Monthly Archives: May 2015

Comic Movies are Ruining the Cinema

Posted on May 30, 2015 by

  This year Avengers 2:  The Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Fantastic Four, Star Wars:  The Force Awakens.  Next Summer a Batman movie, the first Justice League, and so forth.  Dr. Strange, Wonder Woman, and several other characters are due to have … Continue reading →

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Joseph Campbell

Posted on May 8, 2015 by

In the summer of 1976, while a young director worked with his more experienced cast, an old professor sat just off the set trying to stay cool in the Sahara heat.  After every take, the 30 year-old director would come … Continue reading →

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Two Eyes?  Really?

Posted on May 1, 2015 by

  A Neti, Tree Species  So just a thought on alien species.  What do you think they would look like?  Science fiction writers have always been great about pointing out how their thinking and values might seem strange or even backward … Continue reading →

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