Dreamers, the world’s full of them. But someone possessed of a vision, as well as the willpower and fortitude to work their way through all obstacles to finally achieve their ultimate goal? Well, that, my friends, is what’s known in the comics business as “Living the Dream.” And right now, JR Han, the mastermind behind JR Comics—an imprint he created...
Q & A with Awake’s Howard Gordon and Kyle Killen
For most of us, distinguishing between reality and fantasy is no big deal and part of daily life, but for Awake’s Detective Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs) that has recently become much more difficult. Following a tragic car accident, the police officer suddenly finds himself living in two separate realities. In one “reality” his teenage son Rex (Dylan Minnette), died in...
“Dear Mr President, We Want the Truth About UFOs!”
The White House is hiding the truth about UFOs and contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, according to Stephen Bassett. Bassett is far from alone in this belief, but what makes him stand out is that he is determined to force a change. Bassett is the executive director of the Paradigm Research Group (PRG), established in 1996 to advocate “disclosure”, defined as...
Dustin Clare Returns as Gannicus in Spartacus: Vengeance
In January 2011, the STARZ cable network premiered Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, a prequel to its hugely successful 2010 series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. This miniseries told the story of Gannicus, the first gladiator to become champion of Capua representing Quintus Lentulus Batiatus. The character was played by Australian actor Dustin Clare, who reprises his role beginning in this...
Spies and Lovers: Interview with Smash’s Raza Jaffrey
From performing on stage in London to helping protect the United Kingdom from terrorist threats, multi-talented actor Raza Jaffrey has had the opportunity to play a number of varied and challenging roles so far in his career. Currently, the British-born actor is appearing on this side of the pond as Dev Sundaram in NBC’s new hit musical TV drama Smash....
Bentley’s Bandstand: Paul McCartney, Mitch Ryder, Maggie & Terre Roche
Paul McCartney, Kisses on the Bottom. When you get older the Bucket List gets to be much more luminous. Whatever it is you’ve been putting off in life, it’s best time to get to it. No doubt Paul McCartney has had these songs running around his expansive mind since his parents used to do them at family “sing songs” well...
Q & A with William B. Davis, The X-Files Cigarette Smoking Man
As the Cigarette Smoking Man on The X-Files, actor William Davis was a master at instilling fear into the hearts of viewers while giving them much to ponder about this complex, enigmatic character. Like the character, there are layers to the actor and much about Davis’ life we never knew. It is ironic that a good part of his 60...
Royal Status For Ghostly Greenwich
It’s amazing how you can absorb history through reading ghost stories. Admittedly, some of the finer details can sometimes be wrong (readers beware!) but the historical gist of such tales is generally accurate. Readers soon acquire a profound sense of existing within a continuum of time that wells up from the depths of the long-gone and stretches ahead into the unknown....
Director Ti West on The Innkeepers and the Current State of the Horror Genre
For fans of traditional horror movies that value suspense, atmosphere, and dread over empty gore and endless jump scares, Ti West is somewhat of a genre saviour. He first came onto the scene in 2005 with the zero budget bat/zombie romp The Roost and followed that up with the experimental and minimalist hunted humans thriller Trigger Man. Both were strong...
I Spy: Interview with Nikita’s Dillon Casey
Handsome, smart, loyal, a protector and a crack shot — that in a nutshell describes Nikita’s Sean Pierce. An ex-Special Forces soldier, he is part of a team of operatives hunting for Nikita, a rogue spy and assassin whose self-appointed mission is to bring down a top secret government agency called the Division. Having joined Nikita in its second season,...