I just went and watched Prince of Persia. My first impression (and that of my friend who saw it with me) was “It wasn’t bad” and “Well, it was pretty.” The more I think, though, the more I realize we were fairly harsh on the movie. It had many of the makings of a great [...]

I have this nagging sense that I’ve kibitz about this before, but a quick glance over my saved blogs (dear lord they are starting to pile up) say I haven’t, so here I go.  Authorial Fait: when the author makes something happen because they just wanted it to happen, not because it makes plot or [...]

So we decided to go all changey-hopey at the office and re-arrange and clean.  It’s been a crazy two days, and so far we are maybe half done with the complete re-org, but it has been fun.  In the process, I finally got something I’ve wanted for a while.  A desk that faces the door.  [...]

So, I just finished Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, and in the process of reading, I started to wonder what was it about this book that is drawing me in so much?  The questions broadened as I considered what it was about my favorite books, from Wheel of Time to Lord of the Rings to Memory, [...]

First, happy new year!  Anyway.
So it has been the big thing lately for movies to be reboots or re-imaginings of already existing properties.  Either there are more books-to-movies being made or comics-to-movies or just redoing old movies new, the old phrase “originality is dead” has never seemed more true than at the theater these past [...]