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Tim Lucas Q&A on his new NoZone book   Tim, could we start with you telling us something about your new book NOZONE, in general?Certainly. NOZONE collects all of the “NoZone” review columns that I wrote for SIGHT & SOUND, the magazine of the British Film Institute, between 2003 and 2012 - so, a nearly ten-year period. My editors there, Nick James and James Bell, were exemplary at their jobs. James Bell, in particular, was personally assigned to the column and always made the end result a bit better than what I initially turned in. I’ve always been bad with...

Q&A with Adam Nedeff, author of Gong This Book! The Uncensored History of Television’s Wildest Talent Show What WAS The Gong Show?The Gong Show was this unlikely pop culture phenomenon that emerged in 1976. Contestants would have 90 seconds to perform their act—any act. Singing, stand-up, ventriloquism, juggling, anything at all. There were three judges watching them and scoring the performance, and at the end of each episode, the highest-scoring act won the Golden Gong trophy, plus a check for $516.32…or $712.05…or $716.32…it changed a couple of times.But one important detail…there was an enormous gong looming behind the judges. After...

            MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW,  Reviewer's Bookwatch                                         February 2024Peggy Adler and Dibirma Jean Burnahm have compiled an exhaustive compendium of the history of the Pallenberg Bears. I do not believe anything else like this exists in its depth and breadth. I'm certain this will be the "go to" research book in the future if anyone wants to learn their story. There is an historical time-line, copious photo's, a family genealogy, an extensive Glossary, and a copy of the...

MBR Bookwatch: February 2024James A. Cox, Editor-in-ChiefMidwest Book ReviewGary Roen's BookshelfMuch More Than A Stooge: Shemp Howard by Geoff DaleWhen you say The Three Stooges, most of only think of Moe, Larry, and Curly. Before and after Curly's health declined, there is another brother Howard brother, Shemp, who is just as much a part of the trio as Curly, and at one time there were all four in a short. Now author, Geoff Dale tells the whole life story of Shemp who was fortunate enough to work with John Wayne, W. C. Fields and Jimmy Stuart in a career that spanned...

VIDEO INTERVIEW with MICHAEL DANTE re "Listen to the Rain"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8w7FsccFYw