Archive for the 'Living With Movies' Category

Plot Points — Deceiver (1997)

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Plot points are linear links that make up the chain of traditional Aristotelian 3-act dramatic structure. This classic structure worked well in Hollywood for almost a century now. Although young movie makers are forcing the limits of this structure, plot points still rule the day as the “tent poles” that hold up of the circus […]

Marilyn Monroe

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

1. A Star Is Born
When Norma Jeane Baker was a little girl her guardian Grace was obsessed with Hollywood and starlets. She repeatedly told Norma that one day she would grow up to be a movie star just like Jean Harlow. Tony Robbins was right, positive reinforcement can move mountains.
2. A Brief History Of […]

The Benchwarmers (DVD) Review

Friday, March 21st, 2008

One of the stupidest, silliest films you’ll ever see, The Benchwarmers is also outright hilarious, filled from beginning to end with an abundance of heart-warming humor. The work of veteran TV and film director Dennis Dugan, the brains behind other off-the-wall comedy films such as Big Daddy (1999) and Happy Gilmore (1999), The Benchwarmers could […]