Have Literary Magazines Fallen Off The Edge?
“Treachery lies at the heart of our most dramatic stories,” stated the event notice for Granta 122 celebrating one of the most popular literary magazines. The post Have Literary Magazines Fallen Off...
View ArticleA Confluence of Aggression: Young Guns
The atmosphere grew rowdy each night as the sun set and she went about dismantling everyone else emotionally; Young Guns had nothing on her! The post A Confluence of Aggression: Young Guns appeared...
View ArticleImprovateur Goes Mad Men
The episode of Mad Men titled “The Crash” held a beautifully crafted scene I feel deserves a #WellWritten mention. The post Improvateur Goes Mad Men appeared first on IMPROVATEUR.
View ArticleA Well-Written Wednesday of Trembling, Shaking
#WellWritten post on the anniversary of 9/11 celebrating non-violence and Carly Simon’s smart lyrics echoing my feelings—“Oh, my heart is aching," indeed! The post A Well-Written Wednesday of...
View ArticleWatching Oliver Stone’s “JFK”
The 50-year anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination is no less disturbing fifty years later: watching Oliver Stone's JFK is proof. The post Watching Oliver Stone’s “JFK” appeared first...
View ArticleWhere There’s Smoke, There’s a Fabulous Film
The first time I watched the movie Smoke, I couldn’t imagine myself living in the Brooklyn Harvey Keitel’s character, Auggie Wren, photographed. The post Where There’s Smoke, There’s a Fabulous Film...
View ArticleIt’s a Stranger Than Fiction #WellWritten Wednesday!
In honor of Valentine’s Day this Friday, today’s #WellWritten offering is my salute to romance and perseverance, two words not often used in tandem in our modern times. In the movie Stranger than...
View ArticleScreenwriting Legacies at the Academy Awards
As we move toward the 86th Academy Awards this coming Sunday, I salute one of my favorite screenwriting success stories, a remarkable script penned by David Seidler. He wrote this brilliant exchange...
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