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May.31.2013
Slavish as I am to Kafka, and wishing nothing more than more exposure for him into the current culture, I was no fan of Soderberg's first Kafka movie, Kafka.
Although I would prefer a biographical take, I did not mind the blend Soderberg made of both Kafka's actual life and his written work...
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May.27.2013
Photo: One of the many movie posters, from its Wikipedia page
I'd been apprehensive about seeing this movie because the first re-boot hadn't overly impressed me. In fact, I don't actually remember too much of it. I remember that I'd thought it was okay, but nothing great,...
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May.10.2013
Last week I fell woefully behind. I can attribute it to various things, such as my husband's birthday (and the birthday shopping beforehand), plus extra visits to the park to go running after two caloric birthday celebrations. But the truth is that I can't entirely understand where the time...
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Mar.26.2013
Photo: The Golden Gate Bridge, in an aerial view, from the bridge's Wikipedia page. Click it; it's a great pic.
I've been trying to read books lately with a writer's eye, so that I could learn what makes successful (defined here as published; maybe also as respected and/or successful...
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Mar.18.2013
I attempt to take a one or two hour walk every day. Usually I am successful. On average I imagine I clock in half way between those two points.
I am currently visiting a city where I spent over thirty years of my life. My walks are varied but old and familiar. This past weekend I was...
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Mar.13.2013
What a wonder is a writer who, after 400 years, is still plumbed to create an adaptation of his imagination and work. Great art is eternal. And I like the looks of the trailer, too. [DE]
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Watch Joss Whedon Adapt William Shakespeare
By Jason Boog
The...
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Feb.23.2013
Photo: movie poster, from its Wikipedia page
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[Note: The word "Crazies" here is used to denote the categorical, but not universal, behavior of the characters described, and the behavior of their real-life counterparts. Never doubt that these behaviors cause these victims to suffer--...
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Feb.18.2013
I enjoy making coffee. I like the ritual of it, beginning with my bean and roast selection. I once kept an assortment, for I brewed coffee every day at home. My selection now is just a few bags of Peet's French Roast, and a few others. I often just make instant now, for a quick...
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Feb.06.2013
I'm so excited for the forthcoming Tina Fey/Paul Rudd movie, Admission, for an unexpected reason: my superheroine poster is in it!
Yeah, I got an email from Zazzle last fall saying they wanted to use it in a movie. Cool, I thought; some indie flick. When I realized the movie stars the author of one...
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Jan.21.2013
Photo: Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, from the film, and from the film's Wikipedia page.
I'd wanted to see this film for a long time, since before it came out, and I'm glad I did. I'm not a huge Ben Affleck fan; I've long considered him to be the more pale of the Affleck / Damon team....
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