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Books, Books, and more Books
2007-09-25 06:01:00 Ann Marie tagged me. This one is about books...Total number of books I own:Oh, who the heck knows? :-) Maybe 2 or 3 thousand. That's a best guestimate.Last book bought:That's books. I bought a bunch. Something like fifteen, so it's too many to name.Last book read:Finally! An easy one. Ice Blue, by Sister Krissie. Five books that mean a lot to you:Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson, November of the Heart, by LaVyrle Spencer, A Certain Slant of Light, by Laura Whitcomb, Honey Moon by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and Morning Glory, LaVyrle Spencer. More About: Books , Tagged
Industry Update: 9/25/07
2007-09-25 06:00:00 From Publishers Lunch...Fiction Deals:The Key: "nice deal," $1 - $49,000; "very nice deal," $50,000 - $99,000; "good deal" $100,000 - $250,000; "significant deal," $251,000 - $499,000; "major deal," $500,000 and upAudio rights -- Wayne Barcomb's THE HUNTED, to Barbara Singleton at Books on Tape, by Alanna Ramirez at Trident Media Group, on behalf of Mel Parker at Mel Parker Books.Debut -- Irete Lazo's THE ACCIDENTAL SANTERA, the story of a Latina scientist's unlikely journey into Santeria, the ancient and often-misunderstood religion brought to the New World by Yoruba slaves, to Toni Plummer at Thomas Dunne Books, by Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Literary Agency (World).Debut -- Lesley Livingston's WONDROUS STRANGE, an urban fantasy that weaves elements of A Midsummer Night's Dream together with teen romance and chilling adventure that erupts when dangerous faeries invade the human world through a gate in Central Park, to Laura Arnold at Harper Children's, in a two-book deal, by ... More About: Industry , Publishing , Update
UPDATED: Stick A Fork In Me, I'm Done
2007-09-21 06:15:00 And just when I thought we'd already hit bottom...There's a novel in here somewhere.Nebraska State Senator Sues GodBy NATE JENKINSThe Associated PressSeptember 18, 2007The defendant in a state senator's lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still. He can be sued in Douglas County, the legislator claims, because He's everywhere. State Sen. Ernie Chambers sued God last week. Angered by another lawsuit he considers frivolous, Chambers says he's trying to make the point that anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody. Chambers says in his lawsuit that God has made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents, inspired fear and caused 'widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants.' The Omaha senator, who skips morning prayers during the legislative session and often criticizes Christians, also says God has caused 'fearsome floods ... horrendous hurricanes, terri... More About: Stick , Done , Tick
WRITERS: Productivity
2007-09-19 07:45:00 Okay, it's time to fess up...The Bullsh** Meter is on, so I'll know if you're being less than honest (READ: LYING).Soooooo, how many pages did you write yesterday? I wrote 5. More About: Writing , Productivity , Writers
READERS: Audio Book Recommendations
2007-09-19 06:55:00 A double dose of romance and suspense as told by two talented voice actors....Play Dirty by Sandra BrownRead by Victor SlezakI loved this story. It was a true "page turner," but even if Brown's book wasn't a stinker, and even if the characters hadn't kept me interested, I could listen to Victor Slezak read the alphabet backwards and forwards. The man has got THE sexiest voice in audio books. I'm not exaggerating. He makes each character unique with just the slightest hint of vocal inflection. If Slezak is reading a book, it's an autobuy for me. I also like his work in Envy, Hello, Darkness and White Hot.Devil May Cry (A Dark-Hunter Novel, Book 11) by Sherrilyn Kenyon Read by Holter GrahamI've never read a Kenyon novel, but I was looking for new audio books to listen to in the car. Boy am I glad I stumbled across this one. The story was fresh as were the characters and the pacing was spot on. Not only did I find a new author that I like, I also found another great voice actor. ... More About: Audio , Readers , Book Reviews , Actors
Foreign Tales From My Netflix Queue
2007-09-19 06:47:00 Mini movie reviews for After The Wedding, The Princess and the Warrior, The Chatterley Affair and The Lives of Others...MY KEY: A+ (Outstanding); A (Perfect); A- (Almost Perfect); B+ (Great);B (Very Good/Memorable); B- (Good w/some flaws); C+ (Above average);C (Average); C- (Okay, but disappointing); D+ (Bad); D (VERY bad);D- (Dreadful); F (An absolute waste of time) After The Wedding (2007)Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Rolf Lassgård, Sidse BabettGenre: DramaRunning Time: 120 minutesLanguage: Mostly Danish w/some spoken English, English subtitlesFor some language and a scene of sexualityMY GRADE: A-NETFLIX SYNOPSIS: "To save the failing orphanage he runs in India, Danish transplant Jacob Petersen (Mads Mikkelsen) returns to his homeland to meet a self-indulgent businessman named Jørgen who's offered a generous donation -- and who represents everything the noble-minded Jacob abhors. Complicating matters further are the unusual strings Jørgen has attached to his so-called gift."MY TAKE: Anyo... More About: Videos , Movie Reviews , Netflix , Tales , Foreign
Link Whorage 9/18/07
2007-09-19 06:14:00 Great links below...Amazon.com to get into the the POD business.Want to know the Secrets to Writing Best-selling Thrillers?Tor editor Heather Osborn talks about contests, requests and books.Writer's block? Discover one writer's cure.Check out this hilarious mock cover design contest at Smart B's.WRITERS: Here's some great advice about how to be a success. AuthorHouse acquires iUniverse.Some hard truths about self publishing and submission etiquette.Frey gets another chance. Publisher signs him for another book deal. More About: Publishing , Link
Industry Update: 9/19/07
2007-09-19 06:00:00 From Publishers Lunch...Fiction Deals:The Key: "nice deal," $1 - $49,000; "very nice deal," $50,000 - $99,000; "good deal" $100,000 - $250,000; "significant deal," $251,000 - $499,000; "major deal," $500,000 and upAudio rights -- Audio rights to Nancy Garden's ANNIE ON MY MIND, to Tim Ditlow and Nevin Mays at Random House Audio, by Edward Necarsulmer IV of McIntosh & Otis (NA).Debut -- Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani's I DO NOT COME TO YOU BY CHANCE, the story of a Nigerian family descending into poverty -- focusing on an earnestly ambitious son and his prideful, cautious mother -- who are drawn into Nigeria's 419 email scam industry, with its implications on their personal lives and on Nigerian society at large, to Zareen Jaffrey at Hyperion, by Daniel Lazar at Writers House (NA).Debut -- Christina Harlin's MY BOSS IS A SERIAL KILLER, about a Kansas City legal secretary who uncovers a series of murders, to Deborah Werksman at Sourcebooks, in a nice deal, for publication in fall 2008... More About: Industry , Publishing , Update
WRITERS: Liking and Loving
2007-09-12 07:40:00 I discovered something really fascinating about my writing these past few months....Falling in love with a character may not be for me. Liking and understanding works much better because 'love' makes you blind. You can't see the character's flaws or the flaws in the writing. Your eyes are so full of stars that you're blinded by the light. Objectivity comes by exercising a bit of distance. Not so much where you're not connecting with action or character, but enough that you're not wearing blinders. Not seeing improper motivations, not recognizing wrong plot turns--that kind of stuff. Letting my logical side drive the car while my dewy-eyed inner self (the one who drools over my hero) sits shotgun works best for me. When it was the other way around, I created page after page of nauseating twaddle. I had a tendency to stay too long in my hero's head, going way too deep at improper times. Now I have a better handle on when to move up close and when to pull back because ... More About: Writing , Writers , Loving
I'm not **THAT** Tanya Holmes, okay?
2007-09-12 07:23:00 ...Something strange has been happening lately. I thought it was a fluke when my website got a hit from a domain name in the Australian government. Then it happened again. Somebody from a British government domain name visited. Next came California. After that, BAM--THE PENTAGON. I'm like, what the &^%$ is going on? Did I do something that would warrant attention from foreign and domestic officials?No. But perhaps she did.ARGH!Let me make something perfectly clear. I am a married mother of three baby monsters, and I also WRITE romance. That's Romance. R-O-M-A-N-C-E. That's why my nickname is Shesawriter. Not Shesahorny. Okay?So PLEASE stop websurfing for porn and get back to running your states and municipalities.OR get caught and: More About: Rants , Misc , Websites , Holmes
Spooky Tales From My Neflix Queue
2007-09-12 06:47:00 Mini movie reviews for The Abandoned, Wind Chill, Soul Survivor, Stay Alive...MY KEY: A+ (Outstanding); A (Perfect); A- (Almost Perfect); B+ (Great);B (Very Good/Memorable); B- (Good w/some flaws); C+ (Above average);C (Average); C- (Okay, but disappointing); D+ (Bad); D (VERY bad);D- (Dreadful); F (An absolute waste of time)The Abandoned (2007)Cast: Anastasia Hille, Karel Roden, Valentin Ganev, Carlos ReigGenre: Paranormal, HorrorRunning Time: 94 minutesLanguage: EnglishFor violence/gore, disturbing images, nudity and languageMY GRADE: B+NETFLIX SYNOPSIS:"Upon hearing that her birth mother has died, an American woman who was raised by adoptive parents travels to her Russian homeland to take over the family farm she inherited. But almost immediately upon arrival, she senses that something is wrong -- and the plot thickens when she discovers that she's not alone. Seeing ghosts takes on a whole new meaning in this independent horror offering from Spanish director Nacho Cerdà."MY TAKE... More About: Videos , Movie Reviews , Netflix , Tales , Queue
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
2007-09-12 06:16:00 And here I thought the milking the goat story was strange, but this one runs a close second...Accused Mugger Licks Woman's Toes--Associated PressST. PAUL - Police said a man who robbed a woman of her keys and cell phone then took off her shoes and licked her toes. Commander Kevin Casper said the attack was "weird sexual behavior." The 24-year-old woman was leaving work around 1 a.m. Saturday when the 27-year-old man approached her and demanded her keys and phone. After that he removed her shoes. Police say the woman was not hurt. Police arrested the man a few minutes later about four blocks away. The woman identified the suspect and police were able to recover her keys and phone. The man is in custody and has not yet been formally charged. More About: Ewww
Industry Update: 9/12/07
2007-09-12 06:00:00 From Publishers Lunch...Fiction Deals:The Key: "nice deal," $1 - $49,000; "very nice deal," $50,000 - $99,000; "good deal" $100,000 - $250,000; "significant deal," $251,000 - $499,000; "major deal," $500,000 and upDebut -- Laurie Albanese and Laura Morowicz's THE MIRACLES OF PRATO, set in renaissance Italy, the story of painter-monk Fra Filippo Lippi and young nun Lucrezia Buti who becomes his muse, lover, and mother of his children, and the resulting scandal that went to the very power centers in Florence and Rome, to Jennifer Brehl at William Morrow, in a good deal, by Marly Rusoff at Marly Rusoff & Associates (NA).Debut -- Solveig Eggerz's SEAL WOMAN, about a woman who leaves the rubble of Berlin in 1947, along with other German women all responding to an ad from Iceland -- "Farmers in Iceland seek strong women who can cook and do farm work" -- but memories of the war follow her, to Matthew Davis at Ghost Road Press, for publication in spring 2008, by Sandra Bond at Bond Litera... More About: Industry , Publishing , Update
Blogs, Websites & Websurfing
2007-09-05 07:30:00 I don't know about you... But I have a blog/website ritual. I visit some of my favorite blogs and websites before I go anywhere else. Publishers Marketplace, Writers.net, Amazon.com, Romancing the Blog, and Preds and Eds are my mainstays. What are some of your frequent haunts on the net? More About: Blogs , Websites
Vampiric Tales From My Netflix Queue
2007-09-05 06:15:00 Mini movie reviews for The Wisdom of Crocodiles, Innocent Blood, Kindred: The Embraced, Nick Knight...MY KEY: A+ (Outstanding); A (Perfect); A- (Almost Perfect); B+ (Great);B (Very Good/Memorable); B- (Good w/some flaws); C+ (Above average);C (Average); C- (Okay, but disappointing); D+ (Bad); D (VERY bad);D- (Dreadful); F (An absolute waste of time)The Wisdom of Crocodiles/aka Immortality (2000)Cast: Jude Law, Elina Löwensohn, Timothy Spall, Jack DavenportGenre: Drama, Horror, Suspense, RomanceRunning Time: 98 minsLanguage: EnglishMY GRADE: A-NETFLIX SYNOPSIS: "Steven Grlscz (Jude Law) is a cool and somber vampire living in London who's devoted to the seduction of women and committed to no one, feeding off each of his beautiful conquests in turn. After crossing paths with the gorgeous and strong-willed Anne Labels (Elina Lowensohn), he seems to have met his true love. But when a police inspector (Timothy Spall) begins investigating Steven's past, his deadly secrets could be expose... More About: Videos , Movie Reviews , Netflix , Tales , Queue
Industry Update: 9/5/07
2007-09-05 06:00:00 From Publishers Lunch...Fiction Deals:The Key: "nice deal," $1 - $49,000; "very nice deal," $50,000 - $99,000; "good deal" $100,000 - $250,000; "significant deal," $251,000 - $499,000; "major deal," $500,000 and upForeign rights: German rights to Martha Wells's THE DEATH OF THE NECROMANCER, to Heyne, by Teri Tobias, in association with Sabine Ibach at Mohrbooks, on behalf of Matt Bialer at Sanford J Greenburger & Associates.Foreign rights: German rights to Jim Nisbet's DARK COMPANION, to Pulp Master, by Teri Tobias, in association with Sabine Ibach at Mohrbooks, on behalf of Matt Bialer at Sanford J Greenburger & Associates.Foreign rights: Laurie Graham's LIFE AFTER LUBKA, about how female friendship can bridge a cultural divide, for publiation in spring 2009, and a second novel, plus right to five backlist titles, moving to Jane Wood at Quercus, by Mic Cheetham at Mic Cheetham Agency (UK/Commonwealth).Foreign rights: German rights to Carly Phillips's HOT PROPERTY, to Heyne,... More About: Industry , Publishing , Update
Netflix vs. Blockbuster
2007-08-30 07:49:00 Anyone who's been reading this blog since I started it will think I've lost what's left of my mind...But here it is. The ugly truth. I have gone back to Netflix . Yes, I know I said I'd rather roast in hell, but that was before Blockbuster screwed me and thousands upon thousands of other customers with Total Access (TA). They gaveth it, and then they tooketh it away. Yes, it's still available, but it's MUCH more expensive. But that's not the worst part. They kepteth it with some, and snatcheth it from others. I know because I have two Blockbuster accounts. One for my kids and one for me. My account didn't get grandfathered in with the new change, but my kid's account did.I knew they were losing money. They only started TA so they could poke Netflix in the eye. The program netted a lot of new subscriptions, but with this new change (and it's extensive) people are bailing on them like it's the Titanic. Whoever did their business planning/marketing needs to be slapped in the...
Suspenseful British Tales From My NETFLIX Queue
2007-08-30 06:43:00 Mini movie reviews for The Hole, Like Minds, Alibi, Dirty Pretty Things and Extremely Dangerous...MY KEY: A+ (Outstanding); A (Perfect); A- (Almost Perfect); B+ (Great);B (Very Good/Memorable); B- (Good w/some flaws); C+ (Above average);C (Average); C- (Okay, but disappointing); D+ (Bad); D (VERY bad);D- (Dreadful); F (An absolute waste of time)The HoleCast: Thora Birch, Keira Knightley, Desmond Harrington, Laurence FoxGenre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, DramaRunning Time: 103 minutesLanguage: EnglishMY GRADE: BNETFLIX SYNOPSIS: "Four prep school students decide to ditch the weekend field trip and hide in an abandoned bomb shelter to party and hang out. Before long, they discover that they're locked in. As the hours turn into days, their suspicions grow, and they find themselves in a desperate fight to make it out alive. What began as a spontaneous lark could turn into a case of cutting class ? permanently!"MY TAKE: They had me from the first scene. You're immediately dropped at... More About: Videos , Movie Reviews , British , Netflix , Tales
Industry Update: 8/30/07
2007-08-30 06:00:00 From Publishers Lunch...Fiction Deals:The Key: "nice deal," $1 - $49,000; "very nice deal," $50,000 - $99,000; "good deal" $100,000 - $250,000; "significant deal," $251,000 - $499,000; "major deal," $500,000 and upAudio rights -- Suzanne Collins's HUNGER GAMES Trilogy, to Marcy Paul at Scholastic Audio, for simultaneous publication with three books in series, launching in Fall 2008, by Rosemary Stimola at Stimola Literary Studio. LtryStudio@aol.com Audio rights -- Fred Saberhagen's BERSERKER FURY, BERSERKER PRIME, BERSERKER KILL and BERSERKER LIES, about the relentless Berserker machines designed to kill all life and how humans fight back against these powerful and wily forces, to Haila Williams of Blackstone Audiobooks, in a nice deal, by Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary Agency. Film rights -- Jessica Blank's fiction debut ALMOST HOME, optioned to Jon Bon Jovi and music managers Jack Rovner and Ken Levitan, with Blank and husband Erik Jensen adapting, by Sarah Self at the Ger... More About: Industry , Publishing , Update
READERS: It's Fiction ... Okay?
2007-08-26 07:50:00 Are you the type of reader who turns into a psycho about a fictional character? You know, say the author of your favorite series takes the plot in a direction you don't agree with, do you become a raving maniac like Kathy Bates in Misery?...Case in point. I've been reading a wonderful YA series (Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse) by Stephanie Meyer. The books are great, so is the writing. Meyer really has a gift. Anyway, there are a number of friendly and not-so-friendly debates going on about Jacob and Edward (two heroes involved in a love triangle). The question is, which guy is better suited for Bella (the heroine)? I responded saying that if I'd been asked the question before Eclipse, I'd have said Edward, hands down. But now, I dunno. For me, I'd have to choose both. But this isn't about me. This is about Bella. :-)I like Jacob a lot and feel he deserves his own book. As for Edward, I sincerely don't believe Bella is mature enough for him. Quite frankly, she annoyed me thro... More About: Rants , Books , Fiction , Readers , Polls
Great Paranormal/Sci-Fi & Horror Tales From My Blockbuster Queue--8/26/07
2007-08-26 07:00:00 Mini movie reviews for Perfect Creature, Ultraviolet (the British TV Vampire series), The Thirteenth Floor, and Pan's Labyrinth....MY KEY: A+ (Outstanding); A (Perfect); A- (Almost Perfect); B+ (Great );B (Very Good/Memorable); B- (Good w/some flaws); C+ (Above average);C (Average); C- (Okay, but disappointing); D+ (Bad); D (VERY bad);D- (Dreadful); F (An absolute waste of time)Perfect Creature (2006)Cast: Dougray Scott, Saffron Burrows, Leo GregoryGenre: Drama, Horror , Suspense, RomanceRunning Time: 88 minsLanguage: EnglishMY GRADE: BSYNOPSIS: "Dougray Scott, Saffron Burrows, and Leo Gregory star in director Glenn Standring's tale about vampires and humans peacefully co-existing in an alternate-universe, 1960s-era New Zealand, and the chaos that unfolds when a mysterious influenza epidemic begins sweeping through the human population. Nuovo Zelandia is a land where humans and immortals live side by side in harmony, the immortals representing the next phase in human evolution. When... More About: Videos , Movie Reviews , Paranormal
Link Whorage: 8/26/07
2007-08-26 06:05:00 Here's some great writerly (and not so writerly) stuff to check out on the net....Check out this great article on the Secrets to Writing Best-selling Thrillers!I thought this was interesting. An agent gives some insight on his daily deluge of electronic queries.This is just shameful.Writer Beware has an interesting post on E-query. You know that great service (insert eye roll) that promises writers the moon and the stars? Now they've stooped to spamming writers. Can't say I'm surprised though.Bantam Dell Tries Dual Format Publishing with New ImprintSmart B*tches are at it again. Go check it out their Spankable Covers post for a good laugh. More About: Link
Industry Update: 8/26/07
2007-08-26 06:00:00 From Publishers Lunch...Fiction Deals:The Key: "nice deal," $1 - $49,000; "very nice deal," $50,000 - $99,000; "good deal" $100,000 - $250,000; "significant deal," $251,000 - $499,000; "major deal," $500,000 and upAudio rights -- Hari Kunzru's MY REVOLUTIONS, to Stephen Lehman of HighBridge Audio, by Melissa Chinchillo of Fletcher & Parry.Audio rights -- Suzanne Collins's HUNGER GAMES Trilogy, to Marcy Paul at Scholastic Audio, for simultaneous publication with three books in series, launching in Fall 2008, by Rosemary Stimola at Stimola Literary Studio. LtryStudio@aol.com .Audio rights -- Audio rights to Dean Koontz's next four books, moving to Eileen Hutton of Brilliance Audiom for publication beginning in spring 2008 (world English).Film rights -- Tim Reiterman and John Jacobs's RAVEN, the story of Jim Jones and his people, to Scott Adelstein of Adelstein Productions, in a nice deal, for publication in 2008, by Elizabeth Pomada at Larsen/Pomada Literary Agents. larsenpoma@aol... More About: Industry , Publishing , Update
MOVIES: Endings You Didn't See Coming
2007-08-17 07:15:00 Of all the movies you've seen, name one with an ending that shocked the heck out of you. Click MORE PLEASE to read about mine...Old Boy -- I never could've guessed the ending of this film if I tried. And to the best of my knowledge, nobody did. I reviewed this flick a while back, and after re-viewing it, I'm still left speechless.How about you? What movie have you seen that completely surprised you in the end? More About: Movies , Movie Reviews , Endings , Ming
The Best of Danny Tidwell
2007-08-17 06:41:00 Here's a tribute to the BEST dancer on So You Think You Can Dance...Danny and Lacy (Samba)Danny and Anya (Viennese Waltz)Danny and Neil (Contemporary)Danny's solo to Elliott Yamin 's A Song For YouDanny and Anya (Jive)Danny and Lacey (Viennese Waltz)Danny and Sara (Tango)Danny and Anya (Foxtrot)Danny and Anya (Contemporary)Danny and Lauren (Contemporary) More About: Videos , Danny Tidwell , Well
INDUSTRY UPDATE: 8/17/07
2007-08-17 06:00:00 From Publishers Lunch...Fiction Deals:The Key: "nice deal," $1 - $49,000; "very nice deal," $50,000 - $99,000; "good deal" $100,000 - $250,000; "significant deal," $251,000 - $499,000; "major deal," $500,000 and upDebut -- Tess Callahan's APRIL AND OLIVER, about two childhood friends who reconnect after the death of one's brother, to Deb Futter at Doubleday, in a pre-empt, for publication in spring 2009, by Anne Edelstein (NA).Film rights -- Michael Weinreb's KINGS OF NEW YORK, to Marc Levin at Toulillian Films, by Jane Dystel at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management.Foreign rights: Brazilian rights to the first book in Rachel Maude's forthcoming YA series POSEUR, to Record, by Lara Lea Allen on behalf of Melissa Flashman at Trident Media Group.Foreign rights: French rights to Katharine Weber's THE MUSIC LESSON, to Les Editions du Sonneur, by The Marsh Agency, on behalf of Gloria Loomis at Watkins Loomis.Foreign rights: Portuguese rights to Andrew Pyper's THE KILLING CIRCLE, t... More About: Industry , Publishing , Update
WRITERS: The Cross-Genre Difference
2007-08-13 06:50:00 Lately, I've been trying to write romantic horror...Think Johnny Depp's From Hell, or the sci-fi classic, Time After Time with Malcolm McDowell. These days you can mix it up, creating all new sub-genres. Why? Because publishers and readers are tired of the same old same old. Everybody wants "Different." "Innovative." Something they've never seen before.What do you write? And why? Are your stories pure, with no additives (Straight Mystery), or are they sprinkled with just about everything? (Urban Historical Fantasy) More About: Writing , Cross , Writers , The Cross , Genre
Outstanding Romantic Tales From My Blockbuster Queue--8/13/07
2007-08-13 06:30:00 Mini movie reviews for The Outsider, Center Stage, Deliver Us From Eva...MY KEY: A+ (Outstanding); A (Perfect); A- (Almost Perfect); B+ (Great);B (Very Good/Memorable); B- (Good w/some flaws); C+ (Above average);C (Average); C- (Okay, but disappointing); D+ (Bad); D (VERY bad);D- (Dreadful); F (An absolute waste of time)The Outsider (2002)Cast: Tim Daly, Naomi WattsGenre: Romantic Drama, WesternRunning Time: 119 minsLanguage: EnglishMY GRADE: ASYNOPSIS: "In [late 19th century Montana], wounded outlaw Johnny Gault (Tim Daly) is given refuge by widowed sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder (Naomi Watts). This puts Rebecca on the outs with her own people, a pacifist Quaker sect, and also incurs the wrath of a ruthless cattle baron, who has long coveted the Quakers' land--and who also was responsible for the death of Rebecca's husband. Not surprisingly, Johnny Gault turns out to be the traditional "good bad man", capable of solving everyone's problems--except, perhaps, his own. The Outsider fir... More About: Videos , Movie Reviews , Blockbuster , Tales
Industry Update: 8/13/07
More articles from this author:2007-08-13 06:00:00 From Publishers Lunch...Fiction Deals:The Key:--The Key: "nice deal," $1 - $49,000; "very nice deal," $50,000 - $99,000; "good deal" $100,000 - $250,000; "significant deal," $251,000 - $499,000; "major deal," $500,000 and upDebut -- Terry Odell's WHEN DANGER CALLS, in which a covert ops specialist wounded on a mission returns home to uncover the person who set him up, and meets a "Pollyanna" single mom moonlighting in a bar -- but danger calls as he has the genetic code for a mutated smallpox virus but doesn't know it, to John Helphers at Tekno Books, for publication in December 2008, by Kelly Mortimer at Mortimer Literary Agency. www.mortimerliterary.comFilm rights -- Peter Cameron's SOMEDAY THIS PAIN WILL BE USEFUL TO YOU, optioned to Jean Vigo Italia ("Life is Beautiful") with director Roberto Faenza attached ("According to Pereira," "Jonah Who Lived in the Whale") by Irene Skolnick at Irene Skolnick Agency. Published in Italy by Adelphi, FSG will release it here in September.... More About: Industry , Publishing , Update 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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