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Why I Didn't Write
http://whyididntwrite.blogspot.com/
This blog is a journal of my creative exploits, and how my life affects my writing. This in turn will be a journey to discover whether or not I can master my life so that I can pursue the imaginative dreams which are for me only a few key strokes away.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 305 )
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One Billboard Too Far....?
So I just read today that the Academy Awards may feature an award for "Best Popular Film" because there are some films that are apparently considered well done... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
A Riotous Uprising?
One my favorite film directors is Guillermo del Toro, and I thoroughly enjoyed Pacific Rim and his vision for that film, so when I heard that a sequel was comin... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
To Kill a King, To Kill a Black Panther.
Can anyone really begin to recall a year, or summer without a comic book based film? I'm beginning to forget, and in the foreseeable future it doesn't seem... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
"To Be a Getty is an Extraordinary Thing...."
Before I watched All the Money in the World I didn't know much about the Getty family other than that they were quite wealthy and influential. Read more
Posted on 10 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
An Atomic Bomb.
I don't know about all of you, but lately Hollywood and the film industry in general has been releasing very dark films lately, with a lot of anti-hero types... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
"The Law is What Powerful Men Say It Shall Be...."
The War of the Roses was a British civil war that lasted approximately from 1455 A.D. to 1485 A.D. between the houses of Lancaster and York ending with the deat... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
"Dread It. Run From It. Destiny Still Arrives...."
I'm not entirely certain how long this film has been planned, or how they evolved the other Marvel films and shows around it, but Avengers: Infinity Wars has... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Two Dark Hours Indeed.
I'm not certain why Americans tend to be mesmerized and borderline obsessed with British historical figures and actors/actresses. Not that it is a negative... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Shapelessness of Water.
I have often raved about the director of this film, Guillermo del Toro, who is one of my favorite film directors. However, when it comes to The Shape of Water, ... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Apocalypse, But Not the End......
I will probably be once again in the minority when I state that I did not care for Thor: Ragnarok. How far the franchise has....changed since Kenneth Branagh... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Have You Tried Running Lately?
So I after many years finally watched Blade Runner (although it was the Director's Cut) which was directed by Ridley Scott and released in 1982. Read more
Posted on 16 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
In a League All by Themselves....
Because Hollywood is a place no originality any longer, everyone is trying to be like Marvel Studios, especially in regard to The Avengers and how it combines... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Time for a Drive......
Heist films typically are safe bets, provided they are relatively well done and cast, the Ocean films and The Italian Job are fine examples this genre. Read more
Posted on 31 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
A Golden Sequel....?
The first Kingsman film was actually quite good for the most part. This was due to it's fresh take on the British action, spy genre and because of the director'... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Hostility at Its Finest.
I didn’t know too much about this film other than that it was depicting a story in the “old west” period of American history (actually it’s 1892 the period the... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
A Happy Homecoming?
As a young boy I grew up with Spider-Man on television in perhaps the finest adaptation of the comic book character thus far; the 1994 series on Fox Kids that... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Two Worlds Colliding....What Survives?
Now on the 5th installment of the Transformers film series, Transformers: The Last Knight, and it seems as if there is no original thinking remaining because th... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
"Death is but the Doorway to New Life...."
This is one tale that has seen many incarnations since Boris Karloff took up the mantle back in 1932, which was an amazing adaptation of The Mummy, and... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
"Death Will Come Straight for Him...."
Ever since 2003 when Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was released to theaters to a resounding success and then with the follow up of The... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
"Sight is Overrated."
Well Happy New Years to all! I have a feeling that 2018 will be quite a memorable year, although 2017 will go down in American history as being very, very... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES