S.A. Swann's first novel -- the beginning of a thematic trilogy -- is set in a (by now) near-future America. It's a 1990s cyberpunk-ish future, actually, where future-tech is still wired and location-based, the nation's cities are in decline, and a world war involving nuclear weapons don't necessarily mean the end of civilization as we … Continue reading Book Review: Forests of the Night by S. Andrew Swann
Month: October 2013
The AFI Top 100 Films: Chinatown (#19)
Chinatown (1974) Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston Written by Robert Towne Directed by Roman Polanski Chinatown is a hell of a noir film. Set in the Los Angeles of the 1930s, it uses the acquisition of water by land barons to explore deeper themes of moral bankruptcy and how one man's remorseless … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Chinatown (#19)
Five Favorite Horror Films
When I was but a wee leveret growing up in the wilds of Baltimore City, I really wasn't able to watch many horror movies. We were a religious household, so anything seen as 'celebrating' the Devil or the occult were strictly off-limits. As is often the case with kids who grow up in oppressively spiritual … Continue reading Five Favorite Horror Films
The AFI Top 100 Films: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (#20)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher and Will Sampson Written by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman (screenplay) and Ken Kesey (novel) Directed by Milos FormanJon Ronson (he of The Men Who Stare at Goats fame) submitted a report for NPR's This American Life one week, about a man in England … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (#20)
Rainfurrest 2013: Seattle Grunge
Last weekend I headed up to Seattle for the annual ode to anthropomorphics in the Pacific Northwest, Rainfurrest. It's a really nice convention, and it's positioned itself well -- in the crowded furry con landscape, I don't think there are too terribly many events in September. It's also one of the only conventions that makes … Continue reading Rainfurrest 2013: Seattle Grunge
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 