Archives by Tag: Books
Geek Force FiveCast 235: River Dogs
In which ECC geeks out about the short story collection River Dogs by Robert Olmstead.
Geek Force FiveCast 230: Scrimgeour
In which ECC geeks out about what exactly Bill Nighy will be doing as Rufus Scrimgeour in the 7th and 8th Harry Potter films, and talks for a second about the December 8 arrival of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on DVD.
Geek Force FiveCast 229: Kickstarter Again?
In which ECC talks about why he might try Kickstarter again and what his next project might be.
Geek Force FiveCast 212: Splitting HP7
In which ECC geeks out about news of where the narrative of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be split for the big screen.
Tucker Max Movie: The Anti-Geek Chic
For years, there has been a movement of which many of us are aware. It catches on with a certain audience, but never really fulfills the promise. At its current state, it consists mainly of a man named Tucker Max and another by the online moniker of Maddox. Both have achieved degrees of success by turning their online presences into cash via literature. Tucker published a collection of sordid tales called I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell while Maddox made some money via his book The Alphabet of Manliness. While neither set the world aflame, each made the New York Times Bestseller List, something I, an unpublished writer, would never mock.
Geek Force FiveCast 206: The Lovely Bones
In which ECC geeks out over the trailer to Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones.
The Trailer for The Trailer of THE LOVELY BONES
Yes, I am actually geeking out about a trailer for a trailer. If there was any doubt in your mind that I am an absolute weirdo, let that doubt be erased like an Etch-a-Sketch in an earthquake. Footage is up now on YouTube (courtesy of TheMovieBox.net) of an Entertainment Tonight trailer for the trailer to The Lovely Bones. The Lovely Bones, in case you’re not familiar is an adaptation of the novel by Alice Sebold, and it’s directed by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson.
My only gripe with this snippet is the ridiculous ET voiceover. As Quint from Ain’t It Cool News pointed out, Susie Salmon does not “hunt” her killer from beyond the grave. I hope this is just an indication of Hollywood’s never-ending need to puff things up that don’t need puffing up, and not indicative of the direction Jackson plans on taking the film. But I needn’t worry my pretty little head: we’ll find out soon enough. The actual trailer, sans voiceover, is apparently due to premiere on ET tonight.
Maurice Sendak on the Film Version of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
I had the pleasure of seeing Maurice Sendak speak during the very first residency of the Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing Program way back in 2003. During his talk, I learned that the delightful man had done a great deal more in his career than just write Where The Wild Things Are, but it is still that most famous of his books that comes to mind when I think of him.
It is therefore with great interest that I’ve been watching the development of the film adaptation of Wild Things, which is directed by Spike Jonze. The featurette that I’ve embedded above includes interviews with Sendak and Jonze, among others, and it really is “pretty damn great” (in the words of AICN’s Harry Knowles). Check it out, and leave your thoughts below. Do you think that Where The Wild Things Are will work as a film? Do you trust Sendak on this when he raves about it? I certainly do, but I’m curious to hear what you think.
When Harry Met Weasley
Check out this awesome photo by Harry Potter producer David Heyman from way back in the day. It captures the day that Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) first met. It accompanies a blog post from the Los Angeles Times that explores Heyman’s relationship with the development of the film series that’s also well worth a read.
And then, for the truly crazy Potter fan, there is this gem of a link that comes to us from Bethany Snyder. For the low, low price of $49, you can get your very own hand-crafted, faithful-to-the-books Ollivander wand.
Geek Force FiveCast 198: HP6 - Everybody Gets Stoned
In which ECC geeks out about all of the drug use in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
