I love Halloween. Always have. Cool costumes, dark decorations, mysterious movies, and creepy activities make this one of the most fun times of year! So, in keeping with the Halloween ‘spirit,’ here’s some spook-tacular treatsll! Images © Lucasfilm 2005. HALLOWEEN IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY… In addition to the Star Wars paper masks I [...]
Well, as of October 15th, it’s been one year since I started blogging. As most of you know, I also contribute to 3 other blogs: The Alberta Movie Guide, Luxo: A Pixar Blog, and Palaeoblog, all of which take a good deal of time. Why do I do it? Aside from sharing things I find [...]
Thought I’d share this fun old movie poster image… As some of you are probably already aware, Sand Pirates of the Sahara was not an actual feature film. It was sort of a mini-movie produced for use in Frank Darabont’s underrated 2001 film, The Majestic. “Brett Armstrong” is really cult-film favorite, actor Bruce Campbell, known [...]
The much-loved inventor Wallace and canine companion, Gromit. Sadly, a fire has destroyed the warehouse of Aardman Animations in Bristol, west England early this morning and claimed much of its animation past. Thankfully nobody was in the building, but most of the company’s history has been lost. Sets and props from ‘Chicken Run‘ and the [...]
I’ve been receiving lots of kind feedback regarding the story, writing, and photography of the Franklin the Tortoise post. A big thanks for your support! Along with the comments, photos of other shelled pets have found their way into my e-mail box, so I thought I’d share them with all you tortoise fans. 3-year-olds Sam [...]
Thanks to friends and the post at BoingBoing.net, I’ve watched the hit count on this blog soar. Many thanks from me to all the linkers and readers! I hope I can continue to bring you interesting things to read and see. One of the purposes I had in mind when I started this personal blog [...]
