M.P.NormanDec 28, 20164 min readCarrie Fisher: She Was Our PrincessOur Princess Leia When news of Carrie Fisher’s death broke, people all over the world mourned her loss. She was a talented actress and...
M.P.NormanDec 25, 20163 min readGREMLINS – AN UNDERATED CHRISTMAS GEM?Why is Gremlins such a great holiday movie, Culturedemandsgeeks ask? Christmas movies are notoriously cheesy and some miss the fun and...
M.P.NormanDec 23, 201623 min readLooking for a BETA group for YA, action, adventure manuscript – set in Brazil, featuring cloneBRASILIA MECHANICS started out as what I hoped would be a twisty story but became much, much more than that. I wanted to write something...
M.P.NormanDec 23, 20161 min readNeil Gaiman’s morbid 1989 Christmas card gets transformed into a pop-up bookIN 1989, Neil Gaiman and Sandman artist David McKean collaborated on a 100-word Christmas card story titled “Nicholas Was.” Since then,...
M.P.NormanDec 23, 20163 min readDoctor Who is back on the telly…Peter Capaldi as the Doctor Let’s just say I am not the biggest Doctor Who fan out in the known universe. “Blasphermy” I hear you say,...
M.P.NormanDec 21, 20162 min readMatt Damon praises Weta studios…In the Great Wall movie, Matt Damon will soon be fighting Chinese “badass” monsters armed to the teeth with arsenal by New Zealand’s Weta...
M.P.NormanDec 21, 20162 min readNew Zealand’s Wilderpeople take place in record books…Hunt for the Wilderpeople: A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand...
M.P.NormanDec 20, 20161 min readDeckard’s alive and weary in Blade Runner 2049…The very first trailer for Blade Runner 2049 has arrived, folks, and Warner Bros Pictures has also revealed its official synopsis....
M.P.NormanDec 17, 20161 min readDavid Tennant Is Your New Scrooge McDuck In DuckTalesWe’ve known that Disney is bringing back a brand new DuckTales for a while, but now we’re starting to get some solid details about who’ll...
M.P.NormanDec 14, 20162 min readWATCH OUT DEATH STAR- chaos is just a few hours away in a distant universe…The Force has awoken, and the galaxy is in trouble. Who will sort out the intergalactic troubles – the heroes and scoundrels of the...
M.P.NormanDec 11, 20166 min readLOVESICK at Netflix… gloriously funny Brit comROMANCE IS ALL ABOUT TIMING. An awkward moment, anyone? Yesterday, I was scrolling through Netflix on a slow Saturday evening, as I do...
M.P.NormanDec 11, 20161 min readRemember that little Shop of Horrors…Well… its coming back to a movie screen near you, so lock up the loved one’s and get ready to sing some, jolly tunes. And the man...
M.P.NormanDec 10, 20161 min readWalton Goggins will be the new villain in Tomb Raider…Alicia Vikander would be exploring ruins and caves (gun’s blazing) and the like as the new Lara Croft in the latest movie adaptation of...
M.P.NormanDec 6, 20162 min readStar Wars: Rogue One given the thumbs up by George Lucas…Star Wars: Rogue One is just over a week away – but it’s already got a big thumbs up from the father of Star Wars George Lucas. And while...
M.P.NormanDec 3, 20163 min readShe’s the Mummy!!!The Mummy has returned yet again. However, this time it is not the Egyptian Loving the creepy vibe poster… Sofia Boutella’s, clearly furious, ancient princess, her sarcophagus in the first The Mummy poster below....
M.P.NormanDec 3, 20162 min readOut go princess’s on this Disney voyage. In comes seafaring and world-saving in a visually dazWelcome geeks to another hot, sunny day in New Zealand. We are reviewing Disney’s first Polynesian princess today. And she is a feisty...
M.P.NormanNov 26, 20169 min readInterested in a quick read? Honest feed back wanted on short story: The SpecimenThe Specimen On the second floor of the Blue Water building, a high-tech facility on the East of the British Isles, a laboratory was now...
M.P.NormanNov 20, 20169 min readHONEST REVIEWS WANTED: short story – The SpecimenThe Specimen On the second floor of the Blue Water building, a high-tech facility on the East of the British Isles, a laboratory was now...
M.P.NormanNov 1, 20165 min readDR STRANGE; a magical mystery tour across the universe, and ‘Another MCU triumph’Hello fellow geeks. Oh how I have missed WordPress and ramble to my heart’s content. I cannot believe I have been in hiatus for so long...
M.P.NormanNov 1, 20164 min readThings to Know About Marvel’s Jessica Jones Before Season Two starts…Insights into the production of the second season of Marvel’s hit Netflix series. The second season of Marvel’s Jessica Jones will be one...
