A brief note about presentation: I had the opportunity to see Star Trek Beyond at its world premiere in San Diego. The premiere was the world’s first outdoor IMAX screening, complete with the San Diego Orchestra performing the score live to picture. It was an incredible treat… but perhaps not the most ideal way to … Continue reading STAR TREK BEYOND Review
Star Trek is part of the quintessential makeup of our collective pop culture. Its imagery is iconic and its (sometimes misquoted) terminology has been a part of the popular vernacular for decades. Despite this, unlike some of our other pop culture institutions – Star Wars, Marvel and DC comic book characters, or the canon of … Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to STAR TREK
“It’s going to be fun.” When Chris Pine, Captain James Tiberius Kirk himself, was asked by a fan on Twitter whether Star Trek Beyond would be fun or if it would be dark, Pine emphatically stated that their goal was to create a film that was just as much fun for audiences to watch as … Continue reading Inside the STAR TREK BEYOND Fan Event
J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reboot of Star Trek was sort of a magical thing. The story was sloppy, filled with coincidences and contrivances, and had a weak central villain, but between some truly excellent performances from the cast, strong moment-to-moment direction from Abrams, and a general sense of fun it managed to sweep you up in … Continue reading Movie Review – Star Trek Into Darkness
I still can’t get over just how good of a year 2012 was for movies. It seems unlikely that we’ll have another year like this for quite some time, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still some films worth looking forward to in 2013. Here are the ten movies I am most excited for in … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2013
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