Author / allthingsthriller
Adaptation, a film directed by Spike Jonze, 2002. Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman; Comedy/Metacinema/Thriller
Update A few things. First off…I’m going to step away from my blog for a bit. Nothing new about that, I know, but I want to be considerate of my fellow bloogers/longtime readers for a change. I want you to know–and you know who you are–that I value your talent and your friendship. I’ll be […]
Joan Crawford’s Sudden Fear
Joan Crawford was about forty-five years old when she starred in Sudden Fear (1952). I use the qualifier about because no one (including the late Ms. Crawford) is sure of the actual date of her birth. Somewhere between 1904 and 1908 is the general consensus. Though it might seem a silly obfuscation for the sake […]
Heir Apparent: Part Three
Randall watched his father select sugar cubes with engraved Georgian tongs, an heirloom since the days of his great, great, grandmother who had lived in the 1700s. That was the story, anyway. He bristled as the elder Randall dropped three of them, surgically, one at a time, into the teacup, also old, but not Georgian […]
Punk Rock and Sinse at the Mint Lounge
There was a building on the northside outskirts of my hometown, a typical structure for the locale, haphazardly constructed, its roof low in pitch, its exterior a beige peaked stucco with curious pink undertones, that had housed almost every type of club: biker, kicker, stripper, swinger, regular and gay. Every Texas town of five thousand […]
An “Unsubscribe” Disclaimer
Just a brief disclaimer…I had to free up storage space on my computer. Unfortunately that means I had to indiscriminately unsubscribe to a lot sites, as I am reluctant to buy more storage. And so, if you become aware that I’ve unsubscribed, please know that it is nothing personal. I will continue to follow those […]
The ambiguous Marshall Tucker Band: 24 Hours at a Time
I’m not a usually a big fan of jam bands, but (and this is a Nicki Minaj, Joe Camel butt of a but) when they’re locked and loaded with the peddle to the floor, like Mr. Wonder said, “your destination is the brightest star.” Thrumming, humming, keeping pace, don’t get fooled by the super twang. […]
Heir Apparent: Part Two
Of course the widow didn’t spend every red cent of her husband’s earnings on building the apartment homes. But she came close. Naturally, things were tight at first. So she relied on her son to help stretch the ends. And he did. And that was a great comfort to her. Not that she doubted him, […]
Heir Apparent
There once was a young man born of a wealthy father. The young man wanted to make his father proud, as most young men do. And that was a difficult task. The father was an industrious type with callousness more prominent than his bushy eyebrows, and disdain more distinct than the amber streak in his […]
All Things Thriller 