the time I started writing the first script until the time the last issue hit the stands, The Surrogates was nearly four years in the making.” – Robert Venditti, “Script to Page,” The Surrogates TPB May, 2002: Robert Venditti…
Whiteout Timeline
1998: Oni Press publishes Whiteout, a 4-issue comic book miniseries written by Greg Rucka and illustrated by Steve Lieber. 2000: Whiteout is nominated for multiple Eisner Awards. 2001: Whiteout Volume 1 trade paperback published. 2007: At PAX 2007, Greg Rucka…
Star Trek in 11 Minutes
As previously mentioned, I did enjoy the new movie, but there are plot holes aplenty. And, like Scalzi said, would it have killed them to get some basic science right? Spoilers abound in Samuel Bierwagen’s Bad Transcript: Star Trek (2009)….
J.J. Abrams’ Awesome Trek Fanfic!
That’s my one-line review of the new Star Trek movie. D and I saw it yesterday, and we both enjoyed it, but I have to be honest here: regardless of its provenance, the story still felt more like fan fiction…
Science Fiction Writers Take Note
From io9’s Top Ten Rules of Space Opera: 9. There should be a captain. If there is not a captain, there should be a special agent. If there is not a special agent, there should be a cadet with a…
Script Frenzy 2009: DONE
I got started late, but I finished strong, thanks in large part to thrice-weekly write-ins with my fellow Portlanders. You can read an excerpt from my finished screenplay over at 512 Words or Fewer. ~CKL
State of Play
Capsule: a smart, well-paced thriller which also reminds us that, yeah, Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck are good actors, too. D decided we should take Monday off and go see a movie in the afternoon. She gave me a choice…
I am an old Jewish man
I know, I know. You thought I was a twelve-year-old girl, right? Well, that was Tuesday. This is Saturday. You gotta keep up here, JAFO. Last night, D and I watched the mostly atrocious Get Smart movie remake, which suffers…