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Q&A with Richard Torné, co-author of David Lean’s Dedicated Maniac - Memoirs of a Film Specialist 1. How did you meet Eddie Fowlie?I was working as a reporter for an English-language newspaper in Spain and found out that there was a hotel near where I lived that had been built by a retired film specialist - Eddie. I looked into it and the hotel El Dorado in Carboneras was notable for displaying film memorabilia, including part of the décor from the 1971 film Nicholas and Alexandra, which forms part of the dining hall’s wooden paneling. I made enquiries and was...

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Hahn ("The Animated Peter Lorre") conducts a  comprehensive  survey  of  Uni-Toons,  the  animated appearances of Universal's classic movie monsters in cartoons, movies, video games, internet shorts, and more. . . He also displays a sense of humor and a love of wordplay. . . Hahn's hilarious writing style . . . makes this one of the more amusing film reference works available." —Terry Bosky, LIBRARY JOURNAL         

Nominated for a  2024 IPPY Award (Category #50, Current Events I [Political/Economic/Foreign Affairs]; Category #91, *Audiobook: Non Fiction - Personal) and Category - Regional 01. Northeast Non-Fiction)  https://ippyawards.com/ * Audiobook release date is April 2, 2024  

— GEORGE PAL: Man of Tomorrow, by Justin Humphreys (BearManor Media, softcover, 672 pages, $52).— GIANT BEAST CINEMA, edited by Steven Peros and Mark Bailey (BearManor Media, softcover, 142 pages, $22). Contributors survey 33 classic giants, from apes to colossal men and women. — SOLDIER: From Script to Screen, by Danny Stewart (BearManor Media, softcover, 144 pages, $22). Behind-the-scenes, essays and interviews about the 1998 sci-fi film.— PLATINUM WIDOW: Who Killed Jean Harlow’s Husband, by Gregory William Mank (BearManor Media, softcover, 358 pages, $33). Film luminaries appear in this latest  ‘Porter Down Hollywood Mystery