![]() ![]() In spring 2002, they co-directed The Exonerated at The Actors' Gang Theater. In 2015 she played the role of Heather Drake in the 16th episode of the 5th season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods on the episode " In The Box"īlank and Jensen co-wrote The Exonerated, a play based on interviews they conducted with more than 40 exonerated death row inmates. She has acted in theaters throughout New York City. ![]() In film, she has appeared in The Namesake, Slender Man, The Exonerated, and You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You, and over a dozen indies including " Creative Control" (Grand Jury Prize, SXSW 2015) and "On the Road With Judas" (Sundance). She has also appeared on " Blue Bloods", " Elementary", " The Following", " The Mentalist", HBO’s " High Maintenance", " Bored to Death", " Rescue Me", " Law and Order: Criminal Intent", " The Bronx Is Burning", and several other shows. They frequently collaborate professionally, primarily as writing partners for theater, film and television.Īs an actress, Blank appeared regularly in CBS' " Made in Jersey". In 2001, she married the actor, writer and director Erik Jensen. ![]() She is also a consultant and public speaker on story and social change.īlank grew up in New Haven and Washington, D.C., and attended Macalester College and the University of Minnesota. Jessica Blank (born in New Haven, Connecticut), is an American actress, writer, and director who works in film, television, and theater. ![]()
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6/21/2023 0 Comments Creature Features by John Stanley![]() ![]() When horror hosts like Zacherley and Vampira were dressing up in Oakland broadcast CREATURE FEATURES with its host Bob Wilkins. The San Francisco area had a little more class. ![]() Like Ghoulardi or Svenghouli, usually in some weird costume. Stations made it a weekly program with a host who went by a name Science fiction or horror film every Saturday night. Springfield, Massachusetts the Late Show would just have a Had read about in FAMOUS MONSTER OF FILMLAND magazine. I lived from one Saturday night to the next looking forward to myįirst chance to see some film like HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN that I Horror fans got their start watching the horror film packagesĭistributed to television starting around the late 1950s. Leeper)įor those who were not around at the time, a lot of baby boomer Leeper) I WAS A TV HORROR HOST: MEMOIRS OF A CREATURE FEATURES MAN by John Stanley (copyright 2007, Creatures At Large, trade paperback, 208pp, $19.99, ISBN-13 978-1-9, ISBN-10Ġ-9400-6411-1) (a book review by Mark R. I WAS A TV HORROR HOST: MEMOIRS OF A CREATURE FEATURES MAN (a film review by Mark R. ![]() 6/21/2023 0 Comments Ray bradbury zen![]() ![]() You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.” ― Ray Bradbury “I have two rules in life – to hell with it, whatever it is, and get your work done. In the articles collected for his 1990 book Zen in the Art of Writing, and in lectures given throughout his life, he shared the beneficial power of the written word. Write only what you love, and love what you write. Bradbury advocated a daily dose of writing as a cure against the ills and sorrows of everyday life, a tonic that has the potential to energize all that we experience. You simply “must” do things.” ― Ray Bradbury “We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.” ― Ray Bradbury “Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.” ― Ray Bradbury “Love. It’s self-conscious and anything self-conscious is lousy. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.” ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 ![]() And don’t look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.” ― Ray Bradbury “Don’t ask for guarantees. And out of that love, remake a world.” ― Ray Bradbury “There is more than one way to burn a book. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 “You must write every single day of your life… You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads… may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. ![]() “You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” ― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing “Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. ![]() ![]() At a sex ranch! These two game women from the Hampshire Women's Institute want to see changes in the law, to make a prostitute's work less dangerous. And Jean and Shirley do end up blinking in the bright lights of Nevada. There was something of Miss Marple about Jean and Shirley in A WI Lady's Guide to Brothels (Channel 4, Sunday). Accompanied by the Who, obviously, singing, "Whooooo-dun-it? Who who, who who?" Miss Marple, meanwhile, can be jetted off to Vegas, to wander blinking among the bright lights. He can introduce some modern methods to Superintendent Mallard (Alan Davies from Jonathan Creek) and his bungling local bobbies. They'd put a bit of oil in the hair of CSI's Grissom, add a cricket sweater, and motor him down to Seagull Point to bring the show up to date. A possible solution would be Sleuth Swap. So much of the interest now lies with the process of finding out, in the laboratory, with DNA, and tiny fibres, white coats and forensics, that perhaps an old bat with a hunch is no longer enough. ![]() ![]() ![]() Maybe, in this age of scientific CSI slickness, it's not enough to know simply whodunit. ![]() ![]() ![]() These gods proceeded to wreck carnage, first on the Romans, and when the Romans were completely wiped out, then on the Celts, heh. The good Druids, called the mie, are like, “Fie! Mie no like evil magic, so nay to you!” However, the more, er, opportunistic Druids called the drough, are more amenable – they summon the ancient gods which proceeded to use the mightiest Celtic warriors as hosts. ![]() ![]() You see, when the Romans were running over the Celts back in the really, really old days, the Celts begged the Druids for magical assistance. ![]() We are introduced to a bunch of guys who contain ancient and destructive gods within their bodies. Let me talk about the story a bit first.ĭangerous Highlander is the first book in a series called Dark Sword. The heroine, especially, is very inconsistent as a character – she seems to morph into different people from chapter to chapter. Donna Grant is not a new author, according to the biography in this book, so I’m rather taken aback by how Dangerous Highlander often seems to have been written by different authors who didn’t check to make sure that their efforts are cohesive. ![]() 6/20/2023 0 Comments The time machine the invisible man![]() ![]() All together in one hardcover volume: three timeless novels from. ![]() Urn:oclc:230998646 Republisher_date 20120216001625 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120214082535 Scanner . The Time Machine/ The Invisible Man/ The War of the Worlds Wells, H. ![]() O元81703W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 86.73 Pages 326 Ppi 600 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1411433327 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 18:55:36 Boxid IA171601 Boxid_2 CH106301 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor ![]() 6/20/2023 0 Comments Gild plated prisoner![]() ![]() Anyone who plans to read this-make sure to look at the trigger warnings and prepare yourself. I knew this was going to be dark, but ahaha I wasn’t expecting this□ This is definitely adult. Literally so many times I had to put the book down and stop reading because of the disturbing scenes like wow does this have all the trigger warnings out there. This is book one in a series.Īll these disgusting sexist pig-headed men can go to hell □ It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age. Please Note: This book contains explicit content and darker elements, including mature language, violence, and non-consensual sex. ![]() With romance, intrigue, and danger, the gilded world of Orea will grip you from the very first page. This compelling adult fantasy series is as addictive as it is unexpected. But the monsters on the other side might make me wish I’d never left. And I realize that everything I thought I knew about Midas might be wrong.īecause these bars I’m kept in, no matter how gilded, are still just a cage. Until war comes to the kingdom and a deal is struck. ![]() And even though I don’t leave the confines of the palace, I’m safe. He gave me protection, and I gave him my heart. I’m the woman he Gold-Touched to show everyone that I belong to him. Dug me out of the slums and placed me on a pedestal. In Highbell, in the castle built into the frozen mountains, everything is made of gold. ![]() Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes. ![]() ![]() Alpha Bitch: Elizabeth Woodville, even when she was 'trying' to be nice to Anne.The book is, along with Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time considered to be one of the classics of Ricardian fiction. Book IV chronicles Richard's decision to seize the throne, the death of Anne and his son and finally his death at Bosworth field. Book III portrays Richard's successful tenure as Lord of the North and happy family life with Anne, along Edward's decline. ![]() ![]() Book II deals with Richard coming into adulthood, learning to be a politician as well as a commander of men and Richard's Childhood Friend Romance with Anne Neville. Book I deals with Richard's childhood and his relationship with his older brother Edward as Edward seizes the throne and becomes King Edward IV. The Sunne in Splendour covers 33 years, from 1459 to 1492, focusing on the Wars of the Roses and in particular Richard III, whom Penman depicts as a heroic character, vilified after his death by political enemies. A Historical Fiction novel by Sharon Kay Penman. ![]() ![]() Extent 149 pages Isbn 9780809094875 Isbn Type (hardcover : alk. anti-federalists - The bill of rights : amendments 1-10 - Amendments 11-27 Control code ocn226389317 Dimensions 23 cm Edition First edition. Other physical details color illustrations System control number (Sirsi) b12095060Ĭontent type MARC source rdacontent Contents Introduction - Preamble - Article i - Article ii - Article iii - Article iv - Article v - Article vi - Article vii - Ratification: federalists vs. paper) Lccn 2008017927 Media category unmediated Media MARC source rdamedia Media type code ![]() 145) Carrier category volume Carrier category codeĬarrier MARC source rdacarrier Content category text Content type codeĬontent type MARC source rdacontent Contents Introduction - Preamble - Article i - Article ii - Article iii - Article iv - Article v - Article vi - Article vii - Ratification: federalists vs. ![]() The United States Constitution : a graphic adaptationīibliography note Includes bibliographical references (p.Writer Jonathan Hennessey and illustrator Aaron McConnell describe the creation of Article I with vibrant, detailed graphics and captions that are surprisingly informative. ![]() Label The United States Constitution : a graphic adaptation, written by Jonathan Hennessey art by Aaron McConnell Link Take a look at the Constitution as youve never seen it before in The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation. ![]() 6/20/2023 0 Comments Saga comic book![]() ![]() ![]() RELATED: Image Comics’ Horror Theme Park Is Perfect Halloween Reading "Times might be tough for Hazel and her family, but the best is yet to come." "We’re back! No spoilers, but Fiona and I are extremely excited about some of the familiar faces returning in this shocking new ‘season’ of Saga," Vaughan said of Saga's return. ![]() As the series continues, Hazel grows older while she and her family have no choice but to face a number of new threats, challenges and enemies which appear out of all corners of the galaxy. The initial storyline sees two star-crossed lovers named Marko and Alana try to evade capture after Alana gives birth to a girl named Hazel. The first issue of the series introduced readers to a vast sci-fi world populated by a host of different creatures. Saga first began in March 2012 from Image, Vaughan and Staples. ![]() |