Category Archives: movie review

Frank Langella’s Dracula

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Loren Rhoads

I discovered the novel of Dracula when I was 10. I was one of those kids who loved to watch black and white horror movies on TV on Saturday afternoons. One day my mom, a former English teacher who was … Continue reading →

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Raena’s Foremothers: Cowboy Bebop

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Loren Rhoads

I discovered the space bounty hunter anime Cowboy Bebop at a Japanese pop culture lecture at the Dolby Center in the 90s. The presenter (whose name I’m forgetting now) didn’t play any of the show beyond the intro segment, with … Continue reading →

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Raena’s Foremothers: Trinity

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Loren Rhoads

I’ve written about a lot of the female characters who inspired Raena Zacari in my Wake of the Templars trilogy, but I wanted to talk about the most direct visual parallel. From the opening of The Matrix, when the police … Continue reading →

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Raena’s Foremothers: Lara Croft

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Loren Rhoads

I haven’t done one of these influences essays in a while, but yesterday was the anniversary of turning in the final proofed draft of No More Heroes, so my space opera trilogy is on my mind. My introduction to Lara … Continue reading →

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Raena’s Foremothers: Alice

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Loren Rhoads

One of the primary physical models for Raena Zacari in my space opera novels was Alice in the Resident Evil movies. At 5’9″, Milla Jovovich is much taller than Raena, but her slender dancer’s body is the perfect equivalent. Jovovich studied … Continue reading →

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