The Yuletime Haul of Books: Trenches, Emperors, and the Knave Doth Abide

Like a Bandit, I made out. Like a bandit. The list: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars – Still reading it, and while i detect clunky moments, when it’s on, it sizzles. Two Gentlemen of Lebowski – A friend of mine summed it up as “so much more spot-on than necessary.” I concur. World War One: A Short History – “In four… Read More The Yuletime Haul of Books: Trenches, Emperors, and the Knave Doth Abide

And Now For an Article in Which The Writer Pretends to Prefer That Harrison Ford had Stayed a Carpenter

The picture at the top is better than the article, but the article’s not bad. Fame on that level closes as many doors as it opens. Few superfamous actors have ever seemed as uncomfortable with superfame as Ford always has. (Actual Google hit count for “Harrison Ford reclusive”: 28.7 million.) Maybe it was that the… Read More And Now For an Article in Which The Writer Pretends to Prefer That Harrison Ford had Stayed a Carpenter

One of the Many Reasons Prometheus, and Prequels, don’t work.

At Ace, the failure of putting Space Swashbucklers in a Military Bureaucracy: Space travel in fiction has two major tropes in its depiction. I’m calling these the Institutional Phase, and the Commercial Phase. The beginning of space travel — and this is the same for any previous mode of difficult transportation — is the Institutional… Read More One of the Many Reasons Prometheus, and Prequels, don’t work.

There is Good in George Lucas…I Can Feel it…

Acculturated shares my careful optimism: Fans of the franchise are certainly skeptical about these new movies after being forced to suffer through Lucas’s bitter meanderings through the universe he inspired. But should they be? While Lucas will remain as a creative consultant, Disney has already shown the ability to produce action packed crowd pleasers for… Read More There is Good in George Lucas…I Can Feel it…

Star Wars Fans Now Able to Stop Hating George Lucas and Get Back to Hating Disney

The mind staggers. Kathleen Kennedy, current Co-Chairman of Lucasfilm, will become President of Lucasfilm, reporting to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn. Additionally she will serve as the brand manager for Star Wars, working directly with Disney’s global lines of business to build, further integrate, and maximize the value of this global franchise. Ms. Kennedy… Read More Star Wars Fans Now Able to Stop Hating George Lucas and Get Back to Hating Disney