Category: Video/Multimedia
-
Author Jack Matthews on the storytelling craft (Video)
You might already know that my Personville Press publishes various fiction titles by Jack Matthews (1925-2013). A year before he died, I went to Ohio and interviewed him about various things. I shot some video footage as well as audio footage about his books and life as an author. Here’s one audio slideshow I put…
-
CATS ON FILM by Anne Billson (BOOK REVIEW)
CATS ON FILM by Anne Billson (2017), 300 pages with illustrations. Author’s Website and Book Blog Ebook: Amazon/Smashwords . Price: $6.99 Print Editions: Used copies are available, but with ebooks so cheap, why bother? Summary: Critical look at movies with cats in them. The book is a real hoot to read — great insights and erudite movie snark. Recommended if you like: Quirky…
-
Movie Recommendations for 1st Year College Students
When I was a teenager, I watched way too many mainstream movies specifically targeted to my age group. I generally hated these things. Thanks to a decent art-house theatre in my city, an intellectually adventurous high school girlfriend, a new Blockbuster video rental store and a brilliant film lover at my college, I had no…
-
Here is some news (or pre-news!)
I have been busy publishing the first ebook story collection by Jack Matthews, the first collection he has published in 23 years. Despite the somewhat small size, I consider this to be a major work — perhaps one of his best story collections. My company will be publishing his contemporary microfiction title, Abruptions this summer.…
-
Guns and more guns to the rescue! (Guns in movies and real life) By Robert Nagle
TX blogger (and crime victim) Robert Nagle tries to understand people’s fascination and romanticization of guns in cinema and real life.
-
The Silliness of TV shows
I normally don’t watch TV dramas or procedurals. They are dull and predictable. I started making exceptions for supernatural sexy teen angst shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but really the entire series is silly. I have done some binge watching of TV shows — I once watched 20 episodes of Lost in 26 hours. That…
-
So bored with time travel
The sci fi thriller Looper will be released on DVD on December 31, 2012, but apparently Netflix mailed it to me 2 days early. I wonder: has someone got hold of a time machine? Generally with a few notable exceptions, I am tired of any time travel movies or TV shows. Although paradoxes can be…
-
My favorite movies watched this year (List by Robert Nagle)
Here’s a fast list of the most remarkable movies I have seen this year. There is no particular order here, though I put my two or three faves at the top of the list. These movies come from several decades and I saw almost every film on Netflix Streaming. Travelers and Magicians is a movie…
-
Liar’s Contest, Indie Book Conference, Library Book Sale, Preacher’s Daughter & Environmental Conference
In the second week of April, I’ll be attending or participating in three FOUR FIVE events in Houston: A Liar’s Contest, Houston Indie Book Festival, a Film Premiere, and an Energy/Environmental Conference. Details for attending these events is below. (Note: the Movie Premiere is Thursday, the conference is Friday and the Liar’s contest/booksale & book…
-
Damaged by my education
Lynn Barber sums up the life lessons she gained from her ill-fated affair: What did I get from Simon? An education – the thing my parents always wanted me to have. I learned a lot in my two years with Simon. I learned about expensive restaurants and luxury hotels and foreign travel, I learned about…
-
November Video Linkdump #1
Music Vids Basketball Jones song. I totally love this song. It appears nonsensically in the classic movie Being There even though it was originally a Cheech and Chong video that a lot of stars got involved on. George Harrison on guitar! Carole King on piano. Billy Preston on organ. Eddie Fisher. I’ll Hold you in…
-
Waltz with Bashir: Do perpetrators tell better stories than victims?
Waltz with Bashir is a serious animated film which tells the autobiographical story of an Israeli soldier during the Israel attack on Lebanon. This was a serious film tackling important questions in an innovative way. At the same time, I was uncomfortable with how it dramatized political events. It raises an interesting ethical and aesthetic…
-
Linkdump: Video
Hot Girls Wage Lawsuit against Facebook privacy policy (satire). I’ll guess you do. Cynical animation by Mike Polk about relationships and marriage. I’m not sure whether men or women will find this video more depressing. Here’s the hilarious One Semester of Spanish Love Song and 2nd Semester of Spanish Love Song. iPhone4 vs. HTC Evo…
-
Linkdump: Cultural and Literary
First, I am reading and very much enjoying Steven Moore’s landmark book on the Novel: An Alternative History. (Read this review by Steven Donoghue which is extensive and critical though somewhat fair): If authors had any genuine talent for categorization, they’d be accountants. Authors are nitwits – that’s what makes them holy; it’s the critic’s…