Disney finally released this on DVD, after years of waiting, in a very nice set that has the original 3-part series that aired on "The Wonderful World of Disney" in 1964, as well as the feature film that was edited from the 3-part series. My kids and I have been watching one episode a night (including the original introductions by Walt Disney), and they enjoy them as much as I did back when I first saw them as a kid. (Well, the first two episodes, anyway - the last episode coincided with the first appearance of the Beatles on American TV on the Ed Sullivan show, and my older sister pulled seniority and controlled the only TV in the house. I had to wait for reruns to finally see it.)

What's very cool, looking at it 45-odd years later is that:

a) It wasn't dumbed down for kids - very smart dialog and stylish acting. You wouldn't see something like this done for kids nowadays.

b) Patrick McGoohan remains the icon of cool for me that he was throughout my youth. He's genuinely scary as the Scarecrow, too, with that raspy voice that contrasts so sharply with McGoohan's naturally debonair voice as the Vicar of Dymchurch - He's like a Colonial-era Batman.

c) For a "Disney" movie in 1964, it's fairly violent - shootings, faked hangings, beatings - all accepted in action movies for kids back then.

And d) This is one of the most anti-tax films ever made! The Scarecrow and his masked men spend most of the movie fighting tax collectors and helping the poor avoid unjust taxes. Maybe those attending the Tea Parties should start dressing like the Scarecrow!

Wow, long time no post for me here.

Just curious if anyone else has watched Everything Is Illuminated. I just recieved it from Netflix and absolutely loved this movie (enough that I plan on buying my own copy to share with friends).

Anyhow, the movie is about a young jewish boy from America (Elijah Wood) who travels to the Ukraine to search for his grandfather's past. He hires out a service to take him around to find where his grandfather grew up, only to find that no one seems to know the location anymore. There is a lot of humor at the beginning due to the language barriers between Wood and the Grandfather of his escorts, who has his grandson translate for him (Eugene Hutz of the band Gogol Bordello).

According to this website, "The Keep" was available in audiobook format at one point -

The Keep
By F. Paul Wilson; Read by Michael Prichard
10 Cassettes - [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Books On Tape
Published: 1983 (OUT OF PRINT)
ISBN: 073660846X

- Does anyone have any idea where I can locate this version, or indeed any audiobooks of "The Keep" (if others were produced) ?


Thanks guys!

Yahoo wants me to verify I'm not a machine. Fair enough. So I enter my name, my password, birthday, and country. But then they ask, enter letter from security image. Huh? I don't see anything like that. Anybody done this, can advise me what the heck I'm missing?

Apparently David Carradine committed suicide in Bangkok. Damn. I liked him a lot.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/l...4033.story

FPW was signing ARCs of "Ground Zero" this weekend and there is already one on e-bay. Man these people move fast.

I took my daughter to see Up yesterday without really knowing what it was about beyond that a house with a crotchety old man and a young boy scout floats away with the aid of some helium balloons and neither will you unless you have more info that what I'm about to impart. It is, of course, fabulous looking and one of the more unique stories I've seen in awhile. It's not as funny as most of Pixar's films but there is humor along with plenty of adventure, drama and a touching love story. Not Pixar's best, but I liked it more than either Cars or Ratatouille, so a big thumbs Up from me.

ive read the tomb years ago and am going to start reading the repairman jack series what order should i read them in ?

Norwegian Nazi Zombie Film!

http://www.hulu.com/watch/74985/movie-tr...-dead-snow

This ranks right up there with the upcoming "Pride and Predator" on my have-to-see list.

Ever since NBC announced it would be moving Jay Leno to 10pm weekdays I have been in limbo as to what will be happening to a longtime favorite, Law & Order and Law & Order SVU. So far, I haven't read anything about them moving them up an hour or switching them to USA like they did with the one Law & Order show I don't really care about, Criminal Intent (though with the addition of Jeff Goldblum I'm more interested). I read this Reuters article this morning and it doesn't do anything to illuminate things, though there are a few errors I noticed, like them quoting Jay Leno as saying, "All the research came back that people wanted some comedy and we thought earlier was a good idea...we can do five shows for less money than we can shoot any one of these 10 p.m. dramas." I'm pretty sure Leno didn't say that considering he's not an exec at NBC and wouldn't know the budget for Law & Order. Sure he knows his show is cheaper, but he wouldn't be taking ownership for producing shows he doesn't produce. I hope they move them to USA. A 9pm move would be good, but on USA they could push to be a little edgier and they could save some dough by reducing the season's length by several episodes.

--This just in, crisis averted. Law & Order will be on Fridays at 8, SVU Wednesdays at 9 (why not put the original here?) and Southland, Fridays at 9. Now I'm glad Jay will be on at 10, I can see my shows and still get to bed at a decent time.