The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Director Paul Greengrass has pulled out of the next Bourne movie. Will star Matt Damon follow? Age: 39. Appearance: For the moment, he looks exactly like the actor Matt Damon. What a tremendous coincidence. Not really. Damon has played the fictional former CIA assassin, the main character in a series of novels by Robert Ludlum, on screen in three films: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and...
Double O Section (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Tradecraft: Bourne Reborn? A potential new direction for the franchise and new DVDs of the existing films Variety reports that Paul Greengrass, who directed The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum , will not return to helm a proposed fourth film in the Jason Bourne franchise. Greengrass hopes to remain involved "in some capacity," just not directing. Besides quotes from the director...
Entertainment and Showbiz! (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Matt Damon has revealed that fans have to wait for some more time for the next installment of the ‘Bourne’ film series, as the script is still not ready. The actor insisted that he and director Paul Greengrass are currently working on an original script, for the franchise based on the books by Robert Ludlum. “Personally, selfishly, [...] Related posts: Matt Damon : Matt Damon announces...
A Boat Against the Current (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
November 18, 1964— Alan Alda and Robert Ludlum (in the image accompanying this post) reached the top of their professions within a year of each other in the 1970s, but a decade before the M*A*S*H star and the master of the paranoid thriller had collaborated on a far different project: the two-character comedy The Owl and the Pussycat , which premiered at Broadway’s ANTA Theatre on this...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
A clutch of new films will cement Matt Damon's reputation as the hit of his generation. But that won't change this most reserved and politically committed of actors. Vanessa Thorpe reports Runners taking part in the annual Miami Triathlon this time last year were surprised to spot a familiar face crossing the finishing line. It looked very like Jason Bourne, the implacable, brain-washed hitman, who...
Italy Down Under (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Robert Ludlum was the author of over twenty-one novels, each one a New York Times bestseller. There are more than 210 million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages
the purest of treats (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
He never graduated high school. He laid brick and cinder blocks for a living. Sometimes he pointed out houses and other buildings he had worked on. He used to tell me, "I worked hard, very hard." He started reading seriously as a young boy. He knew a lot about history and geography. When I knew him he read mainly fiction. He liked most kinds of popular novels but especially ones that were...
Double O Section (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Tradecraft: Red Signals Tourists The Tourist Boy, that movie The Tourist has had one of the most convoluted roads to production of any recent spy film! Here's a brief recap with links to the relevant posts: In mid-2008 , The Hollywood Reporter reported that superstar Tom Cruise had "entered into negotiations" to star in The Tourist , a remake of the 2005 French thriller Anthony Zimmer . Frequent...
Italy Down Under (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Robert Ludlum was the author of over twenty-one novels, each one a New York Times bestseller. There are more than 210 million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages. He is the author of The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Chancellor Manuscript, and the Jason Bourne series--The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum--among others.
nichtszusagen (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
**** The Tristan Betrayal by Robert Ludlum . Action/adventure. This is another of those authors whose books I generally enjoy, but I haven't gone out of my way to look for. Stephen Metcalfe is a spy-turned-ambassador, and he's called on to help stop a coup--communist hardliners threatening to overthrow Gorbachev's new government. Along with the present day story, we get flashbacks of Metcalfe's life...
Reflections (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
No matter where you go on the planet you will find tales of the supernatural. Spirits, spooks and spectres are everywhere. However, there is one reclusive mythical creature that particularly sparks fear in literary hearts – the ghostwriter. They are the hired guns of the publishing world, paid to produce and then melt away unseen. Words for cash – no questions asked. The work is never-ending...
Word Nerd (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Title: The Cleaner Author: Brett Battles Genre: suspense/thriller Length: 464 pages Where Word Nerd’s copy came from: Free from Bouchercon Book Bazaar Plot Basics: Jonathan Quinn can take care of anything. He’s the guy called in to clean up crime scenes, dispose of bodies, make it so that there’s no evidence anything bad ever happened. When he’s called in to investigate a fire...
GAMER Deals (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Gamefly has kicked off a massive under $20 pre-played game sale (we freakin' love these)! Save up to 50% and get FREE shipping on the select bargain bin pre-played games over at Gamefly! All Gamefly pre-played games are pre-inspected, come with a new case and manual and are 100% guaranteed. FYI - you don't have to be a current rental member to get in on these deals! Sale ends October 26, 2009 , but...
Letters in Bottles (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The State Journal has an interesting little story on a group of 20 students at the UW who are giving the Kindle digital book a test run. As far as textbooks for college are concerned, I wish I'd had one during my time at UW - of course, back when I started college in 2001 it wouldn't have been an option, heck the iPod didn't even exist yet, but I digress - if only for the fact that I wouldn't have...
Healthy Gopher (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Cinda contemplated what constitutes great American literature . Not being a professional writer, or a devout classicist, my literary consumption has been mostly popular stuff. Anne Perry, Robert Ludlum, Lois McMaster Bujold, Patrick O'Brian. I have read a couple of her recommendations, especially To Kill a Mockingbird. No two people being the same, of course I paused to consider what I would recommend,...
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somuroy007 | 03/17/2009
Matt Damon is ready to be "Bourne" again. The A-list actor has confirmed that he is working on the fourth installment of the Robert Ludlum novel-based film franchise.
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