Bruce Scivally, an internationally recognized authority on pop culture, is a documentary filmmaker, writer, lecturer and teacher.
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"QUANTUM OF SOLACE" - JAMES BOND 007 AT THE WILMETTE THEATRE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 8:30 PM
Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091, tel. 847-251-7424
Bruce Scivally will be signing copies of his book James Bond: The Legacy, co-authored by John Cork, before and after the 8:30 PM screening of Quantum of Solace, the new 007 adventure starring Daniel Craig. Following the 8:30 screening, Bruce will join film critic Bruce Ingram of the Pioneer Press for a discussion of James Bond films past and present.
September 16, 2008:
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September 2, 2008:
On August 24th, the terrific movie website Popcorn N Roses did a three hour podcast about Superman called "Truth, Justice and the Superman Way." TC Kirkham interviewed Bruce Scivally for a segment of the podcast, which can be heard at the Popcorn N Roses website.
June 30, 2008:
To see an interview with Bruce conducted by Steve Younis of the Superman Homepage at the Metropolis Superman Celebration, click here.
June 26, 2008:
During the weekend of June 13-15, I traveled to Metropolis, Illinois for the annual Superman Celebration, where I met Metropolis's new official Superman, Josh Boltinghouse (see above). It was great catching up with friends I've met at other events, and finally meeting in person many of the people whose websites were a boon to the writing of my book, such as Steven Kirk and Steve Younis. I arrived Friday evening, just in time for the 1940s Ball honoring Noel Neill. The next day, I autographed books and chatted with fans at Artists Alley. I also took a spin through Jim Hambrick's amazing Superman Museum, which is a Mecca for Man of Steel acolytes. Unfortunately, due to other commitments, I was unable to stay for Sunday's record-breaking "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Superman." According to Super-fan Charley Levi, there were 122 people decked out in the blue-and-red, including Superman comic book artist Murphy Anderson (see the photo below, courtesy of Stephanie "Superwoman" Perrin). As always, I had a grand time, and I look forward to next year's celebration!
June 11, 2008:
Over the weekend of June 6-9, I was at the Memphis Film Festival in Olive Branch, Mississippi. This was my first visit to the Memphis Film Festival, but it won't be my last. Ray Nielsen and the other organizers did a terrific job and made me feel very much at home. Besides leading a panel discussion on Superman, I also got to participate in a Lone Ranger radio broadcast re-creation.
LEFT: Here I am hosting the Superman panel, with guests Gregory Moffett, Noel Neill and Jim Nolt. Gregory Moffett appeared in "The Stolen Elephant" episode of "Adventures of Superman." Jim Nolt is a Superman fan who ran the website "The Adventures Continue" for many years before handing the reins to Lou Koza, who was also at the Film Fest.
RIGHT: Noel Neill meets Rex Luthor, Lex's crazy uncle - otherwise known as Jeff "Rock" Scivally (my brother).
LEFT: Richard Potter and Bruce. Richard wrote a tribute song to George Reeves, "Oh, George," which can be ordered from his website - click here. RIGHT: The Cagle brothers - Don ("Lone Ranger"), Ken ("Rooster Cogburn"), and Gary ("John Wayne) - chat with David Rothel, author of "Who Was That Masked Man," one of the best books ever written about The Lone Ranger.
March 4, 2008:
This past weekend, I went to the Metropolis Comic Show in Metropolis, Illinois, where I met a lot of fantastic Superman fans, like Charlee "Superman" Chartrand (with book, below) and Stephanie Perrin (a/k/a Superwoman):
Tim Gardner did an excellent job of organizing the show and making the special guests feel welcome. It was a pleasure to talk to the Super Fans who came out to the event, and I look forward to seeing many of them again this June at the Superman Celebration in Metropolis!
February 7, 2008:
I've just confirmed that I will be attending the The Metropolis Comic Show in Metropolis, Illinois, where Superman's 70th birthday will be celebrated on February 29! See the BOOKSIGNINGS page for more info!
January 27, 2008:
Recent weeks have brought major developments in both the Superman and James Bond worlds.
First, on the Superman front, Variety reported that Warners Bros. had (for now) pulled the plug on their proposed Justice League movie. Since the film was announced last fall, there has been much speculation on internet sites about who would be cast as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, with WB reps indicating that Superman and Batman would be played by actors other than Brandon Routh and Christian Bale. Apparently, the studio was treating this as a franchise separate from their already begun Superman and Batman films. In the end, the studio decided the script needed more work, so the project became a casualty of the ongoing writer's strike. There were other factors influencing the decision, including the studio not getting an official response on tax breaks they wanted for shooting in Australia, and the options on the actors running out.
On the 007 front, the title of the new James Bond movie was announced this past week: Quantum of Solace (see the BBC Website announcement). It's a title likely to leave a lot of folks scratching their heads going “What does that mean?” It comes from a short story Ian Fleming wrote for Cosmopolitan magazine that appeared in the May 1959 issue, and the following year appeared in the short story collection For Your Eyes Only. As Bond stories go, it's a trifle, with no derring-do. Instead, James Bond attends a dinner party which he finds dreadfully boring, and during which he is told the tale of a romance gone awry. On the BBC website, Daniel Craig explained, “Ian Fleming had written about relationships. When they go wrong, when there's nothing left, when the spark has gone, when the fire's gone out, there's no quantum of solace. And at the end of the last movie, Bond has the love of his life taken away from him and he never got that quantum of solace."
Speaking for myself, after the exciting rebooting of the series with Casino Royale, they could call the next one “Ham on Rye” and I'd still be lining up on opening day to see it.
December 10, 2007:
I recently received a call from Fred Shay, who was VERY instrumental in getting the transcription discs of the old Superman radio show out of the DC Comics vaults and transferred to tape. Fred was also a friend of Kirk Alyn's, and helped get Alyn's two Superman serials released on videotape. He also uncovered the rarely-seen "Superboy" and "Superpup" pilots. It was a pleasure speaking to Fred, and I'm sure that if there's a second printing of "Superman on Film, Television, Radio and Broadway," I'll be picking his brains to update the book! To see James Lantz's interview with Fred on the Superman Homepage, CLICK HERE!
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