When Independence Day came out, it was a huge hit, but ever since then it’s kind of become the poster-child for the big, dumb, CGI-fueled blockbusters of the late 90s. And, yes, in a way it is, but…well, that’s kind of beside the point. The Story: On July 2nd, a massive alien craft appears … Continue reading Why I Love ‘Independence Day’
Author: DBreitenbeck
Friends and Monsters Part Three
I finally published the last part of my My Little Pony-Godzilla crossover story! Sample: Godzilla's arrival in Manehatten was accompanied by a massive tidal wave as his bulk displaced enough water to swamp the docks and flood the whole waterfront. He strode ashore, streaming seawater off his flanks as his feet crushed the wharves and warehouses. … Continue reading Friends and Monsters Part Three
RIP Adam West
More sad news: Adam West, forever immortalized in the infamously cheesy 1960s Batman show, has passed away at the age of 88 after a brief battle with Leukemia. Mr. West was one of those actors (like Bela Lugosi) whose career was made and destroyed by a single role. He never recovered from being the Caped Crusader, … Continue reading RIP Adam West
Great Humor, Great Morals, and Why Having Your Heroine Be a Music Box for an Episode Makes for Good Writing
So, this week's episode of My Little Pony was pretty fantastic (full disclosure: I actually saw it a week or so ago. You see, since FiM is produced in Vancouver, Canadian audiences get to see episodes up to two or even three weeks before the rest of us. The magic of the internet, however, allows some leeway … Continue reading Great Humor, Great Morals, and Why Having Your Heroine Be a Music Box for an Episode Makes for Good Writing
Shared Universe Thoughts
Expanding on what I said below on The Mummy, I would be all in favor of a new Universal Horror shared universe, but only if it were actually horror. You know, creeping dread, unsettling suggestions, icy fingers down your spine...any of this sound at all familiar? Then you could build up to having big set-pieces where the … Continue reading Shared Universe Thoughts
Saturday Sundry
-Been back from California for a few weeks, trying to make up my mind how to proceed. I'm leaning towards a year or so of paying work and self-production before I invest thirty-five-thousand-plus-expenses for a degree in filmmaking, but I'm not sure. -My reaction to terrorist attacks are pretty much the same: horrified, angry, sad, … Continue reading Saturday Sundry
California Impressions
As a lifelong film buff, California has, to my mind, a rather mythical air. Not because that's where films are made, but because, by and large, that's where they're set. Walking around California, therefore, feels rather like walking around in a movie, if you know what I mean. Arriving amid the palm trees, Spanish-style buildings, … Continue reading California Impressions
Friday Flotsam
-Going to check out the John Paul the Great University MBA in Film Producing next week, in the hopes that it may prove the solution to my employment woes. I figure if I have to do more schooling, I might as well go for something that actually interests me. -Religion and Economics have this in … Continue reading Friday Flotsam
FAN Fiction!
Dipping my toes in the semi-embarrassing, but oh-so-fun world of fan fiction. I believe the below image speaks for itself. Here's a sample. Read Part One here (Part Two will be up in a few days): "So, that's all I know," said Twilight as the six friends finished up their cider. "And I couldn't find one … Continue reading FAN Fiction!
Gushing about Cyrano on CatholicMatch
Cyrano de Bergerac is one of my favorite pieces of literature, and today I got to write about it. Okay, actually I wrote this piece several months ago, but it was published today and that's all that counts. Yet the truth is that Cyrano exaggerates his own predicament. His other qualities more than make up … Continue reading Gushing about Cyrano on CatholicMatch
Serpent's Den 