The Western, on film, has dwindled in prevalence and fashionability since its mid 20th century heyday. Has the cowboy rode off into the sunset, never to be seen again? Nah. Like any other genre and art form, the Western…
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The Magnificent Seven is one of my very favorite movies–of all genres, not just westerns. It’s wild success when it was released in 1960 was pretty much a sure thing, considering the all star cast, director, and musical score.…
Title: The Gunslinger Born (The Dark Tower Graphic Novel) Author: Stephen King, Peter David, Robin Furth, and Jae Lee Review Number: 25 Genre: Graphic Novel, Horror, Dark Fantasy Stand alone or series: Graphic Novel adaptation of the 7 book…
In which we celebrate the archetypal character: The Man With No Name Gunslinger. Outlaw. Bounty Hunter. Anti-hero. These are just a few of the adjectives used to describe the Man With No Name. Best personified in Sergio Leone’s classic…
Recently, when we reviewed The Good, the Bad, and the Undead, we got to talking about how much we loved westerns, and how no one really gives them any love these days. Thus, we welcome you to The Book…
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Battlestar Galactica: It’s Baaaaaack!
The countdown begins! In approximately five days, one of the best frakking shows ever to grace the television screen will be back for it’s fourth and final season. Battlestar Galactica, simply put, it is awesome. In every respect. Political…
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LOST: The Season So Far…
Last Thursday’s episode, 4×08 Meet Kevin Johnson, marked the beginning of a mini-break until Lost returns on April 24th with 6 more episodes to round out the season. With this pause, we decided to evaluate season 4, how it…
Title: The Mist Novella by Stephen King Movie directed by Frank Darabont; starring Thomas Jane Today the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novella The Mist hits stores. Previously published in Skeleton Crew, the novella was marketed on its own…
Title: Sugar Daddy Author: Lisa Kleypas Genre: Romance (contemporary), Fiction Stand alone or series: First book in what looks to be a new series by Kleypas Summary: (From amazon.com)Liberty Jones has dreams and determination that will take her far…
For this week’s ponderings: What is your favorite ’80s Action/Adventure/Fantasy Movie? (Broad categorization, yes. But necessary since there are so many wonderful ones!) The Goonies – The quintessential adventure movie. Everyone fantacized about finding One Eyed Willies treasure after…
