I'd like to contact Andrew Offutt or his agent with regards to optioning one of his books to turn it into a screenplay. Having used 12 pseudonyms, how do I...
Correct name, Andrew Jefferson Offutt Born in Kentucky (1934), and still lives in the same state. A former president of the SFWA, I am sure he is still a...
I have recently read the 5 volumes of his Crusader series under the pseudonym John Cleve. While I think the first books were the best, I still would be...
i, most unfortunately was only able to read the third book, Julanar... twas fun to read...steamy! im hoping to find other copies of the saga online though... ...
...I suspect not. 5 probably sold well but not spectacularly, and I will guess offutt wasn't willing to just keep producing quality fiction that didn't reach...
..well, kind of.. you are talking about a double-book (3-and-4 were also collected_. AbeBooks starts from about $10 each and rises.. Number 5 is the...
Any update in this area? Thomas << I'd like to contact Andrew Offutt or his agent with regards to optioning one of his books to turn it into a screenplay. ...
..certainly be fun if they managed it, and chose one of the best offutts.. whichever it was... I think you could count the "best" true heroic fantasy films on...
i like the first conan, dragonslayer, the lord of the rings , the 13th warrior, the first beastmaster , the rutger hauer flick [meta morphic wolf/hawk with...
Dragonslayer [1981] - you don't kill the _princess_, that ain't allowed Beastmaster [1982] - (or "breastmaster" as I like to think of it).. getting close (on...
ian, the thief of bagdad-1940 version was always great fun for me--it does not have today's special effects but the story was full of adventure, fun, magic...
Yup. The original [silent] is better - though I have only seen it once - but Sabu is a bit, uhm, well, Sabu-ish.. Conrad Veidt is a splendidly nutcasy...
ian, if we are talking sinbad [ fairbanks] , i do not recall fantasy in it? kerwin matthews version [harryhausen] was more fantastic--if we are talking pure...
..then maybe that's a point --- if a film without overt fantastical elements [apart from the fated coincidences of the medallion, the baghalla.. the fountain...
the crimson pirate was like wild, wild west [ inventions before it's time , tanks, subs]--the vikings is a great movie--kirk's eye reminded me of king ...
..all agreed.. Kirk losing an eye, Tony losing a hand.. rather reminds you of a certain Moorcockian series, don't it? [Moorcock reviewed The Vikings in, I...
ian, the prisoner of zenda is a good fantasy, it takes place in a mythical section of europe , in a mythical kingdom in which horse and train are both used ,...
I agree with most of what you say and your movies listed. The silence is because of the deafening stupidity of most fantasy/horror/SF productions. It is very...
"Ruritanian romance" - a byword for unreal European countries which were the scene of derring do among the noble classes.. Had a darker sequel, Rupert of...
Can fault your choices, but not your tone. Some of the best historical / adventure files are denied fantasy status simply because everything gets explained...
PS Try to buy or borrow Le Bossu starring Daniel Auteuil, itself a remake from several earlier versions, one of which I have which is almost as good... yet...
Ian, Holy Cow! (Thank you, John Renwick) With posts like this I suddenly have hope and am excited to be reading groups again! Fantastique! More of this kind...
Ian, The fact that it is being made is great, but that Disney is making it makes me weep. Maybe they can turn the theme of Barsoom into a dance and song...
Just to let the rest know, in case they have Netflix, this film (Le Bossu) is offered there in its On Guard version. Thomas << PS Try to buy or borrow Le Bossu...
greetings mr.offute under the name winters wrote and sold privatly a number of erotic novels on stapled pages including blunder broad and others they were...
My favorite search site for used books is www.bookfinder.com. It consolidates information from a multitude of online bookstores. Just for the heck of it I...
thomas , i just picked some up for three bucks each--there was ralph milne farley serial ----radio man on mars!-----ralph g In a message dated 9/8/2008 2:31:18...
I was glancing through the list of Spaceways titles (I never knew there were so many) and discovered this one: Assignment Hellhole I was wondering if anyone...