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The Curator of Schlock #230: The Last Exorcism
The Curator of Schlock #230 by Jeff Shuster The Last Exorcism The Citizen Kane of found footage demonic possession movies. So I’m on the Interweb and take notice of an upcoming motion picture called Death Kiss? The title sounds familiar. It stars Daniel Baldwin and some actor I’ve never heard of, a Robert Bronzi. Still,… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #74: Hamlet (2015)
74. Margaret Williams’s film of Sarah Frankcom’s stage version of Hamlet (2015) The Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester’s gender-bending production film of its stage version Hamlet makes me dwell on this passage: Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me! You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would… Continue reading
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Episode 318: Condoms & Hot Tubs Don’t Mix!
Episode 318 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, I present the readings from the book release party for Condoms and Hot Tubs Don’t Mix. TEXT DISCUSSED Episode 318 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #229: The Blackcoat’s Daughter
The Curator of Schlock #229 by Jeff Shuster The Blackcoat’s Daughter We have a winner. Maybe I was a little harsh on The Devil Inside. I mean, it had a great trailer. That possessed mother was reciting “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” and it was all distorted and evil sounding. That’s what you do to get… Continue reading
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Lost Chords & Serenades Divine #11: Machine Head Dialogue
Lost Chords & Serenades Divine #11 by Stephen McClurg and John King Deep Purple: Machine Head (1972) In my weekly blog post, I discussed the recent circumstances that led me to hearing Deep Purple’s classic album for the first time. John won’t shut up about it. JOHN: Turns out a “machine head” is the part… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #73: King Lear (2008)
73. Trevor Nunn’s King Lear (2008) I’ve taken a few months off my Shakespeariation, dear readers. I presume if you are reading this blog, you want to know which films to seek out, which to avoid due to being fatally boring, and which ones are weird enough to huff some glue to watch. Well, the… Continue reading
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Episode 317: Michael A. Ferro!
Episode 317 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s program, I talk to novelist Michal A. Ferro about the midwest and Postmodernism and alcoholism and other matters of interest. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Review The Drunken Odyssey on iTunes here. If… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #228: The Devil Inside
The Curator of Schlock #228 by Jeff Shuster The Devil Inside This might be the worst movie of the decade. Hello patrons of my blog. Welcome back to another riveting collection of my personal musings of the cinema of our times. Yes, I continue to marvel at this decade of the 2010s and the movies… Continue reading
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A Word from the King #4: Comic Book Panels from Orlando Megacon 2018
A Word from the King #4 by John King Comic Book Panels from Orlando Megacon 2018 On Friday, I went to the Orange County Convention Center to attend Orlando Megacon, to try to cover it, sort of the way I do Miami Book Fair, in terms of watching and sharing panels. Maybe someday I’ll interview… Continue reading
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Episode 316: Laura Lee Bahr!
Episode 316 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s program, I talk to the fiction writer, screenwriter, and film director Laura Lee Bahr at the close of her residency at the Kerouac Project of Orlando. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Episode 316… Continue reading
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