I have noticed the lack of quality writing/interest/lists of peplum films and have been interested to see some of the better examples of the genre. After watching Fleischer’s Barrabas (which I was very impressed with) with Anthony Quinn it also became apparent that biblical epics also haven’t inspired much popular scholarship lately either.
Dave Kehr mentioning that he wanted to do a peplum series like the Universal westerns series that’s going on at MOMA in New York right now is virtually the highest-profile mention of peplum I’ve seen. A genre that probably deserves better (and I confess I’ve seen very few myself)
congratulations on conquering the white whale! (as ahab could not.) your comments on cuckoo are very interesting to me, particularly the stuff about the cold-open. i ultimately felt like it was incredibly readable, as felker-martin always is, but stuck way too closely to the structure of king's it, up to and including the latter's most controversial scene. however she's very much a "if you don't like this book just wait a few months for the next one" author so i can't complain too much.
I posted this actually having just read her version of that scene, which of course has a totally different valence from King's version. Perhaps overdoing the connection between the two a little at that point but I'll know better when I can make a rounded judgment at the end. Have you done Black Flame yet? On subject matter grounds I'm very intrigued.
i've only just cracked the spine unfortunately, i agree the premise is extremely tantalizing though...if cuckoo is her version of the thing, perhaps this is her in the mountains of madness?
I have noticed the lack of quality writing/interest/lists of peplum films and have been interested to see some of the better examples of the genre. After watching Fleischer’s Barrabas (which I was very impressed with) with Anthony Quinn it also became apparent that biblical epics also haven’t inspired much popular scholarship lately either.
Dave Kehr mentioning that he wanted to do a peplum series like the Universal westerns series that’s going on at MOMA in New York right now is virtually the highest-profile mention of peplum I’ve seen. A genre that probably deserves better (and I confess I’ve seen very few myself)
congratulations on conquering the white whale! (as ahab could not.) your comments on cuckoo are very interesting to me, particularly the stuff about the cold-open. i ultimately felt like it was incredibly readable, as felker-martin always is, but stuck way too closely to the structure of king's it, up to and including the latter's most controversial scene. however she's very much a "if you don't like this book just wait a few months for the next one" author so i can't complain too much.
I posted this actually having just read her version of that scene, which of course has a totally different valence from King's version. Perhaps overdoing the connection between the two a little at that point but I'll know better when I can make a rounded judgment at the end. Have you done Black Flame yet? On subject matter grounds I'm very intrigued.
i've only just cracked the spine unfortunately, i agree the premise is extremely tantalizing though...if cuckoo is her version of the thing, perhaps this is her in the mountains of madness?