tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post1916297599747695675..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: New additions to the ‘library’Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-32838576108875275742014-07-31T16:32:01.898-07:002014-07-31T16:32:01.898-07:00Will do, thanks! Will do, thanks! whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-25568081596684717692014-07-26T22:17:00.809-07:002014-07-26T22:17:00.809-07:00Keishon, I haven't seen the Costner-Quaid vers...Keishon, I haven't seen the Costner-Quaid version, which I intend to see. However, I strongly recommend the Garner-Robards version called HOUR OF THE GUN. It is a very good film. Garner, with his studied silence, is in his element. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-14255323774583881992014-07-26T14:05:01.581-07:002014-07-26T14:05:01.581-07:00Nope, I haven't seen any other version of Wyat...Nope, I haven't seen any other version of Wyatt Earp. Playing it safe and sticking to the version I enjoyed. Even skipped Kevin Costner's effort with Dennis Quaid as Doc Holliday and many peopled liked him in that role. whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-38277708588165132722014-07-24T22:19:39.066-07:002014-07-24T22:19:39.066-07:00Tracy, no need for an apology. Please feel free to...Tracy, no need for an apology. Please feel free to visit and comment whenever you can. I already have more books than I can read and I owe my "discipline" in book buying primarily to lack of space than anything else. Of course, I'm unlikely to pass up an opportunity to buy a rare book.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-61874870774663220852014-07-24T19:52:54.119-07:002014-07-24T19:52:54.119-07:00I don't know how I missed these posts, Prashan...I don't know how I missed these posts, Prashant. Sorry to be so late. <br /><br />More interesting books. You are so disciplined in your book buying. I have never read anything by V.C. Clinton Baddeley, but I have other mysteries with that type of cover, with the puzzle piece. The book does sound good. <br /><br />I can see Matt Damon in Tombstone, and I suppose Leonardo DiCaprio would be OK too. But I just love Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-19613732634440444122014-07-22T22:04:27.817-07:002014-07-22T22:04:27.817-07:00Keishon, thank you. I liked TOMBSTONE, too, and ha...Keishon, thank you. I liked TOMBSTONE, too, and have seen it more than once. I thought casting Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday was perfect too, complementing Kurt Russell, Sam Elliot, and Bill Paxton as the Earp brothers. Have you seen the earlier version which has the recently deceased James Garner as Wyatt Earp and Jason Robards as Doc Holliday? An equally good film minus the high octane drama. <br /><br />I picked up THE TEXAN because it was a western and also because I hadn't heard of or read anything by Joan Johnston. I'll probably do a short review after I read it.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-4759995391568251792014-07-22T08:57:25.576-07:002014-07-22T08:57:25.576-07:00I love Tombstone and rewatch it often. I liked the...I love Tombstone and rewatch it often. I liked the casting choices and I really liked Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday but that's me. I'll be curious to know what you think of THE TEXAN by Johnston. *g* I used to read a lot of romances before I started reading crime fiction. I don't think I've read her books. I'm pretty sure her westerns are not so much the same as the westerns you're used to reading but who knows. This will be a good experiment for you and I hope you enjoy it.whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-3635315525223112972014-07-14T03:00:19.421-07:002014-07-14T03:00:19.421-07:00Col, that'll depend on how often I buy new &qu...Col, that'll depend on how often I buy new "used" books since I almost never buy new books. Of course, I could write about the ebooks I buy online or download free and legally. The Baddeley novel was a surprise find and the protagonist sounds rather interesting.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-41128326857030618392014-07-14T02:36:11.272-07:002014-07-14T02:36:11.272-07:00Prashant, I hope you make this a regular feature o...Prashant, I hope you make this a regular feature on your blog, as I'm always interested to see what other friends have picked up. I'm not tempted by these particular additions, but I still like to read about them.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-11243796352247610562014-07-12T08:26:35.467-07:002014-07-12T08:26:35.467-07:00Charles, I thought of sf and fantasy cover art, to...Charles, I thought of sf and fantasy cover art, too, except that I haven't seen or read enough to form an opinion. But I can seen why they'd appeal to a lot of people who read in the genre. I have read more sf short stories online than full-length novels.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-23196858677124103262014-07-12T08:12:03.956-07:002014-07-12T08:12:03.956-07:00I like western cover art but probably like best th...I like western cover art but probably like best the old 60s and 70s SF and fantasyCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com