BitStrip tribute by Kim Kress
From my wonderful publisher Open Books…
This is it! Just 1 day remains until the official launch of ReelRoyReviews, a book of film, music, and theatre reviews, comes to a bookstore near you! Thanks to Colin McCallister and The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel for this wonderful coverage of Reel Roy Reviews (click here).
And be sure to check out the latest “Homeward Angle” column from Roy’s mom Susie Duncan Sexton (click here) – “One from the Heart – To ‘Carol & Corkie’ Wherever They May Be…” salutes a children’s television-personality from Susie’s youth in Northeast Indiana and acknowledges Carol Popp for the lifetime of creative endeavor she would inspire (including an entire family’s love of writing, such as Susie’s two books and this very Reel Roy Reviews).
Please note that, in addition to online ordering, the book currently is being carried by Bookbound in Ann Arbor, Michigan; by Green Brain Comics in Dearborn, Michigan; and by Memory Lane Gift Shop in Columbia City, Indiana. Bookbound and Memory Lane both also have copies of Susie Duncan Sexton’s Secrets of an Old Typewriter series.
In honor of Throwback Thursday, here’s what Roy says about one of his favorite all-time films, Bringing Up Baby: “There is probably no other film that has set the stage better for my lifelong sensibility of anarchy and mischief than Howard Hawks’ classic Bringing Up Baby. As I had subsisted most of my youth on a steady diet of Warner Brothers’ Looney Tunes animation—Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, Tweety Pie, and favorite Daffy Duck—it was a revelation to see flesh and blood human beings behaving in like fashion for two hours, black and white be damned.”
Learn more about REEL ROY REVIEWS, VOL 1: KEEPIN’ IT REAL by Roy Sexton at http://www.open-bks.com/library/moderns/reel-roy-reviews/about-book.html. Book can also be ordered at Amazon here.
P.S. Thanks to The Oakland County Legal News for this coverage of the book’s upcoming release!
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love this…the newspaper article format and the film sort of complete one another! very art deco/film noir?
I agree – I’m kinda tickled how all this came together, but your column is the best part of all! I love it!!
susie’s going to have to learn to twerk, because you two are like miley and billy ray cyrus. you are all over the place. )
That is the perfect analogy, Beth! Because you know I love me some Miley!
L-O-V-E IT!! And not just because you used my Bitstrip!! So excited for you! No one I’d rather hear movie reviews from!!
you are a doll, Kim! we love you!
I loved your book Roy and I just wanted to let you know that I was very happy I received from you. I so very happy for you and I love reading your movie appreciation. Good luck my friend tomorrow your book will be on the shelves every where.
you are such a sweet soul, Kat! thanks for your kindness and your friendship – you are wonderful!
At least you didn’t call me an old soul like your MOM does. LOL I love you and her a lot and I appreciate your friendship and kindness just as much.
too funny, Kat! well, she adores you, old soul or not!
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Reel Roy Reviews wrote:
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the feeling is mutual.
🙂
On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 4:00 AM, Reel Roy Reviews wrote:
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I love your review on Non-Stop it is Liam Neeson’s last movie I want to see so bad always liked him.
thank you, friend! I enjoyed myself – it’s not a great movie, but he is always fun to watch. as is julianne moore
On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Reel Roy Reviews wrote:
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True I really like her too.
excellent!
On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 11:07 PM, Reel Roy Reviews wrote:
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