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Q&A with Lawrence Schulman, author of UNFETTERED
Q&A with Lawrence Schulman, author of UNFETTERED: Words on Music by a Hi-Def Critic in an MP3 World, Volume II 1. What is UNFETTERED: Words on Music by a Hi-Def Critic in an MP3 World, Volume II about?It consists of all my writings since FREE, that is post-2024. These include sound recording reviews, book reviews, and articles that are or will be published in the ARSC Journal, and also a Coda, an Afterword, and a talk on FREE. Some of the artists I have recently written about are Jacques Tati, Bobby Darin, Carly Simon, Harold Arlen, Maurice...
Q&A with Maggie McCormick, author of Sister Act - The Story of the Lane Sisters
Q&A with Maggie McCormick, author of Sister Act - The Story of the Lane Sisters Who were the Lane Sisters? Priscilla, Rosemary, Lola, and Leota Lane were four sisters who performed individually and in various combinations in movies, on stage, on the radio, and on television, from the 1920s through the 1950s. Priscilla, Rosemary, and Lola are best known, as they made many feature films, including Arsenic and Old Lace, Saboteur, The Roaring Twenties, Hollywood Hotel, Marked Woman, and the Four Daughters series. Leota made a few shorts, but mostly concentrated on stage musicals, operettas, nightclubs, concerts, and opera....
Q&A with Thomas Shubilla, author of King Kong vs. Godzilla
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Q&A with Thomas Shubilla, author of King Kong vs. Godzilla Q: What was the inspiration behind the book? A: I tend to fall into topics when brainstorming ideas. Originally I had an idea to talk about “Monster Rally” films, movies with multiple monsters thrown together like Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man or House of Dracula, but when I started to write I decided I wanted to focus on a singular topic and realized that no one had ever written a book about King Kong vs. Godzilla so I called an audible and shifted my focus. Q: How long have you...
Q&A with David Inman, author of Truth or Consequences
Q&A with David Inman, author of Truth and Consequences: The Quiz Show Scandals of the 1950s and Their Aftermath (This post contains an amazon affiliate link) Q. Mystery guest, will you sign in, please?A. Hello! My name is David Inman and I grew up watching too much television. Fortunately, I was able to parlay that into a gig as "The Incredible Inman," a nationally syndicated TV and movie trivia Q&A column that ran from 1981-2013. I've also supplied material for Turner Classic Movies hosts Ben Mankiewicz and Dave Karger, and I've written several books about movie and TV history, including...
Q&A with Charles Tranberg, author of Christmas TV Specials & Movies of the 1970S
Q&A with Charles Tranberg, author of Christmas TV Specials & Movies of the 1970S (This post contains an amazon affiliate link from which the publisher may make a commission that helps support his business.) Q: You’ve mostly written biographies of people like Agnes Moorehead, Fred MacMurray and Fredric March—why did you do a book on Christmas programming of the 1970’s? A: Well, I love Christmas, and I grew up watching those shows with my family and I still enjoy watching them. I grew up during the 1970’s which I think is the golden age of Christmas programming. There are...