The Mysterious Stranger section of the Will Vinton film was dark alright. So dark that almost all of it was cut from the film's initial theatrical run (I took my son to see it when he was very tiny). In a lifetime of seeing adaptations that just get dumber and further from Twain all the time, this was a real treat - seven minutes of The Man, uncensored, raging against the universe. In case some of you haven't seen it, it's on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALO95kDh9m8 Terry Terry Ballard Assistant Director of Technical Services for Library Systems New York Law School, Mendik Library 185 W. Broadway New York, NY, 10013 Telephone: 212-431-2106 Web: www.terryballard.org Blog: librariansonedge.blogspot.com Tweets: twitter.com/terryballard "Things always seem darkest just before the bottom drops out." Arthur Lifshin -----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kevin Mac Donnell Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 11:59 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: MT on cover of Newsweek Nice to see our guy on the front cover. Jerry Loving's excellent biography gets a good mention, but the other recent books on Twain just get a passing mention without even naming names except for the recent book on Twain and food (a real page-turner if you're a foodie AND a Twainian, although Twain fades from the pages in the second half of the book ). The extract from the new (due in Nov.) Berkeley edition of THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY on page 41 is a good teaser, but on page 40 they misidentify Jean as Clara. You can't miss the large sharp reproduction of the Alvin Coburn color photo of Twain laying in bed.. For reasons I could not quite grasp, the writer (Jones, their book editor) dwells at some length on the darkness of the claymation film of MYSTERIOUS STRANGER, seeming to confuse claymation with films for children, but maybe I misunderstood him. Kevin @ Mac Donnell Rare Books 9307 Glenlake Drive Austin TX 78730 512-345-4139 Member: ABAA, ILAB ************************* You may browse our books at www.macdonnellrarebooks.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Uetz" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 9:41 PM Subject: MT on cover of Newsweek > Just a heads up that the August 9 issue of Newsweek has a good article on > T= > wain.=A0 I bought 2 copies, should anyone want one. > =A0 > Take care, > =A0 > Sandra Uetz > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3050 - Release Date: 08/03/10 23:45:00