January 14th, 2009
Ricardo Montalban, who was born in Mexico and made a name for himself in Hollywood, has died at the age of 88.
Though probably best known for his starring role as Mr. Rourke on FANTASY ISLAND, to me he’ll always be Kahn, Kirk’s more than worthy adversary from STAR TREK II: THE (what else?) WRATH OF KAHN. No matter what role he was playing — Rourke, Khan, Vincent Ludwig from NAKED GUN — you always got the feeling that Montalban was having fun. He might have been a bit of a ham, but he sure knew how to slice it.
Here’s a taste of Kirk versus Kahn from TREK II…
January 14th, 2009
Ever since he spent that ill-fated winter at the Overlook Hotel, literary fans have wondered if Jack Torrance’s once and only novel would ever see print…
That day has finally come to pass, though sadly the author didn’t live to see it. ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY is available over at Blurb.com in a variety of formats. I think it’s sweet they put a picture of Jack’s widow, Wendy, on the cover. (Be sure to click on the preview — this is one book you can’t sum up in just one sentence!
There’s a paperback version available on Amazon, too, but something tells me the interior content is the same. Exactly the same, if you know what I mean.
