SleuthSayers: “Seriously, You Don’t Think It’s a Masterpiece Too?”
In one of my classes this week, a student commented on the level of detail in Truman Capote’s In Cold […]
Film & Theater
Post-Performance Chat: Baskerville at Mason’s Center for the Arts
I was recently invited to deliver a short talk on Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of the Baskervilles after this
D.C. Events, Film & Theater, Literary News, Mysteries/Thrillers, Short Fiction, Writing
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Launches New Blog: Something Is Going To Happen
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine launched a new blog last week dedicated to “suspense, short stories, and the mystery-fiction scene.” It’s
Film & Theater, Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Reviews/Recommendations, Southern Literature
Best of the Decade? (Five Books, Five Movies)
I’m not the best at Top 10 lists — partly because my reading and viewing habits are less comprehensive than
D.C. Events, Film & Theater, Southern Literature
D.C. Events: The Glass Menagerie
Last week, I had a rare opportunity to see a mid-morning production of a play — the Olney Theatre’s production
Film & Theater
Stumped By Stoppard
While I’ve written several times about plays on this site, I have to emphasize that I’m not pretending to be
Film & Theater, George Mason University, Mysteries/Thrillers
Crimes Stories: From Page To Screen
Earlier this week, I mentioned two articles on romantic crime films that I’d written for the current and upcoming issues
Film & Theater, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
Good Ol’ Girls Premieres Wednesday On UNC-TV
Good Ol’ Girls, a musical inspired by the stories of Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle, premieres on UNC-TV on Wednesday,
Film & Theater
Tennessee Williams’ Small Craft Warnings
Three things drew Tara and me to the Washington Shakespeare Company’s new production of Tennessee Williams late play Small Craft
Film & Theater
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Before my friend Kyle and I settled in to watch the second half of Carolina’s decisive victory in last night’s
Film & Theater, Poetry
Weekend Events In & Around D.C.
Several events vying for attention on my personal calendar this weekend. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHBQ5k1kpe8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecinemaartstheatre%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded]A few months back, I quoted on this blog
Film & Theater, Mysteries/Thrillers
Chatting About Women’s Studies
At a Writer’s Center happy hour last night, I had an interesting, if too brief, conversation with Virginia-based filmmaker Lonnie