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Archive for October, 2010
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Byrt’s weekly blog ramble (10/29)
Posted on October 29, 2010 | No CommentsOur weekly trundle through the Tweetverse and Blogosphere <–BLOGGY INTERESTING – the Jungle Red writers point out a sweet story in NYC that all started with reading – After Glenn […] -
All new Sherlock, this Sunday on PBS
Posted on October 29, 2010 | 1 CommentI adore everything about this series, from the writing to the acting to the brilliantly retro music. “The Blind Banker,” the second of three episodes, isn’t quite as strong as the other […] -
Blue Fire by Janice Hardy – Review
Posted on October 28, 2010 | No CommentsBook Jacket: Part fugitive, part hero, fifteen-year-old Nya is barely staying ahead of the Duke of Baseer’s trackers. Wanted for a crime she didn’t mean to commit, she risks capture […] -
Are you ready for some zombie football?
Posted on October 28, 2010 | No CommentsFrom Variety – Mark Canton and Lucky VIII Films have acquired the rights to Ryan Brown’s debut noval, the football-themed supernatural thriller Play Dead. Joe Schreiber has been tapped to […] -
The Walking Dead – pilot review
Posted on October 27, 2010 | No CommentsReview: Wow. The Walking Dead is one deliciously creepy hour of television. Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist) is on old hand at horror and he intelligently guides this […] -
CBS Films builds The Keep
Posted on October 27, 2010 | No CommentsFrom THR – CBS Films has acquired the rights to Jennifer Egan’s bestselling novel, The Keep, and set Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo) to direct. Ehren […] -
Hollywood Halloween – Story Break
Posted on October 27, 2010 | No CommentsThe S From Hell by Rodney Ascher – a Sundance select short from 2010, this documentary/horror film is about the scariest corporate symbol in history, the 1964 Screen Gems logo, aka […] -
Elizabeth Moon, on her books
Posted on October 26, 2010 | 2 CommentsOver the course of her career, science fiction and fantasy writer Elizabeth Moon has published 21 novels (so far), and been awarded both the Nebula award and Heinlein award. Byrt: […] -
Scott Rudin opens Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares
Posted on October 26, 2010 | No CommentsFrom DHD – Scott Rudin Productions has acquired the rights to Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares, the latest from David Leviathan and Rachel Cohn (the authors of Nick and Nora’s Infinite […] -
Peek at Blood Work, the Hollows graphic novel
Posted on October 26, 2010 | No CommentsKim Harrison’s Hollows series is branching out – Blood Work, the first Hollows graphic novel, is an all new story that takes place in the golden year when Ivy and […]