100 Movies: #5, The Fugitive

100 Movies: #5, The Fugitive

Becoming a better storyteller by studying 100 movies, 50 screenplays, and 25 books in 2020. If I had to pick ten movies to take with me to a desert island (which of course would have electricity and all modern A/V comforts), this would be on the list. Release: 1993 Director: Andrew Davis Starring: Harrison Ford, […]

25 Books: #1, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

25 Books: #1, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

This is a fun read. Thirty-ish Nina Hill prefers staying home with a book over going out and dealing with people (same). She gets plenty of that from her job as a bookstore clerk. She’s got her cat, Phil. She’s got tons of books in her cozy apartment. She has a few friends and ventures […]

100 Movies: #4, The Rise of Skywalker

As with The Last Jedi, I hoped to like this movie. Also as with The Last Jedi, Skywalker thwarted those hopes. Release: 2019 Director: J. J. Abrams Starring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, John Boyega, etc. Screenplay: Chris Terrio, J. J. Abrams Spoilers? None. I’ll stop just short of saying there’s no […]