RIP Donald Featherstone (1918-2013)
My own small Featherstone collection Apparently Donald Featherstone died yesterday of a fall at his home. He was 98 years old. For those who don’t recognize the name, Donald Featherstone is one of the founding figures of modern miniatures wargaming. Read More
The Wicker Man: The Final Cut
Ohboyohboyohboy… Coming to a theater near you (well, as long as you live in one of a handful of major US cities), the final, definitive cut of the British horror movie masterpiece, The Wicker Man. This version is similar to Read More
HBO is Making a “Westworld” Series
According to Variety, HBO has green-lighted a pilot for a series based on the Michael Crichton novel and 1973 film Westworld. The movie, starring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, and James Brolin, was one of my favorites growing up. There was Read More
More on The Sundering
There’s a great interview over at io9.com with Erin M. Evans and Troy Denning, two of the authors whose books will be part of the Sundering series of novels. For those who don’t know, the Sundering is Wizards of the Coast’s Read More
What Makes a Good Fantasy Movie?
Over at io9.com, Charlie Jane Anders asks “Why does live-action fantasy fail at the movies?” She then proceeds to give a few possible answers, including: Terrible movies Studio interference Nobody’s figured out how to do magic Game of Thrones-mania hasn’t Read More
