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THE FUTURE WAS NOW: MADMEN, MAVERICKS, AND THE EPIC SCI-FI SUMMER OF 1982

Nonfiction, Video Clip

About mainstream science fiction cinema in the summer of 1982, a pivotal time for those of us who lived through it

2020: Bedlam in Print

Commentary, Year in Review

Here, in the early days of 2021, is the latest edition of my annual Bedlam in Print overview

2020 in Review: News, Passings, Discoveries

Commentary, Lists, Video Clip, Year in Review

Bedlam was indeed the word for 2020 and (as of January 10) 2021 as well

2020: Bedlam in Print

Commentary, Year in Review

Here, in the early days of 2021, is the latest edition of my annual Bedlam in Print overview

2020: A Look Back in Bedlam

Commentary, Year in Review

Bedlam was indeed the word for 2020 and (as of January 10) 2021 as well

TONY SCOTT: A FILMMAKER ON FIRE

Nonfiction, Video Clip

As a longtime fan of the late Tony Scott, whose directorial output includes TRUE ROMANCE and CRIMSON TIDE, I find this book a must-read by default

RIDLEY SCOTT: A BIOGRAPHY

Nonfiction, Video Clip

A book about the prolific British filmmaker Ridley Scott that isn’t what I’d call revelatory

BLADE RUNNER: Novel, Treatment, and Movie(s)

Commentary, Video Clip

Clarification: this article is not actually about BLADE RUNNER (1982). It refers, in fact, to a key line in its end credits sequence: “WITH THANKS TO WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS AND ALAN E. NOURSE FOR THE USE OF THE TITLE BLADE RUNNER.”

Tony Scott is Dead

Commentary, Video Clip

What is there to say about Tony Scott? My word would be reliable.

2003: The Year in Bedlam

Commentary, Year in Review

2003 is over, meaning it’s time once again for my year-end horror movie wrap up

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