Stop by Coffee and Porn in the Morning where I'm blogging about Belphagor today, in the middle of Butt Week. (Where else would you want to be??) Below are some images that say "Belphagor" to me, to get you in the mood:
Last night I was perusing Netflix streaming for something fun in Sci-Fi/Fantasy, and I came across Black Lightning—Черная Молния (Chernaya Molniya)—a Russian movie about an underdog hero with a flying Volga. It could have been ridiculously cheesy, but it was actually rather sweet and totally fun. It's in Russian with English subtitles, though apparently there's talk of the director Timur Bekmambetov remaking it as an English-language version. Part of me hates the idea of a remake and dreads what the Hollywood machine would turn it into, but on the other hand, I wouldn't mind seeing it with a less helpless/precious love interest, which would almost certainly happen with an American movie. It's not like I won't be watching it, either way. It's too awesome to pass up.
Black Lightning is easily as good as any of the recent American superhero movies, so if you don't mind subtitles (or, like me, you love listening to the Russian language), I highly recommend it.
And afterward, when you're hooked on Russian sci-fi/fantasy, check out Nochnoi Dozor and Dnevnoi Dozor (Night Watch and Day Watch), also directed by Bekmambetov; I'm impatiently awaiting the final installment in that trilogy: Sumerechniy Dozor (Dusk Watch).
In celebration of my December 6 release, between now and Anazakia's birthday on the Winter Solstice, I'll be dashing all over the Web talking about The House of Arkhangel'sk trilogy. There are several giveaways planned, along with a few interviews (including a rare character interview of Belphagor), so mark your calendars for a chance to comment and win or just to find out more about the The Fallen Queen. Check Where's Jane? for the latest blog tour updates and other scheduled appearances.
Jane Kindred is the author of the Harlequin Nocturne series Sisters in Sin and of epic fantasy series The House of Arkhangel’sk, Demons of Elysium, and Looking Glass Gods. She spent her formative years ruining her eyes reading romance novels in the Tucson sun and watching Star Trek marathons in the dark. She now writes to the sound of San Francisco foghorns while her cat slowly but surely edges her off the side of the bed.
