MILDRED PIERCE: Trailer for the HBO mini-series

by | Feb 10, 2011 | TV

On March 27th, HBO’s miniseries of MILDRED PIERCE will debut. Todd Haynes (FAR FROM HEAVEN) directs Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, Evan Rachael Wood, Brian O’Bryne, Melissa Leo and Hope Davis in this adaptation of James M Cain’s acclaimed novel....

Guilty Pleasures: David Corbett

by | Feb 9, 2011 | Guilty Pleasures

Guilt, Shame, Secrets & Pleasure: A Kind of Inner Heat I know most guest authors who comment on this issue discuss delightful obsessions with the tacky, pulpy, retro or just plain bad. I’d like to take a slightly different approach, if I may. Sex will be...

Anton Yelchin to tackle Dean Koontz' ODD THOMAS

by | Feb 9, 2011 | Films

Bloody Disgusting is reporting that Anton Yelchin will star in Stephen Sommers’ film version of ODD THOMAS. OT is based on the novel, of the same name, by Dean Koontz.“The dead don’t talk. I don’t know why.” But they do try to communicate, with a short-order...

ABC looking to turn Poe into crime fighter.

by | Feb 7, 2011 | TV

No folks, this is not a joke.THR is reporting that ABC has ordered a pilot for a series in which Edgar Allen Poe will solve crimes. The series would be set, in Boston, in the 1840s.Chris Hollier (ALIAS, KYLE XY) is the creative force behind this and Bloody Disgusting...

Serious news from Vince Flynn.

by | Feb 4, 2011 | Features

Some serious news from Vince Flynn:In November, at the end of my last tour, I was diagnosed with Stage III metastatic prostate cancer. Just a few years ago, this diagnosis would have been a death sentence. Today, specialists are making great strides in the areas of...

Film Review: BLUE VALENTINE

by | Feb 4, 2011 | Features, Films

Directed by Derek CianfranceWritten by Derek Cianfrance, Carni Delavigne, Joey CurtisStarring: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Ben Shenkman, John Doman, Mike VogelAn historian friend and his wife had quite different takes on this movie. Because it left out the...