You know how sometimes you lie in bed late at night, eyes closed, willing your brain to stop humming that stupid pop song, or stop thinking about the errands you forgot to run today, or stop telling you to get up and write down that story you just had an idea for, because by gods…
My colleague, Kate Kotler, has assembled a list of articles about the continuing harassment of women at comic book conventions and other gatherings of fans. I’m late to this party, but that’s because I’m conflicted. There are many more cosplayers at conventions than there were when I first started to go. There are many more…
ALL PULP REVIEWS by Ron Fortier MICKEY SPILLANE ON SCREEN By Max Allan Collins & James L. Traylor McFarland & Company, Inc. (www.mcfarlandpub.com) (800-253-2187) 210 pages Scholarly treatises such as this volume, which examines the film and television adaptations of mystery writer, Mickey Spillane, run the risk of committing the most ironic literary sin of…
Fans of NCIS actress Pauley Perrette will welcome the opportunity to see more of her in the forthcoming film The Girl from Mars. The Girl from Mars tells the story of a lonely geek whose life is transformed when he meets the girl of his dreams (Perrette) who claims to be a visitor from another…
Creator/producer Russell T Davies has started serious work on fourth season of Torchwood. Right now, that means doing his writing bit – and gathering the other writers for the 10-episode season. His team lacks nothing in heroic fantasy street cred. According to the Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan, joining Davies and returning Torchwood writer John Fay…
Tarzan Swings Again in Louisiana New film documents Louisiana’s first blockbuster production, 1918’s “Tarzan of the Apes.”January 18, 2012 ~ Bossier City, LA- Believe it or not, Tarzan turns 100 years old this year. In August of 1917 an eclectic band of filmmakers, actors and circus acrobats fought malaria, unbearable heat and the swamp of…
