- John Hansen
- November 30, 2012
‘Ruby Sparks’ missing that extra spark (Movie review)
With the premise of a writer whose fictional dream girl magically comes to life, “Ruby Sparks” (now on DVD) seemed like a movie I would love. As
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- John Hansen
- November 28, 2012
Hitting the road with ‘Star Wars’ audiobooks (Commentary)
Even though I’m an entertainment geek, and entertainment and technology often go hand-in-hand, I’m a technological laggard. There are problems with this, of course, but
- John Hansen
- November 27, 2012
Revisiting ‘Dawson’s Creek’ in Wilmington, N.C. (TV commentary)
The most entertainment-oriented aspect of my Thanksgiving trip to North Carolina was a visit to Wilmington, which to me is defined as “the town where ‘Dawson’s
- John Hansen
- November 16, 2012
Lincoln Child finds another corner of the Earth to explore in ‘The Third Gate’ (Book review)
Following journeys to a theme park in the desert, the barren wilderness of Alaska, a computerized skyscraper and the bottom of the ocean, Lincoln Child
- John Hansen
- November 13, 2012
Fall TV 2012: New shows a huge letdown, but returning faves still deliver appointment television (Commentary)
Two years ago, I labeled Fall 2010 as the worst batch of new shows ever. The highlights were “Law & Order: Los Angeles,” which was hardly a
- John Hansen
- November 12, 2012
Wraith Squadron makes long overdue return in ‘Star Wars: X-Wing – Mercy Kill’ (Book review)
Aaron Allston had already secured his spot in the “Star Wars” author hall of fame with his work on four of the first nine “X-Wing”
- John Hansen
- November 10, 2012
6 ideas for those non-episodic ‘Star Wars’ films Disney hinted at (Movie commentary)
The announcement of “Star Wars — Episode VII” and the “long-term plan to release a new ‘Star Wars’ feature film every two to three years,”
- John Hansen
- November 4, 2012
9 reasons why the ‘Star Wars’ sequel trilogy will respect, not ignore, the Expanded Universe (Commentary)
As I kind of expected — but don’t really understand — the consensus in the world of fans and punditry in the wake of the “Star
- John Hansen
- October 31, 2012
‘Star Wars — Episode VII’ mysteries solved (Movie commentary)
Following Tuesday’s galaxy-shattering announcement that George Lucas had sold Lucasfilm to Disney, and that Lucas and other creative people are going to collaborate on a
- John Hansen
- October 29, 2012
‘Sinister’ the best horror film of the year so far (Movie review)
“Sinister” is the best horror film I’ve seen so far this year, largely because it isn’t content to just do the minimum to scare you (like “Paranormal