Burning the Middle Ground: Preview of the Cover
Andrew
I’ve stared long enough at Dave Mattingly’s satisfyingly creepy cover design for my forthcoming novel Burning the Middle Ground—long enough, anyway, to start sharing. Look for the novel itself from…
Resident Dredd: Summer-Ending Superlatives
According to the most recent data I’ve found online, the movie Dredd didn’t do well in first-weekend box-office returns, but I’m willing to risk the usual condescension of fellow academic…
Last House on the Left: Old-Fashioned Eyefuls
My course “The American Horror Film Since 1960” was cancelled today for a university function, so the two-class discussion of Last House on the Left (1972) has to be whittled…
Music and brass: La vie est belle
The University of Louisville kicked off the 2012 – 2013 Postcolonial Film Series today with La vie est belle (Life Is Rosy, 1987). Not knowing a lot about African film–or…
“Apparitions inside the stories themselves:” Trajan’s Arch
Trajan’s Arch, a novel by Michael Williams, is one of those rare contemporary works that deliver a “literary” experience while still offering a large portion of unpretentious fun. It may…