24/7 - C. A. Bridges looks at TV, movies, pop culture and other magnificent time-wasters.

November 2006 Archives

Nightcrawler's dad, dead at 63

If you're a comics fan you're familiar with his work. If you're a movie fan you're familiar with his legacy. Dave Cockrum, longtime comics artist for "The Legion of Superheroes," "The Uncanny X-Men," and more,...
 
Vote 0 Votes
Posted in

Thanks from a grateful blogger

As I will be spending a goodly chunk of tomorrow gleefully ignoring my doctor's advice and raising my cholesterol by the forkfull, I'd like to take a moment now to give thanks for all the...
 
Vote 0 Votes
Posted in

Harry Potter and the Buffering Teaser

The teaser for the next Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is now out in the wild and acting much like a Golden Snitch: it's small, fast, and difficult to...
 
Vote 0 Votes
Posted in

Bond defeated by penguins, but only here

So "Happy Feet" grossed more than the new Bond movie the first weekend, giving us a perfect shot for pun-laden headlines. "Happy Feet Outdance Bond," "Penguins Ice Bond," "Happy Feet Stomps Bond," "Superspy Defeated by...
 
Vote 0 Votes
Posted in

VHS: R.I.P.

It hung on for as long as it could, but the VHS tape is now officially dead. We had some good times together, VHS and me. Hundreds of recorded Simpsons and X-Files episodes, some home...
 
Vote 0 Votes
Posted in

More in November 2006