Bryan Caron's Blog, page 40
June 27, 2014
Strange Occurances…
Everyone, I’m sure, has had those days where something happens (no matter how small) that doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. Just yesterday, in fact, a couple of things made me scrunch my eyebrows up in a quizzical manner and think, “Uhh…. okaayy….” First thing after I woke up I noticed something was off… or more […]
June 24, 2014
Mini-Reviews on Twitter
From the birth of this blog, I have been reviewing one movie per week as part of my Movie Mayhem blog posts. The thing is, I go to two, sometimes three movies per week; I just don’t have the time to cover them all in full detail. Which is why, now that I’ve joined Twitter, […]
June 23, 2014
Follow me on Twitter
It’s finally happened — I’ve officially gone mad! That’s right, I’ve made my way into the Twitterverse. Albeit, it’s only as a representative for my business, Phoenix Moirai, but I will still be the one tweeting and hashtagging all sorts of updates related to my work, my jobs, my films, my projects, relevant news, and […]
June 21, 2014
Movie Mayhem – Jersey Boys
Breaking the fourth wall isn’t new; in fact, it’s a narrative device that’s been used for as long as actors have taken to the stage, where they can turn a play into an interactive event by “including” the audience in the production. This essence of community, though, loses some of its magic when translated to […]
June 17, 2014
1st Draft Complete… Finally!
Over the past couple of months, I’ve been pretty quiet in posting much of anything other than my weekly movie review. It’s not necessarily that I didn’t have anything to say, it’s that taking the time to turn my thoughts into anything that would make a modicum of sense has been elusive, mostly due to […]
June 16, 2014
RIP Tony Gwynn
I watched Tony Gwynn play baseball for several years. Most of them were in his twilight years as far as the game goes, but that doesn’t take away from any of his many accomplishments during that time. I watched on television as he joined the 3,000 hit club, kept my eye on the newspaper every […]
June 15, 2014
Movie Mayhem – How To Train Your Dragon 2
How To Train Your Dragon was one of those films that I wasn’t sure would be anything but ordinary based on the trailers. Up to that point, movies from DreamWorks Animation had been a hit or miss affair — I really liked Shrek, Over the Hedge and Monsters Vs Aliens; Shark Tale, Bee Movie and […]
June 7, 2014
Movie Mayhem – Edge of Tomorrow
There’s a small segment in the groundbreaking film Groundhog Day when beleaguered weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray), after who knows how many times living the same day over and over again, decides to try and end his cyclical torture by stealing the groundhog and driving off a cliff. When he still reawakens from this fiery […]
May 30, 2014
Movie Mayhem – Maleficent
Taking a beloved fairy tale and altering it to create a fresh idea isn’t a new thing. When done correctly (as with ABC’s Once Upon A Time), we get an entertaining ride dripping with an originality that builds on the source material while respecting its roots. When it’s done poorly (as with 2011′s Red Riding […]
May 27, 2014
The Blame Game In America
With the most recent rampage that occurred last week in Santa Barbara, once again we’re being presented with as many excuses as humanly possible for the reason it took place. From guns to knives to Hollywood, it seems as if everything in the world is at fault except for the actual person who committed the […]
