Tonight's post was supposed to be a RE:Play of Duke Nukem which is 90% done. But 90% is NOT done. I will finish the other 10% tomorrow.Here is the first trailer for the Doctor Who mini-series starring a much older David Tennent.This thing going to be a memberberry milkshake. A former Doctor (at least one that we know of), a former companion. And it's headlined by the Tom Baker-era logo from the 1970s. They are bringing back...
DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?VIRGINIA O’HANLON.115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET.VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia,...
Behold the Santa Rocket Express which used to grace the ceiling of Herpolshiemer's department store in Grand Rapids, Mi.It traveled around the ceiling while mothers got on with frantic business of shopping for presents in world where Amazon would bring you nothing because it didn't exist.That was a real bit of magic for kids.It ran from 1947 to 2000 and it now sits in the Grand Rapids Public Museum, instead of rotting in a junk yard. You can sit...
The Dark Herald and His Lady are having a Christmas film fest while we are completely snowbound.We were watching one of the dance numbers, when one of the kids cruised by, stopped looked for a couple of minutes then asked, "When was this made?"1954, was the answer."It was that bad back then?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-cXP1uDFpA
My opening line was supposed to be, “It was the best of Cameron. It was the worst of Cameron.” But the Critical Drinker beat me to that too!!!I have talked to people who loved it and I really wasn’t one of them. It has it plusses. No question. Men weren’t stupid for a start. A lot of this film was about strong fathers and the importance of the family unit. It’s nice to see that in American filmmaking. Instead of Beverly Hills latch-key kids making...
Wait! Im doing what now?!From our friends at Bounding Into ComicsAnnual GLAAD Report Gives Poor Grades To Every Major Film Studios For “Lack Of LGBTQ Representation” In Movies.This decision was made in direct response to Disney’s attempt to enter politics by opposing the state of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Law, which bans the teaching of sexuality and transgenderism to children between kindergarten through third grade.“No company that chooses silence over allyship should receive high scores from LGBTQ organizations...
The well-known indie comic book publisher that launched in 2015 has filed for Chapter 11 in Central California District Court. Not much of a surprise. A string of its creators had been publically complaining that AfterShock hadn't paid them. There is a long list of people standing in line with their hands out and expectant looks on their faces including San Diego Comicon and several media companies that were developing AfterShock IPs. Normally a company can emerge from...
This has been a rough December for Disney films.Wakanda Forever has legged out with a box office at $780 million. There might be a little more money coming in, but the theatrical run has defied my predictions and is settling about $100 million lower than I had forecast.This is bad news for me, nut seriously bad news for Disney because that means it has lost at least $100 million. I know it has to be surprising that Marvel would have to break...
Welcome to a new feature here at the Arkhaven Blog: PRE:View. Modern Woke Hollywood and Woke Disney in particular, is the pinnacle of storytelling failure. Just by looking at the characters’ race and gender, plus the tropes the show is leaning into, you can tell how the entire story is going to go. They are completely predictable now.I’m starting this series off by giving myself a challenge, Disney’s Willow. Willow is a BOLD REIMAGINING of LucasFilm’s 1988 garbage-tier Tolkien feature of the same name. I...
The only reason DC fans were excited about James Gunn taking the helm at DC was that it seemed to coincide with Henry Cavill’s announced return to his signature role as Superman. When he wasn’t being weighed down by Zach Snyder’s grim dark visuals, Cavill could deliver the warm-hearted, aspirational boy scout that everyone on Earth wants Superman to be.Now that the scales have been kicked from my eyes, I can see a lot more clearly what James Gunn will bring...
