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Dune
If you are like me you have been waiting for a big sci-fi flick to be released. The wait is finally over with the release of “Dune”, based on the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert. The first big screen effort was released in 1984 and was directed by David Lynch. The film was a box […]
Batteries Not Included
Catching up with the Archive, Part One
Last month, your favorite major studio boutique and mine, Warner Archive, released a large number of fantastic goodies on blu-ray for the first time. All of these October titles were, appropriately, seasonally themed to come out just before Halloween. Six movies in total, on five new blu-ray discs, one of which is a double feature. […]
Tim Simpson
It’s Here
I first tossed around the idea of explaining what Halloween is and how it came to be. However, that has been done to death. I know it started it as most holidays do as a pagan holiday filled with scary images all of which have some sort of mischievous underlying meaning. But I will not […]
Social Sentiments
Make Your Words Count!
Content on social media is fleeting and the spaces to create an engaging message are getting smaller. How can you make your message stick in a world of short content spaces? They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Twitter allows for 280 characters. Harness the power of visuals to create a longer message […]
Pop Life
Injustice
The new DC animated film “Injustice” is sure to stir up some controversy for fans of Superman who know nothing about the comic book series or video games the movie is based on. The film is set in an alternative reality, and features the story of how Superman (voiced by Justin Hartley) becomes a harsh […]
Batteries Not Included
On Being Famous
Sometimes it’s tasking being known as the number one outdoors expert in the Tri-Cities. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for it. Lord knows I never would have thought my book “Hiking the Trails of Erwin” would become a number one bestseller on the Bristol Herald booklist. The follow-up, “Campings spots of Elizabethton” did just […]
Tim Simpson
A Halloween Treat!
As most everyone knows by now I am a writer. I write mainly for the audiobook medium mainly because that seems to be the way the future of books is heading. Also at the end of each of my columns I give away one free audiobook to the person that has the quickest response in […]
Social Sentiments
Make Your Words Count!
Content on social media is fleeting and the spaces to create an engaging message are getting smaller. How can you make your message stick in a world of short content spaces? They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Twitter allows for 280 characters. Harness the power of visuals to create a longer message […]
Pop Life
Nightbooks
Happy Halloween! I am celebrating the spooky season this week by discussing the current film “Nightbooks”, based on the 2018 horror-fantasy children’s book of the same name. The film follows the story of Alex Mosher (Winslow Fegley), a young boy who resides in Brooklyn and has a love for scary stories and movies, and has […]
