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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 6h

I know, I read the article before mouthing off

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 9h

Premiere was a resounding success. Had a blast. Always an incredible honor to premiere a film at the Grauman’s (TCL) Chinese. What a wonderful audience. Hope y’all dig it as much as they did.

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 10h

screenshot from The Insider - Russell Crowe's Jeffrey Wigand seen from behind in a white collared shirt and gray wig, standing slightly off-center (on the right side of the frame) in his dark hotel room. caption for Pacino's Lowell Bergman (in voiceover) reads, "I'm running out of heroes, man"

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 12h

forgot to post this image from Zainab Azizi's insta story last week of Elfman's score for Sam Raimi's new movie Send Help 🥹

b&w photo of a spiral-bound notebook opened to a page that reads "SOS - Reels 1-3 - Music by Danny Elfman"

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 13h

not a follower, thank god - the post blew up/escaped containment so I'm starting to get weird twitter-esque blowback

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 13h

I accidentally cooked up a viral tweet about Frankenstein several years ago, and it was deranged how many people talked about the Creature like he was a guy they knew who had personally wronged them. plus... that comic is so much tamer than like 99% of erotic fumetti

Morgan H @morgan-h.bsky.social · 13h

even if their assessment was correct, that'd be such a bizarre response to a erotic horror comic -- like, its fiction! what the hell

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 13h

my solemn vow to you is that from now on, every time I post about a fictional character, I will also share a comprehensive list of their crimes and transgressions that I personally do not agree with

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 14h

forgive me for not being able to predict the weird shit people would invent about this post to get mad at

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 14h

they don't really look like they fit to me - stockings usually have a lot of stretch but his feet are busting out of them, and the garter belt is incredibly tight around his waist

priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 14h

thank you for saying so, Lucky! I feel a little bonkers because the reaction to it has been confounding, I had a blast with it too

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Action For Everyone @a4epodcast.bsky.social · 1d

#ICYMI The Boys welcomed long time friend of the show and extraordinary writer @priscillapage.bsky.social to talk all things Hard Boiled pulp, Shane Black, Parker, and PLAY DIRTY.

Can't begin to express how great it was to finally chat with her. Check it out!

Action For Everyone @a4epodcast.bsky.social · 3d

NEW EPISODE! @hibachijustice.bsky.social, @vycevictus.bsky.social, Liam, and @odstspartan.bsky.social are back & they didn't come alone. This week they welcome @priscillapage.bsky.social to talk all things Shane Black with the release of PLAY DIRTY! creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Hardboiled Throwbacks and PLAY DIRTY (2025) with Prisicilla Page by Action for Everyone

The Boys are back and in full force. Mike, Vyce, Liam, and Max return with a guest that has been a longtime coming. This week they welcome, the one, the only, Prisicilla Page to talk all things hard b...

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 15h

a terrific interview with Shane Black about Play Dirty from preeminent Richard Stark/Donald Westlake/Parker scholars @alissadmc.bsky.social & @lilyslabo.bsky.social

shay d. @lilyslabo.bsky.social · 17h

We have another exciting and exclusive interview up on Tough Business— this time with acclaimed director Shane Black! @alissadmc.bsky.social and I sat down to chat with him about Play Dirty and his thoughts on Westlake’s work.

Check it out here: toughbusiness.neocities.org/shaneblackin...

"We don't compromise Parker's code" - An Exclusive Interview with Shane Black

A week after the highly-anticipated release of Play Dirty, Tough Business had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat on all things Parker with acclaimed director Shane Black. Best known for neo-noir hits like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys, Shane spoke about his new film, his thoughts on Parker and Grofield's dynamic, and a glimpse behind-the-scenes of this latest Richard Stark adaptation.

TB: You've talked about discovering Parker at a young age, but what drew you to the books? Do they still hold the same appeal years later?

SB: That's a good question. Thave encountered Parker at various points in my life, and also not just him but the Dortmunder books as well - and the standalones. Westlake tended to be a writer of comic caper novels. My first introduction was The Hot Rock, and then I moved on to Parker. Like I said, I went through the years with him, and the novels don't lose anything at all. They have this sort of readability about them, and the fact that they're each sort of little gems; they're not huge novels, even Butcher's Moon slides past.

The prose holds up, the attitude holds up. These evolved over the years - the first one was written when there were rotary telephones and the last was written when there were handheld Samsungs - so along the way, he managed to proceed with this character without compromising even an iota of the punch and the style and the grace of the books. I refer to Westlake as the mystery writers' mystery writer. It seems to me that if you would ask any of the ones in the business who sold more books than him, they'd say, “yeah, well, he's still the guy that takes you to school, he's still the guy that I go back to when I want the real stuff."

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alissa m. @alissadmc.bsky.social · 16h

Special thanks to @priscillapage.bsky.social - we truly appreciate all your help!

shay d. @lilyslabo.bsky.social · 17h

We have another exciting and exclusive interview up on Tough Business— this time with acclaimed director Shane Black! @alissadmc.bsky.social and I sat down to chat with him about Play Dirty and his thoughts on Westlake’s work.

Check it out here: toughbusiness.neocities.org/shaneblackin...

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 15h

yes!! my pleasure - this was a delight to read, great work!

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 23h

??? he knocks her out, sure, but he doesn't kidnap her, strip her, OR leave her naked - he takes her to her own bedroom and starts looking through her stuff

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 1d

If you strike me down, I shall become more dead than you can possibly imagine

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 1d

yeah it's Naga la Maga by Leone Frollo, published in '84 by Edifumetto

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 1d

yeah it's Naga la Maga by Leone Frollo, published in '84 by Edifumetto

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 1d

it's not actually against the law to be normal to me

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 1d

gotta say I don't love it when a complete stranger leaves a manifesto in my mentions. also weird when they make it impossible for me to discern whether their condescension is aimed at me or not. thirdly... "oxymoron" is not the word they want to use here, pretty sure it's "redundant."

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · Aug 18

I wrote about 28 Years Later

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 1d

I realize I'm repeating myself here but I want to say thank you again to everyone who helped me out - this covered my expenses to see Frankenstein plus a tiny bit extra that's going toward a $2000 car repair bill (which I negotiated down from $3000 🤢). morale... has improved.

priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 4d

I am also not above accepting a few bucks for an uber to one or two more Beyond Fest screenings

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 1d

is this explanation supposed to be for me...? because I've read the novel and seen the films - my reply about "Frankenstein's monster's erotica" is just a joke riffing on what that guy said to me

priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 1d

I've had a hell of a time trying to find it but I'm pretty sure it's Leone Frollo

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 2d

ohh okay (I was concerned this was like a new term with a more specific meaning I wasn't aware of)

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