Auralia's Artist: A Conversation with Kristopher K. Orr
Recently, I wrote a whole article about my gratitude for the work of Kristopher Orr, the visionary who crafted the cover art for The Auralia Thread.
That gave me an idea: Why not do an interview with Kristopher about his work?
So here it is, a conversation with the man who made Auralia stand out beautifully on bookshelves everywhere...
Where did you first develop an interest in illustration?Read more
The Best Picture of 2010 So Far?
I once said that I would have liked American Beauty if it had been all about the plastic bag. Well, here it is, directed by Rahmin Barani: 18 minutes of "too good to be true" ...Read more
Stockwell Takes On L'Engle, DiCamillo, Miyazaki. [-updated-]
[THIS POST HAS BEEN REVISED TO CORRECT AN ERROR.
Bedrock Pictures is not necessarily making all three of the films in question.
But the screenwriter, Jeff Stockwell, is attached to all three projects.]
Bedrock Pictures plans to make a movie of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle In Time, from a script by Jeff Stockwell.
And my, my... Stockwell's a busy guy.
He's also working on adaptations of Kate DiCamillo's The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service.
This news has tied my guts into knots. I feel competing urges to pray and to go to a pub for something strong.Read more
Judy Dench Has Been Cast in a Period Piece... Finally!
Judi Dench will be playing a supporting role in the costume drama Jane Eyre, the latest adaptation of the classic novel by Charlotte Brontë. So, of course, that means this is a project to be taken seriously.
I'd love to see someone do a clever mash-up of Dench's scenes from all of the period pieces where she has curtly snapped off lines about how the social norms are being upset.
Who are the leads?
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The School Newspaper: The Best Place to Start?
Did you — or do you — write for your school newspaper?Read more
Shepherd Book Returns, Firefly Fans Weep for Joy
There were quite a few loose ends left dangling when Joss Whedon's brilliant TV series Firefly was abruptly canceled by FOX. The follow-up big screen film Serenity tied up some of them. But some things remained mysterious...Read more
The Hobbit Begins Shooting in June...
...according to Gandalf. And Gandalf's a fairly reliable fellow.Read more
Lucky Showest folks see Toy Story 3
Are you looking forward to Toy Story 3?
I learned a long time ago not to let the trailer for a Pixar movie influence my expectations: The films almost always surpass high expectations.
So I was surprised to read some grumbling about the latest trailer. Haven't other people learned the same lesson?
Then came today: And the lucky folks who got to see Toy Story 3 at Showest are Tweeting up a storm. Here are some of the early reports:Read more
10 Films. One Oscar. But Are Any of Them Actually Profound?
Did you miss The Kindlings Muse last month? It was a lively conversation covering all ten of the Best Picture nominees.
I discussed the ups and downs of the nominees with Dick Staub, Greg Wright, and... Read more