Ron Panarotti

The 50th anniversary Quarry novel from Max Allan Collins. (Quarry's Reunion)

Inspiration! Alfred is in Europe, having his drink at that outdoor Cafe, looks up ... and sees Bond at the next table.

Although I like the "Bond is a code name" idea, because then "The Tailor of Panama" can be seen as what became of Brosnan's character.

Dear Amazon: The Craig movies were their own self-contained timeline, so his death should not be an obstacle to the next Bond film. Just hit the reboot button and start over again. Make it a period piece in the 1950s and 60s.

Wow, the Jets are on fire! (In a good way.)

🧵 #AHA25 attendees, check out these key findings from today's JAMA and @jamacardiology.com presentations:

Among people with PAD and no #diabetes, metformin treatment for 6 months did not result in improvements in walking ability or secondary outcomes vs placebo. ja.ma/4oqMJzr

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Best Michael Crichton film adaptation? Everyone says Jurassic Park, but I'd make a case for Westworld (1973). Very underrated movie.

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In the latest episode of the JAMA Editor's Summary podcast, JAMA Deputy Editors Linda Brubaker, MD, and Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, discuss the latest science published in JAMA:

➡️ JAMA at Kidney Week
➡️ JAMA Summit Report on Firearm Violence Reduction, and more

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Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕

Orson Welles, one of the voices in "Transformers: The Movie" ....

#TCMParty All The President's Men is airing and I am torn between loving every dry, irascible moment of Jason Robards as Ben Bradlee, marvelling at the non-confirmation confirmations, and mourning the loss of a great newspaper in our present era.
#MoviesAreAmazing
#ResistanceIsNotFutile

STRIPPED FOR PARTS

An excellent documentary that I would recommend to anyone interested in what's been happening to print journalism.
strippedforpartsfilm.com

Happy Halloween from The Grim Reader...

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Managed to find time to watch a horror movie every day during October, culminating tonight with my all-time favorite...

Carl Kolchak: An Appreciation Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak It’s my esteemed and correct opinion that Carl Kolchak is one of popular culture’s greatest characters. As brought to life by Darren McGavin in a shabby seersuc…

Carl Kolchak: An Appreciation

New post from me on a great collision of actor and character, and the films, shows and post-cancellation afterlife of one of the greats

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RIP

RIP.

As a decaf drinker, I always felt like my options were limited, until I found this great place at Historic Smithville where they have like 50 varieties of freshly ground decaf. So now I'm enjoying my first pot of pumpkin spice of the season. ☕️

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RIP Robert Redford

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Only 46 days to Halloween...

Pierce Brosnan Defends His James Bond Legacy: “I Did the Best I Could With What I Had” - tinseltowntales.com Pierce Brosnan is looking back at his time as 007 with candor, acknowledging both the triumphs and c

Pierce has nothing to be sorry about. The producers and writers let him down.

Maybe they'll pick another character for a godawful CGI re-creation...

Another reason why physical media is better than streaming: Take something like Tubi. The movies are free but have commercials. But the placement of the ads is terrible. They'll just cut a character off in midsentence to insert a commercial. At least TV stations in the old days had film editors.