Welcome to the latest BearManor Newsletter! Congratulations to Ronald Webb who has won the competition from our last newsletter. Ronald, please send me your address and book choice and we’ll get that sent out to you! This week’s competition question is: “What was the name of the film Marilyn Monroe starred in with Joseph Cotton, where she plays a lady intent on murdering her husband?” Please send your answers to me by 7th August and the first correct one out of my waterproof hat will be the winner! My email is [email protected] New Book - GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON: FICTIONEER We are very happy to announce the publication of GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON: FICTIONEER by Vivien Kooper This legendary writer allows us into his inner circle, sharing special memories and moments from his friendships, business relationships, and collaborations with such notable writers as Rod Serling, Ray Bradbury, Charles Beaumont, and William F. Nolan, among others. George Clayton Johnson: Fictioneer discusses the intricacies of writing for the classic television series, The Twilight Zone, and reveals the twists and turns of imagination that led him to pen his 1 iconic Twilight Zone episodes. He wrote four stories-with-teleplays for The Twilight Zone (Nothing in the Dark, A Penny for Your Thoughts, A Game of Pool, and Kick the Can). George also wrote four stories adapted by others into teleplays for The Twilight Zone (All Of Us are Dying story retitled The Four of Us are Dying and Execution story, both adapted by Rod Serling; The Prime Mover story adapted by Charles Beaumont; and Ninety Years Without Slumbering adapted by Richard DeRoy. George discusses the creative process behind Logan’s Run and Ocean’s Eleven, and reveals how his teleplay for Star Trek, entitled The Man Trap, came to premiere even before the pilot aired. This giant from the Golden Age of Television shares invaluable wisdom, insights, and tricks of the trade in this enlightening, instructive, and delightful account of his life as a Fictioneer. Johnson shares an Academy Award nomination with Ray Bradbury for the screenplay of Icarus Montgolfier Wright and a WGA nomination with Jack Golden Russell for the story upon which Ocean’s Eleven was based. Just as he does when he lectures at such stellar institutions of higher learning as UCLA, USC, or CalArts, George Clayton Johnson gives the reader a birds-eye view into the writing life and the early days of television and film, painting a picture filled with richness, texture, heart, and imagination. You can order a copy of this book from our website: http://www.bearmanormedia.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=664 New Book - 250 CLASSIC MOVIES We are very happy to announce the publication of 250 CLASSIC MOVIES by George McManus. 250 Classic Movies brings to the attention of movie fans, and hopefully new fans of older films, motion pictures that are well worth seeing, time and again. Actually, the really good movies never get old. The fist time you see a classic film you might watch it for pure entertainment value. The second time might engross you more in the story. The acting might enthrall you more in the third viewing. And the fourth time? The cinematography, the costumes, the make-up, the sets, or the character players, some in the background (and in musicals, the individual dances), all may suddenly capture your imagination. That’s the good thing about the classics—they don’t get old because there is so much to behold it’s almost impossible to truly see it all the first time around. For this book, the author has selected 250 films that have been acclaimed by critics and/or have been box-office winners or chosen as award-winners by various organizations. Are they the greatest movies ever made? Not necessarily, but they certainly are among the best. To add to 2 the full enjoyment of each film, there are data, awards, trivia, a review, back-stories, posters and photographs—including stills and candids. The book covers twenty categories of filmmaking including foreign films. Represented are famous films from England, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Australia, and Russia. While this book is intended as an overview of the great movies of the first century of filmmaking, we hope it serves as an inspiration to readers to look at other movies of the first hundred years because, after all, in the Golden Age of Hollywood studios were making 700 films a year! So we have a lot to look forward to in our research into the great Classic Movies. George McManus spent 40 years as a broadcast journalist, most of it in California, where he covered the Academy Awards backstage. His time in radio/TV also provided him the opportunity to interview, at length, dozens of filmmakers, often while they were on a book or movie promotion tour. These experiences not only inspired this book, but also enhanced the author’s knowledge/appreciation of the films that grace these pages. Mr. McManus lives with his wife and their children in Northern California. He hosts The Midnight Movie on the local community access channel. If you would like to order a copy of the book, please visit our website: http://www.bearmanormedia.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=663 The Walton Family Cookbook We are very happy to announce that we have republished THE WALTON FAMILY COOKBOOK by Sylvia Resnick. Gathering around the dinner table to discuss the happenings of the day was a tradition that was cherished by all of the Walton family members. Good food and lively conversation creates a bond that is cherished and long remembered by each of us. The Walton Family Cookbook is filled with favorite dishes of the cast members. Ralph Waite's (John Walton) pot roast; Ellen Corby's (Grandma Walton) fresh baked Whole Wheat Bread; Judy Norton's (Mary Ellen) Health Salad and Michael Learned's (Olivia Walton) French Onion Soup and Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing are just some of the taste bud delights you'll find inside plus favorite anecdotes about their own family dinners. This book makes an excellent present (and Christmas will be here before we know it!) so head over to our website to check it out for yourself: http://www.bearmanormedia.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=662 3 Inside Seka INSIDE SEKA: THE PLATINUM PRINCESS OF PORN by Seka with Kerry Zukus has been gaining some advance publicity recently. You can read the articles here: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/porn_queen_xxx_tell_all_KpXaP0TefFokwW9KHmxZUO http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/platinum-princess-of-porn-seka-spills-all-in-tell-all- 113072700567_1.html http://in.news.yahoo.com/platinum-princess-porn-seka-spills-tell-105102757.html http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/216076029/scat/f825b92e19df636a http://www.allvoices.com/news/15077324-platinum-princess-of-porn-seka-spills-all-in-tell-all http://www.talkentertainment.com/TalkBack.aspx?art=45008 The book can be pre-ordered from our website: http://www.bearmanormedia.com/index.php?route=product/product&filter_name=inside%seka&product_id=64 0 Little Elf and Ben Turpin The Ogden (UT) Standard-Examiner recently reviewed our wonderful BearManor Books, LITTLE ELF: A CELEBRATION OF HARRY LANGDON by Chuck Harter & Michael J. Hayde and FOR ART'S SAKE: THE BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY OF BEN TURPIN by Steve Rydzewski. You can read the feature here: http://www.standard.net/stories/2013/07/26/books-silent-stars-turpin-langdon-example-small-press-thoroughness 4 You can order Little Elf here: http://www.bearmanormedia.com/index.php?route=product/product&filter_name=little%elf&product_id=509 And For Art's Sake here: http://www.bearmanormedia.com/index.php?route=product/product&filter_name=for arts&product_id=644 Todd Tarbox We recently caught up with BearManor author Todd Tarbox, who shared the following with us: "Today the World Socialist Web Site published David Walsh’s insightful review of Orson Welles and Roger Hill: A Friendship in Three Acts, followed by an interview with me. Perhaps you would like to mention both on the BearManor Media blog." 5 Well yes, we certainly would like to share, and here are the links to the articles: http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/07/26/tarb-j26.html http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/07/26/tint-j26.html We are also pleased to report that Wellesnet graciously posted Todd's recent remarks on Orson Welles and Roger Hill: A Friendship in Three Acts: http://www.wellesnet.com/?p=7476 Once you have read the articles, please head to our website to order a copy of the book, Orson Welles and Roger Hill: A Friendship in Three Acts: http://www.bearmanormedia.com/index.php?route=product/product&filter_name=todd%tarbox&product_id =634 Dave White Presents NEWS FROM OUR FRIENDS AT DAVE WHITE PRESENTS.... Grand Funk Railroad, Genya Ravan, and the 100 Worst Movies of All-Time on the Next "Dave White Presents"! In 1968, Mark Farner (guitar), Mel Schacher (bass), and Don Brewer (drums) became Grand Funk Railroad, one of the era's most popular, and most controversial, power trios. In 1970, they sold more albums than any other American band and broke The Beatles' Shea Stadium attendance record by selling out in just 72 hours. They went platinum with their hit, "I'm Your Captain/ Closer to Home." Then, in 1972, they added keyboardist Craig Frost, moved into rhythm and blues, and had a successful string of new chart-toppers like "We're an American Band," "The Loco-Motion," and "Some Kind of Wonderful." On Tues. July 30, Don Brewer, the voice and composer of many of those hits, shares his inside story behind GFR on the new "Dave White Presents"! From Detroit garage band to being immortalized by Homer Simpson, Don takes you on stage, in the studio, and tells you what the band is doing now.