Monty Python Archives - Kim Black, Author

What Makes a Story Science Fiction?

By kimblack Posted on September 25, 2012 Posted in Cinema Toast Tagged with Anime, Cthulhu, Dr.Who, Firefly, Highlander, Hobbit, Iron Man, Larry Blamire, Lewis, Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, Lost Skeleton Returns Again, Lovecraft, Malcolm Reynolds, Mars, Monty Python, My Little Pony, Perry the Platypus, Phineas and Ferb, Ray Bradbury, Star Trek, Star Wars, Starfleet, Steampunk, Superman, The Doctor, The Hulk, Tolkien, Wonder Woman

After spending a weekend at FenCon IX in Dallas, I discovered a whole new world of science fiction. I’ve always been a sci-fi fan. I grew up with Star Trek and Star Wars. I just always thought of science fiction …

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Can We Be Silly for Just a Moment?

By kimblack Posted on April 7, 2012 Posted in Cinema Toast Tagged with Abbot and Costello, Andrea Martin, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Catherine O’Hara, Chevy Chase, Comedy, Dorothy Lamoure, Eddie Murphy, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Gene Levy, Gilda Radner, High Anxiety, In Living Color, Jane Curtain, Jim Carey, Jimmy Fallon, Ladyhawke, Larry Blamire, Laurel and Hardy, MADtv, Martin Short, Marx Brothers, Matthew Broderick, Mel Brooks, Michael McDonald, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mike Myers, Ministry of Silly Walks, Monty Python, Movies, MST3K, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Princess Bride, Ranger Brad, Rick Moranis, Rutger Hauer, Saturday Night Live, SCTV, Second City, SNL, Spaceballs, Stardust, Steve Martin, The Producers, The Three Amigos, the Wayans, Tina Fey, Young Frankenstein

This morning I’m having a difficult time being serious. Last night our family watched Ladyhawke from 1985, starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer. Now when this film came out, nobody considered it a comedy—at all. It’s a tragic …

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What Makes a Story Science Fiction?

Can We Be Silly for Just a Moment?