My copy of Mark Andrew Smith’s “Sullivan’s Sluggers” arrived today, and it’s gorgeous. It’s hard-bound, and included a poster, along with a protective slipcover and my picture does not do it justice.
It also feels well put together, and substantial.
If you haven’t taken a look at Kickstarter, either in a long time, or ever, then stop over and take a look around because I suspect that whatever it is that you like, that you’ll find a project that can use your support.
Like most people, it disturbs me to read about some of the terrible things that we do to each other, though what grows old fast is the way that we always seem to find something to blame our problems on–as opposed to ourselves, that is. For instance, things like video games, movies, music and television have all been linked to violence at one time or another.
I mean, there are some terrible television shows and films out there, but they don’t tend to compel me to go off and hurt someone or another (and I have seen “Alone In The Dark.”).
I mean, I enjoy AMC’s “The Walking Dead” myself, but at no time shooting someone who didn’t was ever an option. Gurman must have had a much more significant reason for shooting Jessica Gelderman than that (or at least I like to thing so).
The news story makes him seem particularly unstable. Was that a new trend? Has anyone asked? Has he acted in a strangely unstable fashion before?
If you’re like me, this story is more interesting for what it doesn’t say, than what it does.
Remember when I wrote that Gary Ross was not coming back for “Catching Fire,” the sequel to “The Hunger Games, which he directed?”
Well, that may or may not be true, as sources from Deadline illustrate. That being said, you’ll notice that they say that Ross did not “withdraw” from the franchise.
Now, keep in mind if Lionsgate does not want him back, it doesn’t matter if he has withdrawn or not, he will not be coming back.
When I was growing up, I was a big listener of radio shows, like “The CBS Radio Mystery Theater,” hosted first by E.G. Marshall then Tammy Grimes, “The Mysterious Traveler,” “The Green Hornet,” “Inner Sanctum,” and “Chondu, The Magician.”
A show that I didn’t listen to much was “Mandrake The Magician,” though it appears that someone at Warner Bros. may have, because it’s headed to the big screen.
I have always been fond of old time radio, though hopefully ‘Mandrake’ avoids the fate of “The Phantom,” and “The Green Hornet,” and to a lesser extent, “The Shadow” (though “The Shadow” is supposed to be relaunched, with Sam Raimi producing and David Slade (30 Days of Night, Hard Candy) directing.
The image of “Mandrake The Magician, courtesy of The Trademarkblog.
Anne Hoyt, one of the originators of this website, is back. She has upcoming a review of Steve McQueen’s “Shame,” starring Michael Fassbender, as well as an interview with Gary Oldman.
If anyone doesn’t remember my Seattle’s Real-Life Superheroes post from earlier this month, it revolved around self-styled superheroes, like Phoenix Jones and Red Dragon, doing what they could to keep their city safe.
Once I write a piece, I tend to move on to the next thing of interest.
That is, till I happened to pass the Washington Post Express kiosk next to my building, and noticed the image below.
Looks familiar, doesn’t it?
Steve Jobs, the iconic chairman and public face of Apple, Inc., died of pancreatic cancer today. He was 56.
According to Nikki Finke’s Deadline, Starz will not longer provide content to Netflix when the current arrangement expires toward the end of February of next year.
This can be nothing but terrible news for Netflix management because Starz provides a significant amount of content, particularly movies, though there are TV shows as well.
Viewers too don’t make out very well either, because, despite the recent price increase, there will be fewer titles available for instant viewing.
Personally, even without Starz, I think that Netflix is a better value than Hulu, though obviously a little less so when the current deal expires.
According to Deadline, Marvel Studios’ Marketing department, essentially three people, has been released. I don’t know what this means–as in, was it an act of vindictiveness by Disney (the owners of Marvel) or is it simply that they were redundant, and it was decided that what they did would be better handled in-house.
While it hurts to hear about anyone rendered unemployed in the current brutal economic situation, I would at least hope that the latter is true (such a sentiment won’t put food on anyone’s table, but rampant corporate power and greed, seemingly unconcerned with the welfare of anyone, is primarily responsible for our current economic straits).
And while I don’t mean to sound like a selfish ass, the most important thing is that Disney’s action doesn’t hamstring Marvel’s attempts to get their product noticed. I don’t see this as an issue with the characters like Captain America or Thor, but what upcoming efforts to launch second, and even third, string characters?
Edited 7/27 2022
According to Deadline, Frank Darabont has left AMC’s “The Walking Dead” and been replaced by Glen Mazzara, an Executive Producer for the series.
