Enough for a box set
Here is every song I can remember performing at karaoke nights. Big & Rich – Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run David Lee Roth – Just a Gigolo Dion – Runaround Sue Cheap Trick – Surrender Don McLean – American Pie Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – American Girl [...]
News Most Excellent
Of the type that I cannot tell you about. It’s a Hollywood development, it is one of the most exciting things to happen in my career in awhile, and I must remain mum, because: 1) It involves a name I am not officially permitted to drop in public. 2) It does not pass my test [...]
Do not fear the silence
I have a few traditions around this time of year: -I publish a 10 Best/10 Worst list from the movies I saw that were released in the previous year; thus closing the book on them so I can exclusively review releases from this year. -I publish my predictions of who will win this year’s Academy [...]
MOVIE REVIEW – The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog Directors: Ron Clements & John Musker Writers: Story by Ron Clements & John Musker and Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, Screenplay by Ron Clements & John Musker and Rob Edwards, based on the story The Frog Princess by Ed Baker; music and lyrics by Randy Newman Producer: Peter Del Vecho [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Ray
Originally published 11/17/04 Ray Director: Taylor Hackford Writers: Screen story by Taylor Hackford and James L. White, screenplay by James L. White Producers: Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin, Karen Elise Baldwin Stars: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Sharon Warren, Clifton Powell, Bokeem Woodbine, Harry J. Lennix, Aunjanue Ellis, Curtis Armstrong, Richard Schiff, Larenz [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Sideways
Originally published 11/2/04 Sideways Director: Alexander Payne Writers: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, based on the novel by Rex Pickett Producer: Michael London Stars: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh Screenwriting gurus use a term called “petting the dog”, which is meant to remind writers to give their characters some action that [...]