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.

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO

My Attitude How about a brief time-out from the buoyancy of LucasArts? Over the 35 years I put up with creative people, many of...

Aug 28, 20244 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO Beth George, OberProduktionFührer

Beth George met everyone just inside the studio. She had a look on her face that would have scared the Gestapo out of Poland. Beth:...

Aug 27, 20243 min read

TRY NOT TO ANNOY THE KANGAROO Beth George, OverProduktionFührer

Jedi Knight and Hayvenhurst Studios Back to Jedi Knight, and the head of the wardrobe department. We’ll call her Coco. Coco: “I...

Aug 24, 20243 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 22, 20244 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 21, 20242 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 20, 20244 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 19, 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 16, 20246 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 15, 20242 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 14, 20244 min read