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"Ayn Ran at the Movies" - Book Review
BOOK REVIEW: Able Greenspan's Bookshelf Synopsis: Alice O'Connor (January 20, 1905 - March 6, 1982) is better known by her pen name Ayn Rand. She was a Russian-born American writer and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing a philosophical system she named Objectivism. In addition to her novels and until her death in 1982, she turned to non-fiction to promote her philosophy, publishing her own periodicals and releasing several collections of essays. (Wikipedia) Loved and hated, adored and derided, Ayn Rand has been one of the most controversial philosophers and authors of our time. She is...
"George Pal: Man of Tomorrow" - Book Review
BOOK REVIEW: Willis Buhle's Bookshelf Synopsis: The authoritative biography of the twentieth century's most influential science fiction filmmaker! George Pal: Man of Tomorrow chronicles the life and films of the trailblazing producer/director/ animator who fathered modern science fiction cinema. George Pal's classics like Destination Moon, When Worlds Collide, The War of the Worlds, and The Time Machine were a quantum leap forward for the genre's quality, intelligence, and special effects wizardry. When few people in Hollywood - or elsewhere - took science fiction seriously, Pal steadfastly stood by it, paving the way for SF's enormous future popularity and...
Q&A with Jeffrey L. Carrier on the Patsy Ruth Miller letters
carrier letters patsy ruth miller q&a
(Q) These letters are more than thirty years old. Why are you sharing them now? (A) Patsy Ruth Miller made a lot of films in her career as a silent movie star but the only one that is still well-known today is THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. It is regarded as one of the hallmarks of silent cinema and it was released in October of 1923, one hundred years ago. That sort of an anniversary seems an appropriate time to publish letters from one of its stars. She was Esmeralda, and Lon Chaney was Quasimodo. It’s too bad I...
Library Journal review of "Connery, Sean Connery"
"The phrase “Bond, James Bond” introduced 1960s moviegoers to the sophisticated, worldly Ian Fleming character played by Sean Connery. But the actor did not start out with those traits. He grew up in a hardscrabble Scottish neighborhood, left school, and joined the Royal Navy. Later, without much money or education, he turned to bodybuilding, placing third in a Mr. Universe contest. He was even a nude model for artists until he made his mark in 1962’s Dr. No. Pilato (Retro Active Television) describes Connery as having a love/hate relationship with the Bond character. Though handsome and virile, Connery was an...