Personal / Website News
Fan2Fan Appearance
Honoured to be a guest on a recent episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast to talk about one of my all time favorite films, Ark of the Sun God.
Sincere thanks to Bernie and Pete for having me on to talk about this cult Euro film that borrows heavily from both Raiders of the Lost Ark and Roger Moore-era James Bond. You can listen to the episode via the embedded player below, at this link here, or through your podcast app of preference.
Ark of the Sun God – Fan2Fan Podcast
And just for fun, how much do I love Ark of the Sun God? Why, I have four copies of the film, one of them autographed by Edoardo Margheriti!
My very first academic presentation was also on this film at a SW/PACA Conference way back in the late aughts.
“Dance or Dēcēdere” Citation
My essay, “Dance or Dēcēdere: Gladiator and Industrial Music Sampling” from A Hero Will Endure: Essays at the Twentieth Anniversary of Gladiator, has just got its first citation!
Humbled that Ksenija Ševcova has cited the essay in her essay, “Music As a Means of Resistance: Rhetorical Analysis of Three Ukrainian Wartime Songs” which can be read online here.
Scholars from the Edge of Time
March’s Scholars from the Edge of Time vidcast is online!
Michele and I continue our dive into the filmography of pepla starlet Bella Cortez and discuss her film, The Tartars. The Vidcast can be watched on YouTube here.
Emmanuelle Legacy CFP Re-opened + Bibliography
Since garnering publisher interest, I’ve re-opened the CFP for the Emmanuelle legacy book. The updated CFP can be found here.
I’ve also started annotating Emmanuelle scholarship and posting it here at my website so other scholars have a nice bibliographic resource. The bibliography and annotations can be found here and it is a major WIP.
Note: Light in the Attic is doing pre-orders for the Emmanuelle 2 soundtrack on vinyl (see image above). I’ve got my copy preordered! Here is a link to their product page. The description as follows:
This French masterpiece is the second adaptation of Emmanuelle Arsan’s novel “Madame Emmanuelle,” widely acclaimed as a global box office success. Francis Ray composed the music, and lead actress Sylvia Kristel’s appearance in Japanese commercials sparked a social sensation. The theme song, a popular French Lolita tune sung by Kristel herself, carries a melancholic yet captivating melody. The sensual jacket faithfully reproduces the original Japanese release, capturing the essence of that era.
LITA Newsletter from 2024-04-02
Miscellaneous Tidbits
By The Gods! Issue #2
PeplumTV has their second issue of By The Gods! out now!
The magazine can be readily purchased at MagCloud. If you have not checked out issue one, that is also available for purchase at this MagCloud product page link.