Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Evelyn C. Leeper" Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: MT VOID, 10/25/24 -- Vol. 43, No. 17, Whole Number 2351 Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 10:29:06 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 389 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 15:29:07 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="95f726ee20aeda9b283248e873a35509"; logging-data="498619"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/6REGm6IuR3pWkmUwMBQWL" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:zFf5FcdhIcui/tzZBh4d/mqDCLs= Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 16289 THE MT VOID 10/25/24 -- Vol. 43, No. 17, Whole Number 2351 Co-Editor: Mark Leeper, mleeper@optonline.net Co-Editor: Evelyn Leeper, eleeper@optonline.net Sending Address: evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com All material is the opinion of the author and is copyrighted by the author unless otherwise noted. All comments sent or posted will be assumed authorized for inclusion unless otherwise noted. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send mail to eleeper@optonline.net The latest issue is at . An index with links to the issues of the MT VOID since 1986 is at . Topics: Middletown (NJ) Science Fiction Discussion Group Mark's Picks for Turner Classic Movies in November (comments by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper) THE MERCY OF GODS by James S.A. Corey (audio book review by Joe Karpierz) THE LIFE OF BRIAN (letters of comment by Peter Trei and Paul Dormer) This Week's Reading (THE BOOKSHOP, THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE ALBINO'S TREASURE, THE HUNGER GAMES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) =================================================================== TOPIC: Middletown (NJ) Science Fiction Discussion Group November 7: Halloween Horror fest: THE METAMORPHOSIS & novella by Franz Kafka December 5: Xmas double feature TBA =================================================================== TOPIC: Mark's Picks for Turner Classic Movies in November (comments by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper) TCM has several "festivals" in November worth recommending, plus the tail-end of their series of political films. The political films have one more Friday night before the election ends: FRIDAY, November 1 8:00 PM Being There (1979) 10:30 PM The Candidate (1972) SATURDAY, November 2 12:30 AM Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976) 2:30 AM The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 4:45 AM Weekend (1967) Before that, though, TCM has an entire day of feature films based on W. Somerset Maugham's works: FRIDAY, November 1 7:45 AM The Magician (1926) 9:15 AM Isle of Fury (1936) 10:30 AM Rain (1932) 12:15 PM Our Betters (1933) 1:45 PM The Letter (1940) 3:30 PM Strictly Unconventional (1930) 4:30 PM The Painted Veil (1934) 6:00 PM Of Human Bondage (1946) Then there is a full day of ghost stories: FRIDAY, November 15 7:00 AM The Canterville Ghost (1944) 8:45 AM The Woman in White (1948) 10:45 AM Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944) 12:00 PM Tormented (1960) 1:15 PM Topper Returns (1941) 3:00 PM Beyond Tomorrow (1940) 4:30 PM Blithe Spirit (1945) 6:15 PM Sylvia and the Phantom (1946) Since this was originally a Bell Labs clubzine, we have to mention the day of films about scientists: WEDNESDAY, November 27 6:00 AM So Goes My Love (1946) 7:45 AM The Story of Doctor Carver (1938) 8:00 AM Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) 9:45 AM Servant of Mankind (1940) 10:00 AM Young Tom Edison (1940) 11:30 AM Edison, the Man (1940) 1:30 PM The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) 3:00 PM Madame Curie (1943) And last, but certainly not least: FRIDAY, November 29 8:00 PM Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 9:45 PM Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) 11:15 PM Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) SATURDAY, November 30 2:45 AM The Meaning of Monty Python (2013) 4:30 AM Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (1998) And as always, there are other films to note: SATURDAY, November 2 11:30 AM A Boy and His Dog (1946) 8:00 PM A Face in the Crowd (1957) 10:15 PM Ace in the Hole (1951) SUNDAY, November 3 2:30 AM Soylent Green (1973) 4:15 AM The Omega Man (1971) 6:00 PM Touch of Evil (1958) MONDAY, November 4 12:00 AM The Prisoner of Zenda (1922) 2:00 AM Rome, Open City (1946) 4:00 AM Les Carabiniers (1963) SATURDAY, November 9 5:00 AM Un Partie de Campagne (1936) SUNDAY, November 10 6:00 AM Forbidden Planet (1956) 8:00 AM Things to Come (1936) MONDAY, November 11 12:15 AM The Dragon Painter (1919) THURSDAY, November 14 10:00 PM Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) FRIDAY, November 15 12:30 AM The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) 3:30 AM A Canterbury Tale (1944) 5:45 AM Crown v. Stevens (1936) FRIDAY, November 15 8:00 PM Invaders from Mars (1953) 11:00 PM The Thing (1982) SATURDAY, November 16 2:30 AM Five Million Years to Earth (1968) 4:30 AM Village of the Damned (1960) 12:00 PM The Glass Slipper (1955) 3:30 PM Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 6:00 PM Psycho (1960) 10:00 PM Forty Guns (1957) SUNDAY, November 17 2:00 AM Blue Velvet (1986) 6:00 AM The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) 8:30 AM Fantastic Planet (1973) 8:00 PM The Movie Man (2024) MONDAY, November 18 3:30 PM Seven Days in May (1964) THURSDAY, November 21 12:15 AM Sisters (1972) 8:00 AM The Fearless Vampire Killers; or, Pardon Me But Your Teeth Are in My Neck (1966) 6:15 PM The Enchanted Cottage (1945) 9:45 PM Black Narcissus (1947) FRIDAY, November 22 7:45 AM Green Mansions (1959) 9:45 AM Kismet (1955) 10:00 PM Laura (1944) 11:45 PM Murder, My Sweet (1944) TUESDAY, November 26 6:00 PM Forbidden Planet (1956) FRIDAY, November 29 6:00 AM The Power of Film Episode 1: Popular and Memorable ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========