Celluloid Diaries: December 2010

Sunday, December 26, 2010

RandKrant Talks About The Strangers Outside

The Belgian magazine RandKrant has published a full page on me and my book The Strangers OutsideThe Strangers Outside. It features an exclusive photoshoot in the ruinous military bunkers where the film adaptation took place, so check it out.


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Monday, December 20, 2010

Christmas Blogfest

Unedited and Through the Looking Glass are hosting the Be Jolly by Golly Christmas Blogfest today. Participating writers will be posting recipes of their favorite Christmas treats and drinks as well as pictures of their favorite Christmas decorations. Click here to see the official description and to find out who's participating.

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 Favorite Christmas Treat - Christmas Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

It's an ancient pagan practice during the Winter Solstice to burn a log in the fireplace to bring luck in the coming year. This tradition has now been replaced by eating Christmas cake. The cake comes in many varieties, ranging from an ice cream cake to cake with chocolate cream and marzipan, but they alway have that typical trunk pattern and brown color that reminds us of the old tradition. The following Christmas cake recipe comes from my grandmother. She has been making this Christmas cake for almost 20 years now and it's my favorite cake ever.

Monday, December 13, 2010

My Cat Avalon In His Own Cartoon Series

My cat Avalon has become quite popular since his appearance in the film adaptation of my book The Strangers Outside. After being a movie star, he has now also a weekly cat cartoon at http://avalon-lion.blogspot.com/. His fun, lighthearted stories about life as a cat will delight readers young and old. "Garfield was a phenomenon in the seventies and eighties," Avalon says. "I believe cat lovers are ready for the feline star of the new millennium and that's me."

Avalon in his own cartoon series
About Avalon

*Name: He was named after the Mamoru Oshii movie Avalon; close friends and family members may also call him Lion
*Breed: He believes he's a Turkish Van, but there's no proof of that whatsoever
*Age: 10
*Profession: Celebrity
*Favorite food: Almo Nature, chicken
*Favorite movies: Avalon, The Strangers Outside, The Cat From Outer Space, Nekonade, The Uncanny, Uninvited, The Cat Returns
*Particularities: Roars like a lion after using his litter box, shows absolutely no signs of independent behaviour, knows which DVD boxes are the most expensive ones when it comes to getting attention, has two distinct personalities (turns to his Infernicus-mode around 5 o'clock in the morning)
*Website: http://avalon-lion.blogspot.com/