I’m not sure why, but this non-fiction tale about building an efficient baseball team was fascinating. Maybe the attention paid to supporting characters inside and outside of baseball by author Michael Lewis is what grabbed and held my interest.
Published in paperback by W. W. Norton. ISBN 0393324818
Elmore Leonard can always be counted on for a taut, no-nonsense thriller. U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco and escaped bank robber Jack Foley find themselves as interested in each other as they are in their respective careers. The story begins in Florida and plays out its conclusion in Detroit.
The novel was made into the 1998 film starring Jennifer Lopez as Karen Sisco and George Clooney. The success of the film spawned a television series titled Karen Sisco starring Carla Gugino, recently cancelled.
Published in paperback by Dell. ISBN 0440214424
Steve Brewer has authored an entertaining semi-comic Southern California crime thriller with a cast of thousands, none of them very good with a gun, and every one of them with a plan B.
Published in hardcover by UNM Press. ISBN 0826331246
Captain Benjamin Sisko experiences a vision of life as Benny Russell, a struggling science fiction writer in 1950s Harlem. Benny dreams of a space station, hundreds of years in the future, where a man is judged on his words and deeds, not the color of his skin. But is it really a dream?
Steven Barnes authored this adaptation of one of the best DS9 episodes, Far Beyond the Stars, which was written by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler, based on a story by Marc Scott Zicree.
Published in paperback by Pocket. ISBN 0671024302
I saw the film adaptation of Tony Hillerman‘s eighth novel at the Taos Picture Show. The film was directed by Chris Eyre and stars Wes Studi as Joe Leaphorn and Adam Beach as Jim Chee.
This is the third Hillerman film from the same production company, with the same cast and crew. Alice Arlen’s script has a bit more humor than the previous films and we continue to see interesting developments in the lives of Leaphorn and Chee. Nicely done.
A Thief of Time will be broadcast on PBS this July. Don’t miss it.
I finally got to see the film adaptation of Joe Lansdale‘s short story by Don Coscarelli, starring Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis, at the Screen in Santa Fe, NM.
Bruce Campbell’s performance as Elvis was surprisingly restrained. Of course, I always knew that he was still alive. I also enjoyed learning the truth about JFK and Marilyn.
Bubba Ho-Tep will be out on DVD this May.