Van's Inner Universe

Living For The Future

May 2010

  • Happy Memorial Day

    Today we honor the memories of the soldiers, men and women, who gave their lives for the freedom in this country over the years and into this day. Read more

  • Farewell Dennis Hopper 1936-2010

    Dennis Hopper, creator of Easy Rider and star in films such as Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet, has passed away at the age of 74. He was one of the most respected actors and directors of our time. He appeared in Apocalypse Now alongside Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, and Robert Duvall and appeared in the… Read more

  • Farewell Gary Coleman 1968-2010

    Gary Coleman, star of the Different Strokes TV series, has died of brain hemmorhage. He was 42 years old. He will be missed by his family, friends, and the show business community. I grew up watching Different Strokes after school. Thank you for the memories and a great television series, Gary. May your soul be… Read more

  • Smallville 10th Season To Be The Final Season

    In a news that is not surprising because most of us expected this – Tom Welling told reporters that the 10th season of Smallville will be the final season thus marking the 10-year run of the longest-running Superman show of all time. This will go into the Guinness Book of Records. Who would’ve thought that… Read more

  • Farewell Ronnie James Dio 1943-2010

    Heavy Metal singer Ronnie James Dio has passed away this Saturday due to stomach cancer after a tour with members of Black Sabbath last summer. He became the second singer of Black Sabbath after original singer Ozzy Osbourne left in the late-70’s and early-80’s. He was also a great solo singer in his own right.… Read more

  • Smallville 9th Season Lookback – An Identity Crisis Until The End

    With the season finale now over, it’s time to look back on the 9th season. The producers said that the theme would be Clark’s Darkest Hour. In actuality, it was Identity Crisis. The 9th season is in the same category as the 4th was where the journey was weak, but the endpoint was great and… Read more

  • Smallville – Salvation season finale review

    Here we are at the end of the season. Salvation is written by Al Septien and Turi Meyer and is directed by the returning Greg Beeman. The season finale has contained a lot of Superman references than perhaps any other episode of the series. Most importantly, it was Clark-centric because of Beeman, who was there… Read more

  • Star Trek: Animated Crossover Completed and Published

    My latest Star Trek Animated adventure called Crossover has just been completed and is now published publicly. The setting is after the events of Star Trek XI in terms of Captain Nero and his ship, Nerada. I don’t believe it was completely destroyed, but they may have ended up in a universe that is very… Read more

  • Smallville – Hostage review

    Hostage is written by Jordan Hawley (Rabid and Disciple) and Ann Coffel Saunders (Idol and Persuasion) as they write for Clark and Clois. It marks the returns of Martha Kent and Perry White. This is the penultimate episode that will lead-in to the season finale. It’s a character relationship divide with Clark/ Martha, Lois/ Perry,… Read more

  • Just A Short Film By Van Banoovong Has Been Added

    I have just added my short film that I did back in March for a seminar from Kodak  called Stop By Shoot Film, where I shot my first true short film. I’ve posted on both this site and YouTube, which is also my first video posting as well. It should be interesting about the responses… Read more