Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of my all-time favorite actors. The ability to disappear into a role is a gift, one that has to extract a high price on the human being with that gift.

That’s what I’m telling myself anyway, because he left the stage before he had the chance to star in my book-to-movie.Continue Reading

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I miss you, Dear Readers. Please know that my ankle is fine, I have passable vision in my right eye, and everything that can be done at the last minute gets done at the last minute. Ask me how frustrated I am right now.

On second thought, DON’T. Think about John Howell’s brand-spanking new thriller instead.Continue Reading