A friend of mine was asking me a number of questions about my opinion on villains, crossovers and the like. I was surprised to listen to my answers, actually -- they seemed so strict, so high-minded and (dare I say it?) pretentious. It's like making fun of all those folks who call writing some sort … Continue reading Practicing the Gospel
Month: February 2014
The AFI Top 100 Films: The Graduate (#7)
The Graduate (1967) Starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft Written by Calden Willingham and Buck Henry (screenplay), Charles Webb (novel) Directed by Mike Nichols The Graduate reminds me an awful lot of Harold and Maude, which came out about four years later. Both feature young, intelligent, sensitive heroes who have no idea what they want … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Graduate (#7)
The Hero In Their Natural Environment
If you've been reading a few of the things that have been passing through my writing desk over the past year, you'll probably notice that I've taken a number of stabs at Sleepwalkers -- the current crop of stories will be the fourth set featuring Abigail and her friends. I know I'm running the risk … Continue reading The Hero In Their Natural Environment
Friday Fiction: Abigail Comes Home
(This is the first bit of fiction featuring characters from my Sleepwalkers setting. Of course, it focuses on the main character of Abigail. I wanted to quickly sketch out what it was like for her at school and at home, and how the pressures of being bullied by her schoolmates and father while a mother … Continue reading Friday Fiction: Abigail Comes Home
The AFI Top 100 Films: On The Waterfront (#8)
On the Waterfront (1954) Starring Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint and Lee J. Cobb Written by Budd Schulberg Directed by Elia Kazan Terry Malloy (Brando) is a New Jersey dock worker whose brother is in the mob. That mob runs the Worker's Union, and as long as you play by the rules you get the … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: On The Waterfront (#8)
The Art of Pacing
I strap on my heart monitor and put on my shirt -- the one that is clearly athletic wear but doesn't bunch around my "generous" stomach so much that it accentuates how out of shape I am. I put on my shorts, my performance socks, my baby-minimalist shoes. I grab my phone/running app, my keys, … Continue reading The Art of Pacing
The AFI Top 100 Films: Schindler’s List (#9)
Schindler's List (1993) Starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Ben Kingsley Written by Steven Zaillian (screenplay) and Thomas Keneally (novel) Directed by Steven Spielberg The Holocaust is one of those singular events in history that's very difficult to wrap your head around. How could an entire country of people stand by and allow the systemic … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Schindler’s List (#9)
Odds and Ends
The votes are in, and it looks like I'll be working on a Sleepwalkers story for February's Friday Fiction posts. Thanks to everyone who voted! There's a lot I still feel the need to wrap my head around with these guys before I'm really comfortable telling the story that I want to tell, and this … Continue reading Odds and Ends
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 