“Opening The X-Files” is Now Available on Amazon Kindle and Google Books!
Originally posted on the m0vie blog:
Hi guys! Just a quick update to let you know that my new book, Opening The X-Files: A Critical…
L13FC: Authors Whose Books Become Films
Originally posted on Cindy Bruchman:
Hello, guests and friends! The excellent Michael the Leopard13 from It Rains…You Get Wet and I welcome you to the July 13…
61 Thoughts on This Day
In no particular order on this the thirteenth day of August, halfway through the second decade of the 21st century:
Friday Forgotten Bo… Novella: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
By the year 1982, as mentioned, I’d read all author Stephen King‘s novels, including his Hugo Award winning non-fiction work Danse Macabre. For the most part in chronological order,…
Reprise: The One Day Read
Since my duo post partner Rachel and I will be looking at its film adaptation later in the week, the following reprise post I did awhile back…
Reblogged » Jen’s Book Thoughts: Summer Shorts 2014 – Peter Berkrot
Jen’s Book Thoughts: Summer Shorts 2014 – Peter Berkrot One of my favorite bloggers is at it again with a marvelous interview and highlight. With June…
Interview: Vickie Lester and Why “It’s in His Kiss”
“Hollywood. The Dream Factory A camera-ready world of fantasy fulfilled, artifice and bone-deep glamour — or a place of dark reality, depthless closets, failed love, false prophets and untimely death. Anne Brown must find where the truth lies. Truth. Lies. It’s in his kiss. Vickie Lester has written the ultimate Hollywood insider murder-mystery with gasp-worthy plot twists and plenty of delicious, naughty moments…”
Reprise » Favorite Books of L.A.
More than four years ago, that’s 28 of them in my dog’s life, mi compadre Pop Culture Nerd linked readers, and her L.A. Times Festival of Books friends,…
Ken Bruen’s Purgatory
As someone who has come to enjoy crime fiction, it’s no surprise I have my favorites. Edgar Allen Poe, Raymond Chandler, Jim Thompson, among the ageless.…
Versus AARP’s 10 Essential Boomer Books
If I do anything on this blog, it is to examine the arts, and my history (or angst), with them. I confess, self-absorbed and so typical of this generation. I’ll add my set to the well-known contributors AARP selected for their Essential Boomer picks. First up, Erica Jong takes on the following with her stellar list.
Reprise » A Blood Sucking Movie Character Survey
Now, where was I? Ah, yes…vampires. You can’t turn on any broadcast channel of late without catching something on the legendary creatures. Be it the already acclaimed True Blood on HBO, the CW’s Vampire Diaries (which others have tried to convince me is worth it, but has still not intrigued me), or the movie trailers for vampire films released almost yearly. I am planning on finally watching Daybreakers (2009), based on a recommendation from author John Kenneth Muir, though.
Liebster’d Never Gets Old
A week and day ago Aurora, of the fine Once upon a screen… site, bestowed on moi my third installment of the Liebster Award. My first and…
Reblogged » Don Winslow’s Top 5 Crime Novels
Last week, Publishers Weekly got Don Winslow, who as they say has “… had a busy summer. His prequel to Savages, The Kings of Cool, published last month, and the Oliver Stone-directed film based on Savages just hit theaters…”, to share his top 5 favorite crime novels with them.
Los Angeles: Recommended Reading
I consider myself pretty damn lucky for a number of reasons. I have a wonderful family and live in a place where I’d want to move,…
Reprise: The Power of the Dog – Winslow’s Opus
At one time, I read my share of historical novels. I’m thinking it’s a phase for many readers, but don’t quote me on that. James Clavell’s…
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