Oldboy New Again?
I just got news that one of my favorite movies — let alone one of my favorite foreign movies — called Oldboy is going to be remade by Will Smith and Steven Spielberg. And I’m not sure how to take it.
Bloggers and online movie “journalists” around the world are screaming bloody murder and demanding that [...]
Quantum of What?
The new movie Quantum of Solace is not only the second movie with Daniel Craig in the James Bond role, it’s the first film in franchise history to be a direct sequel.
Sadly, that doesn’t necessarily mean double the fun. Mostly because of the script — surprising, considering it’s the same three writers who wrote the [...]
Who Watches the Watchmen? I will!
What serves as inspiration for my writing?
Many things. It could be anything from a tragic newspaper article or video game, to a mundane incident or a random scent. But every once in a while a movie comes along that gives me chills, that taps into something so primal, so innate in me that I say [...]
The Next Political Thriller?
No. I haven’t written the next great Oscar-winning political thriller.
But Barrack Obama was just elected as the next president of the United States of America. This is truly a historic moment, so I couldn’t resist writing about it. He’ll be the first U.S. president to be of African-American descent. (I find it funny that people [...]