John Jos. Miller’s CREATURE FEATURES
PULP COVER FRIDAY This week we’re going to take a look at some early AMAZING covers. AMAZING was the first magazine dedicated explicitly to science fiction. In honor of its status as the first sf zine, we’re going to look at some other firsts in its publishing history. Actually, it’s pretty AMAZING (see what I did there?) how quickly common …
Interview at Kindle Author
David Wisehart interviewed me for his blog, Kindle Author. I appreciate him giving me the chance to ramble on (as the Zep might say) about my novel Squirrel Eyes, the self-publishing revolution, and writing in general. You can read the interview right here — and be sure to check out some of the other authors David has interviewed, there’s some …
Review: Almost Human
Almost Human (aka Milano odia: la polizia non pu sparare) is the violent story of low-level street thug Giulio Sacchi and his bloody pursuit of one big score. Directed by the king of the polizio films Umberto Lenzi with a score by the legendary Ennio Morricone it’s a step above most of the cheesy crime films that came out of …
Cool Actor of the Week – Edward Everett Horton
This time around we’re going with one of my favorite character actors, the amazing Edward Everett Horton. Even if you’ve never seen him in a movie, you’ve probably heard his voice — he narrated “Fractured Fairy Tales” on The Bullwinkle Show. Wow, I haven’t seen one of those since I was a kid, and I have to admit hearing Horton’s …
John Jos. Miller’s CREATURE FEATURE
FUN WITH MY IPOD (WHILE GRITTING MY TEETH IN FRUSTRATION) I find myself in a familiar position. Short for time and quite peeved (The “short for time” part is too complex to go into; the “peeved” is because I just got a ticket for not wearing my seatbelt while I was on a death-defying two mile drive to the post …
Classic Rock Sunday: The Midnight Special
Instead of an artist this week we’re going to present some clips from The Midnight Special, the show that brought us some great live performances from acts of all genres during the 70’s. Here’s Rick Derringer (looking kind of like Rick Dees) along with Edgar Winter, rokcing out with Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo: How about some Cheap Trick at …
John Jos. Miller’s CREATURE FEATURE
PULP COVER FRIDAY COVERS VIRGIL FINLAY This time around I thought I’d post the work of a specific artist, Virgil Finlay, who is one of my very favorites and who has been called the most popular science fiction artist of the 1940’s -1950’s. Finlay was born in 1914. His first magazine cover (I don’t know when he sold his first …
Review: Milano Calibro 9
Written and directed by Fernando de Leo, 1972’s Milano Calibro 9 set a new standard for Italian crime films of the decade. Rather than the usual cartoonish ultra-violence and machismo prevalent in so many other films, de Leo opted for a character oriented approach. The story is simple, serving simply to give our characters a reason to plot against each …
Cool Actor of the Week: James Shigeta
We have to start off by acknowledging James Shigeta’s role in the 1988 classic Die Hard, where he played the head of the Takagi Corporation. He took what should have been a throwaway role and through his quiet charisma made it forever memorable. You may not know his name but whenever someone says “You know, the CEO in Die Hard”, …
John Jos. Miller’s CREATURE FEATURES
FUN WITH MY IPOD I love movies, but sometimes (like now) I need a break from them, so I thought I’d go with another Cheese Magnet staple, and write a musical column. But what should I write about? Looking for inspiration, I took a look at my ipod, and the answer was obvious. There’s only one song holding down two …
Squirrel Eyes now in paperback!
I’ve posted about my new novel Squirrel Eyes before, but the paperback edition has just become available — so if you’ve been holding out for the dead tree version, now you can order it! Just visit the Squirrel Eyes CreateSpace store (powered by Amazon) and order your copy today! Awhile back I posted the first chapter here on Cheese Magnet, …
Classic Rock Sunday: Bands that never made it
You can’t even call these bands One Hit Wonders; they may have had one great song but for whatever reason they never broke through. First up is one of my favorites, The Autographs with While I’m Still Young. The song was produced by legendary Tommy Boyce (one of the men behind the Monkees) and it’s a terrific combination of power …