by mike | Aug 28, 2017 | Death, Films About Writers, Humor, Movies, Music, Uncategorized, Writing |
It is always a pleasure to see eighty-something Shirley MacLaine on the silver screen. Sadly, not a whole lot of people saw her perform in the 2017 comedy-drama, The Last Word. MacLaine plays Harriet Lauler, a woman who is rich, retired, and reviled. We see this...
by mike | May 14, 2017 | Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Writers love to write about other writers, and Stephen King arguably leads the league in that category. Just to name a few: The Dark Half, Misery, ’Salem’s Lot, Bag of Bones, and Secret Window, Secret Garden. And his short story, 1408, from his collection,...
by mike | Jan 16, 2017 | Books, Films About Writers, Movies, Non-Fiction, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
Okay, calling this 2015 historical adventure a film about a writer may be a reach. Then again, one of the primary characters is Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick, so it may not be too far out after all. The movie is based on the non-fiction book, In The Heart Of...
by mike | Dec 5, 2016 | Books, Editing, Films About Books, Films About Writers, Movies, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
With regard to the 2016 biographical drama, Genius, I could have added “Films About Editors” to my blog as a new series. But really, how many films have book editors, such as the legendary Maxwell Perkins, as the lead character? (Marvel presents, “Red Pencil Man”?...
by mike | Nov 14, 2016 | Books, Films About Writers, Movies, Museums, Uncategorized, Writing |
I first saw this 2016 film six months ago, during a limited release in the U.S. I’m talking real limited—hardly in any theaters, and in most cases for no longer than a week. But no way was I going to miss a film about one of our greatest—and most messed up—writers....
by mike | Sep 26, 2016 | Books, Bookstores, Editing, Films About Books, Films About Writers, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
It is pretty well accepted that reading books can influence people in many ways, both positively and negatively. But can they drive readers to madness and murder? In the Mouth of Madness, the bizarre 1995 film—its title is an homage to H.P. Lovecraft’s At the...
