Just saw Prince of Persia at the local omniplex...and it was baaaad! And not I don't mean "baaad" as in awesome...but baaad as in "why the heck did I waste eight bucks and two hours of my life on this turd?"

I won't give any spoilers, just point out a few of the more egregious details.

First. Jake Gyllanhaal can't do a credible British accent. Which begs the question, why would they have British accents in the first place? Isn't this supposed to be taking place in ancient Persia?

The plot is a bunch of hackneyed tropes that seemed to have been culled from the bottom layer of bad fantasy movies. I used to think Dungeons & Dragons represented the nadir of that genre. Not any more.

Finally, I know there are people upset that a Persian actor wasn't cast in any of the major roles in this film. Having seen it, they might want to count their blessings. A benefit to anyones resume it is not.

Course that's just my opinion....

GODZILLA!!!!

Amateur hour...and yet it still beats the crappy version Hollywood put out a few years back...also, BLUE OYSTER CULT ROCKS!!!!

In Praise of the THIEF OF BAGDAD

Given the mass of publicity desending for PRINCE OF PERSIA, I figured now would be a good time to pay tribute to another, earlier Orientalist treasure from the Hollywood Golden Age (even though it was a British fim)...the THIEF OF BAGDAD.

A true fantasy film treasure...needless to say, as with so many things, they don't make 'em, like they used too...

Cool entry on Hollywood history

Sorry for the delay in entries...things god really hectic.

Anyway, here's an interesting item: who was the better prankster, paul newman or George Cooney?

Eye candy....

Just for the heck of it...and because I'm feeling lazy.

Eye candy...a perfect substitute for actual effort...

Ronnie James Dio is dead

The Holy Diver will dive no more....

"Ronnie James Dio, a singer with the bands Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, whose powerful, semioperatic vocal style and attachment to demonic imagery made him one of the best-loved figures in classic heavy metal, died on Sunday morning, according to an announcement on his Web site by his wife, Wendy. He was 67." (NY Times)

No one did power metal better than Dio, a soundtrack to my imaginative your. Rest in peace! You will be missed...

Gantasy TV is alive....

For those bummed at the cancellation of LEGEND OF THE SEEKER...here's some welcome news...

Rest in peace Kahlan...we hardly knew ya...

99 cent price ending soon!

Just a friendly reminder...the special 99 cent pricing for the ebook edition of FIELD OF FIRE will be ending this Sunday. Place you order now in Amazon or Smashwords before it's too late....

Frank Frazetta RIP

From the new York Times:

"Frank Frazetta, an illustrator of comic books, movie posters and paperback book covers whose visions of musclebound men fighting with swords and axes to defend scantily dressed women helped define fantasy heroes like Conan, Tarzan and John Carter of Mars, died on Monday in Fort Myers, Fla. He was 82."

Read the rest HERE.

Cover art has lost a major talent, Heavy Metal Magazine will never be the same....

Buck Rogers Lives!

At least according to this latest trailer for the upcoming online series...

"Pretty frickin' sweet!" Thus saith the sage Peter Griffin

Review of FIELD OF FIRE from Fantasy Book Critic blog

FIELD OF FIRE has been reviewed on the Fantasy Book Critic Blog! Check out what they have to say....

"...The novel is very entertaining, fast paced and full of action with quite a few twists and turns that are not obvious. Macsen's odyssey while not untypical of similar tales in various genres, reads very well since he is never the cliche, all knowing/destined hero, but just a youngster with a thirst for knowledge and the wide world who grows quickly under harsh circumstances and later is not afraid to take the chances offered by events....A strong A and the potential for a great series if the sequels keep the pace, inventiveness and unpredictability of this one...."

Click HERE to read the entire review.

FIELD OF FIRE on Fantasy Book Critics websiet!

FIELD OF FIRE has been added to Fantasy Book Critics Noteworthy Releases! A full review will be coming soon! Can’t wait to read it!

The Golden Lance strikes Memory Lane

Ah...Hanna Barbara.... For those of us whose childhood took place during that magical time known as the 80's, this was the real Factory of Dreams...a place where cartoons of sublime brilliance were cranked out to seed the youthful imaginations of the world...

Okay, I'm laying in on a bit thick. But coming across this priceless gem,. courtesy of YouTube, brought back a lot of memories...just waiting for the movie to come out, given that they're recylcing everything else from that era...

Clash of the Titans

CLASH OF THE TITANS...to make this review short and to the point: don't waste your time. Boring, derivative, indulges in some light religion-bashing - the popular safe prejudice at the moment. And the 3d version is a total ripoff.

TITANS WILL CLASH...more like MONEY WILL BE WASTED.

Green Lantern...if only it were real....

Art vs real life...

Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister...I can see it. Here's an interesting comparison though...artists rendition vs. flesh and blood....

The future is colser than you think....

Interesting article from THE NEW YORKER about the coming dominance of the ebook reader...Old Publishers should be quaking in their cardigans....