Archive for the ‘Books’ tag

I got the distinct pleasure of interviewing Eric Garcia, the brilliant mind behind the darkly humorous and gripping novel, Repo Men, (formerly called Repossession Mambo) and the basis for the movie of the same name that hits theatres this month (3/19/10). I was further delighted to find that I had run into someone else who [...]

Thanks to our guest, author Mark Henry, for hanging out, virtually speaking. Mark is the creator of one of THE funniest, sexiest and best dressed zombies on the written page, Amanda Feral. Yes, I did say, “sexiest”, in the same sentence with “zombie.” I challenge you to read Happy Hour of the Damned, and not [...]

Variety.com is reporting that Natalie Portman will star and produce the film adaptation of the best selling novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Yeah…Jane Austen and Zombies. Sweet.

The book, written by Seth Grahame-Smith, is described as an expansion of the Austen classic, and tells the tale of a woman’s quest for independence and love, all [...]

The international trailer for the highly anticipated (by me, at least!) Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief has been released and I just can’t wait for this movie! I’m a big fan of the series and it looks like they’re going to do this one right. I hope it’s successful, so they’ll make the remaining [...]

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Bryce Dallas Howard (Spider-man 3, Terminator Salvation) will replace Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria in Eclipse, the third installment of the Twilight movie series. After originating the role in both the first film and the upcoming sequel, New Moon, Lefevre is leaving the role due to “scheduling conflicts”. Set to be [...]

The trailer for the new movie Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief have been released and it looks damn good!

Based on the popular book line, the story follows a young teen (aptly named Percy Jackson, if you hadn’t guessed) who discovers that he is the son of a Greek God, and the adventures [...]

The Comic Con Programming Guide for Sunday has been released, and, as usual, it’s a nice low key day to wrap up the four (and 1/2 if you go to Preview Night!) days of fun and excitment. Sunday is considered “Kids Day” at Comic Con, so there’s a lot of programming that day suited for [...]

The folks at Comic Con have released the program guide for Saturday’s panels. This is a tough day; I have LOTS of conflicts. There are so many panels I want to go to, I’m going to be hard pressed to find time to get down to the dealer room and get my exclusives!

I’m looking forward [...]