BearManor Media News — q&a

Q&A with author of Montage, Bruce J. Starin 1. Montage as a title of book seems a bit odd. Can you explain?Yes of course. In the film and television world a “montage” is a series of shots and scenes without dialogue used to advance the plot. And so it is with this memoir and expose, my fourth published work, with one exception. I utilize quite a bit of dialogue to advance the plot of my experiences in international show business.2. Who was your most memorable character?All my encounters were memorable, hence inclusion in this book. But perhaps my most memorable...

Q&A with Roger Mitchell, author of the new Zardoz! book Why do you think Zardoz appealed to you as a schoolboy?I was walking through Limerick on a rainy Saturday afternoon, and I passed the Savoy Cinema and saw a very weird poster on the wall outside. The choice was: Sean Connery standing on a giant disembodied hand, or going home on the bus. Actually, the girl at the till shouldn’t have even let me in - Zardoz was an “X” in Ireland. I came out a couple of hours later sort of... blinded. I think I was at just the...

Q&A with Scott O’Brien, on Gene Nelson – Lights! Camera! Dance! 1- The legacy of Gene Nelson seems to have been overlooked, why? The spotlight on male cinema dancers has focused mainly on Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. The bulk of Astaire musicals were released over a period of twenty-five years, and Kelly fifteen years. Gene Nelson musicals were released over a five-year period. Even so, his style and mesmerizing athletic grace was all his own, unique and deserving of more recognition.2- What exactly fueled Gene Nelson’s ambitions -- what inspired him?Oddly enough, it was Fred Astaire who triggered Gene’s...

Mike Connors - A Life of Integrity in Film & Television Q & A with Author Bill Taylor This is a Hard Cover, Paperback, and soon to be eBook biography about Actor Mike Connors’ life and career in film and television. It takes the reader on a fascinating journey through Mike’s life. From his quiet beginnings in Fresno, California, all the way to Hollywood’s brightest lights.It also answers so many questions about who Mike really was as a person, father, friend, star, costar, and beyond. It gives personal insight as to how such a Golden Age television icon and talent...

10 Questions and Answers with Mark Arnold, author of Unconditionally Mad1. Why a MAD Magazine book now?My publisher, Ben Ohmart, has been bugging me for a history of MAD book for almost a decade. After the success of "If You're Cracked, You're Happy, Part Won and Part Too" it seemed inevitable that I would eventually tackle America's foremost humor magazine for the past 70 years. 2. Why didn't you want to write it?I didn't want to do it for a number of reasons. I knew it would be a massive undertaking, and in the end, I was right. I also...