We’re getting our first look at actor John Cusack playing 19th century gothic literature giant Edgar Allan Poe in a new murder mystery inspired by the writer’s famed poem The Raven. Cusack will step in front of the camera for a fictionalized account of Poe’s mysterious last days chasing a serial killer. The period thriller [...]
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Joan Cusack Is “Shamelessâ€
August 31st, 2010 |
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Joan Cusack has been tapped to replace Allison Janney in the new Showtime drama Shameless, going into production next month.Shameless — based on the long-running British series of the same name — revolves around a working-class Chicago clan dealing with the recession. Cusack has been cast as “an agoraphobic Chicago housewife with a sexually active [...]
John Cusack As Edgar Allan Poe In “The Raven†Movie
August 30th, 2010 |
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New Casting News Out Of Hollywood: John Cusack will play 19th century gothic literature giant Edgar Allan Poe in a new murder mystery inspired by the writer’s famed poem The Raven.Cusack will step in front of the camera for a fictionalized account of Poe’s mysterious last days chasing a serial killer. “Official I will play [...]
April 20, 1841: ‘Rue Morgue’ Paves Way for Detective Genre
April 20th, 2010 |
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1841: Mad literary genius and theorist Edgar Allan Poe publishes “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” in Graham’s Magazine, launching the detective story into popular culture and acclaim.
The prolific Poe was born in Boston in 1809, and eventually died under mysterious circumstances in Baltimore in 1849. But, in the United States, he was known better [...]
Evening Crunch Crumbs: Katie Holmes Is Not Pregnant; Corey Haim Funeral Donations; Joaquin Phoenix Coming Out Of Retirement To Play Edgar Allan Poe?
March 13th, 2010 |
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Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! Let’s check out what’s going on around the blogosphere:
-A rep for Katie Holmes has denied reports claiming the actress is pregnant…..
-Whitney Port debuted her new clothing line, Whitney Eve, at Miami Fashion Week on Thursday….
-I like a bargain as much as the next girl, but these H&M shoppers are taking [...]
Mark Goulston, M.D.: Education Is Wasted on the Young
July 23rd, 2009 |
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What good is trying to educate people who do not value learning for its own sake, are not curious (beyond the desire to feel excitement) and sadly have lost their sense of wonder?