Blank Mag (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
The celebrated crime writer reveals that after his last book led to a breakdown, drugs and divorce, this time he has his demons in check Some illuminating pre-interview James Ellroy research shows: “America’s greatest living crime writer” (some would root for Elmore Leonard) feigning joyful masturbation for the benefit of the Playboy Channel outside the [...]
WHOLPHIN DVD (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Join us for Wholphin’s return to the Cinefamily on Tuesday, December 8th at 8PM to celebrate the release of our latest two DVDs: Wholphin No. 9 & 10. The screening will include Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s fiery adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s short story, “Sparks” (starring Carla Gugino and Eric Stoltz); a Maurice Sendak childhood memory re-enacted by Spike [...]
Beattie's Book Blog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Booklover - Herald on Sunday - 15 November, 2009 Mark Crysell is the Europe correspondent for TVNZ News & Current Affairs The book I love most is....the nominees are: The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer, a haunting white trash epic, devastatingly written. Songlines by Bruce Chatwin, beautiful evocative writing about why we travel. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, a classic, I've read it five...
Boxing the Octopus (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
It's a huge moment in every author's career: The Call that instantly takes us from pipe dream to book deal. Today Peter Leonard, author of Quiver and Trust Me (and son of novelist Elmore Leonard) stops by to share his "how I got from there to here" story... I remember when I was nine years old, going down the stairs to the basement, seeing my dad at his desk, white cinder block wall behind...
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
ROAD DOGS Elmore Leonard Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £18.99 JANET MASLIN
Buildings and Food - Articles (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Ritual cleansing of child soldiers in Sierra Leone . David Hanson is spending three months canoeing the Chattahoochee River . Choire finds some gems in the coming auction of the Lehman Brothers art collection. Having a pet can be as bad for the environment as an SUV The 10 worst food trends , DEBUNKED . When is the film better than the novel? Maybe when it’s one of these . But I think there’s...
Sunset Over Slawit (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
‘Trust No One’ read the famous poster in Fox Mulder’s office, and you have to wonder if Elmore Leonard’s son Peter has a copy of that same print pinned up above his own desk. I’ve not read any of Leonard Sr.’s work (I must do something about that) though I have seen Get Shorty , Cat Chaser , 52 Pick-Up , Out Of Sight and Jackie Brown , so I reckon I know his style....
Crime Always Pays (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Yep, it’s rubber-hose time, folks: a rapid-fire Q&A for those shifty-looking usual suspects ... What crime novel would you most like to have written? James Ellroy’s LA CONFIDENTIAL. What fictional character would you most like to have been? Boone Daniels in Don Winslow’s THE DAWN PATROL because he’s such a damn good surfer. Who do you read for guilty pleasures? George V...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
This video, a vintage "introduction to the internet" from the early 90s or thereabouts, features the line "What's a webpage? Something ducks walk on?" If that doesn't convince you to watch this hilarious, mysteriously-filled-with-pixelated-porno masterpiece, I don't know what will. I have preserved the lyrics of the opening song for posterity's sake: On your mark, get set! We're...
The Inkwell Bookstore Blog (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
FilmmakerIQ.com (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
by Gerry Visco Pacing, as it applies to fiction, could be described as the manipulation of time. Though pacing is often overlooked and misunderstood by beginning writers, it is one of the key craft elements a writer must master to produce good fiction. Best-selling author Elmore Leonard recommends simply ‘cutting out [...]
A Longhouse Birdhouse (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
“If it sounds like writing, rewrite it.”— Elmore Leonard 10 AM in full sun — catbird phoebe hummingbird (between the two) on the telephone wire as still as It is now October and Bob Arnold hears the catbird hanging around, the phoebe gone, and the hummingbird is memory QUESTIONS THAT ANSWER INDOORS Is it raining out? Are the leaves moving? OUTDOORS Is it raining out? Are you...
Rafe McGregor (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Road Dogs by Elmore Leonard, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, November 2009 Cundo Rey says Jack Foley is the only white guy in prison he can trust. Foley is the celebrity bank robber from Out of Sight ; Cundo, last seen in LaBrava , is a millionaire hustler doing time for first degree. Foley was laid low on a job he should have carried off, and his thirty years aren't going quick. When he escapes...
Ask Nicola (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Nancy Jane Moore talks about the self-defence stuff in Always over at Book View Cafe . Nancy was one of my students, long ago, but she's not biased, oh dear me no. Aud is just an overwhelming fascinating character. For those of you who have never met her, Aud is: Seattle Weekly The sexiest action figure since James Bond, 6 blond feet of sinew, muscle, and bone. She's also an ex-cop, a martial arts...
Oh Get A Grip! (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
By Jenna Byrnes Passages from historical romance books and stories can be lyrical and beautiful. They can also make my eyes glaze over faster than someone reading to me from the Dow Jones Average. For some reason, I'm not big on historical stuff. I don't care for the stilted speech. Hell, I can't understand some of it. The stuffy clothing of the times doesn't suit me. Flowery descriptive passages bore...
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vernonxz | 08/11/2009
Karen Sisco is the television adaptation of the 1996 book Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard, and the 1998 movie starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez (who played Karen Sisco in the movie).
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