Tag Archives: Neil Gaiman

2012 Year-End Roundup – Some Top 5 Lists

Borrowing the idea from Nerdist, rather than just do a list of the best movies and TV shows of the year, I’m going to some more random lists. Makes it more interesting for all involved. Top 5 TV Shows That … Continue reading

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Paranorman’s Zombies, Ghosts, and Confused Story

In 2009, Laika Entertainment produced one of my favorite animated films ever, Coralinebased on the book of the same name by Neil Gaiman. Coraline did everything an animated film should do – it was visually inventive, the characters were complicated … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – Write Like the Wind, GRRM

Two pieces of GoT related news today…so far. Piece the first: Remember all the hubub about George W. Bush’s head on a spike? Well, after all the apologies and edits and changes, here is what that head now looks like, … Continue reading

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The Comfort of Rereading Books

Currently, I am on my fourth go around with A Clash of Kings, the 2nd book in the now-ridiculously popular Song of Ice and Fire series (aka Game of Thrones) by George R.R. Martin. I’ve read book 1 about five … Continue reading

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ParaNorman – Stop Motion Spookiness

I love stop motion animation.  Tim Burton and Henry Selick’s The Nightmare Before Christmas and Selick’s Coraline (based on the fabulous Neil Gaiman “kids” book of the same name) are prime examples of how this painstakingly created art form can be done and … Continue reading

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