Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 8/13 - Lists

In today's NY Post there is an article on the top selling authors of the past fiscal year ending in June. And here they are:
1. E.L. James, 95 million. She should change the title to Fifty Shades of Green.
2. James Patterson, 91 million. Prolific author of crime fiction.
3. Suzanne Collins, 55 million. The Hunger Games trilogy.
4. Bill O'Reilly, 28 million. Helps to have free advertising every day on his show on Fox News.
5. Danielle Steel, 26 million. The queen of romance is still beloved after all these years.
And at the bottom of the list, Vic Fortezza, whose works took in a few hundred bucks.

It's a rainy day and there is a lot of time to kill. Here's a list of my favorite film & TV performances, alphabetically by last name:
Mary Astor, The Maltese Falcon (1941).  A perfect femme fatale.
Humphrey Bogart, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). Gold fever feeds Bogie paranoia. "See, mug?"
Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront (1954). Not only a "contenduh," but a championship performance in one of the greatest American films.
James Cagney, White Heat (1949). Over the top fun. "Made it, Ma - top of the world."
Joan Crawford, Humoresque (1946). Doesn't appear in the first half hour. Have to respect that.
Russell Crowe, L.A. Confidential (1997). At the time I was shocked to learn he is Australian.
Robert DeNiro, Mean Streets (1973). Nailed the B.S. artist, deadbeat, neighborhood skootch.
Mia Farrow, Another Woman (1988). Woody Allen subsequently ripped her heart out, but he did bring out her best on the screen.
Vic Fortezza, Trading Places (1984). Brilliant improvisation when he shrugs off Richard Hunt in the climactic scene. Must use freeze frame to see it, but it's worth it.
Katherine Hepburn & Peter O'Toole, The Lion in Winter (1968). The family arguments between the king & queen of England are riveting.
Derek Jacobi, I, Claudius (1976). Stunning as the lame, stuttering epileptic emperor in the BBC miniseries. John Hurt was almost his equal in the part of Caligula.
Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog (2003). Unbelievable screen presence. Dominates all his films.
Paul Newman, The Verdict (1982). Less flashy than his most famous roles, but spot on.
Al Pacino, The Godfather Part II (1974). Powerfully underplayed, rare for Pacino.
Barbara Stanwyck, Double Indemnity (1944). Femme fatale extraordinaire.
James Stewart, It's a Wonderful Life (1946). George Bailey made the world a better place.
Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice (1982). Heartbreaking.
I'm sure a lot of others will occur to me.


Vic's 4th Novel: http://tinyurl.com/bszwlxh
Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx