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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Charming Men of…Words
September signals the start of a new school year—and a new television season. The last couple of weeks my personal video recorder (PVR) has been hard at work. As a result, I’ve logged in more TV hours than … Continue reading
Posted in About Writing, Television Shows
Tagged Castle, Nathan Fillion, Patrick Jane, Richard Castle, Robin Tunney, Simon Baker, Stana Katic, The Mentalist
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Friendships
…grow in the unlikeliest places.
What Makes it a Hit?
I’ve been pondering the question since the news of Patrick Swayze’s untimely death earlier this week from pancreatic cancer. When Dirty Dancing was released in 1987 it was a low budget film with no major stars in the cast— Almost … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Academy Awards, Bill Medley, Dirty Dancing, Golden Globe Awards, Grammy Awards, Jennifer Warnes, Patrick Swayze
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Read a Book. See a Movie.
Actually, I don’t like doing this. If I read a good book—make that a really good book. One that captures my imagination so fully that I visualize the characters, sink into the story, and live it with them, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged C.S. Lewis, Narnia, Prince Caspian, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Women
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Do You Believe in…
The word is—magic. While I was off on my computer-less vacation, I wasn’t completely tech free. Thanks to a DVD machine and a TV, I watched quite a few movies at the cottage. Most were good to great. But, … Continue reading
Posted in About Writing, Movies
Tagged Alex Wyler, Christopher Plummer, Kate Foster, Keanu Reeves, Lake House, Sandra Bullock, Speed, string theory
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