- Official Donald Westlake site has a slew of updates. With our site slow for the time being, go there for your fix! http://t.co/iXLGkvUW #
- Ryan Lindsay at Boomtron on the covers of Hard Case Crime: http://t.co/6N9Q8m34 #
- Ed Gorman reviews The Handle: http://t.co/9IuNBtz1 #
- A first-timer reads The Hunter. I always love reading pieces like this: http://t.co/m5yOcche #
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I don’t know whether you guys are aware that a 1990 interview with Westlake by Michael Silverblatt (KCRW Bookworm) is now up online as an MP3:
http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/bw/bw900717donald_westlake
Silverblatt is a great interviewer.
I know this is apropos of nothing, but:
I really liked the new animated film Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. I caught it on my local Cable provider’s On Demand section, and it’s also available on DVD and Netflix, I think.
They scored a grandslam with this one, folks. If you’ve ever read the Frank Miller comics and liked them, or even if you’ve ever been a Batman fan, I think you’re gonna be very happy. I rate this film as possibly the best Batman adaptation for film ever, and that’s including the Nolan films. That’s how good this is.
Can’t wait for Part 2 in a few months!
Dave:
Apropos of nothing is fine! These “News for Week Ending…” posts are meant as open threads for whatever crime or Westlake related stuff people want to bring up. Maybe I should make that more explicit.
Matthew:
I think I may have linked that interview before. I’d have to listen to it again to be certain, which I intend to do. If it’s the one I’m thinking of, it’s really good. If it’s one I haven’t heard before, all the better! Thanks for mentioning it!
Dave – Thanks for the tip on The Dark Knight Returns animated feature. Can’t wait to see it!
As summer has now turned to fall, we are now less than 4 months from the premiere of the Parker film (1/25/13). Am I wrong to be concerned there are no trailers (not even a teaser trailer) or movie posters to be found yet? Do any of you insiders have any thoughts on this?
Clue:
I don’t have any insight, but my guess is that it’s not a huge budget affair, so no point in trying to build it up with previews right now. I bet they don’t really start pushing it until late January.
The lack of a teaser is a puzzle, though. I went out looking, and didn’t find any information, but I did find something else of interest. (See next post.)
I was thinking the same thing and was considering a short post on the subject. You see trailers, or at least teasers, sometimes almost a year before the film comes out. Trent’s explanation makes sense. I still am only hoping for a 70% authentic Parker adaptation. If I get that, I’ll be a happy camper. I just hope Statham doesn’t go into a prolonged Kung-Fu sequence and start with the cheesy one-liners.