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 For a short period of time, Le Samourai was available for free on Prime. It was a movie I had put on my watch list a long time ago. I came across it last week on some list. As soon as I finished watching, it was no longer available for free. I watched it over a three or four day period during my workout sessions on the M5. If you really want to understand this film, take a look at the words above Alain Delon's hat. "There is no solitude greater than that of the samurai." Think about that. Now imagine a movie that conveys that sense of solitude of which there is none greater. Is that really the hook that's going to get the public all giddy with anticipation? "Come see this plenitude of solitude. You'll love it." The shots from the film itself are even more exciting, if that's possible. Our samurai's apartment is a cheery battleship gray with added shadow for character.   This is not a shot of the grotto of solitude, but it is a nice angle that c...

 Interview with M D Boncher Author of   Tales From the Dream Nebula, Akiniwazisaga, and more   Please tell me a little about your current work in progress. Currently I’m working on several projects. Two short stories for an anthology, two novels I hope to have ready for publication for 1q next year if not 4q this year and a card game I hope to have a prototype ready in time in June to pitch to a game designer. The novels are both sci fi. One is the 4 th book in my Tales From the Dream Nebula serial, and the other is a stand alone (probably) novel titled “Mech Family Robinson” which is a mashup of “Swiss Family Robinson” meets “Battletech” and “Appleseed”. Where did you get the idea for this book or series? Tales from the Dream Nebula was inspired by Flash Gordon. I was watching it one day and was really sad that there’d be another movie quite like that. I wanted another Ming the Merciless and so I decided to write my own version. But a funny thing happened on m...

We had a weekend back at the manor house to battle the green horde and other adversaries. I took the picture above on the ride home. Note I said "ride" rather than "drive." I had to retrieve the steel steed on wheels and take the long way home while my bride, after having breakfast in American, returned in the carriage via the freeway. My route took longer, but I missed the torrential downpour that attacked the unsuspecting caravans on the road more traveled. In addition to mowing the green horde--but hold on, let me address the defense of the fortress against the horde. The cooperation of the Craftsman Warmachine is a prerequisite, based on the ancient treaty of 2012, for engaging the with the verdant enemy. The warmachine was in dire need of having its blades sharpened. Therein lies a tale. I'll be brief: In order to sharpen the blades, I needed to remove them. To remove the blades, I needed to raise the front end of the machine to expose the killing mechanism...

 Interview with Alice Ivinya Author of The Kingdom of Birds and Beasts Trilogy   Please tell me a little about your current work in progress. My current work in progress is The Widow and The Beast, which I'm hoping to get back from my copy editor next week. The book is bursting with folklore, especially Scottish and Norse. Some of the creatures I've included are seriously freaking me out! Did you know in the north of Scotland, there is still so much fear around the Nuckelavee that they only have started speaking its name out loud in recent years? As a result of these insane creatures, this book is on the darker side, but still focusing on hope and redemption! The story is a retelling of The Water Horse of Barra, with echos of Beauty and the Beast, and is the prequel to four more planned books in the same world in the series, Kingdoms of the Faery Path. Where did you get the idea for this book or series? I heard the fairytale The Water Horse of Barra when I was on...