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The day before the public release of “Man of Steel”, the latest Superman movie, Desirée and I were to attend an advance release screening for the film. Our review is now on-line as part of our writings for “Nuclear Winter Entertainment”. It can be found at http://nuclearwinterent.com/nw/2013/06/15/man-of-steel/
Scott Harper
Desirée Lee and I were fortunate enough to be able to attend a pre-screening of the new Superman movie, “Man of Steel”, yesterday evening. While Desirée has been able to see several films in theaters before those movies were open to the general public, “Man of Steel” was my first time for that. While we both wanted to see the film, the real reason we were there was work. Both Desirée and myself are writers for the website “Nuclear Winter Entertainment”. We attended the advance showing of “Man of Steel” in order to have a review on the Nuclear Winter website today—the day of the film’s general release. I’ll be posting a blog announcing when the review is up. It has been written and submitted to Nuclear Winter for review. Much as I truly loved “Man of Steel”, the entire theater experience would have been so much better if the people around us would have been more courteous.
Several people whipped out cell phones around us, and started texting a few times. Older children and young teens kept getting up, walking out, and coming back in with fresh drinks and popcorn—the same few over and over and over and over and over—walking directly in front of us, blocking the screen. These same children had taken seats a few rows away from their parents, and kept getting up even more to go back and talk to them.
Another issue was with the smaller children. Yes, “Man of Steel” is a Superman film. It’s also rated PG-13, and for good reason. Read the review of the film that Desirée and I wrote for more on that. Parts of the film caused Desirée to tear up a bit. One part of the film was so intense and dramatic that I simply went into shock and cried a little. Again, the film is PG-13 for a reason! That rating means a film isn’t suitable for small children. Young children shouldn’t be in the theater for a PG-13 film. Know what happens? The same thing that happened during “Man of Steel” last night—the young children are overwhelmed by what they’re seeing on screen. They freak out. They cry. They shriek. They disturb everyone around them who is trying to enjoy the movie.
Please pay attention to theater etiquette when you go to a movie:
-Keep you cell phone OFF.
-Don’t talk.
-Be in your seat BEFORE the movie starts.
-Once the film has started, STAY IN YOUR SEAT until the film has ended if that’s at all possible.
-Don’t take children to films with ratings inappropriate to their ages.
All of these bits of etiquette were violated numerous times during “Man of Steel” last night. This is why I’m not often to be found in the theater for a film. Please use some common sense, and allow everyone else around you to enjoy the movie.
Thank you.
Scott Harper
Since changing the look of my blog, the list of tags forces readers to do quite a bit of scrolling from one post to the next. Is this a problem? Or does everyone like this new blog design? Please let me know.
Scott Harper
Nearly a year and a half ago, Dark Horse Comics answered a query for “Warder” that I had sent to them for a comic book project titled “Warder”. I submitted the requested material to them. To date, I’ve not heard a word back from Dark Horse on the project. Just yesterday I realized how long it had been! I can only assume they decided that “Warder” didn’t fit with the company.
So…
“Warder” is officially up for grabs for comic book publishers again. I’m going to begin shopping it around. If you’re interested in seeing material from it, please get in touch via the “Contact” page on my website. To give you some information about the project…
“Warder”
The series follows the adventures of 19-year-old Kayley Enid. After paying a visit to an aged wizard by the name of Abenzio, in the hopes of talking him into accepting her as his apprentice, she is rejected by him. Seeking a way to change his mind, Kayley accidently unlocks the doorway to a nether dimension known as the Nought. Millions of Dark Faerie had been banished to the Nought centuries prior. Since then one wizard has stood guard over the doorway, protecting it, and ensuring that it does not open. This wizard is known as the Warder. Abenzio is the current Warder. As he lays dying, too injured by the escaping Dark Faerie to live, he passes his power and title on to Kayley Enid, marking her as the new Warder, leaving her to carry on in his place. Currently, there is a series bible and the first six issues of this on-going series written.
Again, anyone interested in reviewing material for “Warder”, please contact me using the information on the “Contact” page on my website. The same goes for anyone interested in doing artwork on the project, or for those of you who know someone looking for a project of this type. I look forward to hearing from you!
Scott Harper
There are times when I post something on this blog, but nowhere else. There are times when I post something on a social networking site and nowhere else. There are times when I post the same bit of news everywhere I can.
People have told me, via my Facebook fan page, that if I want them to see a post, I need to put it on Facebook. They say they’ll read it there, but won’t visit a blog or website to stay updated. Others like having news updated posted in several places. As with most other things, it’s purely subjective to personal opinion. There’s no making everyone happy.
Do you prefer to get your news updates on authors and their current works-in-progress via social networking, blogs, or does it matter to you?
Scott Harper
Desirée Lee and I had an invitation to do a book signing extended to us yesterday. We accepted. Once we have an exact date to provide, we’ll release more information on this. Stay tuned!
Scott Harper
I’m thinking of running a promo contest for my website/blog. Does anyone have any suggestions they’d like to share?
Scott Harper
I have set up an affiliate account with Amazon. Now, whenever you purchase one of my books via the Amazon link on my website, I’ll be getting a few cents from Amazon on top of the royalties for the sale of the book. My affiliate ID is officwebsio0a-20, so tacking that onto anything else you buy will credit me with the affiliate sale as well. This is one more way of using my writing to help support my family.Please keep in that in mind while shopping, and thank you.
Scott Harper
My website is slowly undergoing some changes and updates. HTML is a total mystery to me. Desirée is being kind enough to take a bit of time here and there to work on the needed updates, though. Thank you, Desirée!
Scott Harper
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Scott Harper
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