Zombie Survival with Max Brooks
In his intro to the Barbican screening of George Romero's zombie masterpiece Night Of The Living Dead, Max Brooks explained: "Yes, there were zombie movies before Night of the Living…
American Werewriter In London
And they rejoiced. Throughout the Universe they rejoiced. And not because it was Neal R's birthday. No, not because of that. Although that is cause for rejoicing.It really is. Yes,…
L.A. Dreams Goodbyes
When I came to Los Angeles in Sept. 1985, I had hopes and dreams. I was beginning my college days, attending a university with the most respected cinema program in…
Robert E. Howard & The Barbarian West
(as printed in the Comic-Con 2006 Souvenir Book, which featured a celebration of what would have been Robert E. Howard's 100th birthday)Robert E. Howard and The Barbarian WestBy Neal RomanekWithout…
Comic-Con 2006 – Day 2
Lots of walking.Saying you did lots of walking at Comic-Con is a bit like saying you did lots of vomiting the first time you drank a fifth of Jack Daniels…
Gilbert Sorrentino (1929 – 2006)
Obituary of writer Gilbert Sorrentino, quoted in full from today's LATimes.com:Gilbert Sorrentino, 77; Avant-Garde Novelist, ProfessorBy Elaine Woo, Times Staff WriterMay 24, 2006Gilbert Sorrentino once wrote, "If you make a…
The Dinosaurs Have Vomited
I have finally recovered the Libsyn podcast page from voracious Terrible Lizards. They brought it up, unscathed, in a series of hair balls. Why Terrible Lizards have hairballs is anyone's…
Inside Pitch Pitch
If you are a screenwriter and you aren't reading the Q&A blog for screenwriters called "The Inside Pitch" (http://twoadverbs.blogspot.com) by ICM's executive story editor, Christopher Lockhart, well, then...you just aren't…
Tim Squyres and Crouching Tiger
Just before the U.S. release of the movie, in the winter of 2000, I talked with editor Tim Squyres about his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Squyres has partnered…
The River (1951)
First, let's just make it clear that I do love the Motion Picture Academy. Or I love what the Academy is supposedly supposed to aspire to. That, I love. I…