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Film Surf Report: Super Hero Franchises Save Us From Looking at Our Phones (and from Reading Books – Shazam!)
Santa Monica, CA — With the Dog Days of Summer comes a bit of a lull in big super hero franchise films, so let’s enjoy the respite and look forward to the months (and years) ahead, shall we? Interestingly, DC Comics … Continue reading
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Tagged Aquaman, Bruce Willis, Carrie Fisher, Chris Hemsworth, Dark Phoenix, dc comics, Emma Thompson, F. Gary Gray, Fantastic Beasts, Glass, James McAvoy, Jason Momoa, JJ Abrams, Jude Law, Keri Russell, M. Night Shyamalan, Marvel Studios, Men in Black, Rebecca Ferguson, Samuel L. Jackson, Sony Pictures, Star Wars, Tessa Thompson, Tom Hardy, venom, Warner Bros., X-Men
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TV Surf Report: Super Heroes, Are We Done Yet? (Answer: No, So Stop Asking!)
Santa Monica, CA — Are we there, yet? Are we done with the Super Hero shows? No? Well, I have a suggestion and a few thoughts, and maybe, a List. Meanwhile, I just can’t keep up anymore. There are so … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century Fox, Anne Rice, Arrow, Batgirl, batman, BBC One, Black Lightning, Bryan Fuller, Christopher Rice, Damon Lindelof, Daredevil, dc comics, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Disney, Doctor Who, Good Omens, HBO, Jessica Jones, Jodi Whitaker, Marvel Studios, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, Programming, Riverdale, Roxanne Gay, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Showtime, Sir Terry Prachett, Star Wars, Streaming Services, Supergirl, Teen Titans, Television, The CW, The Flash, The Matrix, The Punisher, The Vampire Chronicles, Trinity, Warner Bros., Watchmen, X-Men, Xena: Warrior Princess
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Surf Report: California Dreamin’ On A Winter’s Day – Series To Binge, Books To Revisit, and Photos for That Inevitable Surf Memoir
Santa Monica, CA — I never realized just how much writing I did at my local coffee shop on Main Street, which has been closed for two months, and that’s exactly how long it’s been since my last Post. Yikes. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wizard of Earthsea, Battlestar Galactica, Black Panther, Blade Runner, HBO, Isle of Roke, Mage, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Netflix, Philip K. Dick, Super Heroes, Surf Memoir, Surfing, SyFy Channel, Tales of Earthsea, The Archipelago, The Crown, The Silmarillion, Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, Westworld, Wizardry, Wizards
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TV Surf Report: Praise Be! Hollywood Continues to Adapt Books, Graphic Novels and Podcasts
Santa Monica, CA — Oh, we never take the book, a high-profile literary agent told me recently in a meeting about shopping best-selling books and their prospective TV adaptations. This year, Hulu hit a creative home run (and marketing tool for … Continue reading
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Tagged American Gods, Anne Rice, Big Little Lies, Catch-22, Christopher Rice, Conde Nast, Crimetown, Game of Thrones, George Clooney, George R. R. Martin, GQ magazine, Graphic Novels, HBO, John Logan, John Turturro, Julia Roberts, Justin Cronin, Liane Moriarty, Lord of the Rings, Margaret Atwood, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Studios, Meryl Streep, nancy drew, Neil Gaiman, Penny Dreadful, Reese Witherspoon, Richard Armitage, Rotten Tomatoes, Showtime, Sony TV, Television, The Handmaid's Tale, The Jinx, The Nix, The Passage, The Vampire Chronicles, Trends, Umberto Eco, Viacom, Wally Lamb, Warner Bros. TV, Welcome to Night Vale, Wolverine
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TV Surf Report: Pilot Season – The Good. The Bad. The You Know What.
Santa Monica, CA — Seems the networks and streaming services are not quite done with Super Heroes, are sticking with struggling new series longer, and are ordering more and more pilots with some sort of built-in marketability (i.e., re-makes or spin-offs). FX … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptations, Amazon, Anne Rice, Armisted Maupin, Christopher Rice, Damon Lindelof, Forward/Story, Game of Thrones, I. Marlene King, Inhumans, Kevin Bacon, Laura Linney, Marvel Studios, Pretty Little Liars, Roseanne, Scott Derrickson, Sean Daniel, Snowpiercer, Spike Lee, Super Heroes, Supernatural, Tales of the City, Television, The Vampire Chronicles, The Witcher, Tremors, Trends, Watchmen
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Film Surf Report: Wonder Woman 2 Rescues Audiences with Super Hero Fatigue — 59 Super Movies Thru 2021
Santa Monica, CA — Help Us, Diana, You Are Our Only Hope! Save us from The Joker Origin Story that Warner Bros. and DC Comics want Martin Scorcese to direct. Save us from The Conjuring Universe of films. Save us! Also, … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Heinberg, Avengers 4, Bill Condon, Bride of Frankenstein, Channing Tatum, chris evans, Chris Hemsworth, Constantine, dc comics, Eric Dane, Film, Gal Gadot, Gambit, Gore Verbinski, Harry Potter, Hugh Jackman, Incredibles2, James Franco, Jon Watts, Jude Law, Justice League Dark, Keanu Reeves, Lara Croft, Logan, Lucas Film, Marvel Studios, Multiple Man, Patty Jenkins, Quentin Tarantino, Ragnorak, Rian Johnson, Shazam! Dwayne Johnson, Simon Kinsberg, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Thor, Tom Hardy, Tom Holland, Universal Monsters, venom, Wonder Woman, X23, Zachary Levi
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Film Surf Report: Suddenly, Everyone Is Fighting! Super Heroes Work Out Their Issues
Santa Monica, CA — The theme of the year for Super Hero Franchise Films is Conflict. Batman is going up against Superman. Captain America and Iron Man seem to be at war. The X-Men are at it again, but this … Continue reading
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Tagged batman, dc comics, Marvel Studios, spider-man, superman, team cap, team iron man, Wonder Woman, X-Men
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