Eric Arvin's Blog, page 55
July 8, 2011
Happy Birthday, Anjelica Huston!
Love this woman! She is highly under-appreciated these days.
July 7, 2011
Bay Area Reported
"The Bay Area Reporter" posted this wonderful review (HERE) of both Another Enchanted April and
Woke Up in a Strange Place
. Woot!
July 6, 2011
The Tricksy Hummingbird Moth
Every summer I look forward to seeing hummingbirds. I have this notion that they might mean good luck. And aside from that, they're just really cute. For the past two or three summers, along with the birds, I have noticed a smaller flying creature hanging around the same flowers. At first glance I thought it was a smaller species of hummingbird. Munchkinbird or something. But on closer inspection I discovered it was in fact an insect! A moth, to be exact, sometimes called the hummingbird moth. I have never seen these lil' buggers prior to recent summers. Interesting creatures. Posers.
July 4, 2011
July 3, 2011
Promoting on Sunday
June 30, 2011
June 28, 2011
7 Books in Need of Better Films
In a Shallow Grave by James Purdy. The 1988 version (and only film adaptation of the great Purdy's work) starring Patrick Dempsey and Michael Biehn was okay, but this romantic, surreal tale could be great.
The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving. Too huge a book for the 1984 Tony Richardson version to handle. Maybe a miniseries?
Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice. The film version tried to squeeze the second and third Vampire Chronicles together and it was awful, sacrificing great characters like Lestat's mother Gabrielle and turning the twins, Maharet & Mekare, into a single character played by Lena Olen (though she was the best part of the film). Make it a trilogy.
The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox. This hasn't even been released in the States yet, but taking the gay romance between the wine-maker and the angel out of the story is...ridiculous. That was the whole point of this gorgeous tale.
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. The miniseries, starring the wonderful Angelica Huston and Joan Allen, otherwise lacked the power and magic of the book.
The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. The toned down film adaptation starring Nicole Kidman was a great disappointment. They took much of anything referring to religion out. Come on. Adapt this well. I want to see the gay angels on film.
Querelle by Jean Genet. The 1982 Brad Davis film is infamous, if not very good. I say adapt it as an animated film in the style of Tom of Finland. That's a perfect fit.
The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving. Too huge a book for the 1984 Tony Richardson version to handle. Maybe a miniseries?
Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice. The film version tried to squeeze the second and third Vampire Chronicles together and it was awful, sacrificing great characters like Lestat's mother Gabrielle and turning the twins, Maharet & Mekare, into a single character played by Lena Olen (though she was the best part of the film). Make it a trilogy.
The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox. This hasn't even been released in the States yet, but taking the gay romance between the wine-maker and the angel out of the story is...ridiculous. That was the whole point of this gorgeous tale.
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. The miniseries, starring the wonderful Angelica Huston and Joan Allen, otherwise lacked the power and magic of the book.
The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. The toned down film adaptation starring Nicole Kidman was a great disappointment. They took much of anything referring to religion out. Come on. Adapt this well. I want to see the gay angels on film.
Querelle by Jean Genet. The 1982 Brad Davis film is infamous, if not very good. I say adapt it as an animated film in the style of Tom of Finland. That's a perfect fit.
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