by mike | Oct 12, 2017 | Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Creepy-crawlies galore in this fun post, first shared in 2013. If you’ve read this blog for any period of time you probably know that I’m a sucker for movies like the 1990 bug-fest, Arachnophobia. Creepy-crawlies? Yep, I’m there. And this one is a gem. Is...
by mike | Sep 7, 2017 | Books, Editing, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing |
Reading these outrageous lines is a hoot. I first presented this post in 2013. Here are some more outrageously bad opening lines from the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Enjoy! Cheryl’s mind turned like the vanes of a wind-powered turbine, chopping her sparrow-like...
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 | Aug 24, 2017 | Books, Editing, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing |
This was a fun one to research and write back in 2013. It was a dark and stormy night… Just about everyone, writer and non-writer alike, is familiar with that famous—or infamous—opening of a novel, arguably one of the most overused lines ever (even by Snoopy). The guy...
by mike | Aug 10, 2017 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
They’ve been talking about a reboot of this awesome film, which I first wrote about in 2013. Dwayne Johnson is supposed to play Kurt Russell’s role as Jack Burton. I like The Rock, but in this case, nothing can top the original, so I’m glad it is still wallowing in...
by mike | Aug 7, 2017 | Death, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
Actor John Heard passed away a couple of weeks ago at the age of seventy-one (exactly one day younger than me). It saddened me to learn of this, given that I’ve always enjoyed his work, in particular three films that are among my (Guilty Pleasure) favorites: horror...
