Every Wednesday Randi Wisoff-Fields posts a picture prompt challenging writers to create a 100-word story, poem, or whatever works for you. After posting your work on your blog, go back to her site and add your link on her Friday Fictioneers post. Place. Page. Give it a shot. I prefer to stick to 100 words, but she doesn’t mind either…
Every Wednesday Redwood Wisoff-Fields posts a picture prompt challenging writers to create a 100-word story, poem, or whatever works for you. After posting your work on your blog, go back to her site and add your link on her Friday Fictioneers post. Place. Page. Give it a shot. I prefer to stick to 100 words, but she doesn’t mind…
I’m a huge Disney fan, so to see Tom Hanks, this generation’s Jimmy Stewart, bring Walt Disney to life in Saving Mr. Banks was purely adorable and left me misty eyed several times. I visit DisneyWorld at least once every year. I could take you from Splash Mountain to Space Mountain blindfolded. I could tell…
American Hustle is about 2 hours 18 minutes long. I’m very certain you’re going to love the first 2 hours 5 minutes. After that, well, opinions will differ. The film opens with the graphic “Some of this actually happened.” Although the film uses the term “Abscam,” the story is a very loose translation of the…
If you happen to remember seeing this bad 1989 film, all I can say is someone owes you two hours of your life back. It’s my latest dig into the past for my series called “Back in the Day.” To read the rest, click on the movie poster below…
(The C++ is a joke for the computer crowd) It’s probably unfair to review Primer, an independent sci-fi time travel film, in the same way as other films. For one, its budget was $7,000. Yeah, only three zeroes. One person, Shane Carruth, is listed as writer, director, actor, editor, and music composer. He had to…
I can’t hear the word “Nebraska” without thinking of the Bruce Springsteen album of the same name. While it was not a commercial success, it was critically acclaimed for its stark, stripped-down look at the underside of life. It featured a black-and-white cover and included songs about murder, desperation, and hope. Nebraska the film, written…
Vikram Ghandi. That’s the most guru-like name you’re likely to ever hear, and it’s a real name. The guru part? Well, that’s different. This Ghandi was born and raised in northern New Jersey and speaks English as well as anyone. But when he wants, he can make you think he’s straight from India. In fact,…
Yup. Just like last year, letting you know right now who, what, why, and how (?) will win the most of the not-everything-exactly-but-most of the importantest categories in this year’s race to hold the gold. The gold, naked, thin-lipped man who seems to have a pretty good grip one of those swords that pierced the…
Shelley Winters gained about 35 pounds for what turned out to be a Best Supporting Actress nomination for the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure. Conversely, Matthew McConaughey dropped about 35 pounds for his Best Actor nomination in Dallas Buyers Club, a film with six total nominations. Both die by the end of their respective films, and both…
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