“January is traditionally a crummy time for new releases. Coming off a banner year at the movies, a la 2015, this crusty old truism isn’t a big deal; there remain many worthy films running at your local art house or at the closest multiplex, and now, as we close in on the AMPAS nominations announcement, … Continue reading
Posted on January 7, 2016 …
This Space Reserved, 2016
Keep your eyes here, folks. Exciting things are going to happen here this year. I hope. If you know me, talk to me, and read my stuff enough, you know that this writing thing isn’t simply a hobby for me these days; it’s more like a hobby that’s just a few miles away from being something … Continue reading
The Finest Hours: The SS Pendleton Story, Fact & Fiction
“If adapting the tale of the 1952 SS Pendleton rescue – in which officers in the Coast Guard rescued the crew of the SS Pendleton and the SS Mercer off the coast of Massachusetts during a vicious nor’easter – for the movies sounds like a no-brainer, that’s because it was: when Casey Sherman, author of … Continue reading