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Fiction – Bad Times

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Sarah

 Written by Chuck Dixon Chuck Dixon, a master of adventure storytelling, launches a new series of time-travelling thrillers with Cannibal Gold. His heroes, a team of special forces veterans, are hired for an unusual job: to go far back in time to … Continue reading →

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Movies – Much Ado About Nothing

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Sarah

directed by Joss Whedon, starring Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion Joss Whedon, one of the reigning kings of Pop Culture, has tackled Shakespeare. Or rather, he’s put on the music, charmed the Bard’s work ont the dance floor and … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel – Gone To Amerikay

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Sarah

Written by Derek McCulloch; Art by Colleen Doran; Colors by José Villarrubia; Letters by Jared K. Fletcher; Edited by Joan Hilty. (Vertigo / DC Comics) I’ve been waiting two years to see this book. I got to watch Colleen Doran … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel — Mangaman

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Sarah

Written by Barry Lyga; Illustrated by Colleen Doran This is one very smart book. There’s no other way to say it. Lyga has written a wonderfully layered story that playfully bends our perceptions while always charming the reader. His co-conspiritor … Continue reading →

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DVD/Blu-Ray – White Face

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Sarah

Written and Directed by Brian McDonald This short film came out in 2000, and I saw it – as a filler on one of the cable movie channels, I believe – and fell in love with it. The blurb for … Continue reading →

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Writing Books – The Golden Theme

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Sarah

By Brian McDonald This very slim volume contains some very crucial – one might even say “golden” – aspects of story development. McDonald keys in on the fact that humans have a deep seated desire for stories, and that it … Continue reading →

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Television Series Sets – Sherlock

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Sarah

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman When I first heard of this “modern update of Sherlock Holmes,” I shrugged. I like my Holmes set in his original period (I was never keen on the Rathbone Holmes-versus-Nazis type versions). It seemed to … Continue reading →

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Music – Sherlock Holmes

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Sarah

Composed by Hans Zimmer The score Hans Zimmer created for the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes vibrates with considerable fresh sound and energy. The first notable thing about it is its avoidance of sweeping string sections and fanfares of horns. There … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel – Aym Geronimo: Trapdancing

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Sarah

CHECK IT OUT HERE by J. Morgan Neal & Todd Fox Aym Geronimo and her PostModern Pioneers are the brainchildren of J. Morgan Neal. They have been given their definitive forms by artist Todd Fox. The combination of these two … Continue reading →

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Non-Fiction – Outliers

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Sarah

by Malcolm Gladwell What makes for those innovative geniuses out there? Not just the inventors, but the professional visionaries and shapers? Gladwell’s book addresses these matters. His careful examination of the biographies of a diverse group of outstanding and notable … Continue reading →

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