And you might be surprised to hear why... The Empire is running a series of "National Theatre Live" productions: live stage shows that are filmed cinematically. This is something I'm a big fan of as it makes theater accessible to a wider audience at a level that is not easy to experience around here. Don't get me wrong - our local theaters put on amazing shows and they are experts at making a dollar out of 15 cents, but for those who are fans of technical theater like I am, there is a whole...

The Clue calendar project is finally complete! This image is from the editor; there may be small changes before final production in early December. It started with Mrs. White, with the Revolver, in the Conservatory. Except we were at Grandpa's Poolhouse, shooting with Brooklyn Ewing from Dirt Candy Productions. And if we're being honest, it started years before, in childhood, when I fell in love with Clue, the iconic game of Whodunnit? We had the 1972 version of the game, and those images...

Well...sort of. We're back with another Fear Street tale, and this time we actually get a little taste of the supernatural! Mayra has taken a summer job working for Mrs. Cottler, who is paying her $5 an hour (doesn't seem like much, but remember that this was in the late 80s when minimum wage was around $4 an hour) to cook for her, do some light housework, read to her, and other chores as needed. Mrs. Cottler has a black cat, tons of weird trinkets and talismans, and a drawer full of black...