This weekend I caught Iron Man 3 at the local cinema and as a comic book geek who loves good writing I will have to say that it was a fun ride while maintaining the integrity of the Iron Man mythos. Many comic book movies of the ’80’s and especially the ’90’s gave in to theContinue reading “Iron Man 3: A Brief Review”
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Falkontheorie Gone?
German writer Paul Heyse (1830-1914) based his theory of Falkontheorie on the ninth tale of the fifth day of the Decamaron. The tale is about a man who sacrificed everything for the love of a woman and when he still rejected her he then sacrificed his prize falcon as well, thereby winning her heart. The idea orContinue reading “Falkontheorie Gone?”
Men In Black 3: A Nice Capstone to the Trilogy
Every trilogy must have a capstone film. Return of the Jedi is the capstone for the Star Wars saga because it ties all the loose ends together and gives us more connections between characters that we did not realize or that were not revealed in the first two films. The Last Crusade was a capstoneContinue reading “Men In Black 3: A Nice Capstone to the Trilogy”
Good Writing Should Tell the Truth
One of my favorite writers is Wendell Berry, an essayist, poet, novelist, farmer, activist and environmentalist. He is a wise sage of our time, pointing out our society’s problems and struggles with uncanny accuracy. In a letter to an English teacher who wrote to him about the subject, Berry writes: The thought that I keep returning to isContinue reading “Good Writing Should Tell the Truth”
Gone, Gone: Are All the Good Ideas Gone?
In the crazy firestorm that is the major motion picture The Hunger Games we need to stop a moment and realize with a small whimper of sadness that all the good ideas may be used up. Don’t judge me. The Hunger Games has a nice narrative, flows well, tells a good story and is all-in-allContinue reading “Gone, Gone: Are All the Good Ideas Gone?”
The Versatile Blogger Award
Apparently, I have been nominated for “The Versatile Blogger Award”. Thank’s for the nomination, Corey M.P.! I have only been blogging seriously now since December, and have had some pretty good success in building my platform this way. I blog on several topics, mostly writing, but sometimes I have to sound off on several diverseContinue reading “The Versatile Blogger Award”
Writing Is Hard Work 