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Avatar continues to dominate...

As of Monday morning January 4, it had grossed $1.02 BILLION dollars worldwide. It took just seventeen days for this movie to cross a billion, and it is currently #4 highest grossing of all time. Titanic still holds the title with $1.83 billion dollars - but wouldn't it be ironic if Cameron beat his own movie?

Upcoming release dates-

The vampire flick Daybreakers, which is receiving good reviews so far, comes out this Friday, January 8.

The Book of Eli with Denzel Washington comes out January 15.

And on DVD, the movie with all the Oscar buzz, The Hurt Locker, comes out on January 12.

BTW - Have you seen photos of director Kathryn Bigelow? Kinda hot for a woman who's almost sixty!

Movie Trailers -

Inception has me intrigued! Any movie directed by Christopher Nolan is worth its weight in gold. Comes out this summer.
Visit Apple's site to check out the TRAILER

Review - Cemetary Dance

Cemetary Dance

by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child



Available in Hardback 448 pages and MP3 Audio
Released May 12, 2009


During this reflective time of year, I thought I'd look back on a book series that has been like an old friend. I'm a huge fan of mystery tinged with the supernatural and the best example of this is the Pendergast series by
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. They released the ninth book of the series in 2009 titled "Cemetery Dance".

Without giving too much away (not a big fan of spoilers), the novel deals with the death of a reoccurring character, zombies and a cult that lives in a mysterious fortress nicknamed "The Ville". Preston and Child have a keen sense of pacing. The novel reads like a great popcorn film. It's fast paced, engaging and humorous. The main character of Special Agent Pendergast of the FBI is one of the best characters ever put to print. Mysterious and clever, he is a modern day Sherlock Holmes. His deductive powers are unrivaled and his droll southern wit and charm are the icing on the cake.

If you are unfamiliar with the series, I would start off with the initial Pendergast novel "The Relic". Moviephiles may remember that this book was turned into a film, but the powers that be made the asinine decision to remove the main character of Pendergast and turn his able-bodied NYPD assistant Sgt D'Agosta into the star of the film. At the time, I could have imagined Val Kilmer (Tombstone) or Dennis Quaid (The Big Easy) as a perfect Pendergast for the big screen. From what I understand (and this is the internet - so don't take it to the bank) Paramount Studios own the right to the character of Pendergast but have yet to make a movie with this great character.



If you are a fan of great mystery and have not had the pleasure of reading this great series, I highly encourage you to try it out and enjoy the ride!

Posting Schedule

As I stated yesterday, one of my goals is to post on a schedule here.

So I came up with the following:

Mondays focus on books - reviews, upcoming titles, and cool cover art of sci-fi, fantasy, & horror titles.

Tuesdays will be movies - reviews, updates, movie grosses, etc. Will also cover thrillers and action flicks.

Thursdays will cover writing - mine and other cool stuff on the web, plus tips. (Probably NOT mine, as I'm just starting out!)

Fridays will focus on tech stuff - gadgets, electronics, innovations, etc. All areas.

Saturday or Sunday - my day to muse about stuff. Whatever hits me!

And there you have it!

Some Resolutions

Okay, I'm not really one for New Year's resolutions. But since this will be a big year for me, and after a day of lazy overindulgence, thought I should set some.

First, I need to spend my computer time a little more productively. Less computer games, more time online. Still working on this blogging thing, but I think a set schedule of five times a week might help me out.

Since my first book is tentatively scheduled for October, I need to work on a second one!

More time for reading. I picked up several new books last month and there's several series I want to start.

And a fun personal goal - I want to become proficient on the guitar. Been playing for three years now and I practice every day. But I'd like to get through a whole song without a mistake!

There's my goals and resolutions for this coming year. Going to dive right into the blogging one tomorrow, too. Anyone else starting the new year with a resolution?