by mike | Aug 27, 2020 | Books, Editing, Films About Books, Films About Writers, Movies, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
Was renowned writer Thomas Wolfe a stable genius? This post first ran in 2016. 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...
by mike | Aug 20, 2020 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
Hollywood films tend to run in cycles…yes, even lunar cycles. 😊 This post first ran in 2016. Who knows, maybe there were a few extra full moons in 1981. Whatever the case, Hollywood appeared to wax lycanthropic with three wolf-themed films, including today’s subject,...
by mike | Aug 13, 2020 | Books, Films About Writers, Movies, Museums, Uncategorized, Writing |
Hardly seen by anyone, this film is an excellent study of a great writer. I first presented the post in 2016. 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...
by mike | Jul 30, 2020 | Disaster Movies, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Actors write books, athletes get into acting, and on it goes. This post first ran in 2016. The bestselling author in question here is none other than Stephen King. His directorial effort, singular, is the 1986 “science fiction action horror comedy” film, Maximum...
by mike | Jul 27, 2020 | Baseball, Movies, Sports, Uncategorized |
The 2019 drama, Bottom of the 9th, initially drew me in for two reasons. First, it’s a baseball movie, and if I haven’t seen every single one ever made, I’m pretty close. Second, much of it takes place in The Bronx, where I spent the first 21 years of my life. But...
by mike | Jul 23, 2020 | Books, Bookstores, Editing, Films About Books, Films About Writers, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
Reading horror novels could be hazardous to your health. 😊 This post first ran in 2016. 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...
