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Disney continues ever forward with it’s visually stunning live action remakes of their animated treasure trove with 2017’s Beauty and the Beast.

Wonder Woman is an icon.  One of the first female super heroes, she has always managed to stand shoulder to shoulder with the boys (Batman, Superman, etc) of the JLA and it’s high time she gets her own movie.  Warner Brothers Entertainment is moving lightning fast with their ramp up for a Justice League film, […]

It seems as if the galaxy far far away can do no wrong with it’s casting choices thus far, the Star Wars  franchise moving ever forward into a new era.  We’ve seen the new generation of characters in The Force Awakens, and we know who’s playing everyone’s favorite scruffy looking Nerf herder, but the question remained; who was […]

Birth Of A Nation is not the film you think it is.  Don’t confuse this with the 1915 KKK propaganda piece of the same name,  directed by D.W. Griffith (son of a confederate soldier).  Griffith based his film on “The Clansman,” a book by Thomas Dixon. Yes, writer/director/actor of 2016’s film Nate Parker made the […]

When you think of literary vampires, two authors should come to mind: Bram Stoker and Anne Rice.  (Because really, let’s all pretend the Stephanie Myers stuff never happened.)  Anne has been a longstanding powerhouse in fantasy literature, whether it be her STILL BEST SELLING Vampire Chronicles, The Mayfair Witches, or Sleeping Beauty series (some under the […]

Man of Steel had a polarizing effect on Superman fans of all ages; Krypton and a brief history of the House of El specifically.  One of the most enlightened people in the universe are just bad terraformers? Jor-El likes to run around in his underwear?  Writer David S. Goyer gave us a slightly different backstory […]

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is almost here! We know this is the film you Potterheads have been waiting for, and marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, whose beloved Harry Potter books were adapted into the top-grossing film franchise of all time. Her script was inspired by the Hogwarts textbook “Fantastic Beasts and […]

Love it or hate it, The Lion King has been an enduring piece of Disney magic since it’s release in 1994.  To continue with their current idea of “lets remake every single classic film”, Simba and company are the next on the list. The Walt Disney Company announced last night that Jon Favreau will be helming […]

There are few names as instantly recognizable in the world of puppetry as “Henson”.  I  mean we say that name, and you’re instantly thinking of the Muppets, right?  Trying to find  the right words to adequately explain what the Muppets and films of the Hensons have meant to me, to my family, to EVERYONE is […]

There aren’t enough words in the English language to explain to you how truly awesome HawaiiCon is.  Sure, there are bigger conventions closer to home you could go to, but why WOULDN’T you want to experience an event in the middle of paradise?  For an event in it’s third year, the loyalty of fans is […]