The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Category Archives: Movies
Scientific progress goes Ghostbusters
You might remember, a few weeks ago there was news about the “Real Genius” weapon. Well now different scientific news recalls another movie. CERN – the Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire – the same organization where the World Wide … Continue reading
Friday night funny
Busy working when I wasn’t recovering from a stomach bug. But I found this on Hot Air: Effing hilarious, even if you haven’t seen the movie.
Hulk say Hulk movie smash!
The Hulk is guest-blogging here again: Hulk go to new Hulk movie. Hulk was hoping it better than stupid movie girl took Hulk to last time. Stupid movie had giant dogs. Hulk in movie smash giant dogs, but that just … Continue reading
Iron Man
If you have not yet seen Iron Man, go. Sarah and I went last night, and we thoroughly enjoyed the film. It was also great to be in a half-empty theater with choice of seats. And a definitively metal soundtrack… … Continue reading
The Charlton Heston memorial post
Charlton Heston is gone. The article didn’t mention cause of death. I have my suspicions that it was a deliberate early exit due to Alzheimer’s, and if so, more power to him. Alzheimer’s a horrible way to die. But while … Continue reading
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The noble house of Propper de Callejon
What did the Spanish diplomat, Eduardo Propper de Callejon have in common with Raoul Wallenberg, Frank Foley and Aristades De Sousa Mendes? Like the others, Propper de Callejon risked his life and career to issue visas to Jews to escape … Continue reading
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For Star Trek geeks
If you’re really geeky, all episodes of the original Star Trek series are available for download at CBS. (h/t Crossing the Rubicon3)BTW, why is this on CBS and not NBC, as you might recall. Mr. Spock: Here is the readout, … Continue reading
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The Juno review
Go see it. Really. There isn’t much more to say. It was funny, it was sweet, it has a fantastic cast, and the kid that plays Juno is simply amazing. It gets a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It deserves … Continue reading
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Sweeney Todd movie review
I saw Sweeney Todd this afternoon, in a theater that had a decent-sized crowd. I can see why Steven Sondheim gave the movie his blessings. It’s quite good. It has its flaws, but overall, I enjoyed it immensely. Flaw number … Continue reading
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The new Kirk
Just breaking … Christopher Pine has been cast to play the young Captain Kirk in the next Star Trek movie. The bridge of the starship Enterprise is filling up. Chris Pine, who had been in talks to join the cast … Continue reading
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Honey, I’m not home
I went up to the office yesterday and had a couple of meetings, then got to actually work in an office instead of from my home, which felt very work-like. Seriously. I do the exact same work at home, yet … Continue reading
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The Mighty Heart controversy
For me it started with the article by Debbie Schlussel in the FrontPage magazine. Let’s not mince the words – the article is a hatchet job, and a very thorough one to boot. Debbie has definitely gone overboard, trying to … Continue reading
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Harry Potter movie
I went to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with my niece and her mom tonight, as Sorena is going to Interlochen this weekend for three weeks, and wasn’t sure if she’d be able to see it … Continue reading
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The Fountain
Did anyone else see the Darren Aronofsky film The Fountain? Yeah? Did you get it? Me neither. On the other hand, I’m going to buy another Clint Mansell soundtrack. Damn, he’s good.
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The Red Mosque
Why is it that every time I hear the name “The Red Mosque” (for that jihadi mosque in Pakistan) all I can really think of is “The Mosque of the Red Death?” They never should have shown us that movie … Continue reading