Harriet Miers – Complete Bio
Until now, not much has been known about Harriet Miers, who has been elected to the highest judicial post in the most powerful nation on earth.But I have done quite…
Nipsey Russel (1924 – 2005)
"The girl that I would marryNeed not be young and fair.She should be a nymphomaniacAnd be a millionaire!"Nipsey Russell has died.He was that guy on "To Tell The Truth" and…
Mad
"My name is 'Dawn'. You see, I changed my name. I got rid of some letters and switched some other letters around. So now it's spelled D-A-W-N.""But that is how…
Everybody Loves Jon Klane
Today is Monday, the day to get done all those things I should have done gotten done over the weekend:1. I have to write a series of synopses of American…
Lancelot of the Lake (1974)
I watched French auteur Robert Bresson's "Lancelot of the Lake" (1974), via NetFlix. Bresson's dour medieval drama opens with a montage depicting moments from the dogged, ruthless quest for the…
Artistic Temperaments – Marshall Vandruff
I attended Marshall Vandruff's real good seminar "Artistic Temperaments and Achievement" last night. It covered a lot of ground that I have trodden in other workshops and classes, but last…
Jesus vs. Fission Bomb
I'm not a Christian, but I am a fan of the life, work, example, and thrilling story of Yeshua of Nazareth (aka "Jesus"). The great Roman historian Tacitus mentions Jesus…
2046 (2004)
Last night, my wife and I saw, "2046" (2004), Wong Kar Wai's sequel to "In The Mood For Love" (2000) I feel wholly inadequate in trying to write about this…
MomsCancer.com Pt. II
AN EMAIL I WROTE LAST WEEK TO BRIAN FIES, CREATOR OF THE EISNER AWARD WINNING COMIC "MOM'S CANCER":Thanks for your great work. And congratulations on the Eisner!I have written a…
"Fortune and the Devil" – The End?
I am in the last hours of "Fortune and the Devil". I've been working on this screenplay for a long time now. A long , long time. Much too long…