Tag: The Outer Limits

• The Night My Racism Confronted Me At The Amen Corner

  Am I racist? I try very hard not to be. But then, it’s not up to me whether I am a racist or not. It’s not up to me if I’m being a misogynist or prejudiced in any way. It’s up to whomever my words or actions offended and struck as bigoted. That is where…

  A L Katz

  February 2, 2023

  Culture, Feminism, Magical Thinking, Racism, Religion, Showbiz Stories, Spirituality

  Bill Cobbs, Brooklyn Academy Of Music, Centre Stage Theater, Fathers and Sons, Gospel At Colonus, Gospel music, James Baldwin, Jewish Culture, Misogyny, Racism, Racist, The Amen Corner, The Outer Limits

• Horror Movies & Christianity: A Match Made In…

  To be honest, I’m not sure there’d even BE horror movies without Christianity. I used to do a show for HBO called Tales From The Crypt. Among my executive producers — my bosses — were some of the biggest filmmakers working: Joel Silver (the Lethal Weapon movies, the Die Hard movies among other Big Budget…

  A L Katz

  March 30, 2021

  Atheism, Movie Reviews, Showbiz Stories, Spirituality, The Nature of Evil

  Bob Zemeckis, Christian Soldier, Christianity, Dracula, Horror Movies, Joel Silver, Satan, Tales From The Crypt, The Exorcist, The Omen, The Outer Limits, William Friedkin

• John Lewis Was A Case Study In HOW We Could “Do Unto Others”

  

  I once wrote an episode of The Outer Limits (the reboot on Showtime) about a cool future technology that’s used for dark, nefarious purposes. Yeah, that could be pretty much any sci-fi story. This tech asked a question — what if we could take the talents, skill sets or abilities from one person and “implant…

  A L Katz

  July 18, 2020

  Election 2016, Mitch McConnell, Political Commentary, Racism, Showbiz Stories, Spirituality, Trump

  “Do Unto Others”, Bill Barr, Donald Trump, Jesus, Mary Trump, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, Racism, The Outer Limits

• Every White Person Has To Own Their White Privilege If They’re Ever Going To NOT Be Racist

  First things first: racism, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. It’s not up to the racist or the person who might be racist to decide whether or not they’re racist. They’re a little too close to the subject to judge. So — no white person can say “I’m not a racist”. It’s…

  A L Katz

  June 29, 2020

  Live Bullshit Free, Political Commentary, Racism, Showbiz Stories

  Baltimore, Center Stage Theater, Fathers and Sons, James Baldwin, Racism, Racism In America, The Amen Corner, The Outer Limits

• What If We Could Make Sports As Virtual As We’re Making Everything Else?

  Back in the day, I was a Co-Executive Producer for two years on a Showtime sci-fi series called The Outer Limits (it was a re-boot of the sci-fi show that ran on ABC in the 1960’s). Thinking “sci-fi” comes naturally. Not being a hard core sci-fi guy though (like everyone else on the staff was),…

  A L Katz

  April 23, 2020

  American News Media, Climate Change, Live Bullshit Free, Political Commentary, Showbiz Stories

  Coronavirus, Coronavirus effect on world economy, Coronavirus Pandemic, MLB, Soccer, Sports, Tales From The Crypt, The Outer Limits, Virtual Sports

• Movies I Adore: “Don’t Look Now”

  Every now and then you have to quit bitching and moaning and shout your love for something. Being a filmmaker, movies have always “spoken to me”. I adore it as a form of storytelling. It’s so easy to get wrong. Soooooo easy. But when a movie is right. It lives inside your head. It’s the…

  A L Katz

  March 21, 2019

  Movie Reviews, Uncategorized

  Bob Zemeckis, Don’t Look Now, Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie, Movie Review, Nicolas Roeg, Tales From The Crypt, The Outer Limits