2013-03-11T13:11:21-06:00

It’s been an interesting week. On Tuesday, I submitted Cyndere’s Midnight, the sequel to Auralia’s Colors, to the editors at WaterBrook Press. There’s still some “trimming” and editing to do, but it’s almost ready to go. Time flies when you’re working a full-time desk job, writing movie reviews, and then spending six-to-seven hours in the evening (and all weekend) hunched over a hot laptop writing fiction. The difference between Auralia’s Colors and Cyndere’s Midnight will probably surprise some readers. While... Read more

2013-03-11T13:15:37-06:00

Come on over to Hales Brewery, pour yourself a pint, and eavesdrop on my conversations with author Dick Staub and film critics Greg Wright and Jennie Spohr as we discuss our favorite films of 2007! Read more

2013-03-11T13:17:02-06:00

Watch this, think back to the lasting excellence of Pixar’s productions, and ask… what will it take for one of their films to be treated with the kind of respect Juno‘s receiving? More about Pixar’s power here. Read more

2013-03-11T13:18:29-06:00

And while I’m directing traffic to Peter Chattaway‘s blog… …let me hand the microphone to him again. Chattaway links to a story about why James Dobson won’t vote for John McCain. Why? Well, there are several reasons related to policy, but there’s also one that might surprise you. (Or it might not.) Apparently the ex-Navy man has been known to use a cuss word now and then. Chattaway links to The Atlantic‘s Ross Douthat, who offers the obvious response to... Read more

2013-03-11T13:32:43-06:00

Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, my favorite American movie of 2007, is being bashed for all kinds of reasons. Some criticisms tell us more about the reviewer than the movie. (more…) Read more

2013-03-11T13:36:01-06:00

My writing room at home is very small. And cluttered. But I don’t look at the mess when I walk in the door. I look at the poster that is staring back at me on the vaulted ceiling, staring me right in the face. This man changed my life. With a sock puppet. And a big imagination. Some of my most vivid childhood memories are all about Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and The Muppet Movie. Pure imagination, inspired hilarity,... Read more

2013-03-11T17:03:02-06:00

You saw the first list, the Most Redeeming Films of 2007. Now, here’s the Critics’ Choice list. I just can’t wait to read the mail this week! Read more

2013-03-11T17:03:47-06:00

Just as Sara Zarr‘s first novel starts out on a journey to the silver screen, here comes here second novel: Sweethearts. And it’s not just for kids. Here are two reviews. Congratulations, Sara! You’re unstoppable! Read more

2013-03-11T17:04:35-06:00

Thanks to everyone who submitted creative and frightening names in the “Name the Character” contest! After playing around with many of the names, I had to go with the names that “stuck.” Yes, some of you put a lot of thought and study into finding words with meaningful roots and histories. But when it came down to it, there was something about… (more…) Read more

2013-03-11T13:43:13-06:00

What makes a performance “spiritual”? (more…) Read more

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