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Archive for January, 2011
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Mandalay sets writer for Firelight
Posted on January 25, 2011 | No CommentsFrom THR – And the paranormal teen romance deluge continues. This time it’s Mandalay moving forward on a Twilight to call their own – the studio acquired the rights to Firelight, […] -
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn – Review
Posted on January 24, 2011 | 1 CommentBook Jacket: “Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.” These ominous words are the last threat that Sir Edward Grey receives from his killer. […] -
Girls Like Us sets Director, Screenwriter
Posted on January 24, 2011 | No CommentsFrom THR – Sony is heading back to the 60’s with a feature adaptation of Shelia Weller’s Girls Like Us, a non-fiction that traces the lives of Carly Simon, Joni […] -
The Adjustment Bureau – featurette
Posted on January 24, 2011 | No CommentsI wasn’t particularly impressed by the early trailers, even knowing the movie is based on a Philip K. Dick story (as were movies such as Blade Runner, Screamers, Minority Report and Total Recall), […] -
Dreadnought by Cherie Priest – Review
Posted on January 22, 2011 | No CommentsBook Jacket: Nurse Mercy Lynch is elbows deep in bloody laundry at a war hospital in Richmond, Virginia, when Clara Barton comes bearing bad news: Mercy’s husband has died in […] -
The weekly web ramble (1/21)
Posted on January 21, 2011 | No CommentsOur weekly link round-up WEB OF INTEREST –> – Skottie Young, on his digital publishing experiment – The Mystery Writers of America announced the Edgar Award nominees 2011 – Malinda […] -
Detective K – trailer
Posted on January 21, 2011 | No CommentsBased on the novel by Kim Tak-hwan, Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow looks kind of like Sherlock Holmes meets Jackie Chan, Korean style. Who can resist that? Film Description: […] -
The Gift by Carl Erik Rinsch – Story Break
Posted on January 20, 2011 | No CommentsSet in Russia, this retro-futuristic short about a man, a robot, and a puzzle box hails from the Parallel Lines project, a collaboration of Philips Cinema and Ridley Scott Associates. […] -
Red Riding Hood – trailer
Posted on January 20, 2011 | No CommentsAn unabashed Twilight rip-off, but it’s fun to see Gary Oldman have such a great time chewing the scenery. -
Wolfsbane by Patricia Briggs – Review
Posted on January 19, 2011 | 1 CommentBook Jacket: Shapeshifting mercenary Aralorn leads a dangerous existence. Now she must return home for her noble father, the Lyon of Lambshold, has passed away. But when Aralorn and her […]