A movie I'd been looking forward to opens this weekend in NY, UT, CA, TX, FL, and MD. Gentlemen Broncos is the latest from the Hesses, who did Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, and this film focuses on a young writer and his scifi novelist mentor. I've watched all the behind-the-scenes vids on the Gentlemen Broncos site. My favorite is Sam's Smoothie. (love Sam Rockwell!) There's a scene in the movie at a writers conference about how to name characters that nearly brought me to tears...from laughing, that is. Would a troll mother ever name her offspring "Tea Cup"? A valid question!
Look at this fabulous Rapunzel costume a reader sent.
Yes, she's reading an advance copy of calamity jack! The rapunzel's revenge sequel will be out in January. I just got full color copies today, and they're SO beautiful. Can't wait to share! And this lovely girl's costume makes me want to host a costume contest next Halloween. Remind me if I forget, but I'm going to do it. Next year dress up as a character from one of my books, send a photo, and there will be prizes. And speaking of calamity jack, I'm not sure if I ever officially posted the cover art:
Beautiful.
Are you referring to the -onious, etc. naming part? Because that one certainly made me laugh a lot.
Posted by: Burning | November 06, 2009 at 01:46 AM
I am so ludicrously excited for Calamity Jack. I just pre-ordered copies for my elementary school library this week!
Posted by: Janssen | November 06, 2009 at 03:42 AM
FUN!!! Love the new cover! Can't wait to read it!
Posted by: Mary@The Sweet Bookshelf | November 06, 2009 at 06:05 AM
Ah! I want one (costume and book)!
Posted by: Enna Isilee | November 06, 2009 at 07:17 AM
Well apparently Rapunzals hair grows back. That's so cool! I mean what is Rapunzal without her famous braided lasso?!?!
Posted by: Alydia | November 06, 2009 at 07:48 AM
How fun! Love the cover. I can't wait for the book.
Posted by: Nadia | November 06, 2009 at 09:17 AM
That costume ROCKS.
Posted by: Miss Erin | November 06, 2009 at 11:29 AM
I can't wait for CJ and the costume contest! Thanks for the post!
Posted by: Je Reve | November 06, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Love the cover art. Can't wait to read it. Loved the interview. I admire and look up to you so much. Thank you for sharing your amazing stories.
Posted by: Amanda Norr | November 06, 2009 at 01:32 PM
That girl has impeccable taste, in costume choices and reading choices! :)
Posted by: Christen | November 06, 2009 at 03:26 PM
I'm very interested in this movie. And I'm way excited for Calamity Jack! It looks awesome!
Posted by: Marianne | November 06, 2009 at 08:22 PM
We had wondered if we missed the cover somehow-thanks for posting it here. Now we don't have to keep looking at Amazon to see it.
I'm hoping the movie is okay but I'm leery of pg-13 ratings since so many movies push the envelope of good taste in language and use crudeness in place of humor. Napoleon Dynamite actually had humor-hopefully Gentleman Broncos will also.
Posted by: Jean | November 06, 2009 at 09:53 PM
Love the costume and the cover. Lucky girl!
Posted by: myrna | November 07, 2009 at 12:02 AM
Love it! I'm so excited for the costume contest! And Calamity Jack- yay yay yay!
Posted by: Libbi | November 08, 2009 at 05:03 PM
I've got this sudden urge to buy all of your books with a cover that's different than the ones that I already have, because I like them all that much. Calamity Jack looks awesome! I'm so jealous of that girl.
Posted by: Dr. Sallie N. Cheinsteen | November 08, 2009 at 05:18 PM
I'm so excited for Calamity Jack! My whole family LOVED Rapunzel's Revenge! My siblings were reading it so I had to wait for my turn!
Posted by: Ali | November 08, 2009 at 06:08 PM
The cover looks awesome! I am dying to read the book! I LOVED(still do) Rapunzel's Revenge! The girls costume is fabulous!
Posted by: Hannah | November 17, 2009 at 03:08 PM
We are so excited for Calamity Jack at our house. It's already been pre-ordered! Hurrah!
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