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I don't think the humor and drama mixed all that well. There were some blackly humorous scenes that were downright hilarious but I don't think they worked with the serious scenes. And the ending was so viciously violent it drained all the fun out of the movie for me. And maybe that's the best thing I can say about it: it was a funny movie but it wasn't fun.

Good luck with this. I'm interested in seeing which movies, comics, etc. you cover.

Congratulations, Des! I'll be ordering a copy later on this week and I look forward to reading not only your story (which I'm sure is jaw-droppingly good) but the others as well!

That's a level of deconstruction I'm uncomfortable with in my fictional stories. It's like arguing Luke, Leia, and Han are slaveholders because they never mention or offer freedom to 3PO and R2-D2, even though I would contend they're sentient. I have no idea how that relates to what I'm talking about. First I will admit I may have been confusing by using the term reconstruction in the TV tropes sense TV Tropes Deconstruction Second what I mean specifically by that example is your notion isn't wacky at all. What I would contend however is that most of these fictional stories have at least one element that doesn't hold up to scrutiny in a real world setting. Therefore, in my mind, each case must be weighed against what the intent of the story would seem to be, which in this case I do not think Doctor Who is encouraging pedophilia. (Not that I'm saying that's your contention either.) So in conclusion, I do not think it is a wacky notion you are having, but I generally like the romantic aspect to some of the Doctor's companions and I do not think it is sending the wrong message. Hopefully that made more sense Derrick, from one Derrick to another. Thanks for the clarification and yeah, now I do get what you're talking about. And I'm not opposed to The Doctor having romance in his life. But when we're talking about characters like Rose Tyler and Martha Jones, both of who tended to act like simpering schoolgirls with the Doctor, I have to wonder. Now when we're talking about characters like Romana or Lady Pompadour I can see The Doctor being romantically attracted to them.

That's a level of deconstruction I'm uncomfortable with in my fictional stories. It's like arguing Luke, Leia, and Han are slaveholders because they never mention or offer freedom to 3PO and R2-D2, even though I would contend they're sentient. I have no idea how that relates to what I'm talking about.

Well, here's a wacky notion of mine that I can't shake loose out of my melon of a head. Taking into account that The Doctor is nearly 1000 years old, wouldn't that mean that relatively speaking, humans are like children to him? So wouldn't that make any romantic/sexual relations The Doctor has with human females pedophilia?

This week we've got another sneak peek for you, courtesy of our new UPCOMING RELEASES page! And our first entry is the soon to be released LOVE & BULLETS by Percival Constantine! Head over to the page in question for a look at the first chapter of one of the rip-roaringest action-adventure thrillers to come along since DILLON AND THE LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN BELL! http://www.pulpworkpress.com/upcomingreleases.htm

I don't love Casablanca. Its fine, but I'm just a little baffled by its status in the pantheon of all time greats. Agreed. CASABLANCA is an okay movie but just that...okay. I think TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT, ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, IN A LONELY PACE and BEAT THE DEVIL are all superior Bogart films. I acknowledge CASABLANCA's icon status (hard to argue with success) but it baffles me as well.

COP OUT is probably best appreciated if you're a fan of 80's Buddy Cop Movies as it's an unapologetic throwback to that period. Just like BROOKLYN'S FINEST is a throwback to 70's cop movies.

Actually RASHOMON was already remade as a western back in 1964... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outrage

Cool! Trust me, you're gonna love it. Have you gotten to LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN BELL yet?

http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B002QJZQHU

Best idea in this entire thread so far.

The Book Cave Episode 65: The Return of Derrick Ferguson http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ Derrick Ferguson returns to talk about his book Dillon and the Legend of the Golden Bell. Pulpwork Press http://www.pulpworkpress.com/ Dillon And The Legend of The Golden Bell http://www.amazon.com/reader/1449590632?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib_aps_sup&qid=1266084968&page=random#reader_1449590632 Dillon And The Voice of Odin http://www.amazon.com/dp/0595299687/ref=rdr_ext_sb_ti_hist_2

Whew! Last week was quite the wild ride, what with a whirlwind blog tour celebrating the release of How The West Was Weird. Today we'll take it down just a notch, with just a few bits and bobs. If you haven't yet, be sure to head over to The Book Cave for an exclusive podcast interview with editor Russ Anderson and writers Barry Reese and Joshua Reynolds on How The West Was Weird. Derrick Ferguson has kindly graced us with another entry in the Movie Review Notebook...this time he takes a look at 1963's The Haunting! And, if that's not enough for you, we've got the first chapters of both DEVIL TAKE THE HINDMOST, Joel Jenkins' vampire-thriller, and DIAMONDBACK, Derrick Ferguson's action-adventure novel up for you to read on our brandspankin' new DENBROOK page! Now how's that for a Monday? Pulpwork Press http://www.pulpworkpress.com/ The Book Cave http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/

I'm trying to figure out where the notion that James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow were such bitter rivals struggling for Best Picture and Best Director came from. They've remained friends after their divorce. Cameron produced a couple of her films after the divorce. He screened AVATAR a number of times for her during post-production, asking for her input and she asked him for advice while she was filming THE HURT LOCKER.

He looked to me like he was doing a little tastin' backstage

John Hughes never impressed me much as a filmmaker. I'd much rather have seen a tribute to Roger Corman. 75% of the people sitting in that audience owe their careers to Mr. Corman.

The Baldwin/Martin spoof on PARANORMAL ACTIVITY was better than the entirety of the actual movie.

Agreed. They'd have had a better shot at getting my money if they had waited and given us a box with more special features and maybe one or two nifty SHOWCASE shorts as good as "The Spectre"

Mosey on over to author Joshua Reynolds' blog and ponder his ruminations on the Weird Western genre and for a bonus short, short story. http://joshuamreynolds.blogspot.com/2010/03/fistful-of-devils.html When you're done with that you might be interested in checking out Mike Exner's blog for his second part of the HOW THE WEST WAS WEIRD review. http://exlactus.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-west-was-weird-part-2.html

Looking forward to hearing what you think of 'em both! Woo Hoo!

Mike Exner III continues the HOW THE WEST WAS WEIRD blog tour by reviewing the first three stories in the book. Even if you don't have your own copy yet, you can read the first story, Josh Reynolds' "Camazotz", for free at the Pulpwork Press site. Then check out Mike's blog and see if you agree with his assessment. Mike is planning to continue posting reviews until he's worked his way through all 9 stories in the book. So be sure to keep checking his blog for more HTWWW goodness, even as the blog tour baton is passed to someone else tomorrow. HOW THE WEST WAS WEIRD is available for $11.95 at the Pulpwork Press store and Amazon.com. http://exlactus.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-west-was-weird-part-1.html http://www.pulpworkpress.com/apps/webstore/

I agree whole heartedly with you that Moore's age in AVTAK is a joke. But probably not for the same reasons

But before you listen, a word of explanation: This interview was supposed to be about both "Dillon And The Voice of Odin" and "Dillon And The Legend of The Golden Bell" with the emphasis being on the latter. But at the time of the scheduled recording Ric Croxton had only read "Voice of Odin" and his co-host was unavailable. So we decided to go ahead and talk about "Voice of Odin" and we'll be doing another episode to be recorded on the 25th of this month where we'll talk about "Legend of the Golden Bell" And naturally when that episode is available I'll let you know. Sound good? Good. Then get to clickin' and I'll talk to you later. http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/