Digging Double Oh Seven: Live And Let Die By Ian Fleming (1954)
In James Bond’s second ever adventure, after his first in Casino Royale, author Ian Fleming sent him on a mission to find out how a black gangster dubbed Mr. Big with operations in Harlem, Florida and...
View ArticleBook Vs. Movie: About A Boy
I knew about the film version of About A Boy from 2002 well before I realized it was a book by Nick Hornby. I wasn’t particularly interested because I was in college, didn’t really like Hugh Grant and...
View ArticleBad Ass Double Feature: Mr. Majestyk (1974) & Magnum Force (1973)
When I discovered Mr. Majestyk existed, it kind of blew my mind. I read the Elmore Leonard book of the same name years ago and am always down to check out his film adaptations. Then, it turned out that...
View ArticleKevin Smith Trade Post: Green Hornet Volume One & Two
Kevin Smith Green Hornet: Sins Of The Father Volume One (Dynamite) Written by Kevin Smith & Phil Hester, drawn by Jonathan Lau Collects Green Hornet #1-5 Here’s the deal with Kevin Smith’s Green...
View ArticleCasting Internets
My ridiculously talented friends over at Marvel.com made this awesome video starring Howard The Duck demanding Lucasfilm celebrate the film’s anniversary. As a longtime fan of the movie, I...
View ArticleARL3: I, Robot The Illustrated Screenplay By Harlan Ellison & Mark Zug
I can’t believe it’s been two and a half years since I read Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot for the first time. After finishing that book and doing some reading, I came to understand that renowned sci-fi...
View ArticleDigging Double Oh Seven: Casino Royale (2006) & Quantum Of Solace (2008)
After watching Skyfall, I wanted to look back and see what I had to say about Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace. As it turns out, I wrote my reviews back in March of 2011 and never posted them for...
View ArticleHalloween Scene: The Shining (1980) & Room 237 (2012)
Have you ever had a movie in your life that has built up such legendary status that you almost don’t want to watch it? Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining was like that for me, but not always. Back in high...
View ArticleAudiobook Review: Jaws by Peter Benchley, Read by Erik Steele (1974)
Alfred Hitchcock once said that you shouldn’t make a movie out of a good book. That’s what he supposedly did with The Birds and that worked out pretty well, right? Well, apparently Steven Spielberg did...
View ArticleBook Vs. Movie: The Eiger Sanction
A few months back, my father-in-law, an avid reader who I often trade books with, passed me two novels by a guy calling himself Trevanian (real name Rodney William Whitaker) titled The Eiger Sanction...
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