Drama/Music
Hollywood
Horror
Shadow of the Vampire
This is one of the best films I have ever seen. Maybe it’s the bald vampire Nosferatu, and how he’s rejected by society at large and totally isolated. Maybe it’s the superb performances, the dark […]
Action/Adventure
Robin Hood
The whole premise of Robin Hood is taking from the rich to give to the poor, right? I’m sorry, but I just don’t see anybody in this film who worth robbing from. The movie is […]
Drama/Music
Mister Foe
Violence isn’t the only issue with Hollywood in facilitating mass murders by young adults these days. Think savage immorality. Screenwriting is very much like journalism. You get an “angle” on a story and go with […]
Book Reviews
Save the Cat
Have you ever wondered how Hollywood can make you fall in love with some of the most despicable characters? People you wouldn’t have anything to do with in real life, much less have a beer […]
Nature
U.S. Senate Exempts Hollywood From the Animal Welfare Act
Do you ever worry about the horses that get slaughtered in an old western or Civil War battle scene? Or maybe the dogs or cats that get eviscerated by all the sadistic killers in horror […]
Book Reviews
Psychology for Screenwriters
Everybody loves movies – the edgy suspense of a psychological thriller, the compelling complexity of a fascinating character or the deranged rage of a good man wronged. This book puts you in the director’s chair […]
Movie Reviews
Cat People
The opening scene is offensive enough: An ancient ritual deep in Africa where a primitive tribe practices bestiality. They tie a woman to a mystical tree where a black panther shows up in the middle […]
Horror
Don’t Look Up
A schizoid director tries to remake an old horror movie in Romania that met with disaster. There are a lot of great ideas in this film, well executed for the limited budget… Some good acting, […]
People
Al Gore sells Current TV to Al Qaeda
The far left cable TV news channel pioneered by Al Gore has been sold to Al-Jazeera, the mouthpiece of Al Qaeda the world around. Whenever Al Qaeda has an announcement to make, whether to take […]