If, like me, you grew up reading The Hardy Boys (or Nancy Drew) and The Boxcar Children, and you also have a soft spot for Twin Peaks and other comforting yet disturbing Lynchian dreamscapes, then you should find a lot to enjoy within the quaint and creepy pages of Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes' Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 1: The Case of the Missing Men. Set in a secluded Canadian town where a group of teenage sleuths kill time by trying not to be killed while solving macabre mysteries, Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 1: The Case of the Missing Men is now available in color for the first time from Oni Press (following its previous black-and-white publication by Conundrum Press), and Daily Dead had the pleasure of catching up with Kris and Alexander in a new Q&a feature to discuss their unique approach to the teen sleuthing genre, their eclectic cinematic and literary influences,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Series: "The Kid Detective"
Where You Can Stream It: Starz
The Pitch: Remember Nancy Drew? Encyclopedia Brown? The Hardy Boys? Those precocious kid detectives made childhood seem exciting and all they did was solve benign mysteries like The Case of the Missing Pencil Sharpener. But even though their whodunits were small-scale, they were still pretty damn magical. So what happens when you subtract the childhood magic, skip ahead 20 years, and catch up with a 31-year-old washed-up kid detective? Evidently, you get a great movie out of it.
"The Kid Detective" is the story of Adam Brody's Abe Applebaum, a once-celebrated mystery-solving kid who's gone from making headlines in local papers to wallowing in his own self-pity. Still solving...
The Series: "The Kid Detective"
Where You Can Stream It: Starz
The Pitch: Remember Nancy Drew? Encyclopedia Brown? The Hardy Boys? Those precocious kid detectives made childhood seem exciting and all they did was solve benign mysteries like The Case of the Missing Pencil Sharpener. But even though their whodunits were small-scale, they were still pretty damn magical. So what happens when you subtract the childhood magic, skip ahead 20 years, and catch up with a 31-year-old washed-up kid detective? Evidently, you get a great movie out of it.
"The Kid Detective" is the story of Adam Brody's Abe Applebaum, a once-celebrated mystery-solving kid who's gone from making headlines in local papers to wallowing in his own self-pity. Still solving...
- 9/11/2022
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
What a time to be alive. Kenneth Branagh is about to unleash the next Hercule Poirot movie on us with "Death on the Nile," Saoirse Ronan and Sam Rockwell are teaming up to solve a brazen killing on a Hollywood movie set in "See How They Run," and "Knives Out" will soon become a smash-hit original franchise with this year's release of Rian Johnson's sequel. The murder-mystery is back, baby! Where are my "Encyclopedia Brown" and "Hardy Boys" stans at?
Earlier today, Netflix dropped their exciting preview of 2022 movie releases on us, which we covered here. Some of the many titles featured in...
The post Can We Safely Assume Knives Out 2 Won't Be Called Knives Out 2? appeared first on /Film.
Earlier today, Netflix dropped their exciting preview of 2022 movie releases on us, which we covered here. Some of the many titles featured in...
The post Can We Safely Assume Knives Out 2 Won't Be Called Knives Out 2? appeared first on /Film.
- 2/3/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Don’t be fooled by the cheery ring of the Disney-esque title “The Kid Detective.” Severely misrepresenting the mature essence of writer and first-time director Evan Morgan’s smart crime caper, this innocent-sounding name might just be the result of poor creative judgment. Then again, it might also be purposely designed to pull the rug out from under the viewer, much as Morgan’s ambitious genre exercise often does to satisfying effect.
In short, you won’t find something as young-skewing as “Harriet the Spy” or “Encyclopedia Brown” here, as “The Kid Detective” has much darker ambitions in store. Splendidly summoning film noir-esque vibes, classically ghastly bad guys and femme fatale types out of a whimsical small town full of grotesque mysteries, this bold and often surprisingly humorous film — think of it as a more mainstream version of Rian Johnson’s “Brick” — grapples with themes related to murder and abuse,...
In short, you won’t find something as young-skewing as “Harriet the Spy” or “Encyclopedia Brown” here, as “The Kid Detective” has much darker ambitions in store. Splendidly summoning film noir-esque vibes, classically ghastly bad guys and femme fatale types out of a whimsical small town full of grotesque mysteries, this bold and often surprisingly humorous film — think of it as a more mainstream version of Rian Johnson’s “Brick” — grapples with themes related to murder and abuse,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
The premise behind Evan Morgan’s The Kid Detective definitely hit upon my nostalgia as a big fan of the HBO Encyclopedia Brown series when I was a kid. You do wonder what might happen to someone like that as they grow older. Do they become cynical? Depressed? Do they become actual private detectives or go into the police force? A real-world Encyclopedia Brown would have to face the reality that what they thought they were doing was never actually what it was. Being the cute kid to whom the mayor gives a key to the city and the town pitches in to rent office space isn’t the same as being a qualified law enforcement official citizens can rely on. Public celebrity doesn’t garner public trust.
That’s a long, sobering fall to take on its own let alone with the baggage still haunting Abe Applebaum (Adam Brody...
That’s a long, sobering fall to take on its own let alone with the baggage still haunting Abe Applebaum (Adam Brody...
- 9/13/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Season 5, Episode 11, “The Box.”]
Jake Peralta, Andy Samberg’s renegade goofy police officer on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” is a character that has always been built on intuition and a sharp appreciation of action movies. The cop movies Peralta grew up idolizing often lead him astray, but there’s always something in his approach that pays off at the end. This week’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” may have referenced “Die Hard,” but this bottle episode benefited from having its own Hannibal Lecter. And it needed the perfect actor to play the man behind the perfect crime.
Enter Sterling K. Brown. In a role that cements him as one of the most versatile TV actors working, Brown anchored one of the best “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” half hours in recent memory, providing the ideal foil to a tandem interrogation from Peralta and Captain Holt (Andre Braugher). As accused murderous dentist Philip Davidson, Brown’s...
Jake Peralta, Andy Samberg’s renegade goofy police officer on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” is a character that has always been built on intuition and a sharp appreciation of action movies. The cop movies Peralta grew up idolizing often lead him astray, but there’s always something in his approach that pays off at the end. This week’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” may have referenced “Die Hard,” but this bottle episode benefited from having its own Hannibal Lecter. And it needed the perfect actor to play the man behind the perfect crime.
Enter Sterling K. Brown. In a role that cements him as one of the most versatile TV actors working, Brown anchored one of the best “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” half hours in recent memory, providing the ideal foil to a tandem interrogation from Peralta and Captain Holt (Andre Braugher). As accused murderous dentist Philip Davidson, Brown’s...
- 4/2/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
The Christmas season is a special time for many. A chance for friends to gather and spread cheer, or clans to gather in the warm glow of familial love. Sometimes, however, the warm glow cools down, love turns to hate, and the carving knife is put to more insidious uses. Welcome to ABC’s Home for the Holidays (1972), a fun murder mystery filled with proto-slasher goodness.
Originally broadcast November 28th as part of the ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week, Home for the Holidays was up against CBS’s Hawaii Five-o and NBC’s The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (whatever that was) and had a solid showing, as ABC often did with this particular brand. However, you won’t find any Snoopies or undernourished trees in this Holiday special.
Let’s open our eggnog soaked TV Guide and see what’s going on around the tree:
Home For The Holidays (Tuesday,...
Originally broadcast November 28th as part of the ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week, Home for the Holidays was up against CBS’s Hawaii Five-o and NBC’s The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (whatever that was) and had a solid showing, as ABC often did with this particular brand. However, you won’t find any Snoopies or undernourished trees in this Holiday special.
Let’s open our eggnog soaked TV Guide and see what’s going on around the tree:
Home For The Holidays (Tuesday,...
- 11/26/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Chad Radwell is back in town, and boy, was he sorely missed.
Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 2 saw the return of several familiar faces, rounding out what appears to be the principal cast of the current season. This smaller cast is definitely doing wonders for the show – clearly, the writers realized that they have to capitalize on their best actors and chemistry.
Scream Queens Season 2 has quickly fallen into a pattern – which is actually not at all a bad thing, as it gives the show a sense of structure that it definitely lacked in Scream Queens Season 1.
There is the larger arc of the Green Meanie killer, which is inching along week by week. But there is also each installment’s individual subplot – the “patient of the week” case.
Munsch wasn’t kidding around when she explained her desire to “cure the incurable.” Thus far, only the most eccentric (and, usually,...
Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 2 saw the return of several familiar faces, rounding out what appears to be the principal cast of the current season. This smaller cast is definitely doing wonders for the show – clearly, the writers realized that they have to capitalize on their best actors and chemistry.
Scream Queens Season 2 has quickly fallen into a pattern – which is actually not at all a bad thing, as it gives the show a sense of structure that it definitely lacked in Scream Queens Season 1.
There is the larger arc of the Green Meanie killer, which is inching along week by week. But there is also each installment’s individual subplot – the “patient of the week” case.
Munsch wasn’t kidding around when she explained her desire to “cure the incurable.” Thus far, only the most eccentric (and, usually,...
- 9/28/2016
- by Caralynn Lippo
- TVfanatic
Proving herself to be one of the hospital’s only sane employees, Zayday did some digging on Tuesday’s Scream Queens, putting several of TVLine’s burning Season 2 questions to bed.
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Determined to figure out why “Dr.” Munsch really got into the medical field, Zayday and Chamberlain headed straight for the hospital’s archives, where they learned the entire staff was murdered in 1986. (That includes Laura Bell Bundy’s character, thus nixing my theory that she could have been a younger version of Kirstie Alley’s pill-popping nurse.
PhotosBest & Worst New Shows: The TVLine Staff Share Its Picks… and Passes
Determined to figure out why “Dr.” Munsch really got into the medical field, Zayday and Chamberlain headed straight for the hospital’s archives, where they learned the entire staff was murdered in 1986. (That includes Laura Bell Bundy’s character, thus nixing my theory that she could have been a younger version of Kirstie Alley’s pill-popping nurse.
- 9/28/2016
- TVLine.com
Four years ago, Danger 5 screened at Fantastic Fest to a welcome response. In 2014, Wastelander Panda was met with similar acclaim. Now, a similarly entertaining and fairly wacky television show arrives, this time from Housebound writer/director Gerard Johnstone no less. We’d like to introduce Terry Teo.
Whether you’re familiar with book series that inspired this (and the popular ’80s children’s television series it spawned) is irrelevant. In less than 60 seconds, we learn a whole lot about Terry, the teenage cat burglar, as soon as he opens his mouth. After entering a property that is clearly not his dwelling, Terry takes off his shoes and proclaims, “I know I’m robbing the place, but that’s no reason to be disrespectful.” And so begins the trials of a self-aware, witty and, at times, fourth wall breaking New Zealander with a skateboard and a heart of gold.
Programmed...
Whether you’re familiar with book series that inspired this (and the popular ’80s children’s television series it spawned) is irrelevant. In less than 60 seconds, we learn a whole lot about Terry, the teenage cat burglar, as soon as he opens his mouth. After entering a property that is clearly not his dwelling, Terry takes off his shoes and proclaims, “I know I’m robbing the place, but that’s no reason to be disrespectful.” And so begins the trials of a self-aware, witty and, at times, fourth wall breaking New Zealander with a skateboard and a heart of gold.
Programmed...
- 9/26/2016
- by Marc Ciafardini
- The Film Stage
Often lumped into the Young Adult category to the chagrin of author Dan Wells, I’m not sure I know many parents who would like to have their fourteen-year old child heading to theaters with friends for the cinematic adaptation of his debut I Am Not a Serial Killer. The first of what has now spiraled into a quintet of books surrounding John Wayne Cleaver; its story introduces the character as a clinically diagnosed sociopath attempting to survive adolescence within a small mid-western town. His own predilection towards violence and the macabre aside, John’s journey ultimately finds him on the trail of a brutal assailant terrorizing his home with supernatural strength. A keen amateur scholar of the mass murderer circuit, this teen proves perfectly suited to crack the case.
Don’t expect Encyclopedia Brown or Young Sherlock, however. Cleaver’s (Max Records) motivations to hunt this monster are purely selfish.
Don’t expect Encyclopedia Brown or Young Sherlock, however. Cleaver’s (Max Records) motivations to hunt this monster are purely selfish.
- 8/25/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
There’s something inherently strange about the kiddie detective genre, since the lives of shamuses tend to revolve around subject matter that is inappropriate for young people. Detectives deal with grown-up bummers like kidnapping, death, murder, threats, and various other non-g-rated subjects. The cult comedy Mystery Team and the Comedy Bang Bang podcast duo The Kid Detectives each mine the gulf between the sunny childhood innocence of the Encyclopedia Brown school of prepubescent mystery and the violent world of real-life crime (and crime-fighters) for big, dark laughs.
The perplexingly light mystery Ace The Case, on the other hand, plays the kiddie detective genre straight and ends up a weird anomaly. The film is too violent and dark for kids but too juvenile and bland for grown-ups. The unexpected violence begins with the father of protagonist Olivia Haden (Ripley Sobo) being murdered. The idea is to raise the stakes, but Ace...
The perplexingly light mystery Ace The Case, on the other hand, plays the kiddie detective genre straight and ends up a weird anomaly. The film is too violent and dark for kids but too juvenile and bland for grown-ups. The unexpected violence begins with the father of protagonist Olivia Haden (Ripley Sobo) being murdered. The idea is to raise the stakes, but Ace...
- 8/24/2016
- by Nathan Rabin
- avclub.com
“You can’t have organized crime without law and order.” – Carmine Falcone
Tonight, just about every fan of Batman and the Dark Knight trilogy will tune into Fox’s Gotham, a prequel of sorts that will never involve Bruce Wayne actually donning the famed cape and cowl.
Yes, Bruce is in the mix. Like all Batman stories, it begins with the murder of Bruce’s parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne. However, unlike every Batman story you’ve ever heard, this one doesn’t jump forward years into the future to explore Bruce’s rigorous martial arts training and detective studies. Rather, it sits right there on the Wayne murders to examine the city that will one day be so corrupt that it needs a Batman to save it.
What does that mean?
Well, let’s take a step back. Ostensibly, the series focuses on Detective James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and...
Tonight, just about every fan of Batman and the Dark Knight trilogy will tune into Fox’s Gotham, a prequel of sorts that will never involve Bruce Wayne actually donning the famed cape and cowl.
Yes, Bruce is in the mix. Like all Batman stories, it begins with the murder of Bruce’s parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne. However, unlike every Batman story you’ve ever heard, this one doesn’t jump forward years into the future to explore Bruce’s rigorous martial arts training and detective studies. Rather, it sits right there on the Wayne murders to examine the city that will one day be so corrupt that it needs a Batman to save it.
What does that mean?
Well, let’s take a step back. Ostensibly, the series focuses on Detective James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and...
- 9/22/2014
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
Sure, the centerpiece of any Thanksgiving holiday is that big, glorious meal — a sacred tradition that shouldn’t, nay, mustn’t be sullied by glowing rectangles bearing texts or emails or live television programming. But what about after the tryptophan sets in, leaving you and your family tired, sluggish, and yearning for entertainment — long before the Steelers/Ravens game begins at 8:30 p.m. Et? For that matter, which of the Internet’s zillions of entertainment options should you turn to throughout the rest of the weekend?
Well, that’s where your friends at EW come in. Whether you’ll be juggling restless kids,...
Well, that’s where your friends at EW come in. Whether you’ll be juggling restless kids,...
- 11/27/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Producer Howard Deutsch’s long-gestating adaptation of Encyclopedia Brown has taken the first steps toward finally going against Donal J. Sobol’s wishes and putting a film into production. Warner Bros. has hired Matthew Johnson, the emerging talent who co-wrote, directed, and starred in high school revenge drama The Dirties, which won the grand jury prize this year at Slamdance. Considering Johnson's film is an explicit, morally complex metanarrative about two bullied kids brazenly planning a school shooting, he’s definitely an unlikely choice to adapt the children’s series into the palatable, nostalgia-heavy family film the studio clearly ...
- 10/15/2013
- avclub.com
As someone who grew up anticipating each new Encyclopedia Brown that Donald J. Sobol published, I couldn.t be more jazzed with Warner Bros.. recent interest in reinvigorating a feature version of the child detective book series. I.m well aware of its potential for failure, but sometimes optimism is key with cherished properties. It.s something of a mystery in itself that Warner has chosen Matthew Johnson, the director and star of the recent drama The Dirties, to write a draft of the script, according Deadline. It isn.t quite like asking Takashi Miike to make a Winnie the Pooh movie, but there.s an equal amount of bizarreness to the decision. It seems like he.d be more in line for a Mystery Team-like film over something geared towards kids. For those unaware, The Dirties is a darkly comedic and bothersome look at how high school bullying...
- 10/15/2013
- cinemablend.com
Exclusive: Matthew Johnson, who wrote and directed the Slamdance winner The Dirties, is in talks with Warner Bros to draft Encylopedia Brown into a family film. Since it’s aimed at a young audience, his first challenge is to explain to them exactly what an encyclopedia is. You know, those heavy volumes you got with gas station fill-ups or grocery purchases that lazy kids like me used to crib information from to use as their own in research papers for school — kind of like what most of the Internet does with news generated by Deadline. Kids got to know those books so well that I can actually remember the breaks in each volume, starting with A-Apu, and Apu-Bay, and onward through Z, if one of your siblings didn’t lose volumes in between. Encyclopedia Brown is an adaptation of the venerable kiddie book series by Donald J. Sobol, which the...
- 10/14/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
There's been a break in the case of "'Encyclopedia Brown' and the Long-Awaited Film Adaptation." Deadline reports that the beloved children's series, which was officially optioned by Warner Bros. this summer, is eying writer Matthew Johnson to pen a script.
Johnson made his feature directorial debut earlier this year with "The Dirties," a film exploring a school shooting from the killers' perspective, which he also wrote. But his script for "Encyclopedia Brown" should be a bit milder, since it's based on the children's book series about the titular boy detective who solves petty crimes out of his parents' garage.
The series, written by Donald J. Sobol, ran from 1963 until Sobol's death in 2012. Several failed attempts to adapt the books into a feature film include one movie that was set to be directed by Ridley Scott in the early 2000s.
There's plenty of source material to work with --...
Johnson made his feature directorial debut earlier this year with "The Dirties," a film exploring a school shooting from the killers' perspective, which he also wrote. But his script for "Encyclopedia Brown" should be a bit milder, since it's based on the children's book series about the titular boy detective who solves petty crimes out of his parents' garage.
The series, written by Donald J. Sobol, ran from 1963 until Sobol's death in 2012. Several failed attempts to adapt the books into a feature film include one movie that was set to be directed by Ridley Scott in the early 2000s.
There's plenty of source material to work with --...
- 10/14/2013
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Earlier this month, 20th Century Fox declared its intent to make a Choose Your Own Adventure movie, based on the 185-book series that has dazzled children for decades. Then this week, we learned that the Encyclopedia Brown books are also getting a big-screen adaptation. But there are so many other middle-reader series out there! So very many! Here are a few humble suggestions for other book series — some with hundreds of titles, some with a more manageable number — that would seem to be ripe for a Hollywood film treatment, given what's currently popular. Cam Jansen: An elementary-school detective with a photographic memory and a built-in catchphrase (she says "click!" when she wants to remember an important clue), Cam Jansen solved mysteries over the course of more than 30 books, so there's plenty of material. Jump on the Veronica Mars coattails, Cam! More in-school girl detectives! The Boxcar Children:...
- 6/26/2013
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
Warner Bros. is acquiring the rights to the book series Encyclopedia Brown, and they plan to adapt it into a feature film. I never read any of these books growing up. They never looked interesting to me.
The novels were written by written by Donald J. Sobol. He wrote 28 of them throughout his life, from 1963 all the way until his death in 2012. Each book was filled with around 10 stories, all of them had clues that would help readers solve the mystery. Of course you could always cheat, and there was an answers section in the back of the book
The books centered on Leroy Brown, a.k.a. Encyclopedia Brown. He was the son of a local police chief and ran his own detective agency out of the family’s garage. "The books featured Brown, often with his friend and bodyguard Sally Kimball, solving various petty crimes, often committed by the local bully Bugs Meany.
The novels were written by written by Donald J. Sobol. He wrote 28 of them throughout his life, from 1963 all the way until his death in 2012. Each book was filled with around 10 stories, all of them had clues that would help readers solve the mystery. Of course you could always cheat, and there was an answers section in the back of the book
The books centered on Leroy Brown, a.k.a. Encyclopedia Brown. He was the son of a local police chief and ran his own detective agency out of the family’s garage. "The books featured Brown, often with his friend and bodyguard Sally Kimball, solving various petty crimes, often committed by the local bully Bugs Meany.
- 6/26/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Because no book series from your childhood is safe from studio executives, it was announced this week that Warner Bros. is developing an Encyclopedia Brown movie, a development that comes not even two weeks after 20th Century Fox revealed its own plans to put Choose Your Own Adventure on the big screen. Though the two literary franchises are different in one key way — the Encyclopedia Brown books followed the continuing adventures of the titular boy detective and his adversary Bugs Meany, while the Choose Your Own Adventure series started fresh every time — they both come correct when it comes to their book titles. Independent of any context, then, we've ranked every one of those Donald J. Sobol–penned books from the most to the least exciting, based on their names alone. (And you won't have to flip to the Answers section in the back of the book to find...
- 6/25/2013
- by Kyle Buchanan
- Vulture
Following the success of an intrepid reporter turned detective and adventurer in The Adventures of Tintin, another iconic book series favorite detective is heading to the big screen. THR has word that Warner Bros. is picking up the rights to Encyclopedia Brown, the series of books that started in 1963 and continued all the way until author Donald J. Sobol passed away just last year. Each book followed Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, son of the local police chief, who runs his own detective agency out of the garage. Brown never gotten into much danger, solving petty crimes usually committed by the bully Bugs Meany. More below! Accompanying Brown on his adventures was Sally Kimball, his friend and bodyguard. In the books, there were several stories with a mystery to be solved, and the clues were laden throughout for the readers to figure it out themselves. The property has been circling around Hollywood...
- 6/25/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
While all those adult-types have been ravenously forking over gobs and gobs of cash to see some "Veronica Mars" movie sleuthery happen, the kiddos are gonna get one on the Warner Bros. house by way of that brainy kid detective series "Encyclopedia Brown."
The studio has snatched up adaptation rights to the long-lived book series, just a year after author Donald J. Sobol's death, in the hopes of whipping into shape for a potential family film franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
For those not familiar with the classic youth series — hello, childhood much? — it centers around a boy named Leroy Brown (no, not the baddest cat in the whole d**n town) as he follows in his police daddy's footsteps to solve his own little kiddish mysteries, usually involving the villain Bugs Meany and with the aid of his trusty pal Sally Kimball.
He works cheap (25 cents a...
The studio has snatched up adaptation rights to the long-lived book series, just a year after author Donald J. Sobol's death, in the hopes of whipping into shape for a potential family film franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
For those not familiar with the classic youth series — hello, childhood much? — it centers around a boy named Leroy Brown (no, not the baddest cat in the whole d**n town) as he follows in his police daddy's footsteps to solve his own little kiddish mysteries, usually involving the villain Bugs Meany and with the aid of his trusty pal Sally Kimball.
He works cheap (25 cents a...
- 6/25/2013
- by Amanda Bell
- NextMovie
Warner Bros. Pictures is in final negotiations for the film rights to Donald J. Sobol's iconic kids book series "Encyclopedia Brown".
The story follows Leroy Brown, a local police chief's son who runs his own detective agency out of the family’s garage.
Brown and his friend and "bodyguard" Sally Kimball solve petty crimes, usually committed by local bully Bugs Meany.
Sobol penned the books over a five decade period. Roy Lee and Howard David Deutsch will produce.
Source: Heat Vision...
The story follows Leroy Brown, a local police chief's son who runs his own detective agency out of the family’s garage.
Brown and his friend and "bodyguard" Sally Kimball solve petty crimes, usually committed by local bully Bugs Meany.
Sobol penned the books over a five decade period. Roy Lee and Howard David Deutsch will produce.
Source: Heat Vision...
- 6/25/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Barney Frank wants to wait on an executive order preventing discrimination, Carver twins are The Leftovers, the Gay Online Rejection Tutorial
If you were wondering what Rick Santorum was up to, if you guessed becoming a film mogul, you were correct. He’s now CEO of EchoLight Studios, which has raised $20 million to release faith-based and family films. Calling Kirk Cameron!
New documents obtained by the Associated Press should kill the IRS scandal, because the IRS wasn’t just singling out the Tea Party for extra scrutiny, but also groups with “progressive” and “occupy” in their names. So basically, they were looking more closely at groups with an obvious political slant that should never have been tax exempt in the first place, on both sides of the political spectrum.
Taco Bell has begun testing a new “Power Protein” menu aimed at health conscious customers. Every item on the menu will...
If you were wondering what Rick Santorum was up to, if you guessed becoming a film mogul, you were correct. He’s now CEO of EchoLight Studios, which has raised $20 million to release faith-based and family films. Calling Kirk Cameron!
New documents obtained by the Associated Press should kill the IRS scandal, because the IRS wasn’t just singling out the Tea Party for extra scrutiny, but also groups with “progressive” and “occupy” in their names. So basically, they were looking more closely at groups with an obvious political slant that should never have been tax exempt in the first place, on both sides of the political spectrum.
Taco Bell has begun testing a new “Power Protein” menu aimed at health conscious customers. Every item on the menu will...
- 6/25/2013
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
There have been several attempts to make a film version of the Encyclopedia Brown series, but despite the involvement of Ridley Scott, Robert Luketic, Chevy Chase, and Goldie Hawn, no adaptation of the young sleuth's adventures ever got off the ground. According to The Hollywood Reporter, that may change soon, as Warner Bros. is in final negotiations to pick up the movie rights to the series. In other beloved children's book news, Ed Oxenbould will play the lead in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner have already been cast in the Lisa Cholodenko-directed film. It's time to dig out your childhood favorites for a refresher.
- 6/25/2013
- by Margaret Hartmann
- Vulture
A year after the sad death of his creator Donald J. Sobol, boy detective Encyclopedia Brown finally looks set to make his big screen debut. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the well-loved children's books series, but better late than never, eh? Warner Bros. are in final negotiations to pick up the film rights, and with around 280 short stories in the 28-book series, they should have plenty of adaptation options once the ink is dry on the contract.Making his debut in 1963, Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown (he's American so he's got an "a" missing) is the son of a police chief in smalltown Idaville, Indiana. He runs a detective agency from his garage, charging a mere 25c a day (plus expenses). He sometimes enlists the help of his friend and "bodyguard" Sally Kimball, who's actually a bit smarter than he is and apt to notice clues that he's missed. The young Sherlock even had his own Moriarty,...
- 6/25/2013
- EmpireOnline
With Fox recently acquiring the rights to make a Choose Your Own Adventure movie, Warner Bros. has made its own foray into adapting interactive children’s literature for today’s inactive children, with Encyclopedia Brown now also being readied for a big-screen adaptation. It’s just the latest in a long line of woud-be leaps for the know-it-all kid detective—whose command of arcane trivia proved repeatedly invaluable in solving so many cases of petty theft or minor graft, most of them pie-related—as The Hollywood Reporter recounts all the various failed incarnations that have come before. As the article ...
- 6/24/2013
- avclub.com
Hollywood just can't seem to get enough of beloved children's book series. Following news that there's now a "Choose Your Own Adventure" feature in the works, the Hollywood Reporter broke the story that "Encyclopedia Brown" will also get a shot at the big screen.
The series starred Leroy Brown, nicknamed Encyclopedia, a young boy detective who solved petty crimes through his own agency run out of the family garage. Brown also had frequent run-ins with local bully Bugs Meany, perhaps the most literal-named character in all of children's literature.
There were 28 books in the series, written by Donald J. Sobol, from 1963 until his death in 2012. Each book contained about 10 different mysteries, so there's plenty of fodder for a feature to explore.
THR notes that several previous attempts to adapt the franchise never took off, including a 1980s movie that was to star Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn. This time around,...
The series starred Leroy Brown, nicknamed Encyclopedia, a young boy detective who solved petty crimes through his own agency run out of the family garage. Brown also had frequent run-ins with local bully Bugs Meany, perhaps the most literal-named character in all of children's literature.
There were 28 books in the series, written by Donald J. Sobol, from 1963 until his death in 2012. Each book contained about 10 different mysteries, so there's plenty of fodder for a feature to explore.
THR notes that several previous attempts to adapt the franchise never took off, including a 1980s movie that was to star Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn. This time around,...
- 6/24/2013
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
The adventures of Encyclopedia Brown are heading to the big screen. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Donald J. Sobol's boy detective is going to be the subject of a feature film, to be produced by Roy Lee and Howard David Deutsch. Leroy Brown (nicknamed "Encyclopedia" for his tremendous intellect) is the son of the police chief of smalltown Idaville who solves cases with his friends for "25 cents per day, plus expenses." The subject of dozens of books (each containing 10 short stories), Encyclopedia Brown has previously been adapted as both a comic strip and an HBO television series in the late 1980's. The Encyclopedia Brown books were partially famous for the way that they encouraged audience participation. After Brown's investigation into each...
- 6/24/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Encyclopedia Brown is getting the big-screen treatment. Warner Bros. is in final negotiations to pick up the movie rights to the iconic children’s book series for an adaptation to be produced by Roy Lee and Howard David Deutsch. Encyclopedia Brown is the nickname of Leroy Brown, the son of a local police chief, who runs his own detective agency out of the family’s garage. The books featured Brown, often with his friend and "bodyguard" Sally Kimball, solving various petty crimes, often committed by the local bully Bugs Meany. Photos: 11 Buzzy Books for a Summer Road Trip Donald
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- 6/20/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thomas “Tommy Salami” Pluck hit the hardboiled fiction scene online like a Tasmanian Devil a couple of years back, taking a bite out of every venue in reach. I knew him best for his hysterical productivity and hail-fellow-well-met humor. Then Tommy got a cause – Protect, an organization dedicated to tougher laws on child abuse – and got serious.
Since then, Tom Pluck has been the galvanizing force behind two anthologies to benefit Protect, the Lost Children series, that brought together nearly 50 different authors. His social media has been a trumpet against bullying and abuse of all stripe. He’s a skilled hand at stirring up the online crime crowd.
Now we invite him down to the Complex to see what has Tom Pluck so riled up.
Q: You’ve mentioned the role that fury against injustice plays in inspiring your writing. When did you first resolve to become a writer, and what motivated it?...
Since then, Tom Pluck has been the galvanizing force behind two anthologies to benefit Protect, the Lost Children series, that brought together nearly 50 different authors. His social media has been a trumpet against bullying and abuse of all stripe. He’s a skilled hand at stirring up the online crime crowd.
Now we invite him down to the Complex to see what has Tom Pluck so riled up.
Q: You’ve mentioned the role that fury against injustice plays in inspiring your writing. When did you first resolve to become a writer, and what motivated it?...
- 10/31/2012
- by Matthew C. Funk
- Boomtron
I've never been a juror, and I've never wanted to be. This is because I'm a human being. But I admit that after watching Sunday's episode of The Good Wife, I'm curious about testing my 12 Angry Men mettle. The jury played a bizarre and hokey part in Sunday's case, and despite myself, I kinda loved it. If being a jury foreman means submitting folded-up notes to a judge that ask (essentially), "Pssst, why isn't the witness wearing her engagement ring? She A Tramp?", then I'm obviously in. The Good Wife, you just hatched a dream for me.
It was (grim) business as usual at Lockhart & Gardner yesterday, but I still came away from The Good Wife with a handful of notable observations. Here we go.
I forgot that Maura Tierney is frightening.
Yet again, The Good Wife's casting choice for a guest role is inspired. I'll always cherish Maura Tierney from Newsradio,...
It was (grim) business as usual at Lockhart & Gardner yesterday, but I still came away from The Good Wife with a handful of notable observations. Here we go.
I forgot that Maura Tierney is frightening.
Yet again, The Good Wife's casting choice for a guest role is inspired. I'll always cherish Maura Tierney from Newsradio,...
- 10/8/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
Most gay children probably don't realize they're gay, but if they're anything like I was at age 5-14, they knew exactly what kinds of TV they cared about. And for those of us who came of age in the '90s, Nickelodeon was truly the ne plus ultra of kid programming. The orange-splashed network routinely featured characters who were self-possessed, unashamed, and totally weird. That's the gay kid hallmark right there. Join us as we revisit nine particular characters who thrilled me and many others during the glorious '90s.
Angelica Pickles from Rugrats
The bossiest brat in the playpen happened to be the funniest female cartoon character to appear on TV, let alone Nickelodeon, in years. When three-year-old tantrum expert Angelica debuted on Rugrats in 1991, she reclaimed Lucy Van Pelt's callous humor for little kids everywhere. She was both diabolical and insufferable, and what self-respecting gay child can't relate to that?...
Angelica Pickles from Rugrats
The bossiest brat in the playpen happened to be the funniest female cartoon character to appear on TV, let alone Nickelodeon, in years. When three-year-old tantrum expert Angelica debuted on Rugrats in 1991, she reclaimed Lucy Van Pelt's callous humor for little kids everywhere. She was both diabolical and insufferable, and what self-respecting gay child can't relate to that?...
- 7/25/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
Writer encouraged generations of nerds to stand up to bullies with brains rather than brawn.
The world of crime writing lost one of its most important and prolific voices last week with the passing of Donald J. Sobol.
For those who are unfamiliar, it was Donald J. Sobol who first brought Leroy “Encyclopedia” Brown to the public eye in the early 1960′s. Brown was the son of the Idaville Chief of Police, and according to Sobol, the uncredited braintrust for the bulk of the Idaville Police Department’s investigations. Thanks to Sobol, Encyclopedia would become known for his ability, after a brief period of meditation upon the facts, to solve a case by asking a single, pointed question.
Sobol was able to circulate the tales of the young Brown’s prodigious crime-solving skills about the country without compromising the safety of Brown himself, or the reputation of the “Idaville” Police Department,...
The world of crime writing lost one of its most important and prolific voices last week with the passing of Donald J. Sobol.
For those who are unfamiliar, it was Donald J. Sobol who first brought Leroy “Encyclopedia” Brown to the public eye in the early 1960′s. Brown was the son of the Idaville Chief of Police, and according to Sobol, the uncredited braintrust for the bulk of the Idaville Police Department’s investigations. Thanks to Sobol, Encyclopedia would become known for his ability, after a brief period of meditation upon the facts, to solve a case by asking a single, pointed question.
Sobol was able to circulate the tales of the young Brown’s prodigious crime-solving skills about the country without compromising the safety of Brown himself, or the reputation of the “Idaville” Police Department,...
- 7/18/2012
- by Josh Converse
- Boomtron
He gave the world a young hero whose superpower was simply his smarts. Donald J. Sobol, the famed children's author who penned the Encyclopedia Brown series of books, died on Wednesday in Miami. He was 87. His son, John Sobol, confirmed the sad news to the New York Times, saying the cause of death was gastric lymphoma. After serving in World War II's Pacific Theater, Sobol started out as a copy boy and then reporter for the New York Sun and Long Island Daily Press before turning to writing full time, penning nonfiction tales, mostly directed at children. In 1959 he wrote a syndicated fiction column called Two-Minute Mysteries. But eventually Sobol would become obsessed with a story he had...
- 7/17/2012
- E! Online
Bryan Fuller was a little coy at Comic-Con on the subject, but it sure sounds like he's trying to get Pushing Daisies to Broadway, with the original cast. Who would stand in line for days to get tickets?
I'll be the first to admit that 50 Cent has said some anti-gay things that really ticked me off. But as for his opinion on Frank Ocean? “Obama is for same-sex marriage. If the president is saying that, then who am I to go the other way? Anyone that has an issue with Frank Ocean is an idiot.”
My buddy Brett Berk has compiled a list of the Five Best and Five Worst Batmobiles, and I have to admit I've never seen some of these cars, especially the older ones. Where did they hide the weaponry in the convertibles?
I've kind of avoided talking about Usher's stepson Kile Glover, who was seriously injured in a boating accident.
I'll be the first to admit that 50 Cent has said some anti-gay things that really ticked me off. But as for his opinion on Frank Ocean? “Obama is for same-sex marriage. If the president is saying that, then who am I to go the other way? Anyone that has an issue with Frank Ocean is an idiot.”
My buddy Brett Berk has compiled a list of the Five Best and Five Worst Batmobiles, and I have to admit I've never seen some of these cars, especially the older ones. Where did they hide the weaponry in the convertibles?
I've kind of avoided talking about Usher's stepson Kile Glover, who was seriously injured in a boating accident.
- 7/17/2012
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
Of all the commercial operations, real and imaginary, ever launched by entrepreneurial children—from lemonade stand to Lucy’s advice booth—the one nearest and dearest to my heart is this: Brown Detective AGENCY13 Rover Avenueleroy Brown, PRESIDENTNo Case Too Small25¢ Per Day Plus Expenses Leroy Brown, President: that’s Encyclopedia Brown, to you. His creator, the journalist and author Donald J. Sobol, died last week at the age of 87, though the news wasn’t widely reported until today. Whereupon I promptly took myself to my local library and reverted to a habit, last practiced in 1984, of checking out, in one fell swoop, a dozen of his books.A quick recap, in case it’s been a while since you too checked out his books: Encyclopedia Brown is the son of the police chief in a town so famously tough on crime that “Hardened criminals had passed the word: ‘Stay clear of Idaville.
- 7/17/2012
- by Kathryn Schulz
- Vulture
Entertainment Weekly has picked up on news of the death of Donald J. Sobol, an author best known for creating the "boy detective" Encyclopedia Brown, one of the most enduring characters in children's literature. Sobol died on July 11 at the age of 87, though it was just reported today. After beginning his fiction career with the serialized Two-Minute Mysteries in 1959, Sobol brought that same knack for creating condensed, standalone mystery stories to writing for a younger audience with the long-running Encyclopedia Brown, which launched in 1963. Though he embarked on scores of adventures in Idaville, the story ...
- 7/16/2012
- avclub.com
Donald J. Sobol, the creator of the beloved children's book series Encyclopedia Brown died July 11 at the age of 87. His son John Sobol told the Associated Press that his father died of natural causes in Miami. The books followed Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown as he solved mysteries in his hometown of Idaville for "25¢ per day plus expenses." Sometimes he would help his father, the local police chief solve a crime, and sometimes he would be helped by his friend Sally Kimball (who noticed clues boys missed). "Thanks to Donald, generations of children have learned to read
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- 7/16/2012
- by Andy Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Donald J. Sobol, the author of the popular Encyclopedia Brown and Two-Minute Mysteries series, died on Wednesday, Reuters reports. He was 87. Born in New York City, Sobol served with the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. He went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree from Oberlin College in Ohio. Starting out his professional career writing for the New York Sun, Sobol eventually worked his way up to reporter, and then worked at the New York Daily News for two years. But it wasn't until a move to Florida that his career really took off. Creating the popular Two-Minute...
- 7/16/2012
- by Dahvi Shira
- PEOPLE.com
Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, and Encyclopedia Brown comprise a triumvirate of great twentieth-century American child-detective book series. But while the first two were created by the same person (Edward Stratemeyer), the latter came from the brain of Donald J. Sobol, who has died at the age of 87. First reported this morning in a bare-bones Publishers Weekly tweet, Sobol's death occurred last Wednesday, according to Entertainment Weekly. The series, starring the titular character (whose real name was Leroy Brown, no relation to the Jim Croce song), began in 1963 and has since stretched to more than two dozen titles. Each book follows the same format: a collection of curious and unrelated mysteries take place in the town of Idaville. Readers are encouraged to try to solve them all alongside young Encyclopedia Brown, whose father is the police chief. The answers to each puzzle appear in the back of the...
- 7/16/2012
- by Gilbert Cruz
- Vulture
Never heard of Telltale Games? They might be creating the blueprint for the future of videogames — and that might not be a good thing. The formula for a Telltale game is simple: Adapt a recognizable TV or movie, ideally a brand with a large fanbase, into a point-and-click adventure game. Sprinkle in obvious references to the original TV/movie to prove to fans that you care just enough to make obvious references. Cut the game into “episodes,” with a new segment of the game appearing like clockwork every month. Earn an inflated grade because your licensed game is not as...
- 5/10/2012
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Oskar Schell, the protagonist of "Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close," isn’t like other boys. Sure, he likes laughing and junk food and having a good time like the other kids. But this overly precocious ten year old is more of an Encyclopedia Brown in training. With the guidance of his father, he pieces together the mysteries of history, breaking down everyday life into a puzzle. The unspoken tragedy of this is that Oskar doesn’t have a life. What makes up his existence is the notion of an interconnected web attaching his life experiences as if they all influenced another, domino-style. He’s a ten year old boy who doesn’t appear to have many friends, aside from his overactive father. With his slouched shoulders and thick glasses, there’s reason to believe Oskar’s pun-loving father was also a socially-maladjusted dork as a kid. Oskar shares a unique kinship with his pop,...
- 12/18/2011
- The Playlist
By Sara Benincasa for Bookish.
Mindy Kaling may love shopping just as much as Kelly Kapoor, her character on “The Office,” does (just check out Kaling’s clothes-obsessed Twitter feed @mindykaling) but she’s a bit more cerebral than her TV counterpart. The actress, a Dartmouth graduate and writer/producer at “The Office,” cites acclaimed playwrights with the same fondness she displays for the Encyclopedia Brown series. Kaling’s high- and lowbrow appeal is on fine display in her book of essays, “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns).” Bookish sat down with her for an interview and quickly understood why fans often tell her she reminds them of a close pal.
Bookish: When you were a little kid, what was your favorite book?
Mindy Kaling: I loved a book called "The Westing Game," which was a murder mystery. It didn’t really condescend to kids, which I liked.
Mindy Kaling may love shopping just as much as Kelly Kapoor, her character on “The Office,” does (just check out Kaling’s clothes-obsessed Twitter feed @mindykaling) but she’s a bit more cerebral than her TV counterpart. The actress, a Dartmouth graduate and writer/producer at “The Office,” cites acclaimed playwrights with the same fondness she displays for the Encyclopedia Brown series. Kaling’s high- and lowbrow appeal is on fine display in her book of essays, “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns).” Bookish sat down with her for an interview and quickly understood why fans often tell her she reminds them of a close pal.
Bookish: When you were a little kid, what was your favorite book?
Mindy Kaling: I loved a book called "The Westing Game," which was a murder mystery. It didn’t really condescend to kids, which I liked.
- 11/21/2011
- by Zoe Triska
- Huffington Post
Hello, fellow Ringlets! Sorry that I wasn't around to recap Ringer last week, but I was off in Fake Paris New Orleans drinking Bloody Marys and eating gumbo. But I'm back and all caught up, and ready to shoot the Shidget with y'all about CW's hilariously twisty soap.
When we last left the Ringer gang, they were in the Hamptons enjoying cake, breaking vases and slapping the Max Factor out of one another. After Gemma (Tara Summers) confronted Shidget (Sarah Michelle Gellar) about her affair with Henry, Shidge busted out and told her that she's not really Siobhan.
So let's start with last week: Gemma gets all Encyclopedia Brown Ginger and finds an old New Year's video that reveals a scar on Siobhan's arm that can be seen from space but that no character so far has noticed missing. Meanwhile, Bridget's sponsor/lover Malcolm (Mike Colter) is still getting shot...
When we last left the Ringer gang, they were in the Hamptons enjoying cake, breaking vases and slapping the Max Factor out of one another. After Gemma (Tara Summers) confronted Shidget (Sarah Michelle Gellar) about her affair with Henry, Shidge busted out and told her that she's not really Siobhan.
So let's start with last week: Gemma gets all Encyclopedia Brown Ginger and finds an old New Year's video that reveals a scar on Siobhan's arm that can be seen from space but that no character so far has noticed missing. Meanwhile, Bridget's sponsor/lover Malcolm (Mike Colter) is still getting shot...
- 10/19/2011
- by Brian Juergens
- The Backlot
Timothy Olyphant is a master of the clenched jaw. That and his glare, which would stop most men in their tracks (and ladies, too, but for entirely different reasons), are what make him such a natural for playing lawmen. Perhaps best known for wearing the sheriff's badge in "Deadwood", he's also played a cop in "Damages" and tonight reprises his role as Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens in the second season of "Justified". His roles in shows about law and order and mayhem and justice are due in part to his working relationship with David Milch, the man who created Sheriff Seth Bullock of "Deadwood". Milch is no stranger to the inner workings of American justice. He co-created acclaimed cop show "NYPD Blue" and is now working with Michael Mann to create "Luck", about life on a horse racing track. Michael Mann, of course, is the man who brought us one...
- 2/10/2011
- by Melissa Locker
- ifc.com
Sound the Klaxons — Fringe returns with new episodes on Friday! And by Klaxons, we do not mean the trademarked vehicular horn or “alerting device” whose distinctive sound, according to Wikipedia, should be depicted in print as “ah-woooga!” (I prefer “ah-roooga!”), but rather the English alternative rock band Klaxons. (Of course, you knew that.) Fox has taken the group’s 2010 single “Echoes” and created a Fringe music video that recaps the season’s Two Olivias parallel world storyline and functions as a ‘shipper ode to the developing Olivia/Peter romance. As we reported last month, Fox is working hard and creatively...
- 1/18/2011
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW - Inside TV
Each episode of Ellery Queen Mysteries opens with a narration: in a few minutes, this man (or woman) will be murdered, or some variation of that, and then proceeds to list off virtually all of the potential suspects. Each listing is accompanied by a quick clip from the episode, in which the suspect says something incriminating. This is a clean and deliberate evocation of old-time radio, in which the narrator was key to holding the story together, as there were no visuals for the scriptwriters to rely upon. It sets the tone for the rest of the series, which, even though it aired in the middle of the 1970s, feels deliberately quaint even for that time period, evoking as it does not merely the days of radio, but also the long-since-gone days of the British crime novel (even though this is set in New York) . It would be a mistake,...
- 10/5/2010
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
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Earlier this week I got a chance to catch up with a hometown friend of mine, Dominic Dierkes who was in the recent acclaimed film Mystery Team, produced by the sensational internet comedy troupe, Derrick Comedy.
I have known Dominic for a long time, through our grade school run-ins at Holy Rosary, he was a grade a head of me but we did play soccer together for a few years. I was never a “friend” of his but we have always been connected through other mutual acquaintances. Parting separate ways for different high schools, college, etc. its amazing how people’s paths eventually cross back over later in life. Here I am with my respected film website and here he is with his highly touted comedy troupe and now a feature film.
In the interview which you can listen to below, Dominic...
Earlier this week I got a chance to catch up with a hometown friend of mine, Dominic Dierkes who was in the recent acclaimed film Mystery Team, produced by the sensational internet comedy troupe, Derrick Comedy.
I have known Dominic for a long time, through our grade school run-ins at Holy Rosary, he was a grade a head of me but we did play soccer together for a few years. I was never a “friend” of his but we have always been connected through other mutual acquaintances. Parting separate ways for different high schools, college, etc. its amazing how people’s paths eventually cross back over later in life. Here I am with my respected film website and here he is with his highly touted comedy troupe and now a feature film.
In the interview which you can listen to below, Dominic...
- 6/27/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
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