Category: movies
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How to Adapt a Book into a Movie- foolproof advice for making the perfect adaption
Greetings friends! There has, of late, been a friendly little voice in my head which likes to screech like a pterodactyl, “YOU HAVEN’T WRITTEN A BLOG POST IN 89 YEARS YOU PATHETIC PORCUPINE.” To which I answer “a) Hush, b) it has NOT been 89 years, c) don’t call me pathetic because it hurts my…
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10 of the Best Guys in the Chair- because aren’t the sidekicks always more interesting?
I apologize for my lengthy absence and any anxieties it may have caused. I appreciate the search parties many of you sent out and the funerals you held for me, but I am here to tell you, I am not dead! The fact is, I forgot to set my alarm and I slept in a…
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10 Backstories I Want Very Badly
Some people find origin stories tiresome and backstory a waste of time. “Let’s get to the good part,” they say. “Let’s get to the action!” By the fact that I am referring to such persons as “they” (and also by the title of this post), you have most likely deduced that I am not one…
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My 10 Favorite Actors
Quite a while ago I did post on some of my favorite actresses, promising to do one on my favorite actors some time in the near future. Near is relative, my friend. Has it been 30 years? No. It has not. That would be distant future. One year? Near future. Therefore, no one has any…
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4 Actors I Underestimated
Sometimes I watch a movie and I immediately love the actors. Sometimes I watch a movie and…. that doesn’t happen. There are times when I watch a movie I dislike and therefore decide that I don’t like the actors. Whenever I hear about those actors after that I roll my eyes and think, “Oh that…
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A Few of the Best Brothers in Fiction
I’m sure you were all beginning to fear (or, in some cases, hope) that I had been devoured by a giant squid or trampled by a herd of ostriches. But here I am again. And today we will be covering the topic of fictional brotherhood. There’s something about brothers that makes me want to love…
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5 Things People in Movies Can Do (That I Can’t)
Watching movies is something that I greatly enjoy. I have a great love for complex characters and well crafted screenplays. Sometimes I find that I feel a profound connection between myself and the characters. I can relate to them on so many levels…. And then there are the times when I wonder where these people…
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7 Things That Don’t Make Sense in the Harry Potter Movies
So begins a brand new year! A year full of opportunity and potential! A year that allows us to leave behind the mistakes and misfortunes of the past and look to the future! I could write a post all about the new year ahead of us, reflecting on the past and all that. Or I…
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5 Of the Worst Book to Movie Adapations
Any devout book-loving-movie-watching individual knows that thrill of terrible excitement evoked by the words “THEY’RE MAKING A MOVIE.” Joyous discovery! Such possibilities! Such anticipation to see this well loved story brought to the screen! How could you go wrong with such a wonderful story? Ha. As if anyone ever asked THAT question. The truth is,…
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