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On Paperback Releases...and "Branding" as an Author
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May. 11th, 2008 @ 07:15 pm
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 Can I make a confession? I hate promoting my hardcover releases. It always makes me feel like a hypocrite: I occasionally buy hardcovers of beloved books as gifts, but I rarely buy books for myself when they're new releases (even when I hear good things, I usually wait for the paperback). Who has $16.99 to spend on a book you may not even finish? And it's even worse for authors of brand new "adult" books who are asking readings to take an utterly ridiculous $24.99 leap of faith!
But the hardcover is where it's at as far as publishers are concerned; this is where they make their money, and it's basically when they determine whether a book is a "success" or not (which plays into how much subsequent attention they give a book and/or author, and how much they pay an author for future books!).
So I can't afford to not promote my hardcovers; my career depends upon it. I just end up feeling really, really guilty about it.
All this brings me to my point: my last novel, Dreamquest, is now out in paperback (with a snazzy new cover, above!). So now I can enthusiastically urge you to run to your nearest independent bookseller to pick up a copy immediately.
Dreamquest is my first children's book (for readers 8 and older). It's the story of a young girl plagued by nightmares who wakes up one night in "Slumberia," the magical land inside her own brain where they "film" her nightmares. Feeling powerless in "real" life, but determined to put an end to her nightmares for good, she goes on a quest to find out who is responsible for her nightmares: the hapless, powerless dreamwriter? The shadowy dream-producer who lives in a far-away castle? The mysterious dream-executives who live in towering Nightmare City? Along the way, Julie meets a group of Oz-like friends: a gentle shark, an optimistic glowworm, and a handsome boy named Roman.
(Needless to say, all this is based on my experiences living and working as a screenwriter in Hollywood in the late 1990s. So while this is technically a "children's book," I'd like to think this element of satire gives it far more adult-crossover potential than most other children's books.)
I'm very proud of Dreamquest, which I hope will be the first in a series, Tales of Slumberia. So pick up a copy now! (It's only $5.99! What a bargain!)
But this brings me to my second point. Dreamquest is very different from my other books; not only is it for kids, it's a fantasy. Which I know causes no end of confusion on the part of readers and book-buyers. When people buy a book by "Brent Hartinger," they expect a certain kind of thing (which is cool; I'm proud of all my books and my little niche in the teen lit genre).
That said, every author I know, while absolutely appreciating existing readers, yearns to try different things, to explore different stories and characters--and hopes fervently that his current fans will be sporting enough to follow him to new and (hopefully) exciting places and genres.
That's my hope anyway. And that's my pitch for Dreamquest!
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club
Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys" |
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Which Narnian King Am I?
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May. 2nd, 2008 @ 10:33 am
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 Did a brief interview with Teen Libris about an essay I wrote for Through the Wardrobe, a new Narnia anthology. Here's a bit:
Q: Which king or queen of Narnia would you say you're most like? A: What an interesting question. I would say I'm like Lucy or Peter-- sensitive and kind or noble and brave. But the truth is I'm probably more like Edmond-- flawed, but ultimately decent. Q: Why did you decide to write for teens? A: A complete fluke. My book was about a teen character, so my agent said, "This is young adult." I was, of course, completely offended. Then I started reading the books, and I realized how unbelievably strong the genre is. The average teen book is far better than the average adult book, I'd say. Because we're supposedly writing for media-addled "reluctant readers," we're supposed to pay more attention to plot and economy of language. But I happen to think that's just plain good writing! In retrospect, I can see it's the perfect fit. I always say about teen lit, almost everyone alive today either is teenager, or was one once. So they're truly universal stories! Everyone can relate. Q: The Chronicles of Narnia were initially written for Lewis's niece Lucy. Do you ever have so specific an audience for your books? A: I try not to think too much about my audience. Though I think, like all authors, I wrote mostly for myself-- the book I would like to read. As a general rule, though, it's essential to assume your audience is really, really smart-much smarter than you. That's been the case with my readers anyway. (See how I flatter them shamelessly?) READ THE REST
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club
Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys" |
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TWO GAY GUYS: The Late-Night Comedy Needs a Make-Over
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Apr. 20th, 2008 @ 07:20 pm
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This week, Michael and I take on late-night comedians, from Jay Leno to Saturday Night Live, suggesting they need a "make-over." While we're at it, Michael and I get make-overs too!:
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club
Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys" |
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Must Share!
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Apr. 3rd, 2008 @ 05:02 pm
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 So several months ago, Michael and I were relaxing in the hot tub at the YMCA, talking about some kids of our friends. A woman overhead us and leaned over and, thinking I was talking about my own kids, said to me, "There is no way you're old enough to have kids!" Having just turned 43, I was, shall we say, over-the-moon that she had mistaken me for someone that much younger.
Then Michael and I watched as she talked to some of the other folks in the hot tub, and it became clear that she had some sort of learning disability.
Michael's been teasing me about it ever since (to which I have responded, "Just because she's disabled doesn't mean she's blind!")
Well, today I was out walking, and I happened to pass a wedding cake shop. I stopped to look at the fake wedding cake display in the window. An older woman was passing by, and she looked and me and said, "Honey, you're far too young to be getting married. Wait five years at least."
Once again flattered and over-the-moon, I came home and told Michael, to which he responded, "She probably was blind."But I'm choosing to think (a) she wasn't blind and (b) Michael, who went gray years ago, is just jealous. ;-)
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys" |
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T.R. Knight Out as Katherine Heigl's "Best Gay Pal"
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Apr. 1st, 2008 @ 10:20 am
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An article I wrote for AfterElton.com:
 Knocked Up star Katherine Heigl shocked Hollywood today by announcing her split with her BGFF, or “best gay friend forever,” T.R. Knight. Both appear on the smash hit ABC show Grey’s Anatomy and were one of the world’s highest profile celebrity gay guy/straight girl pairings.
“I have decided to terminate my relationship with T.R. Knight, effective immediately,” Heigl said in a statement through her publicist. “Katherine who?” Knight said, pointedly appearing on a recent red carpet with Star Wars star Natalie Portman. “I’m sorry. I don’t know anyone by the name of Katherine.” According to a friend of Heigl, speaking on the condition of anonymity, the problems began when Knight appeared at Elton John’s recent Oscar party and AIDS fundraiser with a new boyfriend, 19 year-old Mark Cornelsen. The two have been inseparable ever since leading Heigl to feel abandoned. “It’s always the same story,” said Grace Adler, one half of TV’s Will & Grace, formerly an interior designer, but now a therapist specializing in break-ups between straight women and their BGFFs. “It’s fine when the gay guy is single. You complain together that all the good guys are taken, you eat ice cream while watching the Colin Farrell sex tape. But then the gay guy gets a new boyfriend, and we ‘fruit flies’ get tossed away like used condoms.” As therapy, Adler suggested that Heigl, who almost certainly has a key to Knight’s house so she can take care of his dogs while he’s away, break in and replace all his hair care products with Nair. She also recommended leaving a boiled rabbit on his stove. “Of course that’s easy for me to say,” Adler said. “I’m fictional.” Elizabeth Taylor, president of Friends And Girls Harboring Affection for Gays, or F.A.G. H.A.G, urged cautious optimism. “Knight will be back,” Taylor said. “Cornelsen is a total twink. Does Heigl really think this is anything other than a gay mid-life crisis? Monty [Clift] went through this, Roddy [McDowell] went through this, Rock [Hudson] went through this. Jake Gyllenhaal is going through it right now. Wait, I didn’t just out Jake Gyllenhaal, did I?” “Anyway, get used to it. Gay men have a terrible time with commitment,” added the octuply-married Taylor.  It may already be too late for Heigl and Knight. Heigl is reportedly fast-tracking a replacement BGFF, having been spotted lunching with out actor Neil Patrick Harris. In addition, The National Enquirer recently printed a photo of Heigl emerging from the house of Lance Bass with freshly-braided hair.
Meanwhile, in addition to Portman, Knight has been seen browsing a farmer’s market with legendary queer peer Margaret Cho. Spectators also reported him participating in a sumptuous “party dress montage” at Rodeo Drive’s Dolce & Gabbana with Keira Knightley, a flagrant rejection of Heigl’s recent romantic comedy 27 Dresses. This isn’t the only high profile gay guy/straight gal break-up in recent weeks. Liza Minnelli reportedly threw a plate of spaghetti in the face of Cabaret lyricist and longtime BGFF John Kander after he suggested her trademark “pixie” haircut had finally grown tired. Meanwhile, Madonna is said to have stormed out of the studio where she was recording her new CD Porn Star, after BGFF Rupert Everett suggested that perhaps she’d dipped once too often into the well of sexual controversy. Former Grey’s Anatomy co-star Isaiah Washington has sided with Katherine over her break-up with Knight. “I told Katherine that Fruity McMunchkin was a backstabbing bitch,” Washington said. “But did she listen to me? No-o-o. Well, she was hardly the only one taken in by that little faggot’s act.” A moment later, Washington added, “By the way, I didn’t just use the word ‘faggot’.” In the end, Adler had the wisest words of all regarding the whole affair. "April fool," she said.
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys" |
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Our latest vlog, on the controversy over the lack of same-sex kissing on As the World Turns, and on the effectiveness of certain kinds of "attack" political activism.
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys"
Mar. 28th, 2008 @ 03:25 pm
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Split Screen: Attack of the Soul Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies (my second Geography Club sequel) is a finalist for the Lambda Book Award! I suspect it's the very first time a "flip-book"--two books in one--has ever been nominated.
The book was also named a New York Public Library "Book for the Teen-Age."
I've said this before, but I'll say it again: I don't take getting on these lists too seriously, because then you have to take it seriously when you're not on them (as inevitably happens--life is like that). But hey, life is good.
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
P.S. Did anyone see Sweeney Todd? Zzzzzzz! The songs are irritating musically and really obvious and clunky lyrically. What am I missing?
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys"
Mar. 19th, 2008 @ 04:01 pm
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Michael and I discuss what it means to get older. Wait, it's not boring! I promise!
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Mar. 15th, 2008 @ 03:53 pm
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| » Hey, I'm in That Narnia Anthology! (Free Book Contest!) |
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So I'm part of this new anthology about Narnia called Through the Wardrobe, now available at Borders bookstores. Basically various authors (including Sarah Beth Durst, Ned Vizzini, Diane Duane, and many other authors) write about why particular books in the Narnia series were/are important to them. The title of my essay is "Forgotten Castles and Magical Creatures in Hiding," and it's all about Prince Caspian, and how that's the one book in the series where the world of magic and the world of the ordinary are in conflict and at war: the Telmarines versus the talking animals! But I argue that it's the one Narnia book that's the most "relevant" to my life, because "magic" has been in conflict with the "ordinary" all my life!
How have I reconciled the two? Well, you have to read the essay to find out!
Anyway, the publishers, Ben Bella Books, have generously offered to make a couple of copies available free. How do you get em? Drop me a postcard with your name, age, and address on it. I'll randomly select winners, and we'll mail you a free copy. Pretty simple huh?
Here's where to send the postcard (postmarked by 3/14/08):
Brent Hartinger
PO Box 720
Tacoma WA 98401
Hey, free stuff here! Don't delay!
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Mar. 8th, 2008 @ 10:40 am
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 So Geography Club (the play) premiered last night. We had a very good house--something like 90 people showed up. I used to say the job of a playwright is easy, because by the time of opening night, your job is done. And I thought that until I took my seat, the lights went down, and I realized that all these people had come to see my play.
Fortunately, the cast was more than up to the challenge of making what I wrote seem entertaining. It's (mostly) a bunch of students from the Tacoma School of the Arts where I taught for a semester last year (loved it!). They took what I hope is a pretty good play and really made it sing. At one point, I thought to myself, "You know, I really like this Russel character. We have a lot in common." Then I was embarrassed, because I remembered that I wrote him and he is based on me. I mean, duh! But Galen Wicks, the leader actor, just did a terrific job in a very demanding role (he's on stage for the whole play!). The others were just as good.
I confess, it's been frustrating finding venues for the play (too "teen" for gay and regional theaters, to "gay" for children's theaters). But the comment everyone seems to make is, "It's a play that everyone can relate to. It's about so much more than being gay." I do think it's ironic that the road to getting this thing on movie screens seems to have been so much smoother than the road to getting it on stage. I would have thought it would be the other way around. (As always, if you're interested in a copy of the script, email me.)
And if you want to see the play, check us out next Saturday, March 1, 8 PM at Tacoma's Broadway Center for the Arts (the old TAG theater). Visit www.northwestplaywrights.org for more information. Single tickets are $9 for students and seniors, $12 for everyone else, available at the door.
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Feb. 23rd, 2008 @ 09:34 am
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What's in a kiss? A lot, at least if it's between two guys.
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Feb. 19th, 2008 @ 12:43 pm
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| » All That's Going On (Whew!) |
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I think I posted previously how my last year was kinda seriously sucky--way too hectic and stressful, what with writing, teaching, the release of two books, and various other personal crisises. I feel much better about my schedule this year, but too-good-to-pass-up opportunities seem to be popping again almost every week.
In writing news, I've turned in two manuscripts, Project Sweet Life, a teen novel about three fifteen year-old boys who are forced by their dads to get summer jobs. Convinced that fifteen is the year of the "optional" summer job, they invent fake jobs to tell their parents, then embark on a series of get-rich-quick schemes to get the $7000 they need to prove they have real jobs...but the money proves more elusive than they thought. It's a caper novel, a mystery, a comedy, and (I hope) a very fun read. That'll be out later this year from HarperCollins.
My second book is Shadowwalkers, about Zach, a lonely gay sixteen year-old who, when his internet access is restricted, turns to astral projection to escape the forgetton backwater where he lives with his grandparents. Sure enough, there he meets Emory, another gay guy. Then when his little brother is kidnapped, he realizes he can uses the astral realm to find him. Problem is, Zach and Emory are not the only ones in the astral realm; they're being tracked by a mysterious shadow creature who would like nothing more than to possess their spirits and take over their bodies. (Incidentally, I see the whole astral realm thing as a metaphor for the internet--really, really cool, but also potentially dangerous unless you're really careful.) This one will be out in spring 2009 from Tor Books.
What else, what else? I'm working with some producers to create original online television programming. Hopefully the first Brent Hartinger-created "webisode" will debut later this year (and I'll post link info here). And I also recently finished a "gay teen" screenplay (that I love!) that we're just about to start shopping. With the writer strike ending, we'll find out the fate of the potential Geography Club movie very soon.
Oh, and speaking of Geography Club, a production of the play is just about to open in Tacoma, Washington (where I live). (As always, email me if you're interested in getting a copy of the script.) Anyway, the cast is great, so check it out if you can:
See a production of my play, Geography Club (based on my book), Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, two performances only: February 21, 7:30 PM, and March 1, 8 PM. Visit www.northwestplaywrights.org for more information and a link to tickets!
Did I really think I was going to take it any easier this year than last? Yeah, right. Sheesh.
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Feb. 16th, 2008 @ 02:03 pm
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On Valentine's Day, romance happens when we least expect it. (We're proud of this one--give it a watch!)
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Feb. 12th, 2008 @ 12:11 pm
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Anther day, another vlog, this one on homoeroticism in early 80s music videos. Sounds like a masters thesis, doesn't it?
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Jan. 30th, 2008 @ 11:26 pm
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In the back of one of my books, The Order of the Poison Oak, I encourage people to write to me and let me know how they might qualify for membership in The Order of the Poison Oak (which is a secret club for people who are teased or bullied--it's all explained in the book, if you haven't yet read it).
Anyway, I've gotten a lot of really thoughtful, interesting responses, some of which I posted previously on my blog. I got one a couple of weeks ago that I thought was particularly cool:
I think I qualify for membership because I have been picked on for something as stupid as how I dressed. Of course that was back when I was in fifth grade, but it still makes me who I am today. Basically what happened after fifth grade is that I became a "bully" myself after I joined the "popular" kids. I regret that, but it also has made me who I am today. So I think I qualify because I've been on both sides of the fence. I know how it feels to be picked on and I know how it feels to pick on somebody else. I know that it hurts when somebody picks on me for no apparent reason, but I also know what's going through the heads of the bullies themselves. Fast-forward to today, I'm the leader of the newly forming GSA club at my school. It hasn't officially started, but I'm pretty much in charge of things. I think this is what really makes me a member of the Order of The Poison Oak. Most of my friends are actually homophobes and it's my mission to change the way they see thing s. It's also my mission to give all the gay and bi kids at my school a place where they can talk to one and be themselves without being scared of negative reactions.
As those of you who have read Geography Club know, this is a lot like the plot of that book: Russel sees "both sides" of the popularity equation. And just like Russel by the end of the book, this guy is trying to make amends for the bad things he did by working to make his school, and the world, a better place.
The difference is, Russel is fictional; this guy isn't.
Pretty great, huh?
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Dec. 28th, 2007 @ 04:31 pm
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In this week's episode of Two Gay Guys, Michael and I tell the story of how the three king won the War on Christmas. Hey, it kinda makes sense when you watch it:
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Dec. 18th, 2007 @ 09:09 am
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So I saw the new Coen brothers' movie over the weekend that's getting all the buzz (and that will probably be a big Oscar contender). The Coens are hit-and-miss (like all of us), but when they're good (Raising Arizona, Barton Fink), they're really good. And The Hudsucker Proxy was one of my all-time favorites for years (though I watched it again a few weeks ago, and it didn't quite hold up).
No Country For Old Men is a good movie. The tension is, at times, absolutely unbearable. And Javiar Bardem's bad guy may be the most interesting (and most genuinely disturbing) since Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet.
But--and I realize I'm probably totally in the minority here!--I thought the ending sucked, and it really kind of ruined the movie for me. It's not that I don't like ambiguous endings; I honestly have no problem with them. I just thought this was a bad ambiguous ending. First, it wasn't clear what was happening. Was that XXX who was dead, or someone else? We never saw their face, so I was left wondering right to the end. And did we really need not one, but two pithy, meandering monologues by Tommy Lee Jones telling us about the meaninglessness of life? At the point, the movie was over, so get on with it!
Basically, I loved Javiar Bardem's last few scenes (and is the movie suggesting that it was really his story after all? Creepy!). But all that talky, pointless, boring stuff with Tommy Lee Jones basically ruined the movie for me--and it's particularly ironic since most of the movie before that is like a classic exercise in restrained, tight, wordless screenwriting.
I suspect those monologues came from the novel on which the movie is based. Faithfulness to their literary source ruins at least half of all movies based on books, IMHO.
Interestingly, now that I think about it, what didn't hold up in The Hudsucker Proxy was the ending, which went on to long and wasn't very satisfying anyway. The ending to Fargo was unsatisfying to me as well. So maybe the Coens have a problem with endings? I dunno.
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Dec. 11th, 2007 @ 10:52 am
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| » TWO GAY GUYS: Jack McFarland/Brian Kinney Edition |
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In our latest episode, Michael and I take on the gay appeal of stereotypically gay characters like Jack McFarland (of Will & Grace) and Brian Kinney (of Queer as Folk). And we even manage to do it while cleaning the house!
Just watch.
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Dec. 5th, 2007 @ 10:28 am
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Michael and I are back with another episode of "Passing Judgment," the review segment of our vlog:
It's all cool,
Brent Hartinger
My Books:
* Dreamquest
* Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
* Grand & Humble
* The Order of the Poison Oak
* The Last Chance Texaco
* Geography Club Explore "Brent's Brain"
See my gay entertaiment video blog, "Two Gay Guys
Nov. 28th, 2007 @ 10:58 am
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