On Movies & Media Lost on the Origin Trail... With the news this week that the next Die Hard movie will be about Young John McClane, we have even more unsettling evidence that any blockbuster action or adventure movie good enough to earn an enthusiastic audience will eventually inspire an expanding mythology that ultimately diminishes the power of the
Looking Elsewhere Hi 5: Why Criticism Matters; Alissa Wilkinson; William James Bookseller; Facebook Followers Here's today's Hi 5 to the Face report. Hi 5s are going out to... Adam Kirsch, senior editor of The New Republic: For contributing to The New York Times feature Why Criticism Matters." In an editorial titled "The Will Not to Power, but to
Facebook 10 Things My Friends and I Said On Facebook Since Friday It's been a lively weekend on my Facebook page. Are you following the news and conversations there? Choose "LIKE" to do so. Here are some recent comments.... 1. "Whoa, as in, kick ass." * Mick Silva on the news that Danny Elfman and T-Bone Burnett
Social Networking You cannot escape. If you like LookingCloser.org, you should know that I carry on additional conversations with readers and friends in various places online, including... Two Facebook pages, which you can follow by choosing "LIKE": http://facebook.com/jeffreyoverstreethq and http://facebook.com/TheAuraliaThread I'm also on Twitter:
On Movies & Media If you build it, they will come. But you're not off the hook. (My thoughts on The Social Network.) ImageJournal.org has just posted a few of my thoughts on The Social Network, the new film by David Fincher. Here's a bit that didn't end up in the review, probably because it wasn't so much about the movie as it was about defending
Overstreet's Books Don't Be a "Fan" ... Be a Friend! I'm moving... ... from a regular Facebook Profile page to a Facebook Fan Page, due to a recommendation from my publisher. I've resisted created a "Fan Page." It makes me feel like a pathetic egomaniac. I don't write this stuff for attention. I
Overstreet's Books Gosh Golly... a Facebook Group! A fine fellow named Karl Weston Magnuson has gone and started a Through a Screen Darkly Facebook group! Thanks, Karl! Good to meet you!
