Apparently I acted too hastily. Forty-five years later, comic books are the common currency of contemporary Hollywood.
Today’s mass moviegoers might not read novels or go to Broadway plays. But they sure know Superman, Spider-Man, Batman and, now, Iron Man.
This should be the point where your grumpy critic goes on a rant against cultural trash and [...]

Book Review:This slight and lyrical novel is based on the life of pioneer Sarah Royce, pioneer, memoirist, and mother. Strong-willed, fiercely intelligent and conventionally religious – but with a deep mystical streak – Sarah Royce took to the California trail in the Gold Rush year of 1849. She did not wish to be separated from [...]

The dustjacket describes this joint critical biography of Kingsley and Martin Amis as “witty, opinionated and thoroughly readable”. The word “opinionated” should ring alarm bells.
The book opens with Neil Powell visiting Kingsley’s childhood home in Norbury and finding that “the air carries a strong and unmistakable whiff of curry”. Is this actually true? Or is [...]

“Know your enemies, know your friends, avoid surprise at all costs.” That, according to Alan Furst’s latest novel, is the first rule of espionage.
Such a caveat, in the autumn of 1937, bore down on Poland with a vengeance. Hemmed in by perennial enemies Germany and the Soviet Union, the nation trembled for its future. While [...]

We now have available at Leaky the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law documents from both Plaintiffs JKR/WB and Defendant RDR Books. These documents offer each side’s analysis of the trial and opinion on how it should conclude. The documents are in PDF format and total 10MB/200 pages.
Below, we provide a summary for the [...]

With the major studios rushing to launch direct-to-video initiatives and even dedicated labels, the indies that once claimed DTV as their own are feeling the squeeze. After all, they don’t have big libraries of high-profile theatrical features to mine for DTV sequels as the studios do.
Allumination FilmWorks is taking a novel approach to this dilemma. [...]

Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTI) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, the company reported revenues of $1.07 million, down from $1.14 million in the same quarter of 2007. The net loss was $8.29 million, or ten cents per share, compared to a net [...]

Follow the stairs down one flight to the performance space and see if the evening offers a reading, a concert or a D.J. spinning dance music late into the night. Take one more flight down to street level and that�s when things start to get a little strange. Not quite Alice in Wonderland strange, but [...]

Follow the stairs down one flight to the performance space and see if the evening offers a reading, a concert or a D.J. spinning dance music late into the night. Take one more flight down to street level and that�s when things start to get a little strange. Not quite Alice in Wonderland strange, but [...]

They make things easy: they have good selections, and they�ll happily pack up your handblown glasses and carved headboard and ship them to you, or even arrange custom orders. But prices rival those in the United States. For those with a serious love of shopping, and on the lookout for deals � especially on artisanal [...]