Category: Interviews

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...

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...

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...

Every now and then I run across a book that makes me stop in the middle of reading to consider why, exactly, I am so entertained by things that could easily be seen at best as done in questionable taste. If pressed, I’d probably admit that’s the primary reason I avoid so-called reality television like...

Ghosts have an affinity for old buildings, it seems. Whether this is because the aging structures have had longer than their younger counterparts to gather spirits to them, or because books, films, and television shows have simply taught us to expect historic buildings to be haunted is almost beside the point. The fact is that...

Lisa Chaney has written biographies of J. M. Barrie, of Peter Pan fame, and of food writer Elizabeth David.  Now she’s turned her attention to someone very different in Coco Chanel: An Intimate Biography. Although there are several biographies of Chanel, who was arguably the most influential designer of the 20th century, Chaney’s is the...