Saturday, January 02, 2010
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Announced: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Recently the next step in the Narnia series has been plotted. With a winter 2010 release date The Voyage of the Dawn Treader marks the next logical step for the Warner Bros. backed series. Directing this time is Michael Apted and the screenplay was penned by Christopher Markus who wrote the teleplay for the Life and Death of Peter Sellers, a fantastic film, as well as the Lion, the witch, and the Wardrobe.
In other new Christopher Markus has been set to write the screenplay to the Captain America film tenatively titled "The first Avenger". With comic book legend Jack Kirby working on his characters and Hidalgo Director Joe Johnston set to direct; this film could be absolutely explosive if the casting is done with care.
The voyage of the Dawn Treader is a great book and is packed with magical creators. The film should be rather expensive to film and thus the visual spectacle will likely be on high. Several of the past two films cast have already been inked to return and the film is set to be a very fantastic outing. The trouble is once again, where is the Magician's Nephew? One can only hope that Warner Bros. will get to work and find a way to make the film version of this great book.
In other new Christopher Markus has been set to write the screenplay to the Captain America film tenatively titled "The first Avenger". With comic book legend Jack Kirby working on his characters and Hidalgo Director Joe Johnston set to direct; this film could be absolutely explosive if the casting is done with care.
The voyage of the Dawn Treader is a great book and is packed with magical creators. The film should be rather expensive to film and thus the visual spectacle will likely be on high. Several of the past two films cast have already been inked to return and the film is set to be a very fantastic outing. The trouble is once again, where is the Magician's Nephew? One can only hope that Warner Bros. will get to work and find a way to make the film version of this great book.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Gamers know food? and culture spreads through gaming!
Hello Gamers,
More and more games today come with online functionality of some kind. Gamers eat this up like bags of Doritos. It seems that more often gamers demand this content to their gaming choices. Games like Left 4 Dead and Bad Company having much more life online than in their single player campaign have left me with an odd reality. More and more gamers are talking to eachother than ever before. Xbox Live and other online communities for gaming are creating a cultural boom. Not every time a game is played but much more often than ever before does a gaming session leave me wanting to cook. Just in the past few weeks gaming on live has brought about conversations of speedies, barbeque sauces, ribs, steak, marinades,pizza recipes, and arguments on top of arguments as to what tastes best. I had an unbeliable argument about what cheeses are best with what dishes and what cheese should and should not be allowed on top of a pizza crust. I feel I won by the way as my 26 cheese pizza is like a lasanga lovers version of a pizza pie. Regardless of the game being played gamers talk music, food, books, and even foriegn languages. A month ago I played a game of ncaa football 09 while in an Xbox live party with some people playing left 4 dead and UNO online and we spoke only Latin, Ancient Attic Greek, German, French, and Italian. The only english language words spoken in three hours was a brief spewing of explatives after a fourth quarter route leaving one of us 49 points down after being tied at the half. It is odd that gamers have taken the time to relate their tastes to other gamers online. Oddly the conversations start the basic gamer way. Join a live party or a game lobby and say the whats up or the hows everybody. (Clean version of hello) Then soon the conversations wonders from picking teams to picking on the other guy for what they put on a sandwich.
I will be the first person to admit that gamers can unintelligent with their diet but not all gamers are pale, sleep deprived, fat asses either. More and more gamers compete in tournatments and other events and so they are becoming concerned with gaining the edge that being in good shape gives. Like being more awake and refreshed when sniping the guy off the top of the tower. Essentially what I am saying is that Gaming comminities are bringing people together much more that just for the sole purpose of gaming together. We gamers get to know not only other parts of our own country but I regularly play games online with people from New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, and France. So we slowly get over language barriers and begin learning what people are like and how they live over on their part of the globe. The fun is that while your blowing up yourself and everybody else on the map you can be having a rather pleasant conversation about grilling steaks and putting bacon on your french fries.
More and more games today come with online functionality of some kind. Gamers eat this up like bags of Doritos. It seems that more often gamers demand this content to their gaming choices. Games like Left 4 Dead and Bad Company having much more life online than in their single player campaign have left me with an odd reality. More and more gamers are talking to eachother than ever before. Xbox Live and other online communities for gaming are creating a cultural boom. Not every time a game is played but much more often than ever before does a gaming session leave me wanting to cook. Just in the past few weeks gaming on live has brought about conversations of speedies, barbeque sauces, ribs, steak, marinades,pizza recipes, and arguments on top of arguments as to what tastes best. I had an unbeliable argument about what cheeses are best with what dishes and what cheese should and should not be allowed on top of a pizza crust. I feel I won by the way as my 26 cheese pizza is like a lasanga lovers version of a pizza pie. Regardless of the game being played gamers talk music, food, books, and even foriegn languages. A month ago I played a game of ncaa football 09 while in an Xbox live party with some people playing left 4 dead and UNO online and we spoke only Latin, Ancient Attic Greek, German, French, and Italian. The only english language words spoken in three hours was a brief spewing of explatives after a fourth quarter route leaving one of us 49 points down after being tied at the half. It is odd that gamers have taken the time to relate their tastes to other gamers online. Oddly the conversations start the basic gamer way. Join a live party or a game lobby and say the whats up or the hows everybody. (Clean version of hello) Then soon the conversations wonders from picking teams to picking on the other guy for what they put on a sandwich.
I will be the first person to admit that gamers can unintelligent with their diet but not all gamers are pale, sleep deprived, fat asses either. More and more gamers compete in tournatments and other events and so they are becoming concerned with gaining the edge that being in good shape gives. Like being more awake and refreshed when sniping the guy off the top of the tower. Essentially what I am saying is that Gaming comminities are bringing people together much more that just for the sole purpose of gaming together. We gamers get to know not only other parts of our own country but I regularly play games online with people from New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, and France. So we slowly get over language barriers and begin learning what people are like and how they live over on their part of the globe. The fun is that while your blowing up yourself and everybody else on the map you can be having a rather pleasant conversation about grilling steaks and putting bacon on your french fries.
Sunday, May 03, 2009
After the Draft
How did your team do in the draft? I am asking why alot today. My team went a little stale in their draft this year. A safety?????? Well anyway I think that this year is going to shape up as crazy as any season that the NFL has ever had. With the first three rounds of the draft being just short of odd it seems likely that the only certainty is that the Raiders will be terrible for a few more years and that the Bengels and Browns will be fighting for popularity for the runner up to being good award once again. The Bengels are close but the Browns?????? What is there malfunction. They have a solid and very tradeable QB in Brady Quinn. Why did they not make the trade and pick up some defense or a weapon for their mediocre Offense? Well there is something very wrong with the management of all three teams but one team that is going to be solid is the Chiefs who may very well be building one impressive Defense. They lost a major weapon with Tony Gonzalez heading to the Falcons.
The NFC South is shaping up to be just like the SEC in college football. 100% competitive and a complete guess as to who will take the title in the end. The Saints have a QB coming off a nearly record shattering season in Drew Brees and they only need one or two weapons on O to become elite. They could use some D power but they are solid enough to keep teams in check. The Panthers are an offensive under achiever at QB and WR but the RB duo of Stewart and Williams is so good that they look to shake down D lines and LB's all season. The Falcons look better than they ever did with the Dog Killer #7 and they are young. A new QB and some free agents have changed the face of the team completely. The Buccaneers may be the only sour spot in the division and they have no true number 1 at QB. They need personel on both sides of the ball and they could have the worst season in ten years for the franchise. The wild card is that they have a new coach with QB collecting Chucky Gruden out.
Don't count Gruden out for long. With teams like the Seahawks and EAgles floundering back and forth it may be time for a new boss in town for both. Gruden could be a good fit in Philly and the Hawks are only one more terrible offense away from the bottom. It is time for teams like the Cardinals to keep striking. The league is being redrawn. Big time teams like the PAtriots are not going to keep missing the playoffs and the Jets are coming back. With or without Sanchez at QB the Jets are on their way. Kris Jenkins was a great addition to the D if he stays healthy and doesn't age to fast.
The team to beat may be the Steelers who are healthier than they were in the playoffs and the Super Bowl. They look to be the big pick for a 3rd Championship in 4 years. The Dolphins are the Darkhorse now that Parcells and Co. are stacking the offense with weapons for the wildcat. Pat White is great. Lets see if he pans out or if Ricky Williams will once more find a way to mesmorize Miama sans the pot.
Its going to be a great year. August is so soon I can taste the Bear and Pizza already.
The NFC South is shaping up to be just like the SEC in college football. 100% competitive and a complete guess as to who will take the title in the end. The Saints have a QB coming off a nearly record shattering season in Drew Brees and they only need one or two weapons on O to become elite. They could use some D power but they are solid enough to keep teams in check. The Panthers are an offensive under achiever at QB and WR but the RB duo of Stewart and Williams is so good that they look to shake down D lines and LB's all season. The Falcons look better than they ever did with the Dog Killer #7 and they are young. A new QB and some free agents have changed the face of the team completely. The Buccaneers may be the only sour spot in the division and they have no true number 1 at QB. They need personel on both sides of the ball and they could have the worst season in ten years for the franchise. The wild card is that they have a new coach with QB collecting Chucky Gruden out.
Don't count Gruden out for long. With teams like the Seahawks and EAgles floundering back and forth it may be time for a new boss in town for both. Gruden could be a good fit in Philly and the Hawks are only one more terrible offense away from the bottom. It is time for teams like the Cardinals to keep striking. The league is being redrawn. Big time teams like the PAtriots are not going to keep missing the playoffs and the Jets are coming back. With or without Sanchez at QB the Jets are on their way. Kris Jenkins was a great addition to the D if he stays healthy and doesn't age to fast.
The team to beat may be the Steelers who are healthier than they were in the playoffs and the Super Bowl. They look to be the big pick for a 3rd Championship in 4 years. The Dolphins are the Darkhorse now that Parcells and Co. are stacking the offense with weapons for the wildcat. Pat White is great. Lets see if he pans out or if Ricky Williams will once more find a way to mesmorize Miama sans the pot.
Its going to be a great year. August is so soon I can taste the Bear and Pizza already.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Draft Day for the NFL 2009
Today is the big day. Will your team find an offensive weapon or a defensive juggernaut? Or will your team pick a Tim Biakabatuka or a Joey Harrington? Will your team anger fans by going a different way like seems to be the case every year for Jets fans? All valid questions. My question is more simple. Why are teams still drafting QB's at number 1 overall in the draft. Doesn't Daivid Carr or Alex Smith not smell foul enough or leave a bad enough taste in fans mouths? I am a huge football fan and Draft additct. However I am still nervous because I see the dud picks fly bye each year and more often than not it affects my own favorite team. So as I await the late start this afternoon I will join you the fans of American Football and wonder, will the next few years of watching my team go bye yelling explatives or will we reap the rewards of a solid draft? Not everyone can draft two backs like Deangelo Williams and Jonathon Stewart so what will this year have as it surprise? Another Joey Flacco or Matt Ryan salvation effort? I can wait!
Friday, April 24, 2009
B movies can get an A sometimes: Reviews of only the very best in B Movies.
With alot of very bad horror and zombie flicks out there to fill the roster it is high time to sort out the good from the bad. Be it kung fu flick, monster mash, zombie and blood/guts or murder mystery; there are alot of B level movies that stink up even the trashiest low budget porn set. So you experts of everything bad let us know, what is the cream of the crop?
Place your short reviews here in the comments section.
Place your short reviews here in the comments section.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Christopher Tolkien Sues New Line Cinema
This might not be new news to many avid Tolkien fans but I found a site that contained more details as to why the filming of The Hobbitt in New Zealand is being so delayed and why no new news is really coming out about the two new films that are to be shot by Producer Peter Jackson and Director Guillermo Del Toro (Director of Pan's Labryth). The site where i have found more viable news about the future of these films is www.planet-tolkien.com and has a good but short article about the status of the films.
So i do not need to go into direct detail here, the link will take you to the page and you can read it your self. However the legal case between Christopher Tolkien (author J.R.R. Tolkien's son) and New Line Cinema (who released the highly acclaimed Lord Of the Rings film series) for around 30 million pounds in back payments that Tolkien claims that New Line has not paid because it has practiced shady accounting to avoid making the payments. The legal case is striking and unfortunate as I am a huge fan of the books and films. Yet the really interesting problem is that Newline is owned by Warner Bros. who also holds the rights to the very lucrative Harry Potter film franchise. Money should not be an issue when these studios are rolling in millions even years after the first film Fellowship of the Ring was released. 30 million pounds is alot of money in the current economic climate but not for a company who is earning billions of pounds and dollars annually from just the Lord of the Rings series.
On another note fans can be ecstatic as Sir Ian Mckallen will reprise his role as Gandalf the wizard and Ian Holm one of my favorite actors of all time will narrate. In an odd move Viggo Mortenson has been rumored to be making a return even though his character Aragorn was not in the storyline of The Hobbitt. My best guess is that with the second film being a sequel of sorts taking up story found within the Silmarillion, Aragorn will be seen in only this sequel and not in the first of the two films to be released, The Hobbit.
So i do not need to go into direct detail here, the link will take you to the page and you can read it your self. However the legal case between Christopher Tolkien (author J.R.R. Tolkien's son) and New Line Cinema (who released the highly acclaimed Lord Of the Rings film series) for around 30 million pounds in back payments that Tolkien claims that New Line has not paid because it has practiced shady accounting to avoid making the payments. The legal case is striking and unfortunate as I am a huge fan of the books and films. Yet the really interesting problem is that Newline is owned by Warner Bros. who also holds the rights to the very lucrative Harry Potter film franchise. Money should not be an issue when these studios are rolling in millions even years after the first film Fellowship of the Ring was released. 30 million pounds is alot of money in the current economic climate but not for a company who is earning billions of pounds and dollars annually from just the Lord of the Rings series.
On another note fans can be ecstatic as Sir Ian Mckallen will reprise his role as Gandalf the wizard and Ian Holm one of my favorite actors of all time will narrate. In an odd move Viggo Mortenson has been rumored to be making a return even though his character Aragorn was not in the storyline of The Hobbitt. My best guess is that with the second film being a sequel of sorts taking up story found within the Silmarillion, Aragorn will be seen in only this sequel and not in the first of the two films to be released, The Hobbit.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Are Board Games filling our time once more?
In recent weeks more and more news outlets (At least on the web) have been publishing stories and ads stating that America is once again spending vast amounts of time and of coarse money on playing board games. I wonder how much of this is an attempt to sell products and how much is based on actual fact. So why not have a survey that puts some fact to these statements. How many board games do you own and play? How frequently do you play board games? Weekly, monthly, or maybe just a few times a year? How many board games have you bought in the last year and what were they?
It would be interesting to find that games like monopoly which were created at a time of US and World economic depression are truly serving players in the same way in the current recession that it did when it was first released.
On a similar note i think it would be awesome to find that people are playing five or six games regularly.
It would be interesting to find that games like monopoly which were created at a time of US and World economic depression are truly serving players in the same way in the current recession that it did when it was first released.
On a similar note i think it would be awesome to find that people are playing five or six games regularly.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Books that tell tales.
Recently I have come accross some great books of folk tales. One specifically deals with Ancient Greek Folk Tales and Myths. It has been a joy to read this book yet I admit I would not reccomend the volume to just anyone. It is full of very percise terminology that most readers won't be familiar with unless they regulary read in literature from the classical period. So instead I hope you all will seek out some books that contain folk tales.
Greece is where so much rich history is found. The fox is seen as a tricky character like most if not all other folklore traditions. If you have read a piece of folk literature with a fox what is it defined as specifically?
Greece is where so much rich history is found. The fox is seen as a tricky character like most if not all other folklore traditions. If you have read a piece of folk literature with a fox what is it defined as specifically?
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Lord of The Rings
I think i stand with millions of fans of the books by JRR Tolkein that the announced fil of the Hobbitt is exciting. But further information about the project has been nil and something should definately be done about this.............Don't you think? Fans deserve to get more info at this point so late after the film was initially announced.
Three good Short stories under thirty pages each.
If you have a couple of hours and want to be thouroughly entertained, then i have three great stories by a fantastic juggernaut writer. "Bernice Bobs her Hair", "The Sensible Thing", and "The Ice Palace".
In Bernice, you get a tale of a couple of girls trying to be popular, mainly with the young men, and their struggles that come between them after the popular girl makes her cousin, the not so popular one, extremely popular. The mishaps insue and revenge is bittersweet.
In The Sensible Thing, we follow the exploits of young Goerge Rollins/O'Kelly as he tries to court his Tennessee sweetheart into marriage.(Eventual Marriage). The dismal path is complex and is fun to sort out. It keeps you guessing but do they, do they give in to eachother and finally agree to get married. It carried George all the way to Peru. You tell me.
In The Ice Palace you have a northern chap trying to snare him a southern bell. He gets her to come to the north during the dead of winter to announce their engagement and they visit the local winter attraction, an Ice Palace. In its basement their is a Maze and as he leads a group of friends through its chambers he loses her and doesn't notice. She figures he is joking and will come back for her at any moment but he doesn't. What happens next, read to find out.
These three should get you stimulated enough so get a hold of some Fitzgerald and get reading!
In Bernice, you get a tale of a couple of girls trying to be popular, mainly with the young men, and their struggles that come between them after the popular girl makes her cousin, the not so popular one, extremely popular. The mishaps insue and revenge is bittersweet.
In The Sensible Thing, we follow the exploits of young Goerge Rollins/O'Kelly as he tries to court his Tennessee sweetheart into marriage.(Eventual Marriage). The dismal path is complex and is fun to sort out. It keeps you guessing but do they, do they give in to eachother and finally agree to get married. It carried George all the way to Peru. You tell me.
In The Ice Palace you have a northern chap trying to snare him a southern bell. He gets her to come to the north during the dead of winter to announce their engagement and they visit the local winter attraction, an Ice Palace. In its basement their is a Maze and as he leads a group of friends through its chambers he loses her and doesn't notice. She figures he is joking and will come back for her at any moment but he doesn't. What happens next, read to find out.
These three should get you stimulated enough so get a hold of some Fitzgerald and get reading!
Monday, December 12, 2005
Attention Sports Fans
A Sports Steal of a Deal
Do you want a deal. How does 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 sodas, and 1 program sound for a small price of only $34. This bargain basement deal is for the highly competitive Florida Marlins Major League Baseball team in Miami, Florida. A night out to a movie and dinner for four will ver easily exceed one hundred dollars. Of coarse this depends on which resteraunt you choose.
The troubling part of this is that the attendance for homegames last season was dead last in the National League. Can it be that the heat of Miami i making people delerious. Even bad traffic can't account for this. What a waste! The only time this team has seen big attendance was in their last World Series but since then attendance has been steadily growing more dismal.
Why not move the team? After all three different owners groups haven't been able to work any magic in Florida. So why not find them a new home where fans would attend if if they are routing for the away team. Believe it or not there just maybe a few cities interested in being home to the team. Need a good fit? how about Charlotte, NC. Pro basketball and football are big in the Quenn city as well as minor league hockey (Charlotte Checkers) and baseball (Charlotte Knights).
So why not pro baseball? Well on the defense of MLB not having not delivered a team to the Carolinas there are three obvious bits of worthy evidence. First off the Atlanta Braves are emmensley popular in the Carolinas and are not so far away to rule them out as a place for fans to travel to a game. Second the city of Fort Mill, SC (just across the border from Charlotte) has the minor league baseball team the Charlotte Knights. This maybe the strongest arguement against bringing pro ball to the city. Even though the team has a winning tradition and good history they also struggle a bit in the area of attendance. I once attended a Knights game when it meant clinching their spot in the minor league World Series in Las Vegas. It felt odd. I almost felt lonely like I was watching from the comfort of my own den. The fans were attentively watching the game but were doing so in almost complete silence. The game was close and was a come from behind win but you certainly woudn't have knowm by looking at the crowd. The busiest time for the stadium was when the game ended and people left for the parking lot. The third problem is the basic issue for any sports franchise, MONEY! Could the taxpayers welcome pro baseball after forknig over millions to pay for a new basketball arena for the pro basketball team the Charlotte Bobcats. After the Hornets fled Charlotte (All the Owner) it left sports fans with a sour taste in their mouths and memories of winning fresh in the heads. They have no winning memories for pro baseball.
The fact is that just about any city would support the Marlins better that Miami. Plus a nigh out at the Charlotte Nights is cheap but will surely cost four much more than $34 for the same items. If a pro baseball team could come to Charlotte and offer a similar deal that the Marlins are in Miami, well let's just say its a no brainer! People in the area would love it as the whole place is booming like crazy as it is. Many northern baseball fans are moving to the city and would surely like to be able to support a new home team. Personally I would love it. My whole family loves baseball and we would go as regularly as possible. We also would do as we always do when at any sporting event. Be loud and help get the crowd in the game (and out of their trances.) You never know, it could happen!.!!!!!!
Do you want a deal. How does 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 sodas, and 1 program sound for a small price of only $34. This bargain basement deal is for the highly competitive Florida Marlins Major League Baseball team in Miami, Florida. A night out to a movie and dinner for four will ver easily exceed one hundred dollars. Of coarse this depends on which resteraunt you choose.
The troubling part of this is that the attendance for homegames last season was dead last in the National League. Can it be that the heat of Miami i making people delerious. Even bad traffic can't account for this. What a waste! The only time this team has seen big attendance was in their last World Series but since then attendance has been steadily growing more dismal.
Why not move the team? After all three different owners groups haven't been able to work any magic in Florida. So why not find them a new home where fans would attend if if they are routing for the away team. Believe it or not there just maybe a few cities interested in being home to the team. Need a good fit? how about Charlotte, NC. Pro basketball and football are big in the Quenn city as well as minor league hockey (Charlotte Checkers) and baseball (Charlotte Knights).
So why not pro baseball? Well on the defense of MLB not having not delivered a team to the Carolinas there are three obvious bits of worthy evidence. First off the Atlanta Braves are emmensley popular in the Carolinas and are not so far away to rule them out as a place for fans to travel to a game. Second the city of Fort Mill, SC (just across the border from Charlotte) has the minor league baseball team the Charlotte Knights. This maybe the strongest arguement against bringing pro ball to the city. Even though the team has a winning tradition and good history they also struggle a bit in the area of attendance. I once attended a Knights game when it meant clinching their spot in the minor league World Series in Las Vegas. It felt odd. I almost felt lonely like I was watching from the comfort of my own den. The fans were attentively watching the game but were doing so in almost complete silence. The game was close and was a come from behind win but you certainly woudn't have knowm by looking at the crowd. The busiest time for the stadium was when the game ended and people left for the parking lot. The third problem is the basic issue for any sports franchise, MONEY! Could the taxpayers welcome pro baseball after forknig over millions to pay for a new basketball arena for the pro basketball team the Charlotte Bobcats. After the Hornets fled Charlotte (All the Owner) it left sports fans with a sour taste in their mouths and memories of winning fresh in the heads. They have no winning memories for pro baseball.
The fact is that just about any city would support the Marlins better that Miami. Plus a nigh out at the Charlotte Nights is cheap but will surely cost four much more than $34 for the same items. If a pro baseball team could come to Charlotte and offer a similar deal that the Marlins are in Miami, well let's just say its a no brainer! People in the area would love it as the whole place is booming like crazy as it is. Many northern baseball fans are moving to the city and would surely like to be able to support a new home team. Personally I would love it. My whole family loves baseball and we would go as regularly as possible. We also would do as we always do when at any sporting event. Be loud and help get the crowd in the game (and out of their trances.) You never know, it could happen!.!!!!!!
Lets discuss this Political Nightmare!
In recent developments with the wars in the middle-east USA spreads itself thinner as we dredge on into huge debt. Our deficit is our biggest concern or at least it should be. The trouble is that our president needs to be able to focus on education and creating jobs not just fighting wars.
Our integrity and our future as a nation is at risk and if we do not fight for our stance by voting and voting in each election. Accepting the looming danger of the economy is not an excuse as a final farewell of power and security. The time for Americans to take charge of its own Democracy is now. We must balance our endeavors as a nation. It is not the time to care if Iraq's Democracy fails when the country urges more and more for civil war out-right. Our Democracy is still more important than that of one oversees.
Let your vote speak your mind
Sunday, December 11, 2005
The British Basterdized Mythology!!!!!!!
Bastard Mythology
Unicorns, Pixies, Hypogriffs, and Trolls. I wonder what will come next. Maybe I will get to see a bit of the bloody warewolf or vampire. I have got to say that I am impressed with the current media popularity of fantasy and mystery. Even the recent success of crime fiction gives me a feeling of warmth in my literature minded heart. I have never felt better about the future than I have the last few days when I realized that WETA workshop that was made famous by the Lord Of the Rings films, has done King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia, is growing ever popular and it gives me the idea that maybe many more of the same kind of these films will be getting produced.
I agree with many people, including J. R. R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling, that English or British mythology had been bastardized but I think that with the success of books and now movies from them both as well as C. S. Lewis that it makes little difference because now the mythology is both alive and well. I am ten times more of an avid reader now than I have ever been in my life. So these writers have got to be doing something right because millions are just like me.
Unicorns, Pixies, Hypogriffs, and Trolls. I wonder what will come next. Maybe I will get to see a bit of the bloody warewolf or vampire. I have got to say that I am impressed with the current media popularity of fantasy and mystery. Even the recent success of crime fiction gives me a feeling of warmth in my literature minded heart. I have never felt better about the future than I have the last few days when I realized that WETA workshop that was made famous by the Lord Of the Rings films, has done King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia, is growing ever popular and it gives me the idea that maybe many more of the same kind of these films will be getting produced.
I agree with many people, including J. R. R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling, that English or British mythology had been bastardized but I think that with the success of books and now movies from them both as well as C. S. Lewis that it makes little difference because now the mythology is both alive and well. I am ten times more of an avid reader now than I have ever been in my life. So these writers have got to be doing something right because millions are just like me.
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Video Games and Books, Can they coexist?
Can Video Games and Books coexist?
I think that they can and not only will they coexist but with the right amount of time and precious planning applied to each they will forever compliment each other. The ever popular Halo series on Microsoft's xbox game console has also pushed for novels to be published that either follow the same storyline as the games or continue the story where they left off.
At the moment the gaming industry is at a turning point with next gen systems being finished and or released, and with the quality of graphics and etc going up along with the cost of porducing a finished product, we as consumers must do alot to press for the price line to stay low or the cost of games will skyrocket.
Books are going through similar troubles do to digital publishing media. Not to worry, our hard copies aren't doomed, but many will inevitablygive up buying them. Maybe this will mean that more people will buy them that previously would not have done so?
I think that they can and not only will they coexist but with the right amount of time and precious planning applied to each they will forever compliment each other. The ever popular Halo series on Microsoft's xbox game console has also pushed for novels to be published that either follow the same storyline as the games or continue the story where they left off.
At the moment the gaming industry is at a turning point with next gen systems being finished and or released, and with the quality of graphics and etc going up along with the cost of porducing a finished product, we as consumers must do alot to press for the price line to stay low or the cost of games will skyrocket.
Books are going through similar troubles do to digital publishing media. Not to worry, our hard copies aren't doomed, but many will inevitablygive up buying them. Maybe this will mean that more people will buy them that previously would not have done so?
Antartic Traveler, review by Scott Alexander Baker
Antarctic Traveler by Katha Pollitt
Antarctic Traveler is a marvelous collection of poetry by Katha Pollitt. This book features a variety of subjects and variations of poetry that simply leaves the reader in awe of the wording and structure of its poems. There is nothing in this book that is dismal. Actually every poem can certainly be interpreted as uplifting. The emotion the poems omit shows clearly that Pollitt wanted herself to show through making the reader believe she must have truly cherished every poem,
The collection is especially good in its organization. Starting with narrative poems that tell stories that give insight into the lives of each poem’s characters. Nothing short of genius is the middle of the book where she easily describes vegetables in such a magnificent way giving a picture in the reader’s mind of perfectly shaped potatoes and tomatoes. Her imagery adds to the charm and deliberateness of all the work. The ending of the book is full of tales that describe greatly, the moments that were key to the book.
The last poem, “To an Antarctic Traveler,” does nothing less
than say farewell to any reader of the book. Katha Pollitt has delivered a spectacular collection in a stimulating form that urges a reader to reread and understand more and more the imagery of each poem.
I strongly advise every lover of poetry to thoroughly read this book. A reader of this book is not to be left unhappy or disappointed in its delivery. This is the best collection of poetry I have read this year. I applaud Pollitt for her sense of imagery and diction. She has gifted us all a spectacular work to read and savor. Although the book was published in 1972 in New York, I have only now happened across it. I am happy that I have found this book and I hope that more people will find Antarctic Traveler and give themselves a chance to take in this writer’s poetry. Even if you do not generally read poetry, this book is overflowing with expression and story telling. As a reader who may enjoy short stories and novels, you may then become a reader of poetry through reading Pollitt’s book.
Antarctic Traveler is a marvelous collection of poetry by Katha Pollitt. This book features a variety of subjects and variations of poetry that simply leaves the reader in awe of the wording and structure of its poems. There is nothing in this book that is dismal. Actually every poem can certainly be interpreted as uplifting. The emotion the poems omit shows clearly that Pollitt wanted herself to show through making the reader believe she must have truly cherished every poem,
The collection is especially good in its organization. Starting with narrative poems that tell stories that give insight into the lives of each poem’s characters. Nothing short of genius is the middle of the book where she easily describes vegetables in such a magnificent way giving a picture in the reader’s mind of perfectly shaped potatoes and tomatoes. Her imagery adds to the charm and deliberateness of all the work. The ending of the book is full of tales that describe greatly, the moments that were key to the book.
The last poem, “To an Antarctic Traveler,” does nothing less
than say farewell to any reader of the book. Katha Pollitt has delivered a spectacular collection in a stimulating form that urges a reader to reread and understand more and more the imagery of each poem.
I strongly advise every lover of poetry to thoroughly read this book. A reader of this book is not to be left unhappy or disappointed in its delivery. This is the best collection of poetry I have read this year. I applaud Pollitt for her sense of imagery and diction. She has gifted us all a spectacular work to read and savor. Although the book was published in 1972 in New York, I have only now happened across it. I am happy that I have found this book and I hope that more people will find Antarctic Traveler and give themselves a chance to take in this writer’s poetry. Even if you do not generally read poetry, this book is overflowing with expression and story telling. As a reader who may enjoy short stories and novels, you may then become a reader of poetry through reading Pollitt’s book.
Movies or Books, better or equal!
Here's a question that you may have been asked several timed before.
Are the movies or the books which the movie is based, better? More specifically as an example, Is the movie trilogy by Peter Jackson or the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien better? And Why?
Are the movies or the books which the movie is based, better? More specifically as an example, Is the movie trilogy by Peter Jackson or the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien better? And Why?
Friday, December 09, 2005
Big Event Big Argument
The Chronicles of Narnia has seen two of its books released as feature length films in theaters around the World. We should all read some work of C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien and post reviews to begin some hardy discussions about where the two author's book franchises are heading on the big screen. After all the Tolkein epics are will soon have both been retold in movie form with upcoming production of the New Line Cinema backed Hobbitt film finally beginning to show signs of vitality. There is one major issue with the C.S. Lewis side. The films are already way off from the books time line. The first book The Magician's Nephew told the story of one of my favorite Lewis characters, The Professor.
It is a shame that the Magician's Nephew has been passed over. The work was an inspiration for video game mega star Mario Bros. The magic pools that take you into other dimensions also served the same purpose for the happy little plumber Mario Bros. Those green pipes that warped you to the next stage of the game were an inpired design choice for the Mario creator directly from the pages of the Magician's Nephew and these portals are only one of many very awesome creations that Lewis devised in this first of the series timeline book.
Fans of both author's works are on edge with anticipation as The Hobbitt looms and the success of both Narnia films. The question is will there be a next Narnia installment?
It is a shame that the Magician's Nephew has been passed over. The work was an inspiration for video game mega star Mario Bros. The magic pools that take you into other dimensions also served the same purpose for the happy little plumber Mario Bros. Those green pipes that warped you to the next stage of the game were an inpired design choice for the Mario creator directly from the pages of the Magician's Nephew and these portals are only one of many very awesome creations that Lewis devised in this first of the series timeline book.
Fans of both author's works are on edge with anticipation as The Hobbitt looms and the success of both Narnia films. The question is will there be a next Narnia installment?
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