How's everyone's Hump Day going?
Well, mine's going pretty good. I puttered a bit behind-the-scenes this morning with a good deal of genre research, some of which will eventually be showing up in the Daily Citation Pages on the site. Sometimes, I'll just set aside a few hours to research film titles and the like -- I've pretty much seen that those announcements are a good deal of what gets me 'clicks,' and 'clicks' are a necessary evil to surviving online these days -- so keep your eyes peeled. Nothing big or revelatory ... just a bit of this and that ...
Otherwise, I did manage to watch a few flicks yesterday afternoon, both of which I'll be covering on the Main Page with reviews. One came from a distributor, and one was an old film noir I picked up entirely on my own. Don't worry: you'll see the coverage when I'm good and ready, folks.
But ... with a mind-blowing 93 trivia citations ... let's get down to the brass tacks and see what's worthy of some extra observations by yours truly.
Of course, I understand perfectly that even mentioning the man is not without a bit of controversy, but that's not why I do it. I highlight him because his novel Battlefield Earth is considered to be a bit of a Science Fiction and Fantasy classic by many in the business and certainly those who've read it. I do think it's pretty sad that the story hasn't quite had a proper theatrical or small screen telling, and I suspect a lot of this is probably owed to rights issues. Given his legacy and the greater greed of the dollar, I wonder if a proper telling might be a sum producers ultimately wouldn't want to pay ... and, yet, wouldn't it be great to get some long-form TV or streaming serial? I think it would ... but what do I know?
In any event, L. Ron Hubbard was born on this day back in 1911.
Today's case in point: 2010's Monsters from writer/director Gareth Edwards is a motion picture that many in fandom just kinda/sorta rag on -- meaning 'hate' on it -- but I actually enjoy it quite a bit. Oh, I realize that there isn't a great deal of authentic monster-on-monster action in the feature; and that's mostly because I think Edwards really wanted to challenge viewers with what he, ultimately, thought the definition of a 'monster' is in the world he created. Also, there's just a wonderful grittiness to it -- all the comforts of the modern world are largely stripped away, leaving a story about two lost souls finding themselves as their environment is closing in around them -- and, yes, that means it kinda/sorta ends on a pretty down note. But I love flicks with 'down notes,' and I consider Monsters a truly noble effort.
It first played theatrically on this day back in 2010.
Why ... of course there's more! There's a great, great, great deal more, my good friend; and I give you my guarantee (or your money back) that there's something for everyone somewhere within those 93 different citations. It's truly mind-blowing, so I hope you'll check it out.
As always, thanks for reading ... thanks for sharing ... thanks for being a fan ... and live long and prosper!
-- EZ