THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN Volume One

THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN Volume 1 Neil Gaiman/ Leslie Kinger Vertigo (DC Comics) Pub date: Jan 10, 2012 MSRP: $49.95 This is a project that is inspired. It is also one that really seems daunting when you look at it on the surface. How could you possibly go through the...

Film Review: TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

Director: Tomas Alfredson Wr:iters Bridget O’Connor (screenplay), Peter Straughan (screenplay), John le Carré (novel) Stars: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, John Hurt, One faithful, successful adaptation of a book is a miracle. To try for two is tempting...

Patti Abbott's Best Films of 2011.

KAWASAKI’S ROSE, (directed by Jan Hrebejk) A renowned psychiatrist is chosen to receive a significant Czech medal for his exemplary life. However, his son-in-law discovers that he once collaborated with state security agencies, informing on a former friend of his wife...

Guilty Pleasures: Tom Schreck

It’s no secret I’m an Elvis fan. I like to think of myself as an intellectual follower of the king. In fact I’ve become online buddies with professors who teach college level courses on Elvis at the University of Iowa and at Tennessee State University. Yeah, I...

2011: A Year Like No Other

The List Book I most enjoyed rolling around in bed with: Christa Faust’s CHOKE HOLD Best use of amnesia in the 21st Century: THE TWO DEATH’S OF DANIEL HAYES by Marcus Sakey. Favorite Burger: Stacked (Milwaukee) Conversation generating cover: GETTING OFF by Lawrence...