John Christopher's imaginative universe
With The Tripods, The Death of Grass and many others, he created enduring worlds for his readers Whether you knew John Christopher by his given name Samuel Youd, or any of the many pseudonyms he wrote under during his seven-decade-long writing career, his novels created impressive worlds of the imagination that have stayed with their many readers through out their lives. Readers of my 30 ...
How Christopher Nolan asked Michael Caine to play Batman's butler
Christopher Nolan has a reputation for many things as a director. His films are defined by complex plotting, visual artistry and, of course, extreme secrecy. He's so secretive that when he first approached Michael Caine to play Alfred in Batman Begins , he wouldn't even leave the legendary actor alone with a copy of the script.
Christopher Bram: How Books Made Me Gay
I came of age in the 1960s and 1970s. I was a slow learner as a gay man and IĀ used books to show me the way. You might say that I read my way out of the closet.
