The Man Who Loved Kat Dennings

As I may have mentioned before, I watch very few television shows, devoting most of my limited viewing time to movies, so I usually greet the advent of the fall season with indifference at best. This year, however, there were a handful of new shows in which I had at least a passing interest, but [...]

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Lagniappe

Overheard at the church fair: “Okay, Erin, I’ll talk to you later.  Or something.  I don’t know.” Sounds like a plan.

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Maiden Effort

What I’ve Been Watching: The Maiden Heist (2009). Who’s Responsible: Peter Hewitt (director), Michael LeSieur (screenwriter), Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, and William H. Macy (stars). Why I Watched It: Cast ’n’ caper. Seen It Before? No. Likelihood of Seeing It Again (1-10): 8. Likelihood the Guys Will Rib Me for Watching It (1-10): 5. Totally [...]

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King for a Day

While working at Viking Penguin from 1990 to 1996, I had the honor of being Stephen King’s hardcover publicist for Four Past Midnight, Needful Things, Gerald’s Game, Dolores Claiborne, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Insomnia, Rose Madder and, in the preliminary stages, Desperation. It was a unique assignment: we certainly had no trouble getting reviews, which was [...]

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It’s Milla Time

Quite by chance, I am in the midst of watching a Milla Jovovich double-feature, consisting of her back-to-back 2010 efforts Resident Evil: Afterlife and Stone; in fact, I didn’t even know she was in the latter when I taped it, having only a one-line description and the names of its leading men, Robert De Niro [...]

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“About” Time

No new post per se (sorry, this Bond stuff is eating up most of what little time, energy, and motivation I have) but, for those who are interested, a major expansion of my “About” page in which I reveal myself–as it were–in new and different ways.  Enjoy.  Bradley out.

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The Matheson Chronicles

While preparing Richard Matheson on Screen, I had some very enjoyable correspondence with Christopher Landry, who produced the soundtrack CD for the Matheson-scripted miniseries of Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles, released on the Airstrip One label in 2002. Chris was kind enough to give me permission to quote some material from his excellent CD liner [...]

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Eyes Wide Shut, Part II

Continuing our look at For Your Eyes Only on page and screen. “Risico” is lifted, more or less intact, as the film’s second act, with Topol, best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, as Milos Columbo and Julian Glover, one of the candidates to replace Moore during his brinkmanship [...]

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Eyes Wide Shut, Part I

As with the aftermath of the Peter Hunt/George Lazenby interregnum, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the period following Moonraker marked another new decade-long phase in 007’s screen career. The old guard of directors (Terence Young, Guy Hamilton, and Lewis Gilbert) was gone, and John Glen—promoted, like Hunt, from editor—helmed a quintet of films spanning the [...]

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