[SciFiNoir Lit] Re: Real Horrorshow--re reading A Clockwork Orange

2009-03-14 Thread Chris Hayden
(I read it too back in the 60's. I understand, now especially, that he had the kids speak this Russian dialect in order to make them sound especially malevolent to what would have been a largely middle and upper class audience. Being a kid, I would have thought there was nothing cool about

[SciFiNoir Lit] Re: Real Horrorshow--re reading A Clockwork Orange

2009-03-14 Thread ravenadal
Chris, you a funny dude. Some of the best titles in classic literatures were mistakes or fortuitous twists of fate. Think about it - what kind of legacy and resonance would a book and movie called A Chocolate Orange have? What if George Orwell had gotten his way and named his masterwork The

[SciFiNoir Lit] Proud

2009-03-14 Thread ravenadal
My sixteen year-old daughter went to see Slum Dog Millionaire today. She loved it, as did I, and we had a long talk about it. At some point I commented that it was a classic Cain and Able story and she responded, Who are Cain and Able? I was so proud! On the real doh, I wish I had taught

[SciFiNoir Lit] Short Commercial Breaks For 'Dollhouse,' and 'Fringe' Not Returning

2009-03-14 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Short Commercial Breaks For 'Dollhouse,' 'Fringe' Not Returning One executive calls it a 'noble experiment' By MICHAEL HINMAN mailto:mhin...@airlockalpha.com Mar-14-2009 http://www.airlockalpha.com/news426158.html Advertisers and viewers alike seemed to respond to the shorter