Category Archives: Movies

Kaylee Frye cosplay jewelry reference page

Posted on August 3, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

I also have Inara and Saffron cosplay jewelry pages too Over the years, I’ve made a lot of jewelry for cosplayers and the most-requested item was Kaylee’s pink bead necklace, even though she never wore it in any episode of … Continue reading →

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Googly Eyes Everywhere

Posted on November 12, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Just watched the movie Everything Everywhere All At Once. Loved the action, the feels, the creative story. The googly eyes especially made me laugh because my daughter uses them around our house, for things like cabinet bumpers. ~ J.L. Hilton … Continue reading →

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MOVIES: The Postman Always Rings Twice

Posted on October 17, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Watched the classic 1946 film noir movie The Postman Always Rings Twice. Hitchhiking is no big deal, a random drifter’s hired without references, there’s an attempted murder by ball bearings, and gas station attendants wash windows and put air in … Continue reading →

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Movies: Big Trouble in Little China

Posted on October 12, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Big Trouble in Little China is free to watch on YouTube right now, so I took a little walk down memory lane and yes this movie holds up. I was 15 in 1986 when this box office bomb now cult … Continue reading →

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Goth girls and their metal boyfriend

Posted on September 10, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

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Movie Night: RIVER OF NO RETURN

Posted on July 13, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Watched “River of No Return” (1954) for free on YouTube, starring Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum. I love Westerns but hadn’t heard of this one before. It was one of the first films to use a blood squib to simulate … Continue reading →

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Movie Night: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Posted on June 12, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Just watched The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) because it inspired the Dead Money add-on for Fallout: New Vegas. The movie’s about some drifters who go prospecting for gold and encounter a host of trouble, leading up to the … Continue reading →

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Firefly/Serenity Planetary Postmarks

Posted on February 2, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

After the heartbreaking cancellation of FIREFLY (2002) and the release of its companion movie SERENITY (2005), I spent many years making jewelry for cosplayers and fans known as Browncoats. I founded the annual Raleigh Can’t Stop the Serenity charity event … Continue reading →

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Movies: The Guns of Navarone

Posted on December 8, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

I recently watched The Guns of Navarone (1961), a movie that inspired the FALLOUT 3 Operation: Anchorage DLC (2009), specifically the “Guns of Anchorage” quest, and the original CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN (1981) video game by Silas Warner and Muse Software for … Continue reading →

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Slouching badass, bored ruler

Posted on December 31, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

Should I admit I’m actually a fan of a little manspreading? In TV tropes, this classic pose is called the Slouch of Villainy, though not always performed by a bad guy. Here are some of my favorite examples, from top to bottom: Kratos … Continue reading →

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