By Randee Dawn
There’s a quote attributed to Dick Wolf, creator of the ubiquitous Law & Order franchise, which says in essence that if you weren’t on one of his shows within a year of being a New York actor you probably just weren’t any good.
For nearly 20 years, Law & Order (and its spin-offs, Special Victims Unit and Criminal Intent) has provided…
By Randee Dawn
On November 20, Earth will be invaded by yet another round of twee vampires and unwashed werewolves, bad dialogue, inscrutable motivation and lots of moist forest scenery. With the release of “Twilight” sequel “New Moon,” many will be made happy, including the studio (which will rake in tens, if not hundreds, of millions) and the mooning (heh) teenaged or teenaged-in-their-hearts…
By Randee Dawn
First panel: Picture Joel Watson, stuck in a dead-end sales job in Dallas, Texas. He’s abandoned his dream of being an illustrator/artist after realizing there was virtually no chance for his cartooning skills to get picked up by a major syndicate. But – cross into the next panel and see the birth of his daughter, and the rebirth of his…
By Randee Dawn
As children of the 1980s, we had it all. That is, if by “all” you mean fluorescent socks, tiered haircuts swathed in color, gender bending as a way of life – and bucketloads of buttons. Look, in my crowd you wouldn’t be caught dead without having at least one Major Button Statement on your jacket – be it bomber, jean,…
Matt Ellsworth and I met while making Second Skin, a documentary I directed on virtual worlds. He’s one of the boys from Indiana who loves to game. Our conversations over the years have led to a few things, one of them was finding a common love for Johnnie Walker Black Label, and the second was a penchant for postulating about…
The geek have officially inherited the Earth, as was prophesied in Psalms 37:7 (more or less) so many bearded men ago. It’s a fairly recent thing, having happened somewhere between Google’s ascent to ubiquity, the second installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the eyebrow-raising popularity of Weird Al’s White & Nerdy. And since history is told by the…
How much does James Cameron ride George Lucas’ dick? Only enough to base an entire movie, Avatar, on the final battle sequence from the last good film in the Star Wars franchise, Return of the Jedi. Each film has its ragtag band of native creatures, each film pits basic bush weaponry against mechanized slaughter machines, each film has exploding trees.…
Come with me, friends, to another time. Let’s say 1998ish. Ross and Rachel rule the airwaves, ER is hailed as the Best Drama Evar. As the sun sets on Seinfeld, critics mourn its passing, proclaiming that we’re not likely to see a show of its brilliance ever again.
I watched an episode of Seinfeld yesterday. It’s still funny, despite the canned…
I sincerely hope I made every attempt to be fair and honest and if I left off a film you love, please know that it was not with malice and there are only ten spots. I even split them into two genres because taking any of these off the list kind of made my heart hurt. Also, feel free to…