First, thank you to everyone for taking my pageviews past 5,000...I should have mentioned this earlier, but did not get the chance. It is very much appreciated, as are the wonderful comments I've gotten.

(But don't be afraid to level the constructive criticism as well--I'm more than ready to listen to that!)

--Well, 2012 is turning into a box office hit...I saw it, and while it is not CASABLANCA, it's still a great popcorn muncher, the ultimate disaster film (think JAPAN SINKS on a massive scale) and the effects are of the "HOLY S@*$!!!" variety (as in, "HOLY S#*@!! That was incredible!!"). It was fun, suspensful, and yes, even with the cornball dialogue the great cast did a solid job.

There are people who are going to moan and groan about this film, but hey--it is what it is. Take it on its own terms, and it works.

--Veteran British actor Edward Woodward died over the weekend at the age of 79. As a kid, I loved his tv series THE EQUALIZER, and he was in the films THE WICKER MAN and BREAKER MORANT, among many others. Many recently saw him in Simon Pegg's HOT FUZZ--which, to be honest, featured many veteran British actors. Woodward was an amazing actor, and he will be missed.

--Congrats again to Warren Louw for not only doing the awesome cover art for IMAGINE FX magazine's issue 49, but for his excellent workshop in the magazine as well. Check out his DA gallery!

--Rented CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2. Easily one of the best games of the year, maybe one of the best FPSs ever made. It's a sequel that tops the original, and it is incredible, even with the short campaign mode (you'll definitely play it through a couple of times, though). The Spec-Ops mode is awesome, but I have not tried the multiplayer yet.

Try this one out!

--STAR TREK comes out tomorrow on DVD and Blu-Ray! YES!!

All right, enough yapping...back to work (and back to looking for work...).