Congrats to the winners!
326 2017-04-26 18:40:29
Re: Locked Door Contest Winners (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
327 2017-04-25 14:16:02
Re: Your favorite thriller writers (22 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Thanks for the tip, Andrew. I haven't read any of that series.
328 2017-04-24 12:11:37
Re: Thriller book/movie quiz (17 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
You got it, Randy! Good job. And it was a good movie. Here are the answers to the quizx:
1. Laurence Olivier Marathon Man Novel of same name by William Goldman
2. Tommy Lee Jones No Country for Old Men Novel of same name by Cormac McCarthy
3. Rock Hudson Ice Station Zebra Novel of same name by Alistair MacLean
4. Roy Scheider 2010 Novel of same name by Arthur C. Clarke
5. Brad Pitt Sleepers Novel of same name by Lorenzo Carcaterra
6. Sylvester Stallone First Blood Novel of same name by David Morrell
7. Gene Hackman The Poseidon Adventure Novel of same name by Paul Gallico
8. Gregory Peck The Guns of Navarone Novel of same name by Alistair MacLean
9. Clint Eastwood The Eiger Sanction Novel of same name by Trevanian
10. Arnold Schwarzenegger The Running Man Novel of same name by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)
11. Paul Newman The Towering Inferno From two novels: The Tower by Richard Martin Stern, and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia
Thanks to all the participants, and congratulations to Randall Krzak for getting the most answers to the quiz.
329 2017-04-24 00:02:34
Re: Thriller book/movie quiz (17 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Dags, Bill already got that one. Still looking for #5. Time's running out. And if you haven't seen the movie, you should.
330 2017-04-23 12:46:00
Re: Thriller book/movie quiz (17 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Nope. Not a short story. Here's a hint: Robert De Niro is also in the movie.
331 2017-04-22 14:12:40
Re: Thriller book/movie quiz (17 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Good, Bill, for getting 4 & 7. #5 has still not been gotten.
332 2017-04-22 12:16:34
Re: Thriller book/movie quiz (17 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Dags, since this is a writing site, not a movie site, I expect - and encourage - you guys to look up the books the films were based on.
Randy, good effort. You were the first to get First Blood and The Eiger Sanction.
Janet, good try, but your #4 and #7 are wrong.
No one has gotten 4, 5, or 7. Will post the answers on Monday.
333 2017-04-21 20:13:39
Re: Thriller book/movie quiz (17 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Dags, you got 3, 8, 10, and 11 as far as the movies go, but you didn't name the books or authors. I'll give you #6, though Stallone's PTSD wasn't the focus in that one. Thanks for taking part! So far, you're winning! 
334 2017-04-21 18:56:57
Re: Thriller book/movie quiz (17 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Dags? You should know most of these answers.
335 2017-04-21 18:55:54
Re: Thriller book/movie quiz (17 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
I'm posting a comment only to keep the above post active without its disappearing from the home page. JTP, JPL, where are you?
336 2017-04-21 17:43:44
Topic: Thriller book/movie quiz (17 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Had too much time on my hands this Friday, so came up with a quiz: I've listed ten actors who have starred in thriller movies and a brief clue indicating which of their films applies. Name the movie, the book on which the movie was based, and the book's author. Some are easy, some not so. #11 is extra credit.
1. Laurence Olivier - Is it safe?
2. Tommy Lee Jones - Treasure in the desert
3. Rock Hudson - Top of the world!
4. Roy Scheider - By Jove, that was a bumpy ride!
5. Brad Pitt - The child is father of the man.
6. Sylvester Stallone - PTSD on steroids?
7. Gene Hackman - Which way is up?
8. Gregory Peck - My, what a big gun you have!
9. Clint Eastwood - His interest was peaked.
10. Arnold Schwarzenegger - This show could be the death of me!
11. Paul Newman - A hot time in the old town tonight!
337 2017-04-20 17:52:20
Re: Gray's website (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I agree with Corra's advice.
338 2017-04-20 14:46:48
Re: Gray's website (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Congrats on the website. I just left the first blog comment!
I assume the "Buy a book" button will work when the novels are available on Amazon.
339 2017-04-10 17:53:29
Re: POP COP QUIZ #30: HISTORY CLASS (4 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
JTP got #1 and the EC. Here's mine:
3. Elizabeth George
4. Dashiell Hammet
5. Joseph Hansen
6. Mary Roberts Rinehart
7. Walter Mosley
9. Erle Stanley Gardner
I failed on the homework reading, not having read any of the books. But I did see The Maltese Falcon in the movies, and, of course, Perry Mason on TV.
340 2017-04-07 16:50:23
Re: POP COP QUIZ #29: WAIT, WHAT? (12 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Damn! I should have gotten #1. The 1945 movie version is one of my favorites. And I read #6, so should've gotten that one, too. Your best stumper so far, J.P.
341 2017-04-05 23:39:34
Re: POP COP QUIZ #29: WAIT, WHAT? (12 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Good picks, JTP, on 9 & 10. I wouldn't have gotten those.
342 2017-04-05 16:59:22
Re: POP COP QUIZ #29: WAIT, WHAT? (12 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Thanks, JP - big help. The Fight Club Chuck Palahniuk Tyler Durden
343 2017-04-05 15:20:14
Re: POP COP QUIZ #29: WAIT, WHAT? (12 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
3. Primal Fear William Diehl Martin Vail
344 2017-04-05 15:15:02
Re: POP COP QUIZ #29: WAIT, WHAT? (12 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
5. The Prestige Christopher Priest Robert Angier, Alfred Borden
345 2017-04-05 15:03:59
Re: POP COP QUIZ #29: WAIT, WHAT? (12 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
7. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane - Edward (Teddy) Daniels
346 2017-04-05 14:59:11
Re: A happy note (14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Congrats, "Simon." Is this your first fiction to be published?
348 2017-03-31 00:19:52
Re: New tool (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I've noted that too, Norm.
349 2017-03-30 02:18:52
Re: POP COP QUIZ #28 Natural Born Killers (15 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Yes!
350 2017-03-29 22:38:47
Re: POP COP QUIZ #28 Natural Born Killers (15 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
In your intro, you said book OR movie, so Rope still wins!
There was a Tommy Cole in the MMC, but I don't know of a Tommy Noonan in the club. Growing up, I always kinda envied the nerdy Tommy Noonan who somehow got involved with those blonde bombshells in movies. What a guy!
Thanks for the quiz, JP. Another distraction that kept me away from my WIP!
