I Also Like Movies (In Case You Haven’t Noticed)
I was interviewed by Adam at DVD Panache for his Friday Screen Test. Learn way more than you ever wanted to about me and the movies.
Tag Archives: Film and Television
Casting My Vote
…for the nominees for the WGA Awards. I was nominated once… Original Screenplay: Black Snake Moan Juno Ratatouille The Savages Waitress Adapted Screenplay: 3:10 to Yuma Into the Wild No Country for Old Men Rescue Dawn Zodiac
Happy New Year! Resolutions + Favorite Movies of 2007
Taking a break from book reviewing to bring some reflection and contemplation to Reading is my Superpower. I don’t generally blog about personal stuff, but the baby is still asleep and I’m showered and enjoying coffee and feel like blogging. I rang in the New Year on the couch with Superfast Husband and Bean watching the ball drop on New York 1. I have never gone to Times Square for New Year’s Eve and never will. Big crowds just aren’t my scene, and these days,…
Trajan–The Movie Font
Two mini-obsessions of mine documented in one video: HT: Jim Emerson And by the way, I’ve totally mastered reading while breastfeeding. Blogging is another thing altogether–long posts have to wait for naptime, because I have limited patoence with typing one-handed.
The Year in (not) Movies
I have a year-end wrap up at House Next Door.
A World Without Writers–VIDEO
A little bit o’ You Tube to start off your week: And Happy Veteran’s Day to all of our brave servicemen and women. Thank you.
Like TV? Support the Writers Strike & Save Your Favorite Shows
If you want to support the striking writers, you can sign a petition here. United Hollywood has tons of great info on the strike, including this helpful primer on the issues. Thanks!
Why the Writers are on Strike
You may be aware that members of the Writers Guild of America are on strike, sending late night talk shows into reruns and threatening the remainder of the television season. I am one of them. You may have no idea why. Here’s a short video that explains what’s at stake:
Too Many Notes
Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a movie buff as well as a Superfast Reader. So, in honor of today’s work read, I’m posting an entry in the Close-Up Blogathon, hosted by my friends over at The House Next Door. Matt Seitz has already posted a fabulous article on one of the final images in Raising Arizona. I’m also dedicating this post to the closing images in Into the Wild–a man’s face intercut with a man’s memories, confession, repentance, and salvation all on…
Books In Movies
No, not books TO movies, books IN movies, used as props or set dressing. Whenever I see a character reading, I want to know what they’re reading. All too often you can’t tell, but when you can, it’s usually informative. The AMC series “Mad Men” has had some fun book cameos. Set in the 1960s New York City advertising world, the show consciously references books and films of the time. I noticed in the first episode that the main office set appeared to be an…