For this week’s blog on Shades of Cinema, I am bowing my brushes to the fabulous and absolutely gorgeous Lisa Cotterill, an accomplished make-up artist… Read More »An Interview with Cinema Magician: Lisa Cotterill
Hello everybody and welcome back to Animated Anarchy, where Animation Domination doesn’t just apply to Fox’s now abandoned Sunday Broadcasting block. We all love Pixar.… Read More »Animated Anarchy: Toy Story 4 and Pixar’s Decline
Earlier this year, I tried to sit down and think of 30 things I wanted to accomplish by the time I turned 30. This was… Read More »Ash & Fern: Three-Oh
Greetings all you lovely readers of and welcome to “Animated Anarchy.” As wonderfully geeky our corner of the Internet is, we haven’t had anyone jump… Read More »Animated Anarchy: The Five Best Cartoons On Right Now
In about a month, I will say goodbye to a show that has drastically changed the way I watch TV. Seven-ish years ago I discovered… Read More »Ash & Fern: Saying Goodbye to SAMCRO
In my non-Geek life, I am an educator and representative for an illustrious skin care line. I love this career, not only because it is challenging and offers… Read More »The Do’s and Don’ts of Becoming a Makeup Artist for Film
Shades of Cinema invites you to see the world of movies and television through the eyes of the make up artist. Sometimes technical, sometimes glamorous, and but always nerdy, I… Read More »Shades of Cinema: The Marriage of Light and Shadows
Fall is the best. Football season (aka tailgating season), changing leaves, sweatshirt weather, and the rainy cold-ish weekends when it is totally socially acceptable to… Read More »Ash & Fern: The Good, the Bad, and the Flashy
You may remember that 9-ish months ago I promised to get Netflix this year as one of my New Year’s Resolutions. A few days ago… Read More »Ash & Fern: The Lost Weekend
Despite what my extended absence may have led you to believe, I did in fact survive my annual pilgrimage to Dragon Con with only a… Read More »Ash & Fern: Using My Powers For Good