Tuesday, April 28, 2009

LAST TANGO WITH MARLON on dvd from Amazon.com

Folks, the wait is over -- LAST TANGO WITH MARLON, the acclaimed stage play about the lives and legendary friendship of actors Marlon Brando and Wally Cox, is now on DVD and for sale from Amazon.com. The dvd was recently called, "A welcome dvd release...a theatrical dance to remember..." by LivelyArts.com, in addition to the critical raves heaped on the play itself during its premiere run ("...Exquisite... Intensely comedic... fast-moving and funny...). Just $18.00 and available for sale nowhere else on the net. The ideal gift for the Brando fan in your life.
https://www.createspace.com/259516

To celebrate, I'm also making three novels available for sale in e format:
SISTERELLA combines the revisionist fiction of WICKED with the modern light comedy of BRIDGET JONES' DIARY in a story of 3 sisters who find disharmony when a young rock star enters their lives. A contemporary Cinderella.

CARING FOR CAROLYN: Painful memories and an antagonistic sister challenge a young woman's attempts to care for her estranged stepmother, the only survivor of a plane crash that takes the life of the siblings' father and brother. From the author's own life experiences.

NEVER DIE TWICE: A young man must look after his deranged grandfather, who believes himself to be an international spy. Hilarious adventure.

These handy pdfs are affordable (just $7.99) and formatted for your Kindle or other portable device, with 12 point fonts and 1.5 line spacing for easy reading. Download them today and, as always, stay tuned for more.

http://www.fletcherrhoden.com/novels.htm

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Fletcher Rhoden.com Download review, DVD preview

Greetings, all!

That's right -- another fletcherrhodenblog! But lots of things are happening, and it was suggested to me that I recap all the downloads we've had and try to sum up what you can expect in the coming months.
As many of you know, and hopefully many more didn't up until now, Fletcher Rhoden.com has been rolling out all our digital video and other media for download, making Fletcher Rhoden a fully functioning download superstore... and more.
In addition to various publisher and distributor links for such popular products as my novellas (LAST TANGO WITH MARLON, THE TRIAL OF DAVY CROCKETT, Trafford) or the award-winning slasher STUMP THE BAND, you can now find PayPal and Google Checkout links to buy things from the site through trusted file sharing site Payloadz.com. These titles include:

THE REBELS OF OZ: A new, dark sequel to the original books finds an adult Dorothy Gale returning to Oz to overthrow the tyrannical regime of her former allies Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion. Already showing up all over the internet, this is an all-digital, full-color downloadable graphic novel for mature readers -- just released! $7.99!

WRITE MAKES MIGHT: STRONGER STRUCTURE IN STORYTELLING -- two mp4 video files cover this funny and frank 30-minute writing seminar covering the mythic 3-act structure, scene and sequel structure and more. One lunch break with your iPhone or iPod can save you hundreds of dollars and hours with various screenwriting books or classes. Just $5.99 per file!
http://www.fletcherrhoden.com/writemakesmight.htm

THE CHRISTOPHER WALKEN ECSTATIC DANCE ACADEMY -- the internet legend comes to download in a new DIRECTOR'S CUT with new sound, new music. The only place on the net to find the new (or any) version of this acclaimed short. Just $2.99 for a 9-minute mp4!
http://www.fletcherrhoden.com/tcweda.htm

BALLOONZEE -- Those bright-eyed balloon animals are back, singing and learning and floating over exotic places in a new picture ebook, "Let's Go Floatin'" and two downloadable 15-minute animated programs, "Quickies" and "Blue, No Clue". $5.99 each.
http://www.fletcherrhoden.com/balloonzee.htm

THAT'S RUDE, JUDE! A laugh-out-loud ebook for early readers, "That's Rude, Jude!" teaches over-observant children what NOT to say! Gross enough to keep kids amused, with pictures parents are bound to find hilarious. $5.99
http://www.fletcherrhoden.com/thatsrudejude.htm

That represents our current download catalog, and while April has been all about the downloads, May will be all about the dvds from Amazon.com. For example:

LAST TANGO WITH MARLON -- the already-acclaimed dvd of the critic's darling play, based on the widely-praised novella about Marlon Brando and Wally Cox, due out this week. Just $18!

BALLOONZEE -- The line of Balloonzee products continues with this dvd, the second release in the Fletcher Rhoden.com DVD roll-out. Just $12.00!

SOUL CANCER -- the hard-hitting one-act that made LAST TANGO WITH MARLON possible, in a brand-new director's cut. Features new commentary by star Robbie Rist and stars international actor Michael Dunn. Unpriced

THE CHRISTOPHER WALKEN ECSTATIC DANCE ACADEMY -- the director's cut of this legendary short, with hilarious, unrated outtakes, never-before-released performances, new videos and commentaries, animated short subjects and more. Unpriced

FLETCHER RHODEN LIVE -- a decade of performances from the singer/songwriter behind CAN'T STOP TALKIN' LIKE CHRISTOHER WALKEN and others. Unpriced

Even more? Sure, the late summer should see dvds from the EVA JAMES BAND, DANCE HALL RACKET, possible special edition CD re-releases of NEW HEAVEN, JOY OF SONG and others, ebook novels from the vast store of unpublished work by Fletcher Rhoden and even more.

Original artwork by Fletcher Rhoden can now be purchased online through Emerging Painters.com and others. See the links on http://www.fletcherrhoden.com/paintings.htm

So check out http://www.fletcherrhoden.com/index if you just want to browse around this fascinating and far-reaching site. There's never a membership or subscription fee and always lots of free content. Kids stuff is clearly labelled (separate kids store!). Includes links to groups for various Fletcher Rhoden.com products and those of our friends and associates.

Even in these tough times, you can afford to splurge at Fletcher Rhoden.com!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

digital download roll-out continues at Fletcher Rhoden.com

Friends and fans, the digital download roll-out continues at Fletcher Rhoden.com with the DIRECTOR'S CUT of the popular short subject THE CHRISTOPHER WALKEN ECSTATIC DANCE ACADEMY. Starring Quinton Flynn and Robbie Rist, it's got new shots, new sound, new music and more. You can download the short for just $2.99 from the VIDEOS page of our home site, www.fletcherrhoden.com! This is the only place you'll be able to find this short on the net -- there are no other postings which will be sponsored by Fletcher Rhoden.com. Here's a little promotional trick -- if anybody finds the short in its non-director's-cut form (it won't say DIRECTOR'S CUT in the opening) I will send you the new director's cut short, free of charge (as long as you or a friend didn't post the file yourself). Or you can wait for the DVD to come out from Amazon.com next month -- it'll have commentaries, newly released performances, animated shorts and a ton more, but it'll price at about $15 bucks or so. S'up to you. Email me at fletcherrhoden@yahoo.com
I always liked this short, even if it had a very controversial debut. But it was called, "Hilarious...best in show...rivals the best output of SNL... we're treated to the immensely hummable tune..." The song CAN'T STOP TALKIN' LIKE CHRISTOPHER WALKN was very popular for me on a solo stint I did in 2000, and I giggled all the way through this re-edit. Some people may wonder if it's fair to make this short available only for money. What about those who worked on it, who might need it for some online posting of some sort? To that I can only say that TCWEDA averages several hundred hits a month -- not a ton by internet standards, but it's been a free ride for a lot of people for a long time now. Now that Fletcher Rhoden.com is an AFTRA signatory and all our selling permits are in order, we gotta do what we gotta do. Last year when we closed our DVD page at Fletcher Rhoden.com, we announced that we were streamlining our distribution system. This is what we meant. Anybody who wants an mp4 can buy a download, those who want better fidelity should get the dvd. Anyone else can post the link on their site and let their friends or fans decide for themselves at http://www.fletcherrhoden.com/videos.htm!
Next up the BALLOONZEE picture ebook LET'S GO FLOATIN' joins the two animated shorts in the download arena -- the DVD should be out in about two weeks, after the imminent release of the LAST TANGO WITH MARLON dvd.
That's about it for now -- happy viewing, Fletchheads!
FR

Friday, April 17, 2009

Write Makes Might joins digital download roll-out at Fletcher Rhoden.com

Greetings, friends and fans:
The digital download roll-out continues at Fletcher Rhoden.com with the release of WRITE MAKES MIGHT: Stronger Structure in Storytelling in 2 handy mp4 files. You can watch them on your desktop, laptop, iPod, iPhone or other portable device. In WRITE MAKES MIGHT, I break down the all-important 3-act structure, as well as scene and sequel structure, using popular films such as JAWS, THE GODFATHER, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and other modern classics to illustrate. You can spend countless hours and hundreds of dollars on books or classes, or you can spend a half-hour during your lunch break to check out this funny and informative seminar. Do you think a sequel is the second film in a franchise? Are you struggling with that long second act of your screenplay or novel? Then WRITE MAKES MIGHT is for you. Beginners and professionals alike will benefit from this seminar, shot live in Hollywood, CA just last year. My credentials as an acclaimed author and playwright are too long to list here, but you can link to them on the WRITE MAKES MIGHT page of my site -- you can also see some free sample clips and more. The mp4 files are just $5.99 each and all transactions are safe, secure and automated. Use Paypal and Google Checkout, just like with all the new downloadable stuff from Fletcher Rhoden.com, including the new graphic novel THE REBELS OF OZ.
http://www.fletcherrhoden.com/writemakesmight.htm
http://www.fletcherrhoden.com/therebelsofoz.htm
Stay tuned for more!
Fletcher Rhoden

Saturday, April 11, 2009

New graphic novel THE REBELS OF OZ and MORE!

Happy Easter, gang!
Here's the sup-sup on all the exciting new stuff at FLETCHER RHODEN.COM. Very happy to announce that my new digital-download graphic novel THE REBELS OF OZ is now available for sale. This 140-plus page, all-color, all-digital work comes in a handy 48 mb pdf file, safe and secure from either PayPal or Google Checkout. In this mature-readers sequel, Dorothy Gale must return to Oz to overthrow the tyrannical regime of Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion. This stunning piece is just $7.99, so check out the free posted excerpt and download the whole file today from www.fletcherrhoden.com/therebelsofoz.htm
Also newly available is my laugh-out-loud-funny ebook for early readers THAT'S RUDE, JUDE! the only book that teaches kids what NOT to say, and why. Just gross enough for kids, helpful for parents and a handy tool for teachers or home-schoolers. At just $5.99 and 7mb, THAT'S RUDE, JUDE! is affordable and easy to download and send to friends with that problem child you just don't know how to correct.
www.fletcherrhoden.com/thatsrudejude.htm
In other exciting news, the dvd of LAST TANGO WITH MARLON comes to you from Amazon.com later this month with a price of just $17.99 -- that's only pennies per word if you tally up all the great reviews we got! There's more information on that (INCLUDING NEW CLIPS FROM THE DVD) and on the acclaimed novella:
www.fletcherrhoden.com/lasttangowithmarlon.htm
That's right, it's all at the new Fletcher Rhoden.com -- come in and take a look around. In addition to the new easy-to-use PayPal and Google Checkout buttons, there is lots of FREE content, including archival PERFORMANCE VIDEOS, new MUSIC and other cool stuff -- too much to mention, so think of it like an Easter egg hunt with cool free music and videos as the rewards! There are more dvd and ebook releases coming up from Fletcher Rhoden.com, including BALLOONZEE products and much more, so stay tuned.
Happy Easter!
Fletcher Rhoden