Monthly Archives: August 2010

Trailer for Zack Snyder’s SUCKER PUNCH

Posted on August 10, 2010 by David Forbes

Zack Snyder is the director behind the very good remake of Dawn of the Dead, as well as 300 and Watchmen. Sucker Punch is his first movie based on an original screenplay, one he himself wrote. I like the steampunk … Continue reading →

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Spooky new trailer: DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK

Posted on August 9, 2010 by David Forbes

I have a vague recollection of the original Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, but I’m not sure I actually saw it. If I did, I can’t recall anything about it, so I might as well have not seen it. … Continue reading →

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Fourth draft of Joe Haledman’s THE FOREVER WAR screenplay turned in

Posted on August 6, 2010 by David Forbes

Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War is one of the seminal war novels in science fiction — hell, it’s one of the seminal war novels, period. Of any time, of any era, of any war. In it, a band of young … Continue reading →

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More Jon Stewart greatness: Republicans and the repeal of the 14th Amendment

Posted on August 5, 2010 by David Forbes

Because we all know how much Republicans love the Constitution. We know so because they say they do all the time. Unless it interferes with their hating and race bating. And then, well, it’s time to repair the fucking old … Continue reading →

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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Solar Eclipse

Posted on August 4, 2010 by David Forbes

Beautiful. Notice how you can make out some details of the Moon’s surface because of sunlight reflecting back from the Earth. Click on the photo for a much larger version. From Astronomy Picture of the Day.

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How I write: changes from outline to draft

Posted on August 3, 2010 by David Forbes

This isn’t the place to start reading this series. If you’re interested in how I develop ideas into stories, and then into outlines, and then into drafts, head back and start at part one, then work your way forward until … Continue reading →

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Freddy Prinze Jr.’s secret nerd lair on PSYCH

Posted on August 2, 2010 by David Forbes

Seriously, if you’re a fan at all of old science fiction shows or bad movies from the ’80s, you have to watch Psych. The show is basically an excuse to come up with all kinds of whacky scenes where the … Continue reading →

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