Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to once more open Inkblots’ door to a member of Kevin Smokler’s Virtual Book Tour. Today’s guest is Dennis Hensley, author of the new comic novel Screening Party, which, essentially, is the story of a group of old friends who sit around and rag on movies.
As Publisher’s Weekly puts it:

A sort of Oprah’s Book Club for filmgoers, journalist Dennis Hensley’s movie discussion parties have allowed members to examine the merits-or weaknesses-of Glitter, The Sound of Music, Taxi Driver and other movies that have made a lasting impact on pop culture. Screening Party collects a handful of those saucy discussions, serving as not only a compendium of hilarious criticisms, but also an intelligent commentary on how deeply movies can affect our culture. On St. Elmo’s Fire, one member asserts, “It’s a good movie,” but, after receiving a straight-faced, silent response from the group, reconsiders with, “Okay, it’s not, but it’s got so much nostalgia value.” They evaluate the five actors who’ve played James Bond over the last 35-plus years-Sean Connery wins as Best Bond-and ruminate on the character himself (“James Bond is completely offensive,” states one member, while another suggests, “I like Bond because he’s self-created”).

Dennis and a few of his friends (upon whom he based the characters in the book) are going to be taking over Tip of the Quill today to comment on life, the universe, and everything. I’ll be stopping by every so often to moderate and throw out some questions. Folks, would you mind telling our audience a little about yourselves?