by mike | Feb 9, 2015 | Movies, Sports Movies, Uncategorized, Writing |
Not a whole lot of folks saw the sports drama, Resurrecting the Champ—“inspired by a true story”—during its short theatrical run in 2007. That’s too bad, because it is an excellent film, and Samuel L. Jackson’s brilliant performance as the titular character was...
by mike | Feb 2, 2015 | Books, Editing, Mystery Novels, Uncategorized, Writing |
Victorian-era writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created two of the most memorable characters in all of fiction: amateur sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his chronicler, Dr. John Watson. Their adventures spanned four novels and over fifty short stories. Obviously, there had to...
by mike | Jan 26, 2015 | California, Life, Travel, Uncategorized |
I live in Southern California. More important than that: I am a Southern Californian; have been for over two-thirds of my life. There is no other place where I can imagine myself to be. But wow, did I take a circuitous route to wind up here. Let me explain. NEW YORK,...
by mike | Jan 19, 2015 | Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Uncategorized |
Some more fun with memorable movie lines. Enjoy! “Look! It’s moving. It’s alive. It’s alive… It’s alive, it’s moving, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s alive, IT’S ALIVE!” A rather exuberant Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) upon seeing his patchwork...
by mike | Jan 12, 2015 | Books, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing |
Old joke: Igor says to Count Dracula, “Master, the Invisible Man is here!” and the Count replies, “Tell him I can’t see him.” (Like I said, old, and also bad.) Of late I’ve had the great pleasure of revisiting classic books and movies in my favorite genres. In some...
