RON #175 – THE DARK HIM #27
All images copyright Nick Nunziata & Lewis Cox III. Do not reprint without permission. The Dark Him Discussion Thread.
All images copyright Nick Nunziata & Lewis Cox III. Do not reprint without permission. The Dark Him Discussion Thread.
Usually when you hear that a great novel that helped earn its author the Nobel Prize is being made into a movie, you would get a little nervous. Especially when that book is Jose Saramago’s Blindness, a novel that is easily imaginable as a movie, but not easily imaginable as a good movie. In Blindness … Continue reading
The saga of Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain continues. When I walked out of my screening many months ago, I was elated – I had just seen a masterpiece. It didn’t even occur to me at the time that this film could divide audiences; what I had seen was so beautiful, so touching and so truthful … Continue reading
I respect James Ellroy’s love for Los Angeles. I don’t understand it – there may not be a city that wasn’t once part of the Confederacy that I hate more – but I can respect it. He loves his city in the same way that I love mine and his novels are like bitter love … Continue reading
After adapting two of the most beloved properties of the Twentieth Century – remaking The Great Muppet Caper as Meet the Feebles and adapting As I Lay Dying into Dead Alive – Peter Jackson is turning his attention to a much lesser known property, Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series of fantasy novels. The books reimagine the … Continue reading
Punchin’ Meat (SEND A LETTER) Phillipe: Cuff and Link "domesticated turtles" reference in a Rocky article? Nice. Hey, "they make good soup." Re: Balbo VI, you’re right. Definitely a great degree of patriotic, die-hard, up by the bootstraps, underdog tenacity that I’m rooting for all the way. Way to go Jack Gilardi, Ed Limato & … Continue reading
This week we see two people retiring from movies – Luc Besson and the perpetually befuddled-looking looking Juliette Lewis. Besson, whose “final” movie is the upcoming Arthur and the Minimoys, says that after ten films he’s all done and that he wants to turn his attention to civic good work, including setting up a foundation … Continue reading
Written by Tim LebbonPublished by Leisure BooksBuy it from the Creature Co! Before I get to the actual review, please allow me an aside: Several months ago, I bought and read my first Graham Masterton novel: Manitou Blood. Unless someone convinces me otherwise, it’ll be my last. It’s a vampire novel. I try to avoid … Continue reading
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(Nick’s Review) Watching Pan’s Labyrinth doesn’t just deliver the joy of seeing a well-made film. It doesn’t just deliver the wonder of a darkly beautiful fantasy brought to life. Watching Pan’s Labyrinth gives you the excitement of experiencing a filmmaker blossoming into true greatness, a director taking his spot alongside the other genius fantasists of … Continue reading