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New, customized minis, round four – more NPCs
Due to the costs/time involved with Hero Forge, I often have key NPCs made in the bundle, especially if they were once former players’ PCs that are worth making into allies/villains. Below are three from different sources. I had two … Continue reading
New, customized minis, round three – the Players
You finally get to see the miniatures of my players’ PCs! We all had some made before but they were made of the cheaper material from Hero Forge. After how well those earlier ones I posted came out, it wasn’t … Continue reading
Watership Down on DVD
Another oddity from my childhood I scored at Waterloo Records. My immediate memory of Watership Down was it being the movie my parents ditched Brian and me to see while they went to Animal House. Who saw the better flick? I would … Continue reading
Labyrinth Quote-Along
This Quote-Along was our anniversary celebration together for number 14. It was an easy choice because Somara is a huge Muppet fan. I can’t remember the last time I saw Labyrinth but I did see it in theaters before left for … Continue reading
Posted in In Theaters, Movies
Tagged Eighties, Fantasy, Muppets, Quote-along, Special Alamo Event
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Samurai Jack returns and concludes
As the title above states in brief, there’s good news and bad news. I want to elaborate on the good and bad though. The good parts involving Jack‘s return: Genndy Tartakovsky is back to helm the 10 episode run. Phil Lamar … Continue reading
The Dwarvenaut
I wanted to watch this since it debuted at SXSW’s film portion last year and Dwarven Forge founder Stefan Pokorny came by Dragon’s Lair to show off what would be in his current Kickstarter. The movie covers Pokorny’s background, upbringing … Continue reading
The Dark Crystal in 70mm
Another interesting choice for Alamo’s 70mm series. I haven’t seen The Dark Crystal in years. I want to say I may have via Somara’s DVD collection but I keep thinking back to my senior year of high school when it was … Continue reading
RIP: John Hurt
A really cool actor with a solid Sci-Fi resume has passed. Now if I can still still tell the difference between John and the American actor William Hurt. John first came to my attention as the Nostrumo’s navigator Kane who was indirectly … Continue reading
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Worth Seeing
This was a nice spin-off from the Harry Potter series which I found boring two movies in but I will always have a favorable attitude to the novels because getting children to enjoy reading is critical. Somara told me the “book” … Continue reading
Italian #44: Christopher Lee
What? The consummate Englishman from all those Hammer Horror movies? Saruman the White? Count Dokku? Scaramanga? Yes, the towering actor was half Italian. His mother was Countess Estelle Marie Carandini di Sarzano, an Italian citizen who married an English army officer. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Italians, Movies
Tagged Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Sixties
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Image Comics’ Fantasy offerings
Last month I posted a second plug for Image’s Sci-Fi offerings. With WizWorld merely days away (I have a ticket to meet Matt Smith, Karen Gillan bailed), why not cover the realm of Fantasy. Here Image is doing pretty well. OK, … Continue reading
Kubo and the Two Strings: Must See
Another diamond in the rough of crap this Summer. Then again I tend to have more faith in Laika studios like I used to for Pixar…until Laika decides to make Boxtrolls 2, thankfully they’re not taking the easy way. Kubo is … Continue reading
Vampire walks into a tavern…
…and tells the barkeep, “I’ll have a blood lite!” Paizo’s new line of minis called The Rusty Dragon Inn came out over the holiday and unlike past set in which the unique, more expensive thing you can get being a scary … Continue reading
Sean Astin
Since Wiz-World Austin ’15 was rather disappointing, I remembered the cool encounter I had last year that I forgot to post…Samwise himself! Meanwhile, the people who run Wiz-World promised to work harder next year so it will be in late … Continue reading
The Last Witch Hunter: Time Killer
The name Vin Diesel is not synonymous with quality or thoughtful but he’s been involved with two well-loved franchises: Riddick (my favorite) and those Fast & Furious car fetish movies; word has it he’ll return to revive XXX. This mediocre … Continue reading