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It happens almost every year. A horror film by a little-known filmmaker comes charging out of the gate, capturing the hearts and minds of festival goers at Sundance or SXSW. And the buzz only grows as the film builds a head of steam on the festival circuit. In 2018, it was Ari Aster’s debut film,… Continue reading The Screen Scene Home Video Edition: The Lodge — WRBL

Dear Hollywood Executives, From the Golden-Age of Hollywood to a Modern Blockbuster, whitewashing is something that you never really cared about. It does more damage then you could understand. When thinking about how long this issue has been prevalent, I must turn to the first film ever shown at the White House. In the year […]… Continue reading Problem with White Washing Today — Griffens Blog ENG 206-04

I’ve split this review into five sections: The bad, the not good, the OK, the pretty good and the great. If you don’t agree with me, let me know. I’d love to hear your reasons. The Bad 75. Cool World Synopsis: A cartoon femme fatale from a comic strip attempts to seduce her cartoonist creator… Continue reading 1992 in Review — scotthansensports

May 1st is Global Love Day * * Chocolate Parfait Day “Loyalty” Day * Silver Star Service Day * International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Calamity Jane, Joseph Heller and Gwendolyn Brooks, click via ON THIS DAY: May 1, 2020 — Flowers For Socrates

One thing that sets apart stories by men filmmakers from stories by women filmmakers is that female characters from the latter speak their own language, one that transcends the fickleness of words. Those oppressed by the capitalist-patriarchal system are continuously silenced; and because their voice never reaches outside them, they develop a lingua franca unique […]… Continue reading ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ and the Secret Language of Women — Sine Liwanag

If you ask someone “How’s life?“, you’ll get answers like “sad“, “lonely“, “confusing“, “depressed” and all such… 769 more words via 3 Ways To Simplify Your Complicated Life — Writing My Heart Out

Today I feel so overwhelmed by pain. Not that I’m experiencing any kind of pain. It’s actually the result of consuming content about pain. 1,560 more words via Stop Romanticizing Pain – It’s TOXIC — Writing My Heart Out

The problem with being Accidental Blogger, (yes me) is that people will always expect me to act a certain way. According to the image they’ve created after reading what I write or maybe after I’ve been… 230 more words via Problem With Being Accidental Blogger — Writing My Heart Out

This is an excerpt from the latest issue of Books & Buzz Magazine: A Letter from the Editor by Timothy Pike If you’re like most of us, you’ve been spending a lot of time indoors lately. Fortunately, both our readers and writers have been making the most of it. The 10K Novel-Building Challenge, where participants […]… Continue reading Staying inside all month? Let our books save you from boredom — What Inspires Your Writing?

Have you ever read Sphere by Michael Crichton? Pretty good book, huh? I’ll bet you didn’t know that it took him 20 years to write it, though. I didn’t either until I read this article about books that took a long time to write. Here’s what I found out: …it is his novel Sphere that […]… Continue reading How long does it take to write a novel? For Michael Crichton, 20 years — What Inspires Your Writing?