The Three Films that Made Me Want to Make Films – Pt. 2
by Marshall James Welcome to part two of the article series discussing the three films of my youth that really inspired me to pursue a career in the visual entertainment industry. The last article can be viewed here. Jurassic Park (1993) – directed by Steven Spielberg <> screenplay by Michael Crichton & David Koepp <> … Continue reading
The Three Films that Made Me Want to Make Films – Pt. 1
by Marshall James For those who may not know much about me, I moved to Los Angeles in 2010 from Kentucky to work production and development in the entertainment industry. I have mostly experienced it from the reality show side or “unscripted” as some companies call it, but I strongly desire to get into scripted … Continue reading
“I knew this would happen”: Marshall Reconsiders “Silver Linings Playbook”
by Marshall James Get ready for a shocker: I’ve got to retract what I said about Silver Linings Playbook last week in my Quite Timely Oscar Nominations Reaction. I saw this movie and it’s significantly better than I could have expected. It’s got issues which I’d like to address here but at least some of the … Continue reading
Marshall’s Quite Timely Academy Award Nominations Reaction
by Marshall James Since I missed this week’s podcast due to sickness and a certain significant sporting event, I figured I would give my thoughts on this year’s frankly embarrassing Oscar nominations: Best Picture – Amour, Life of Pi, Argo, Lincoln, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Silver Linings Playbook, Django Unchained, Zero Dark Thirty, Les … Continue reading
Talkin’ About Turtles: Secret History of the Foot Clan, part 2
by Marshall James Last week brought us the second part of the new IDW TMNT limited series “The Secret History of the Foot Clan,” filling in more of the backstory to this latest incarnation of the Turtles’ archenemies. You can find part one here. This issue is action-packed, as a high-speed kidnapping chase occurs in … Continue reading
Podcasts Are My TV Shows
by Marshall James The title says it all, my ears are my major media consumers these days. I would say I watch all my television on Netflix, but aside from an occasional 30 Rock or Game of Thrones episode, that’s not even true. I just have to be active doing other things, my eyes are … Continue reading
Talkin’ About Turtles – Secret History of the Foot Clan 1
by Marshall JamesWow. TMNT: Secret History of the Foot Clan #1 came out over the holiday and what a doozy of an issue is it. Helmed almost exclusively by Mateus Santolouco (@Santolouco), this piece is possibly the most solid Turtles book of the IDW series and that’s saying something. It definitely stands alongside Ross Campbell’s Leonardo one-shot and Paul … Continue reading
The Saga Continues…Issue 8
By Marshall James Saga keeps on surprising. This month’s cover hinted at some more backstory about Alana and we got a bit of it. We learned what it was like the first time our star-crossed lovers Alana and Marko meet (not pretty). We see more of the horrifically-gross-swollen-balled tryclops; he is subdued and questioned by … Continue reading
Talkin’ About Turtles – IDW Issue 17
by Marshall James There was a delay this week with my usual installment of TaT because I knew the hotly anticipated issue 17 of TMNT was arriving. Just in time for the holidays! The most notable change in this month’s ish is the art; as foreshadowed last month, gone is Andy Kuhn and his … … Continue reading
Planned Banter 