by mike | Oct 14, 2021 | Books, Films About Writers, Humor, Life, Movies, Non-Fiction, Publishing, Romance, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing |
Authors who come out of their writing caves do have some interesting life experiences. This post first ran in 2018. In 1996 Frances Mayes, a writer, book reviewer, teacher, and foodie extraordinaire, published a memoir—replete with recipes—called Under the Tuscan Sun....
by mike | Sep 16, 2021 | Fantasy, Ghosts, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Nightmares, Romance, Uncategorized |
This was supposed to be a “Christmas post” when it first ran in 2017, but since then it has been viewed countless times—in just about every month of the year. As a Jewish kid growing up in The Bronx—in a neighborhood of mostly other Jews—I had little exposure to...
by mike | May 21, 2020 | Books, Bookstores, Films About Books, Movies, Romance, Uncategorized |
Mom & Pop stores have other problems these days. This post first ran in 2016. This 1998 romantic comedy stars Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, one of the most popular couples in that genre. But You’ve Got Mail offers another sobering reality from that era: the Big Box...
by mike | May 7, 2020 | Books, Editing, Films About Writers, Movies, Publishing, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
Where there are writers, there are words. I first presented this post in 2016. Actually, I could have categorized the 2012 romantic drama, The Words, as a film about a writer writing about a writer—who’s writing about another writer. With a top-notch cast that...
by mike | Mar 5, 2020 | Books, Fantasy, Films About Books, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Romance, Uncategorized |
This is one of my all-time favorite films, and likely one of yours too. I first presented this post in 2016. Okay, who hasn’t seen the 1987 fairytale gem, The Princess Bride? Not ever seeing it would be inconceivable! This film, an instant cult classic, is on...
by mike | Jan 16, 2020 | Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Paranormal, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
This film can generate a bad case of the willies. I first wrote about it in a 2016 post. In the 2015 Gothic thriller, Crimson Peak, director Guillermo del Toro has crafted an atmospheric period piece designed to scare the living crap out of viewers. Young, aspiring...
