1) There are two movies I’m enjoying very much these days, and they are, in some ways, quite similar. Both are about two children, twelve years old, a boy and a girl. The boy is very lonely, bullied and ostracized … Continue reading
The big news is that I was tagged in the Next Big Thing (Blog Hop) by Maggie over at Maggie Madly Writing. I’m still working on my answers to the questions (I plan to post them mid-week), so meanwhile here’s … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking (and thinking, and thinking…) about Moonrise Kingdom, (there will be some mild spoilers), and it made me think of Emerald Barnes’ post, “Why your Female Protagonist Doesn’t Have to Kick-Butt to be Liked.” Suzy Bishop, other than … Continue reading
As I talked about last time, mostly when I’m watching a movie, particularly for the first time, I’m inside the movie, not analyzing its strengths and weaknesses as a work of art. This is usually true of reading as well. … Continue reading