New post on my ShadowHaunted author site about DragonCon, where I will be an Attending Professional once again this year, and ConToberFest/DeepSouthCon 62, where I will be an Author Guest! Pic shows Milton Davis, Literary Guest of Honor for ConToberFest/DeepSouthCon!
Buster Keaton teaches actress Joan Davis how to throw a pie at Milton Berle's party at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Screen Snapshots host Ken Murray takes a pie to the face at the end.
Timothy Dalton's last James Bond film Licence to Kill was released on July 14, 1989. It wasn't meant to be his last film, but due to legal issues, another Bond film wasn't able to go into production until 1995 and by that time Dalton was ready to move on. For the most part, the movie took on a more series tone for the character and story keeping more to the Bond of the books as was the case of Dalton's previous film The Living Daylights. It was the first Bond film not to be titled after one of the Ian Fleming Bond books, but the story pulled from many elements from Live and Let Die and The Hildebrand Rarity. David Hedison became the first actor to play the role Felix Lieter (Live and Let Die - 1973/Licence to Kill - 1995) more than once and the only actor play the role against two different Bonds (Roger Moore and Dalton). Besides being Dalton's last film as Bond, it was also the last Bond film with Robert Brown as M and Caroline Bliss as Moneypenny, and the last Bond film worked on by writer Richard Maibaum, director John Glen, and title designer Maurice Binder. The film also featured Robert Davi (Franz Sanchez), Carey Lowell (Pam Bovier), Talisa Soto (Lupe Lamore), Anthony Zerbe (Milton Krest), Frank McRae (Sharkey), Everett McGill (Killifer), Wayne Newton (Professor Joe Butcher), Benicio Del Toro (Dario), Anthony Starke (Truman-Lodge), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), Priscilla Barnes (Della Churchill), Don Stroud (Heller), Grand L Bush (Hawkins), and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Kwang). While not the most finacially successful Bond film at the time, like On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the movie has grown in fan appreciation over time. ("Licence to Kill", Bond Film, Event)
A continuation in the unending saga of fake comics. As always, this Anglo-centric work (written in English) left much out. The fake-comic did not fully engage in a Dutch narrative. Perhaps one day that narrative will be better detailed. 1672 was a critical year for the Dutch, especially their war with France. The African narrative is always something that could use more illumination as this period was what Ira Berlin called the coming of the ‘Plantation Generation’ on the mainland colonies. Previously the majority of the colonies labor depended on white indentured labor with the black population being a small minority. From my understanding, the Barbados plantation system began in legal form around 1660 and the racial-legal system spread to other English speaking colonies.
Dylan Thomas Reads A Personal Anthology, TC 1294, Caedmon, 1968 [Craig Moerer Records By Mail]. Cover Art: A pencil sketch of Dylan Thomas by Soss Melik done in 1952 while Thomas was staying at Chelsea Hotel in New York. Cover Design by Oraston Brooks-EL
BWW Film Fest Returns This August 1-4 in Atlanta to include LaJill Hunt, Tressa Smallwood, Shaquita Smith, Tamela J. Gordon, Chianti Lomax, Gerald L. Coleman, Milton J. Davis, Jessica Cage & More
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Black Writers Weekend Film Fest is a vibrant event showcasing live table reads, audio stories, monologues, and screenings of short films and documentaries. Its goal is to share diverse stories and experiences from new and emerging filmmakers and screenwriters, fostering a community of creativity and inclusion.
We have LaJill Hunt. Tressa Azarel Smallwood, Shaquita Smith, Ty Johnston-Chavis and Tailiah Breon among the talent in the film space to grace the stage and share their insights, experiences, and expertise in a captivating panel discussion you won't want to miss.
Black Writers Weekend is a one-of-a-kind gathering that connects you intimately with beloved authors, esteemed screenwriters, and luminaries from the worlds of film and TV. Dive into a dynamic Lit Crawl, navigating through a myriad of events brimming with live discussions, readings, movie viewings, and social gatherings. Connect with influential artists during Black August and leave inspired.