JIM   Hall
Help Fill Odd's Sack
Happy Thanksgiving! Visit the Mad World Radio Blog and read how Odd is delivering smiles this holiday season. Give if you can; there are plenty of those in need this year.

Have a safe and happy holiday,
Jim
 
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Posted by Jim Hall at 11/24/2009 2:33 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Mad World Radio
Go to MadWorldRadio.com. It's a website about  local music and movies that might interest you. Odd is your host and streams a live radio broadcast every Friday night at 9pm. I'll be reviewing movies there also, so check it out!
Jim
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Posted by Jim Hall at 9/12/2009 3:41 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
It's Been A While
Hello again. Sorry it's been so long since my last post. I was married in April and have been very busy. There's been a lot of great movies this summer and I'm going to the midnight showing of District 9 tonight. I have also rented The Mutant Chronicles. Have you seen anything good?

For books, I finished The Strain and really enjoyed it. I'm also in the middle of two by F.Paul Wilson and Marcus Sakey.

Hope the summer is treating you well and I will check back soon. Don't forget to check out Cult-Pop.com
Jim Hall
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Posted by Jim Hall at 8/13/2009 9:00 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Quick Post
Hi guys. I recently caught a movie that was great fun. It's already out of theaters so you'llll need to pick it up on DVD. The movie is Outlander, and without any spoilers I'll just say an ALIEN lands in the 1400's.
 
Richard K. Morgan also has a new novel out and it's a fantasy. His sci-fi work is amazing so I'm interested in reading this book too.
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Posted by Jim Hall at 2/19/2009 8:48 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The Wire, Lost, and The Watchmen
Happy New Year!
I was lucky enough to watch all five seasons of The Wire in November and December. I wish I would have watched from the beginning because the show is easily one of my all time favorites. Speaking of favorites, while you have the chance, catch up with Lost. Seasons 1-4 are available on DVD and 5 starts in a week or so.

Looking for some good reads? Pick up The Watchmen trade  graphic novel. It remains on of the best graphic novels or comic stories stories of all time. Read it prior to the movie release in March. I am currently reading a very cool comic from Image Comics called The Sword. As for novels, I just finished the new Predator novel by Jeff Vandermeer and it is a must read for fans. I will start Jim Hines' The stepsister Scheme next. After that, its on to the new ones from Stephen Kind and Cherie Priest.
Jim
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Posted by Jim Hall at 1/18/2009 2:03 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Hellride, Splinter, and Dr Pepper
Hi guys. If you haven't done so already, stop by Tobias Buckell's website and send him a get well wish.

I caught a movie on DVD that might be of interest. Hellride is a wild biker film that I found pretty good . Also, for  those of you with On Demand on your cable, check out the horror movie Splinter. It reminded me of The Thing and for a low budget  film, I really enjoyed it. Also, visit www.subterraneanpress.com for some free horror and fantasy stories. And, a big thanks to Axl and the new G&R album for the free Dr Pepper. That's pretty damn cool!
Have a great Thanksgiving!
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Posted by Jim Hall at 11/23/2008 2:06 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
New Magazines
Hi folks. I want to bring two very cool small press magazines to your attention; Mad Scientist and Morpheus Tales.  MS features great stories about old horror and science fiction movies and comics and is a perfect read for any fan of Midnight Creature Feature. Morpheus Tales features original stories and art and my friend Mike Wooley's art is featured in the first 2 issues. Take the time to visit both websites, and consider purchasing the magazines.  
www.geocities.com/madscie/madscientist.html
www.morpheustales.com
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Posted by Jim Hall at 10/12/2008 2:49 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Book Tour
Hi everyone. First off, a quick heads up. Tobias Buckell, Karl Schroeder, and John Scalzi are doing a joint book tour. All three will be in Ann Arbor this Sunday, August 24th. It will be fun and you should try to attend. For more info, visit the author's respective websites on my links page on borlag.com. In movie news, the new Star Wars cartoon is out. Any thoughts on it? Any thoughts on George Lucas in general?
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Posted by Jim Hall at 8/21/2008 10:51 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
More Summer Movies
Hi everyone. I hope you are enjoying your summer. Did you get out to see Batman yet? Which did you like better, Batman or Ironman? A quick FYI, Doomsday is out on DVD. If you didn't catch it at the theaters, rent it. It's a crazy movie; part Mad Max, part Escape from New York. The film was directed by Neil Marshall, who is quickly becoming a horror icon. Also, Brad Meltzer has a new novel due in September, The Book of Lies. Brad will be making a Michigan book tour stop in September, so you might want to track him down. Also look for him on another episode of Cult Pop later this year. 

Cheers!
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Posted by Jim Hall at 8/2/2008 2:58 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Motor City Nightmares
Hi guys, happy 4th. Here's some random info...
A great website you might want to check out is www.entertheoctopus.wordpress.com. The site features some really great horror and sci-fi author interviews! For fans of sci-fi and horror toys and statues, check out www.amoktime.com .

Horror fans, a giant convention is heading to Novi, Michigan July 18th-20th feature a Night of the Living Dead reunion. It should be very cool. I hope to shoot some interviews there for Cult Pop. For more info visit www.motorcitynightmares.com. Two movies you need to rent: First, The Last Winter is a very good low budget horror movie that I really enjoyed. Not much in the CGI department but it was a good story. Now one of the worst movies I have ever rented; In the Name of the King. WOW is it bad, so bad you have to see it to believe it. An interesting point though. Ron Perlman pops up in both films.

Be careful with the fireworks this weekend!
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Posted by Jim Hall at 7/4/2008 3:54 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
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