Latest on King’s Dark Tower
In case you’ve been keeping score (as I have), it looks like plans are to bring Stephen King’s sprawling Dark Tower series to HBO. Considering what HBO has done with A Game of Thrones, it sounds promising. Rumor also has it that Javier Bardem will be playing the part of Roland. Story here.
Plastic Wrap, Backwards Talk, and Cherry Pie: Going Back to Twin Peaks
Man, I still remember the first time I saw Twin Peaks. It was actually my third exposure to David Lynch–I didn’t realize at the time that he’d also directed both Dune and The Elephant Man–and though I went on to watch, love, and sometimes tilt my head quizzically at his other films, Twin Peaks has [...]
And in Soup Nazi News…
An extra-large crab bisque is twenty dollars, and a small cup costs seven, but if you’re interested, the original soup restaurant that inspired Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi has reopened in Manhattan. The piece never mentions Newman’s favorite, jambalaya, though. Article here
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