Jim Gavin's Blog, page 5

Ebooks are great, get with the program

Apologies to my fans who enjoy this blog. I don't want to show my ass on here, since that's not my thing, even though I know that's supposed to be what the modern, internet-connected fan wants. I'm staking out old-school territory here. That and I figure you wouldn't give a shit. But let's just say I've been between reliable internet connections, and the one I'm using now is not great. I'd say that writing this blog and writing more books has been the last thing on my mind, except it's been t...

Movies that Deserve Remakes - FYC - Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)

So in my last entry I got myself started thinking about this. Constructive criticism is always better than pointless bitching, after all. And I can hear the Gavin fans out there in TV-land saying, "if you're so smart, and you get to decide what movies shouldn't be remade, you must be able to think of some that should, Mister Cool Man". Well, you're right all the way down the line. I am that smart, and yes, I do get to decide these things, and you're damn right you call me Mister Cool Man. Now...

Hopeless Pawns - Why Bad Remakes Happen

So the other day I was talking to illustrator, philosopher, and Texan Alex McVey about movies and got on a rant about these goddamn remakes that keep happening. I will try not to go into it here, as frankly it's the same position just about everyone has. No one likes them. My only contribution to that particular argument is that will go off on one of my trademark Gavin rants where I have a palsy attack/stroke in the process. Doesn't really come through in blog form. I do have something more r...

Hard Boiled Vampire Killers is Out! WUXTRY! WUXTRY!

Well, my friends, it's been a weird trip here on the blog. But now we have finally reached the goal. Hard Boiled Vampire Killers is officially out and available NOW from Dark Regions Press. So now I sit here, smoking a cigar (I would've got a good one but the stores are closed by the time I get up in the evening) and drinking a good beer. Yeah, that's right, we're keeping it blue collar here, all day every day, so "the good stuff" is Heineken, the pint-size keg version. And, of course, typing...