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Laird Koenig
Laird Koenig (born September 24, 1927) is an American author. His best-known work is ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane,'' a novel published in 1974. The novel was adapted into the 1976 film of the same name starring Jodie Foster. He also wrote a play based on his novel. Novels * ''The Children are Watching'' (w. Peter L. Dixon) (Ballantine, 1970) (filmed as '' Attention, The Kids Are Watching'', 1978) * ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane'' (Coward-McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1974) (filmed 1976) * ''Islands'' (Dell, 1980) * ''The Neighbor'' (Avon, 1978) (filmed as ''Killing 'em Softly'', 1982) * ''The Disciple'' (Bantam, 1983) * ''Rockabye'' (St. Martin's Press, 1981) (filmed 1986) * ''The Sea Wife'' (Warner Books, 1986) * ''Rising Sun'' (1986) * ''Morning Sun : The Story of Madam Butterfly's Boy'' (Prospecta Press, 2012) Plays * ''The Dozens''. Dramatist's Play Service, New York 1969 * ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane''. Dramatist's Play Service, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Moore
Robert Lowell Moore Jr. (October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008) was an American writer who wrote '' The Green Berets'', '' The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy'', and with Xaviera Hollander and Yvonne Dunleavy, '' The Happy Hooker: My Own Story''. Moore co-authored the lyrics for the " Ballad of the Green Berets", which was one of the major hit songs of 1966. The song was featured in the 1968 film '' The Green Berets'', based on Moore's book, which starred John Wayne. A new edition of ''The Green Berets'' was published in April 2007, and his last book, ''Wars of the Green Berets'', co-authored with Col. Mike 'Doc' Lennon, was released in June 2007. Moore was convicted of tax fraud in 1986. At the time of his death, he was living in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, home to Fort Campbell and the 5th Special Forces Group, where he was working on his memoirs and three other books. Early life and career Born in Boston, Moore was raised in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Warner Book Group
Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a publishing company owned by Hachette Livre, the largest publishing company in France, and the third largest trade and educational publisher in the world. Hachette Livre is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Group. HBG was formed when Hachette Livre purchased the Time Warner Book Group from Time Warner on March 31, 2006. Its headquarters are located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Hachette is considered one of the big-five publishing companies, along with Holtzbrinck/ Macmillan, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster. In one year, HBG publishes approximately 1400+ adult books (including 50-100 digital-only titles), 300 books for young readers, and 450 audio book titles (including both physical and downloadable-only titles). In 2017, the company had 167 books on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list, 34 of which reached No. 1. History The earliest publisher to eventually become part of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Official Razzie Movie Guide
''The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst'' is a book about the booby prize award show the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), written by John Wilson, founder of the awards ceremony. The book was published in 2005 by Warner Books, the same year as the 25th Golden Raspberry Awards. The book includes an introduction by ''Rolling Stone'' film critic Peter Travers, a brief history of the Golden Raspberry Awards, and entries on films organized thematically which include plot summaries and reviews by Wilson. Wilson comments on and discusses his picks for the worst films of all time. It was on the ''Los Angeles Times'' best-seller list. Contents The introduction was written by Travers, who is a voting member of the Golden Raspberry Awards Foundation. The book begins with selected quotes from the reviewers of such critically panned films as '' The Blue Lagoon'', ''From Justin to Kelly'', and ''Color of Night''. The book also includes a brief history of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razzie Award For Worst Screenplay
The Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards for the worst film screenplay of the past year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, including each screenplay's author(s). 1980s *1980 ''Can't Stop the Music'', written by Bronte Woodard and Allan Carr ** ''A Change of Seasons'', written by Erich Segal, Ronni Kern and Fred Segal ** '' Cruising'', written by William Friedkin ** '' The Formula'', written by Steve Shagan ** '' It's My Turn'', written by Eleanor Bergstein ** ''Middle Age Crazy'', written by Carl Kleinschmidt ** ''Raise the Titanic'', written by Adam Kennedy and Eric Hughes ** ''Touched by Love'', written by Hesper Anderson ** ''Windows'', written by Barry Siegel ** '' Xanadu'', written by Richard C. Danus and Marc C. Rubel *1981 ''Mommie Dearest'', screenplay by Frank Yablans, Frank Perry, Tracy Hotchner and Robert Getchell, based on the book by Christina Crawford ** '' Endless Love'', scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Golden Raspberry Awards
The 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards were held on April 11, 1983, at an Oscar night potluck party to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer in 1982. Winners and nominees Films with multiple nominations These films garnered multiple nominations: Criticism Despite the film being critically panned at the time of its release, the award show was criticized in later years for the nomination of Ennio Morricone's score for John Carpenter's The Thing for Worst Musical Score. See also * 1982 in film * 55th Academy Awards * 36th British Academy Film Awards * 40th Golden Globe Awards References External links Official summary of awardsNomination and award listing at the Internet Movie Database {{Golden_Raspberry_Award_Years Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic under-achievements. Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film industry veterans Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Plains Reader
The ''High Plains Reader'' is an alternative newspaper serving the Fargo metropolitan area, with an estimated readership of 20,000 to 30,000 weekly between print and online readers. The tabloid was founded in 1994 by Ian Swanson, Peter Ryan, and Len Schmid in Grand Forks, North Dakota and is currently owned by Raul Gomez and John Strand who purchased the paper in late December 1996. After a flood and fire destroyed their Grand Forks office, the ''Reader'' moved its office to Fargo. In 2004, the ''Reader'' celebrated its 10th anniversary in different venues in the Fargo-Moorhead area, including Ralph's Corner Bar. Distribution ended in the Grand Forks area in 2009. In 2014, HPR celebrated 20 years. Features The paper features reviews of bands, movies, and theater in Fargo-Moorhead, plus a calendar of weekly events. Its editorials generally take a more leftist tack than those of ''The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead ''The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead'' or more recently ''The Forum'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturn Award For Best Writing
The Saturn Awards for Best Writing is a Saturn Award presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. Unlike most awards rewarding writing in films, it recognizes only the writer(s) of the screenplay, and not those of the story. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominations ;7 nominations *Guillermo del Toro *Peter Jackson *Quentin Tarantino *Fran Walsh ;6 nominations *Philippa Boyens *James Cameron ;5 nominations *Christopher Nolan ;4 nominations *Lawrence Kasdan *David Koepp *George Miller ;3 nominations *J. J. Abrams *William Peter Blatty *Alex Garland *Drew Goddard *David Hayter *Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver *John Logan *George Lucas *Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely *Nicholas Meyer *Jordan Peele *Andrew Stanton *The Wachowskis ;2 nominations *Woody Allen *Michael Arndt *Brad Bird *Jeffrey Boam *C. Robert Cargill *Joel and Ethan Coen *Chris Columbus *Frank Darabont *Scott Derrickson *Michael Dougherty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Saturn Awards
The 5th Saturn Awards were awarded to media properties and personalities deemed by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to be the best in Science fiction film, science fiction, Fantasy film, fantasy and Horror film, horror released in the year 1977. It was held on January 14, 1978, and taped for television broadcast under the title ''Science Fiction Film Awards'', which aired on January 21, 1978. This was the first ceremony in which the nominees for the acting categories were more than just a single individual while the category Saturn Award for Best Editing, Best Editing was introduced. The event was hosted by Karen Black and William Shatner. ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' won the most awards with 13 wins (7 competitive; 6 special), including Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Science Fiction Film, Saturn Award for Best Director, Best Director (George Lucas) and Saturn Award for Best Writing, Best Writing (Lucas), followed by ''Close Encounters o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Stout
Rex Todhunter Stout (; December 1, 1886 – October 27, 1975) was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and 39 novellas between 1934 and 1975. In 1959, Stout received the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award. The Nero Wolfe corpus was nominated Best Mystery Series of the Century at Bouchercon XXXI, the world's largest mystery convention, and Rex Stout was nominated Best Mystery Writer of the Century. In addition to writing fiction, Stout was a prominent public intellectual for decades. Stout was active in the early years of the American Civil Liberties Union and a founder of the Vanguard Press. He served as head of the Writers' War Board during World War II, became a radio celebrity through his numerous broadcasts, and was later active in promoting world federalism. He was the long-time president of the Authors Guild, during which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Werner Kettenbach
Hans Werner Kettenbach (20 April 1928 – 5 January 2018) was a German journalist and writer. He also wrote crime fiction under the pseudonym Christian Ohlig. Life Born in Bendorf, across the river from Koblenz, Kettenbach grew up in Cologne. On passing his school final exams he began a study course covering Newspaper and Theatre studies, but his studies were cut short in 1953 by his father's death, after which he found himself taking over the running of his father's advertising agency. A succession of jobs, along with broken periods of further study followed. Between 1954 and 1956, and again between 1958 and 1964, he worked as a Literary editor for radio and television plays with the Cologne-based broadcaster, Westdeutscher Rundfunk. From 1956 to 1958, he worked on a voluntary basis for the news editorial department of the mass-circulation Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper. In 1958, he embarked on a more sustained period of study, covering subjects that included Philosophy and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
