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The Curator of Schlock #339: Black Scorpion
The Curator of Schlock #339 by Jeff Shuster Black Scorpion Joan Severance is Black Scorpion. You had me at Joan Severance. I’m putting the finishing touches on my screenplay that’s basically My Dinner With Andre. I’ve titled it My Dinner With Vlad. I hope Wally—who is a vampire if I haven’t lost my mind—likes it and that… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #338: Space 1999 (Season One)
The Curator of Schlock #338 by Jeff Shuster Space 1999 (Season One) Lightning strikes twice for Gerry Anderson. The kangaroo and I are finally getting along. Turns out she loves Fruit Roll Ups. I’ve gone ahead and named her Edwige. Apparently, she must be a professional boxer because she’s wearing baby blue gym shorts and… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #87: All is True (2018)
87. Kenneth Branagh’s All is True, 2018. I have a fraught relationship with Kenneth Branagh’s cinematic Shakespeare work. As an actor, he perhaps has no equal, certainly among his own generation. As a director, his indiscriminate courting of Hollywood has led to so many embarrassments. He has made more Shakespeare films than Olivier, yet as… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #337: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
The Curator of Schlock #337 by Jeff Shuster On Her Majesty’s Secret Service The Bond everyone forgets. Okay. I got a little tipsy last night on too much of the bubbly. I wake up wearing nothing, but a pair of red polkadot boxer shorts. My right arm has a bloody gash. No doubt someone in the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #336: Wild Card
The Curator of Schlock #336 by Jeff Shuster Wild Card You celebrate Christmas in your way. I’ll celebrate it in mine. I hate White Elephant. This was Celestial’s idea. All of us bought a gift under twenty dollars. Then each of us randomly picked a wrapped gift, but the rules allow others to snatch what… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #335: Young Sherlock Holmes
The Curator of Schlock #335 by Jeff Shuster Young Sherlock Holmes I liked it. Watching that Suspiria movie gave me an idea. What if I used black magic to get rid of these vampires who are forcing me write their spec screenplay? I’ve digging deep into the manor library finding all sorts of forbidden tomes like The… Continue reading
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450: Tron Legacy Roundtable Discussion
Episode 450 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing). In this week’s episode, I talk with Julian Chambliss, Leslie Salas, Todd James Pierce, and Jeff Shuster about the legacy of Tron Legacy (2010) and Tron (1982) and Tron… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #333: The Rock
The Curator of Schlock #333 by Jeff Shuster The Rock Sean Connery and Nic Cage. ‘Nuff said. This was the worst Thanksgiving ever! I sat with Jervis, Wally, Celestial, Bud, and some guy that looked like the Amazing Kreskin. They were eating a ham dish with extra glaze. I’m not a big ham eater, and… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #332: The Black Cauldron
The Curator of Schlock #332 by Jeff Shuster The Black Cauldron I liked it! Wally has kept me locked in my bedroom as I churn out pages for a spec script that reads like My Dinner With Andre, but with vampires. Wally figures once we pique the interest of Hollywood execs, he can pressure them… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #331: Sword of the Valiant
The Curator of Schlock #331 by Jeff Shuster Sword of the Valiant Now in widescreen! Okay. Here’s a summary of my life in the last couple of months. I moved into an old southern manor house somewhere on the outskirts of the Florida Everglades. I had a servant named Jervis who cooked me fine food,… Continue reading
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