Talking With…Anne Flosnik

Anne Flosnik is an accomplished British actress with lead credits on stage, television, commercials, and voice-overs. A seasoned narrator, she has garnered two AudioFile Earphones Awards, an ALA Award, and three Audie Award nominations. Her narration of Little Bee by Chris Cleave was chosen as one of the Best Audiobooks of the Year by AudioFile magazine and one of the Top 40 Best Audiobooks of 2009 by Library Journal. Anne can be found on the web at:  www.anneflosnik.com About Audiobooks: JP: Anne, how did you get your start in audio books, and what made you interested in the genre in the first place? Were you yourself an audiobook listener? AF: …

FOR THE HELL OF IT Vol.3 No.7

FOR THE HELL OF IT     VOL. 3  NO. 7 RANDOM THOUGHTS And Musings ON MOVIES AND ENTERTAINMENT There’s a new movie out called Expendables 2.  It is the sequel to the stunningly boring Expendables 1. I am certain the film will make money—certainly in France where films like this are considered art – as the French can’t conceive that a film so stupid could be anything but art. Having said that – having come out and opined that this is fatuous mind-numbingly vacuous crap not worth the price of even a free ticket, I can’t wait!  Are you kidding me?! Stallone! Arnold! Willis! Stratham! And Chuck Freakin’ Norris!  OMG – …

FOR THE HELL OF IT Vol.3 No.6

FOR THE HELL OF IT                              VOL. 3 No. 6 MEANDERINGS, MUSINGS AND BALDERDASH Administrator’s Note: The following column contains explicit language that may not be suitable for all readers. Every iconic symbol has been  used to mediate this language, but, hey, if you are reading this, and came here of your own volition,  you get what you get. *I’m just saying…)    *(that one’s for Tavia) ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS….. There’s a new film out – well it may have already come and gone actually – about who actually wrote the plays credited to William Shakespeare.  The film is called Anonymous and it opened to tepid reviews – not …

FOR THE HELL OF IT Vol.3 No. 5

FOR THE HELL OF IT   Vol. 3 No. 5 APAC EDITION…Sorta… For those of you coming to the APA convention in New York City, I thought it best to dedicate this blog to introducing you to New York City: “New York, these are actors, producers, engineers and other artistically gifted people.” “Restaurant workers?” “Some of them, yeah. Lots of them are actually making a living in the industry.” “Really?” “Well not a living that would work here – but in say…Lansing or Des Moines.” “Ah.  Well nice to meetcha. Enjoy me.” Okay that’s it for the intro.  Now let’s learn a few things about this fascinating city that thinks it’s …