W. R. Miller
I've worked primarily in the entertainment industry as an animator, writer and storyboard artist, with two Emmy honors on The Simpsons. My articles have been published in Starlog, Comics Scene, Comics Buyer’s Guide, Animation Magazine, Animato! and the online Animation World Magazine. I have just completed the five-volume Batman: The Animated Interviews, published by BearManor Media. Works-in-progress: The Justice Dragon; The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook. Further details are presented at my webpage, https://wrmilleronline.com/about/
She is not a monster
Rhonu, the Archer Supreme from Dragonheart 3, wants her potential boyfriend Gareth to know she is not a monster. She proves it by putting a knife to his throat. Inside a moving carriage. With eggs that can explode.
Ben Kingsley: Talking Like a Dragon
Who can talk like a Dragon? High class British actors! In his portrayal of Drago for Dragonheart III, Ben Kingsley joins the ranks of Benedict Cumberbatch (Smaug), Sean Connery (Draco), John Hurt (Kilgarrah the Great Dragon from Merlin), and Rachel Hannah Weisz (Saphira from Eragon). Here’s Kingsley’s take on being a dragon: Uploaded by Universal […]
His Real Name is “Hissyoxylammochoganatoss”
But for the sake of easier human pronunciation, “Drago” will do. Listen to how Drago pronounces it. Hmph. Sounds like “Hissyoxylammochogunther” to me. Sir Ben Kingsley delivers a fine vocal performance for Drago, and the animators of Terminal FX Ukraine provide a splendid visual performance. Drago shares his heart with Gareth, played by Julian Morris, […]
Leonard Maltin, George Lucas, Robert Redford Discuss the Art of Film
Leonard Maltin! George Lucas! Robert Redford! Three cinematic titans discussed their love for film at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 29. Thanks to the power of the internet, you too can see their discussion, “Power of Story: Visions of Independence”: Streamed live January 29, 2015. Counter to what Chris Taylor inferred in How […]
Adventures in Microsoft — Inverted Quote Marks
I use Microsoft Word as my word processor. Sometimes when I’m typing, I get inverted quote marks like this: „I will not bandy words with you.“ when it should be “I will not bandy words with you.” Why does this happen? I don’t know. But it’s annoying. Thankfully, there is a bandaid solution. It doesn’t […]
See-Threepio’s Replacement
What more can be said? Jason David Frank. Artoo-Detoo. Unstoppable! Uploaded January 22, 2015.
Tommy Oliver — Agent of HYDRA?
At Wizard World Portland, January 25, 2015, Jason David Frank matches fists with Brett Dalton from Agents of SHIELD. Has the former Green/White/Red Turbo/Black Dino Ranger joined the forces of HYDRA, or is this a clever ploy to save the world? Update: February 7, 2015. Oh, my. Jason David Frank is on the outs with […]
How to Make Paper Mache Dragons
Dan Reed is a Seattle, Washington-based artist who specializes in paper mache. Have a look at his dragons: April 22, 2014 May 29, 2011 September 23, 2014
Dragonheart 3? Yes!
As I research through the internet, I often come across surprises. This is one of them: Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer’s Curse is a PG-13-rated direct-to-video set for release February 10, 2015 on Digital HD and February 24, 2015 on Blu-ray & DVD. The latest news, photos, gifs and video clips can be found here.
Top 17 Most Popular Posts, 2014
Looking back at the year 2014, it’s interesting to review the most popular posts aside from my regular pages. Here they are in order of popularity: The Secret of Storybrooke, Maine 45.89 per cent of all my traffic comes to this page, nearly three times as many that visit my home page. There are a […]
