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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Mar 11, 2024 17:17:07 GMT
I have been watching the current season of DEATH IN PARADISE. Spoiler: Dwayne returns!
Danny John-Jules, the actor, is not a tall man, normally. Nevertheless, in this old music video, next to singer Princess, he is:
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Mar 9, 2024 19:14:48 GMT
Diabolik (2021) directed by Antonio and Marco Manetti I had no idea this existed. I am a big fan of the DIABOLIK fumetti. They are an excellent way of improving your Italian.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 28, 2024 20:56:38 GMT
This is something I had completely forgotten about. But I had at least the first volume, although I do not think I actually read it.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 19, 2024 17:48:06 GMT
At least in one point he is right. Never give your books away without checking what is left between the pages. Did you notice a note of creepy obsessiveness about the whole thing?
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 18, 2024 20:34:21 GMT
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 17, 2024 22:05:22 GMT
Priest's blog on his website is fascinating; recommended to all!
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 13, 2024 21:05:32 GMT
I have, I believe, the original paperback edition from 1985 or 1986 and another one from the mid-90s, and am currently reading the Kindle edition. Good to know that I am not the only one who does things like this. Priest seems to have deliberately created this for readers who will read all the different versions. It is a strange experience.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 13, 2024 10:32:09 GMT
The reason may be that, apparently, it has been revised numerous times. Do you have different print volumes or digital which sometimes gets updated if you want it or not. I have, I believe, the original paperback edition from 1985 or 1986 and another one from the mid-90s, and am currently reading the Kindle edition.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 12, 2024 22:07:07 GMT
I just started rereading THE GLAMOUR, something I have done a number of times over the years. It seems to me to be different every time. The reason may be that, apparently, it has been revised numerous times.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 10, 2024 21:49:16 GMT
6 AND THE SILENT SCREAM: Is that a very poor Richard Powers painting? I've no idea. The back cover attributes 'design' to some chap named Sam Suliman. I can't see it in The Art of Richard Powers. If it is I am sure it would not have been included in THE ART OF RICHARD POWERS.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 10, 2024 21:06:44 GMT
6 AND THE SILENT SCREAM: Is that a very poor Richard Powers painting?
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 8, 2024 18:59:29 GMT
NECROSCOPE is quite inspired. About that cover, I have told this story before on another board, but it may prove instructive also for Vault members. About 30 years ago I stayed for two weeks in a hotel in Palo Alto, California. The housekeeping staff consisted of Hispanic ladies who did not speak English. I was reading that very edition of NECROSCOPE at the time, and I suppose I left it lying around the room. One day I noticed the number of Gideon bibles had doubled; there were now two. Some time later there was a total of three. One afternoon I came back to my room before they had had time to supply fresh towels. There was a knock on the door. When I opened it, a hand holding the new towels was stretched out toward me from beside the door, where the housekeeping lady was hiding with her face averted, presumably to avoid my evil eye. And throughout the rest of my stay the atmosphere was a bit strained. In THE BRIAN LUMLEY COMPANION, Bob Eggleton relates a story about that cover causing consternation on a plane. I feel mine is better, though, so, Bob, if you see this, feel free to use it next time.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 7, 2024 21:00:36 GMT
The Brian Lumley Companion There is an interview in that one where he makes the remarkable statement that he had to shut the NECROSCOPE series down early because it was just the same thing over and over.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 7, 2024 11:02:30 GMT
Apparently Christopher Priest, who was once married to Lisa Tuttle, died two days ago. ---Jojo Lapin X, Master Conversationalist Another one. R.I.P. I know I read one of his novels, A Dream of Wessex, but can't remember anything of it.And I watched Nolan's version of his novel The Prestige, which must be very different from the movie.
The film of THE PRESTIGE is a very faithful adaptation of the novel, except that it actually improves on a technical detail of the plot. THE PRESTIGE is unusual among Priest's novels, which are often more dream-like and ambiguous. I just started rereading THE GLAMOUR, something I have done a number of times over the years. It seems to me to be different every time.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 5, 2024 20:15:17 GMT
the documentary is really well done. I agree - it was excellent. I also watched a Dario Argento doco that looks quite recent - made me realise I haven't seen any of his films after about 1980. Try TRAUMA (1993), his American film. Argento fans tend to hate it, but it is actually wonderful.
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