Taking The Time Out This Month To Be Thankful, Grateful, and Hopeful as I Prepare For Next Month (December) Schedule of Film Reviews, Giveaways and...

Giveaways, and author Eddie Muller's Noir City 8 in San Francisco...
Coming Up:
An Interview with authors Eric Beetner and J.B.Kohl...Slated For Saturday (Tentative)
Who book I 'am giving away this month on my blog. There have already been one winner announced... but there is another copy of authors Eric Beetner and J.B. Kohl's book "One Too Many Blows To The Head" waiting for the second lucky winner even though there is no official deadline...(I'am looking at December 01, 2009 as the deadline date...)

What makes these book unique is this batch of books will be autographed by both authors, but future copies however, will only be signed by one author only. (Unless you know both authors and can get them to sign your book at the same time...)

So Once again Congratulations! to our first winner Tony D'Ambra from over there at
Filmsnoir.net and a special thank-you, again to Sam Juliano from over there at Wonders in the Darks for hosting my book give away this month.

Starting shortly,...25 Days To Christmas Countdown...
Begin December 01,2009 through December 25,2009...


...and Author Eddie Muller's Wonderful NoirCity 8 at the Castro Theatre in beautiful San Fran Cisco...(The Hometown of the Czar of Film Noir...Will take place January 22-31, 2010)... is on the horizon...

http://www.noircity.com/
Lust and Larceny Engulfs the City by the Bay

Film noir fans everywhere—get ready! NOIR CITY returns to the historic Castro Theatre for ten days, January 22–31, 2010 with a new but oh-so-noir theme, “Lust and Larceny.”
As producer and host Eddie Muller puts it, “The idea is to pair two films that represent the base motivation in most noir films: lust and larceny—two sides of the same coin.”

Highlights for NOIR CITY 8 include an onstage discussion with the legendary Harry Belafonte between screenings of his two-noir films: Robert Wise’s racially charged heist classic Odds against Tomorrow (1959) and Robert Altman’s period set neo-noir Kansas City (1996).

This year’s festival will also feature the first public screening of the Film Noir Foundation’s latest preservation project, a completely restored version of Robert Parrish’s undeservedly underrated noir Cry Danger (1951) starring Dick Powell, Rhonda Fleming, and Dick Erdman.

The FNF expects plenty of guest stars for this gala re-premiere. Passports for the entire series, as well as single show tickets, will be available on-line after Thanksgiving.

As with previous years, a single ticket grants admission to a double bill. Check out the Noir City site for more details on the festival.

Author Eddie Muller, discuss the origins
of the Film Noir Foundation.


...By the way, I Plan To Give-away a Couple of Noir Related Prizes...and I will try to keep you updated with Noircity Daily and Evening happenings...with reliable sources.

Hopefully!...If all go well...

...I Hope That You And Yours' Have A Safe And Happy Holiday (Thanks Giving) Season.

In The Spotlight: Authors Eric Beetner and J.B.Kohl's Just Released Book..."One Too Many Blows To The Head"...

Book trailer One Too Many Blows To The Head from Eric Beetner on Vimeo.

One Too Many Blows To The Head is written by J.B. Kohl and Eric Beetner


Book trailer One Too Many Blows To The Head from Eric Beetner on Vimeo One Too Many Blows to the Head by Eric Beetner and JB Kohl
One Too Many Blows to the Head by Eric Beetner and J.B Kohl Is A Mystery Novel and is published by Second Wind publishing's Dagger Books series.

Synopsis:Kansas City, 1939...... One story from two points of view: the hunter and the hunted. Ray Ward - seeking revenge for his brother’s death in the boxing ring. Detective Dean Fokoli - hot on a killer’s trail. Ray’s hunt takes him underground into Kansas City’s criminal nightlife. Dean Fokoli lives there full time but he’s on the run from his own troubles. Two men racing forward to collide like a knockout punch.A razor-edged story of revenge, redemption and what happens when you confront the ghosts of the past.
About the Authors:
Author Eric Beetner














Author Eric Beetner's Hometown:Los Angeles
About Me:I am a writer and film maker in Los Angeles.
I have several short stories currently published on the web and two novels that I am shopping.
I am also a staff writer for the Noir City Sentinel - the news letter of the Film Noir Foundation. I also administrate their myspace page so come on by.

Please Check out author Eric Beetner's blog if you want to find out how to pick up several copies of his book just released book "Too Many Blows To Head."

Website:http://ericbeetner.blogspot.com/

Books And Authors I Like:Raymond Chandler, J.B. Kohl, Cornell Woolrich, Joe R. Lansdale, Eddie Muller, Megan Abbott, pretty much anything by Hard Case Crime, Jason Starr, Richard Powell, Scott Smith, Steve Brewer, Victor Gischler, Sara Gran, Donald Westlake, Ken Bruen, Elmore Leonard, Allan Guthrie so many more...

Movies And TV Shows I Like:Film Noir.Visit the Film Noir Foundation myspace page which I run. myspace.com/filmnoirfoundationWhere to find my writing All my online stories can be linked to from my website ericbeetner.blogspot.com and my novel One Too Many Blows To The Head (co-written with JB Kohl) can be found after October 1st at Amazon or any online book retailer or please, please order it from your local mom n' pop bookstore.

To get it directly from the publisher go to secondwindpublishing.com
Eric Beetner's Blog Release party & signing!

Hello all,

If anyone is in Los Angeles I am doing a signing/book launch for my book One Too Many Blows To The Head (co-written with J.B. Kohl).
Saturday Nov. 14th at 5:30 pm at the Mystery Bookstore in Westwood.
I'd love to meet some of you there.And hey, by then an actual book will be out.
Author Eric Beetner

We've just sent back the final proof corrections and it is going to the printer so any day now (or next week… Continue

—Release date for the novel!

We have a due date for this little baby. On October 1st One Too Many Blows To The Head will be available for you to get your grubby little hands on. Jennifer (my co-author) and I are SO excited to finally release the book on the world.

We've already gotten some great feedback including this amazing blurb from the always fantastic Megan Abbott:“One Too Many Blows to the Head feels like… Continue

Author J.B.Kohl














Kohl is an avid reader of all fiction, especially noir. She began writing professionally in 2006. Her first book, The Deputy’s Widow, is available at all online bookstores. In October of this year, she completed her first co-written novel, an urban crime story set in 1939 Kansas City.
The book, entitled One Too Many Blows To The Head, was co-written with writer/producer, Eric Beetner, who lives and works in L.A.

The sequel to The Deputy’s Widow, entitled A Finger Too Few, is near completion.

J.B. is a member of Chesapeake Bay Writers, Gloucester Writers, and the online group,
Deadly Prose, founded by Kunati Publisher, Derek Armstrong.

J.B.Kohl lives in Virginia with her husband of 17 years, her three children, and three dogs. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading books, taking long walks, or folding the mountains of laundry five people make on a daily basis. She maintains a website at www.jbkohl.com.

She loves to hear from other writers.
Official WebsiteJ. B. Kohl on MyspaceFilm Noir Foundation

Excerpt From
The Deputy’s Widow: The year 1948 is drawing to a close and things couldn't be much worse for Private Detective Hamilton Baker. It starts with a simple phone call from a woman named Diana Kramer.
With a voice like a teaspoon of honey drizzled over Lauren Bacall, she begs the detective to find letters she's written to her lover, Sheriff's Deputy Chester "Chet" Ferrebee.
Chet is to wed another woman this afternoon and Diana, the scorned mistress, wants the letters back where they belong…with her. Hours after the wedding, when Chet turns up dead in a roadside motel room, his bride beaten beyond recognition and unable to remember anything, Baker fears his client is somehow involved.
As he searches for the letters, he unwillingly digs into the past of the sleepy town of Crane Haven and uncovers the dangerous secrets of a group of men who shattered a young girl's mind, as well as her chance for happiness, years ago.--> -->

excerpt....courtesy of Arctic Wolf Publishing

Chapter 1...Crane Haven, New York
November 1948Baker climbed from the Packard. The smell of snow hung heavy in the air and he searched the sky for signs of the storm to come. There were none. There was only a quarter moon, but it was bright enough to cast shadows on the day-old layer of white crust spread over the ground. He spied the Big Dipper too, almost laughing at the ridiculous surge of pride that swept over him whenever he was in a group and was the first to see it. There was no sign of snow. But it would come. Sixteen inches of snow so far this month and more on the way. Already, fingers of cold slithered into his coat, pawing at him and he lifted his collar against the feeling. --> -->--> -->--> -->Grab your copy today for more of The Deputy's Widow,...AmazonBarnes and Noble

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