Well, one person complaining has posted numerous negative viewpoints here about what s/he has seen so far of the new movie, which flies in the face of any argument the poster can make elsewhere that negative comments are deleted here.  But, (sticking to what has occurred here rather than addressing statements made on another site) I did publicly edit two of this person's DS movie posts.  MB mentioned one of those issues, and all the poster had to do was tell us the source of a statement and the edited mention would have been promptly restored.  That's all they had to do, but they didn't.  The 2nd edit (again, I'm not revealing an action that isn't visible to a casual reader) was to remove a nasty remark directed toward another member, which is something everyone agrees not to do during the registration process.  If somebody insists on his or her right to make nasty remarks toward other posters or the right to repeat unsubstantiated rumors, then I'm sorry, this really isn't the place for you.

As MB said, bad press isn't new to us.  It's all good.  And if everyone's opinions about DS were the same, what a boring place this would be! 

The new Cinemax series Banshee, by True Blood's Alan Ball, is set to feature Ben Cross and Ivana Milicevic.  Cross will play a Ukrainian gangster and Milicevic will star as a former jewel thief living in Banshee, PA (did you think it was about a wailing spirit? ) under an assumed identity.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/star-trek-ben-cross-cinemax-banshee-alan-ball-306406

LOL, Nancy!

i'm attending a book signing that she's doing in new york next week and will pick it up then.

There's an ad for the signing (April 3, 7 pm at the B&N on 86th and Lex) in today's NY Post.  And she's having a drawing for 2012 movie posters-- hope you win one.

Love it!  And how great is it that you worked lugubrious into it right off the, um, bat?!

Front page of today's Calendar section of the LA Times:
Undying Quirk  'Dark Shadows' reinterprets a favorite show from its director's and star's youths. As adults, they're having fun with it.

See Reply #3123 for a link to the text of the article on the Times' blog, and it includes a couple of the same photos-- Burton and Depp hashing out a scene, and Depp in front of the portrait that's half-page sized.  Also, Lara Parker's Angelique next to the original portrait (and the fact that she's sporting fangs might be confusing to the new fan).

Totally understandable, Sara Monster (no pun intended).  Thanks for the link!

The 15 Best Woody Allen Characters See #3 for photo, instead, of Jerry Lacy and praise for his Bogart character.