Oh, I hope the readers pick Sex & Lies in Sin City for the March bonus review. The Ted Binion case is one of my "favorites" (Casino dynasty! Buried treasure! Drugs!). I really liked the book Positively Fifth Street by: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker by James McManus which is an interesting mash-up of true crime reporting and memoir of the author's attempt to qualify for the World Series of Poker.
I saw that art doco go up and am pleased that it seems to have the low-stakes but intriguing Rich People Issues that my beloved Sour Grapes has in spades, will check it out soon.
The Mike Tyson story made my stomach sink... it was one of those stories, like Lorena Bobbitt, Monica Lewinsky, Nicole Simpson, that happened when I was just getting old enough to understand the risks of being a woman in the world, and I never forget the rage of the men who defended him. I've always felt queasy about his rehabilitation into a cult/camp figure.
I know Wolf Creek is "based on" the Milat and Falconio cases but I think its basically a horror film without any pretense at fact in the same way Psycho is "based on" Ed Gein. But I hear its a pretty good horror movie ....
Oh, I hope the readers pick Sex & Lies in Sin City for the March bonus review. The Ted Binion case is one of my "favorites" (Casino dynasty! Buried treasure! Drugs!). I really liked the book Positively Fifth Street by: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker by James McManus which is an interesting mash-up of true crime reporting and memoir of the author's attempt to qualify for the World Series of Poker.
I saw that art doco go up and am pleased that it seems to have the low-stakes but intriguing Rich People Issues that my beloved Sour Grapes has in spades, will check it out soon.
The Mike Tyson story made my stomach sink... it was one of those stories, like Lorena Bobbitt, Monica Lewinsky, Nicole Simpson, that happened when I was just getting old enough to understand the risks of being a woman in the world, and I never forget the rage of the men who defended him. I've always felt queasy about his rehabilitation into a cult/camp figure.
I know Wolf Creek is "based on" the Milat and Falconio cases but I think its basically a horror film without any pretense at fact in the same way Psycho is "based on" Ed Gein. But I hear its a pretty good horror movie ....