ON THE BLOG

In addition to his published SciFi and Horror novels, George actively reviews movies, TV, and other publications. His blog, cleverly titled "Eye-Max," is a great source of recommends for new and classic works in print and on screen.

Aug 22, 20244 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO Jedi Knight and Wedding Virtue-Signaling

Jedi Knight, Video Game Redux A year later in 1996, LucasArts and, thank God, Steve Dauterman called again. Did I have any...

Aug 21, 20242 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO Another Look at My Life as a Dancer

INSERT – Accidentally Funny? HELLO DOLLY: Mark Wyrick and The Napkin 1982 During an abbreviated NYC run of Hello Dolly, got a...

Aug 20, 20244 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO Rebel Assault II and Cinematographers

Possibly the best DP in the Bay Area, Rick understood film from a physics standpoint; constantly pushed producers to put as many...

Aug 19, 20246 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO Marin County is the Outer Limits

George Lucas Up to this point, 1994 for those of you playing along, except for the year on The Nightmare Before Christmas, my work...

Aug 16, 20246 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO Cinematographers, Justifiable Beatings

Swap Out the Babies . . . or the Cinematographer Moving on from Canadian interference, the time I spent on the agency side of the...

Aug 15, 20242 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO

KIA Motors and Canadian Editors Re-entry to the world of self-employment didn’t cause anywhere near the amount of difficulty I’d...

Aug 14, 20244 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO The Bitter End

Phil: “Kathleen thinks you’re really good at scheduling the movie.” Phil said this after I spent the requisite five minutes on the...

Aug 13, 20243 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO Check the Camera Department for DUIs

That particular Oogie-Boogie Roulette Wheel Set had a curse on it. A few days after the Things Go Bump, Bump, Bump, Bump, Bump, Bump,...

Aug 12, 20243 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO Doin' the Boogie-Oogie with Oogie-Boogie

The Roulette Wheel Set of The Nightmare Before Christmas In between confrontations with the perennially disgruntled animators and...

Aug 9, 20243 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO The Animation Staff and The Big Board

The Animators get their first look at The Big Board The Rosetta Stone that is The Big Board As best I could tell, the job had...