books

‘Twilight’ Sharpens Its Fangs

February 19, 2008 – 9:57 am

The first of Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult vampire series, Twilight, continues to gather cast members on its march to the big screen. Variety reports that Peter Facinelli is now on board, cast as Carlisle, the patriarch of the Cullen Clan. Also on board is Kristen Stewart as Isabella Swan (fresh off this weekend’s Jumper) and Robert […]

By Will | Also posted in Cinema, Words | Tagged , , , , , |
Comments (6)

Kindle

November 20, 2007 – 10:44 am

Amazon announced yesterday the arrival of its new tree-less technology, Kindle. I don’t want to wax enthusiastic about something I haven’t tried, but I think this is a step in a direction we’re all headed, whether we like it or not. And I like it. Though, a lot of people don’t. Peruse the comments that […]

By Will | Also posted in Words | Comments (0)

Three More Down

February 27, 2006 – 11:07 am

We lose Don Knotts and Darren McGavin over the weekend. It’s not a surprise, really. Knotts was old when I was a kid and McGavin was older than he. I grew up on Andy Griffith and the Herbie movies. As far as I knew, Knotts was like required viewing for every kid. And I’ll always […]

By will | Also posted in gone, Hollywoodland, Words | Comments (0)