Getting Back To The Roots

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin

My writing partner and I have random semi-intelligent humor. We can joke about anything from politics to farts. Whatever it is, we’ll make a crass joke about it.

We realized it would be awesome if we could somehow whip out a spoof script on a particular subject. We spent all night riffing back and forth about it and it became obvious there was some gold there…….but, we didn’t have time and the holidays were coming up.

I decided to just start working on it this month and I’m already on page 80. We’ll go through some edits and it will be done by early February. Now we will have 5 more projects to pitch this year in total. I’m really proud that I just actually DID IT instead of always thinking about it.

I have to say it was super fun writing this script. I haven’t laughed this hard in ages. I can make it completely ridicilous. It’s been very mentally freeing!

Made me think that this is what writing is really about. I’ve been so wrapped up in the pressure; lawyer meetings, financial budgets for projects…..  and getting back to the root of writing was extremely helpful to me.

I get so excited just thinking about being able to do writing tonight…. or any night for that matter.

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Making Money Takes Balls

Posted on January 15, 2012 by admin

Jonah Hill plays a Yale economic graduate named Peter (“P” for short) who ends up working with Brad Pitt who plays Billy Beane, the GM of the Oakland A’s. Together they construct a real-life moneyball experiement much to the amazement and critique of the baseball community.

The old great coaches sit around and talk like biased supreme court judges. You can’t change baseball; the pretty face who can hit relatively well. The guy with a perfect arm and perfect age. There’s standards in the industry, you know.

Or can you? Can you put a bunch of random misfits with particular skills together and get the same amount of wins? This story proves that you can, in fact, its more economical and statistically sound.

Billy Beane has a tough road ahead of him at the beginning of the film because he’s got to rebuild a team he lost to various rivals with little to no extra money. Personally, he’s broken from his fear of jinxing the team to another loss. His own personal struggle with being named a huge rising star, only to fall flat at an early age; haunts him.

Take it from him, you can be the perfect player with numerous skills and still not work out. You can tell the parents of superstars winning championships in high school that they’ll be the next MLB draw. But at some point everyone hears the final words and you never know when that’s going to happen. For Billy, it was much too soon. He’s jittery, trying to search for his lost soul, and Peter comes in the picture to help him develop a plan that appeals to his inner demons.

Aaron Sorkin’s explosive dialogue, so prevalent in The Social Network,  is interwoven seamlessly in this film.

In one poignant scene, Peter tells Billy to come watch a video of a baseball player from a game a few weeks earlier. Billy’s not up for it, but Peter insists.

Overweight and barely able to run to second base (the player’s achilies heal), he hits the ball, runs to first, stumbles and falls near first—and crawls back like an idiot trying to touch the base. He’s distraught and embarrassed. The worst thing that he fears can occur, did. But……the guy didn’t even look up once to know he hit a home run.  The umpire and the first base man egg him on and say, “you did it, just look up”.

It’s finally time for Billy Beane to look up and realize what he’s done here for the Oakland A’s and for himself.

The film did a great job showing the ins and outs of the baseball trading world. At a moment’s notice you can find yourself on a plane to the other side of the country for reasons you can’t control. It’s a chess game.

At first I wasn’t sure what to think of Jonah in this role. More specifically, I didn’t want to see the same character I see him play in other movies. The dumpy sort of smart but unassuming kid who never gets the girl unless he’s stoned. My fears were unrealized and he went toe to toe with Brad as if he’s been doing it for years.  In another great scene, which showcases Sorkin’s supreme talent, Brad is calling for a few trades at rapid speed. Jonah plays left and right and gives the most awkward fist pump response to end it; perfect!

The film delivers on everything a great film should and left me thinking about what drives people to be great, how “great” can come in different packages, and how stats class came in handy for a few people in the world.  It’s a classic film with a great American story with some scenes made of magic and quite possibly…a golden statue or two.

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Top 31 Tear Jerker Films

Posted on January 14, 2012 by admin

“If my films make one more person miserable, I’ll feel I have done my job.” – Woody Allen



31. The Lake House starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reaves.

Sandra said in an interview that this was one of those scripts you just can’t pass up. Add in her lucky co-star and she’s got another notch on her belt. I balled my eyes out when he receives the book in the mail about his Dad who passed away. BAHHHHH.

30.

If you had a recipe for “tear jerker” stew, I’m pretty sure a movie about Jesus being crucified would be ingredient #1.  The injustice done to a good man, who had no choice but to suffer our sins, is more than I can take. Not a dry eye in the audience. Passion Of The Christ.

29. A down-and-out ex-professional Wrestler with a daughter who hates him and a really ugly child molester van. Sad, sad. I felt really bad for him. So bad that I used an entire box of kleenex.

28. Good Ol’ Benjamin Button is aging in reverse so he’s getting younger when all of us are growing old and getting wrinkles. Any movie that stretches out time is bound to produce a bucket of water.

27. Atonement has one of the most jaw dropping endings. Mr. Depression slapped me in the face. Awesome!!!!

26. The big kind prisoner is actually a good guy who despite everything Tom Hanks does to save him, has to die. The world is losing a powerful and magical being who was wrongly accused (ack! the kiss of death to those trying to hold it back!!). It’s chilling and heartbreaking. The Green Mile should be called “Get Us All Some Seratonin”.

25. I’m afraid to have kids because of this movie. Well, that and the downward spiraling economy. I don’t want to have to live in a bathroom overnight. I don’t want to have to live in a homeless shelter or study by the light of a matchstick to get ahead. Pursuit of Happiness is about a guy who does this and succeeds and I was crying my little eyes out for the last 15 minutes of this film.

26. Millions of tears…..I mean Million Dollar Baby is about a successful boxer chick who has a terrible family but lots of determination. Enter in Clint Eastwood who’s convenient B plot is that his daughter doesn’t speak to him and he feels like a loser. So, it’s a match made in heaven. She finally makes the world go round but suddenly endures a tragic accident making her a  ….well…I won’t ruin it for you.

25. Tom Hanks is just one of those actors who makes us feel a little sadder with each film he puts out, right? Saving Private Ryan was an epic film about a soldier going into the battlegrounds to bring back the only surviving son from a family who lost 3 other boys in the war. Seriously? Did they have to have all of the brothers die? Of course they did!! The ending was just like a nail in my coffin of tears.

24. Tom Hanks (what a surprise) plays a character who survives a plane crash but finds himself on a deserted island in Castaway. He’s gone for 4 years and his wife, played by Helen Hunt, believes he’s dead, remarries and has a baby. The entire 10 minute reunion was one of the most emotional for me. It doesn’t matter how many times I see this film, I still cry. She says, “You told me you’d be right back”…and he responds, “I’m sorry”. This is heart wrenching to be alive after everything he’s gone through and not be able to LOVE your wife!! Ugh.

23. Tom Hanks wins again in Forrest Gump (my personal favorite film of all time). This is one of the best screenplays ever written. Forrest Gump lives an incredible life, that he hardly realizes, because all he cares about is getting close to his one true love; Jenny- played by Robin Wright Penn. When he finally gets the girl she ends up dying leaving their son for Forrest to raise.  You feel even worse for Jenny who could never catch a damn break!!

22. Big Fish is also in my top 10 favorite movies of all time.  Billy Crudup plays a man(Will) who’s father (played by Albert Finney/Ewan McGregor) tells gigantic tales that make him seem out of touch with reality-especially in his old age. Will has a hard time with this and feels like he’s never known who his Dad really was. Will finds out that his Dad’s tales were actually true and not only that, his life was beyond amazing and exceptional. The last tale told is about how Will carries his father to the river so that he can die….and they are met by all of the people he knew and loved throughout his life. Cheering him on for a job well done.

21. The Time Traveler’s Wife. Eric Bana plays a man who can travel through time. He meets a young girl in the woods one day who ends up becoming his wife later on. He jumps forward and backwards in time thus weaving one of the most touching romantic plots together. When he dies and his body time jumps (I know this is confusing)-he finds himself at the spot in the woods again. Turns out his family has been waiting to catch a glimpse of him. Rachel McAdams runs to him as fast as she can before he vanishes again.

20. My Life with Nikole Kidman and Michael Keaton. He’s dying of cancer and she’s pregnant. Do the math! 1+1 = CRYING.

19. Brad Pitt’s film called Tree of Life really touched me. There was also something about Jessica Chastain that really sharpened the emotions of the film for me. It’s the realization that families aren’t perfect and we’re all in this together to go thru the transformation of life. It’s not easy. We don’t understand everything…..very powerful stuff when the family meets again in what seems to be heaven in the film.

18. Philadelphia is one of those films that was meant to be made for mankind. God definitely had a hand in this one. AIDS is such a terrible disease and during the big outbreak amongst the gay community, several hundreds of thousands of people suffered in various ways. His purpose was to pave the way for others. It’s a poignant and emotional realization for the audience.

17. Not a lot of people saw this film but I encourage you to do so. Diving Bell and the Butterfly is about a huge magazine editor (living the high life) who is in a terrible car accident rendering him incapable of doing anything but blinking his eyes. He writes an entire book by blinking letters to his nurse. There are several key scenes that really pull your heart strings.

16. The list is not complete without BEACHES!!! Two girls who meet on the boardwalk many years ago end up life long friends. One develops terminal cancer and asks the other to take care of her daughter. This is some sad shit.

15. Oh good ol depressing Titanic is a must for this list. Two people who enjoy this wonderful affair on a huge fancy boat end up fighting for their lives when they hit an iceberg. Poor Leo dies. (If you haven’t seen this movie, then you probably deserve to have the ending spoiled!!). The saddest part is actually when the old lady throws the necklace off the boat with her old bony hands.

14. The Lovely Bones is a story about a girl who is murdered in a field next to her house by a neighbor. The interesting part about the film is that it takes a surreal approach and shows the girl in the “other world” before crossing over completely to heaven. It’s a place of reconciliation and coming to terms with a violent death. She can interact with the current world ever so slightly which makes for a few great scenes when she has to say goodbye and realize her life can never be again.

13. Forever Young. No need for me to explain this one.

12. Mel Gibson did a film in between all of his mega hits that isn’t as widely discussed in the media, but I for one, loved it. The Man Without A Face is about a guy who was burned and has scars all over half of his face (duh). He mentors a young kid who desperately needs a father figure. For a while they don’t see eye to eye but things change, as I’m sure you can guess. The scene that really gets to you is when the boy graduates and looks out into the crowd and waves with  joy to him in the stands. Awwee. I am crying right now!

11. Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze gave us their golden performances in the movie Ghost. Who can forget when Whoopi Goldberg finally gets Demi to realize what’s happening and the two lovers are reunited; their passion still intact as if he was still alive. How darn special!!

10. First of all they are a perfect couple. Second, the heart wrenching scenes between their older counterparts was icing on the cake for this tear jerker deluxe film. Even if it’s cheesy the third or fourth time around watching it, it NEVER gets old and still makes you cry. The Notebook doesn’t disappoint. Ryan Gosling is a-m-a-z-i-n-g. Rachel’s not so bad either.

9. This was one of the first films that made me cry uncontrollably. It’s really embarrassing. Reminds me of a funeral I was at around 15 years of age when I just burst out crying and scared everyone around me. Sensitive much? I could not take the fact the kid dies from bee stings. There was something so innocent about this story and everyone could relate to how this girl processed her grief. My Girl is definitely a top contender for this list.

8. Pretty much any movie that has to do with the terrible Jewish holocaust is going to be an extremely sad movie; some more than others. Life is Beautiful is about a family who has to endure these hardships as the trucks take them away to the concentration camps. The father is able to hold onto his little boy and he creates this magically pretend world around them so that the boy can remain calm. It won several awards for a reason.

7. Steven Speilberg knows how to turn on your heart light, doesn’t he? The kids band together and get E.T back home and it’s the greatest thing of all time.

6. A sweet girl develops Cystic Fibrosis in the TV movie, “Alex; The Life of A Child“. I remember crying my eyes out for at least an hour trying to wipe my tears away so that I could read the damn book. They made a movie about it just to keep our spirits up! How nice of them! It has to be on the list for one of the most distressing films!!

5. William Wallace is the freedom fighter we admire and love. He’s also had a bad luck streak with his girlfriend dying, his men wounded in war, and he gets gutted at the end. Braveheart has one of the most emotional intense endings I’ve seen in a film. “Freeeeeeeeedommmmm”!!!

4. Schindler’s List. You thought I forgot this one didn’t ya!!??  They had to put a little girl in the mix, didn’t they?

3. Kevin Costner makes friends with the neighbor Indians in Dances With Wolves and he falls in love with one of them (a white woman who was found and taken care of by them). I remember crying a lot in this film. Doesn’t the wolf die? Yea…that pretty much started the train right there.

2. This film has such a sad 3 minute sequence that scientists use it to test if depressed people cry MORE than non-depressed people!!  Little Ricky Schroeder is introduced in The Champ.

1. Reservation Road- This is a film that is sad the entire way through. One big pot o’ depression soup. I mean, a couple’s kid is hit by a car driven by a man, who is also a father, played by Mark Ruffalo. (A side note, Blindness almost made it on this list, too). Poor guy is living in fear and trying to decide if he should give himself up while the family tries to pick up the pieces.

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How Did I Miss Ryan Adams?

Posted on January 13, 2012 by admin

I remember Ryan Adams coming onto the scene a few years ago. I never really listened to his albums because I was probably busy having Chris Martin’s baby. 

Ryan married Mandy Moore and we never saw that coming! The two of them have been pretty low key.

I spent an hour the other day looking up pictures on Google so I can actually SEE his face behind that died crunchy hair. He’s actually a pretty attractive guy. Well, the photo below isn’t the best!

I was downloading music for my trip during the holidays and ran into “Lucky Now” and loved the song. I have never sat and listened to his entire album. I also love “To Be Young”. He’s got an old soul and knows how to create a good enough hook to keep the audience involved.

I know not everyone is into the slower paced alternative/folk rock music like me (HUGE David Gray fan here) but it’s worth a listen if you get a chance. His music fits really well with a screenplay I’m writing right now which I feel will have some Tom Petty BG music as well.

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My Drunk Kitchen

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin

You know, it’s pretty amazing what you can do with a camera. If I had no professional goals in life, I would do something like this, too. I think it’s pretty hilarious. I watched every episode!

I recall an incident where I decided to cook food at 3am as to avoid the lard bucket feast from Del Taco. Ironically I think I cook better at 3am than I do at 6pm.

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Dinner Conversation With New Parents

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin

I went to a good friend’s house for dinner tonight. They have a 1.5 year old Jedi. You think I’m kidding? This kid has a light saber, cape, helmet…you name it.

All this parenting stuff is brand new to our group of friends. These people are the pioneers! They put the stake in the ground first while I’m still wandering around on my horse!

In contrast to their life, mine consists of making sure I give myself water and aspirin at 3am before I fall asleep Saturday morning or else someone’s going to be very cranky!

Dinner was great. Pizza!! During our meal, we talked about the morning routine. First, I was treated to the “Little Einsteins” intro song on repeat. Without this gem of a show no one could operate and get out the door each day. It’s a cartoon about brainy kids doing things. Genius!

I really do want kids but I’m afraid of screwing them up. My luck the kid would grow up to be in a mental institution drooling on himself with missing limbs.

My friend was sick recently and started coughing after she danced around the kitchen like a baby Einstein. She said that ever since she had a kid, she pees when she coughs. Then she leaned over the kid and said, “Do you know you made mommy have no bladder control?”.

Ahhh labor. Again, I asked her about the grim goings-on of labor because I can’t help myself and I wonder if talking about it with my mother friends will help me somehow come to terms with this nightmare of pushing a football out of a bottle.

I can’t handle the idea of nurses and doctors having to wipe me down with wash cloths while I lay in a bed with mesh fabric all over me. But, I have to think about what it must have been like on the prairie when women pulled their own baby from their loins with no assistance.

Anyway, they have a really cute kid and I am seriously amused by their conversations. What I didn’t want to admit to them is I haven’t had a kid, but I pee just a smidge when I cough really hard, too. In fact, I have to be really careful I’m not going to just completely explode on the other end. So in all honesty if I have a kid, I’m really scared about what’s going to happen.

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Top Ten Ideas For Reality Shows in 2012

Posted on January 2, 2012 by admin

So what hasn’t been done yet on reality television? Welp, here are some ideas!

Andy Cohen are you reading? Need a development executive with crazy ideas?

1. Broke Broads of Burbank.

This is basically the antithesis of RH franchise. In season 1 we will follow 6 single women in boring ass Burbank as they slave away at their jobs and hit on old men at Barrigans.

2. Who’s Coming To Dinner?

Bravo Spin-off where they send a reality star into a random surburban household for dinner. Picture NeNe eating tater tots with little Suzy- the neighborhood terror?

3. Are You Psychic?

A game show/reality show idea based upon testing those who think they have abilities.

4. Match. TV

You can watch videos (mini episodes) of people who match your wants/desires/needs on T.V now!!

5. Casting 101

Reality show that follows casting agents and the world of auditions for major film/tv roles.

6. Jerry’s Assistant

Follow a group of people as they compete for a job on Jerry’s Bruckheimer’s next film production.

7. Jason Sudeikis Cam

Follow Jason through his daily life and discover the secrets to how he gets all the single hot ladies.

8. Down the Ladder

Show following people who lost it all in the economy and actually prefer their lives now.

9. Lindz

A close look at Lindsay Lohan as she makes her incredible comeback (we think)!!

10. Drew

Follow Drew R (from xfactor) as she makes it big!

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Top Ten Most Entertaining Reality Shows 2011

Posted on January 2, 2012 by admin

Let’s face it, there are a zillion reality shows out there now. All I really care about is how entertained I feel when i watch them. We’re not judging them based upon how real the stories are or how fantastic the acting is. Did it make me laugh? Did it make me want to DVR the shit out of it? Yes. Ok. We’ll let’s see what those are. I’m not saying it had to be a comedy, but it has to be entertaining and worthwhile.

1. Real Housewives of Beverly Hills- Bravo.

Holy moly this show delivered this season. Taylor had a melt down in at least 4 of the episodes. Brandi Glanville came on the scene with her ex husband drama (Eddie Cibrian) and her foul mouth. Pandora (Lisa’s daughter) is getting married and Kim’s living with some scary looking dude. Plenty of drama!!!

2. Jeff Lewis’s Flipping Out- Bravo

The title says it all. He hit a high point with his latest season because of his lame-o staff that wasn’t pulling their weight and he had to throw the hammer down. His feisty maid was on fire with her one liners that went viral around the web.

3. Kim Kardashian Wedding Special

What a freaking mess this show was, and that’s why it was so fun to watch. I basically witnessed the worst possible couple walking down the aisle. He was a sarcastic prick for most of the show while Kim pouted and complained about stuff as usual. I DON’T buy her heartache or pain over the divorce one bit. Sorry it didn’t work out, but at least it was the top of the most entertaining list!

4. Rachel Zoe- Bravo

I’m wasn’t her biggest fan, but I found this season to be very heartwarming with the birth of Skyler and introduction of the talented Jeremiah. I was really surprised about how great her new clothing collection came out. I felt like I got to know her a little better which is hard to do because she’s so agitated all of the time. Let’s just say that I really enjoyed seeing what a baby gets from top designers around the world. That kid is going to be one stylish dude.

5. X-Factor- Fox

Simon Cowell’s US version of X-Factor became an addiction for me as I fell in love with Drew, Josh and Rachel. This show had everything because of the backgrounds of the singers. I feel like we just infused the music industry with some really great talent. Can’t wait to see what they do in 2012.

6. Top Chef- Bravo

Bravo is killing it on my list! You can’t forget Top Chef. There’s something really homey feeling about a night in when Top Chef is on. I love the competition they set up for the contestants and the creativity they can show through food. I love all of the judges personalities like Padma, Gail, Tom, etc. I happen to think Tom is really hot for an older guy!! I also own the cook books. I hope this show is on FOREVER! Once you get into it you can’t miss the Top Chef All Stars shows they have quite frequently. Then when you get through with that you can watch Gail’s spin-off called “Top Chef Desserts”. I’m rooting for Grayson (pictured below) in the latest season spilling over into 2012.

7. So You Think You Can Dance- Fox

Nigel struck it rich with SYTYCD in 2011 with a fantastic panel of guest judges like Kristen Chenowith and Neil Patrick Harris as well as a super talented dancer roster. I normally skip over this show but couldn’t help but watch every episode. I think this is partly due to the great platform/program they developed with the All Stars as well as groundbreaking choreography from the likes of Travis Wall. I hope they come back even stronger in 2012…keep it up!

8. Real Housewives of New Jersey- Bravo

Holy shit balls this season was one to watch basically because Theresa just went completely off her rocker and poor Jacqueline had to deal with the wrath of a selfish teenage daughter. Not only that but the infamous christening party bonanza occurred this year. Melissa Gorga really shook things up! Next season their probably going to be taking out hits on each other.

9. Jersey Shore- Italy

Snooki took the gang overseas to wreak havoc on the Italians and it was a big hit. The highlight might be the Situation punching his head into the wall getting a concussion.

10. The Voice-

A huge break out success on Fox- it was no surprise why it was renewed immediately for season 2 starting in early 2012. The judges are the right mix, the talent is amazing, and I love the format of the show. BRILLIANT.

Honorable mentions: Pregnant in Heels, Survivor Pacific, Bachelor Pad, Bachelorette- Ashley Season and TLC’s Coupon Crazy show I reviewed here: http://www.worldoffilmcraft.com/2010/12/bringing-home-the-bacon/

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The Top 10 Best TV Shows Of 2011

Posted on January 2, 2012 by admin

As a writer I pay attention to everything out there, whether I write about it or not. I won’t write/review everything I see because I may not be able to offer any new viewpoint on it, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy it.

Here are my picks for the best TV shows of 2011 (existing or new-doesn’t matter). Interestingly 2011 was the year of book or previous show US adaptations.

Some of the judging factors are: character development, overall creativity, acting, secondary plot development, etc.

This is obviously my personal opinion but I’m very interested to see if you agree. Please comment!

1. Dexter

Despite some negative reviews regarding the use of Colin Hanks in the apocalyptic killing spree this season, it’s still the best written show on T.V with twists and turns and exceptional character development. Part of this is due to the book series its based upon, but even so, it’s brilliant. Main writers: Jeff Lindsay and James Manos Jr.

2. Game of Thrones

This show came out of nowhere. Also based upon a famous book series, the incredible cinematography and story telling in this series is unbelievable. I can’t wait for season 2!!

Main Writers: George RR Martin, David Benioff, D. B Weiss.

3. Homeland

This new series on Showtime blew me away in Season 1 due to the intense character development, intriguing plot lines and acting. Another one I can’t wait to see again. See my review for it here: http://www.worldoffilmcraft.com/2011/12/why-you-should-visit-your-homeland/ Main Writers: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff.

4. Shameless

This show moves a million miles a minute and leaves you feeling like you LIVE in their house with them because the acting and development is so strong. Of course, they had a previous successful UK show to take off from, but you can’t deny Emmy Rossum and William H. Macy brilliance. Main Writers: Paul Abbot, John Wells, Nancy Pimental.

5. Boardwalk Empire

Dude they killed Jimmy this season!!! This show has balls. Go back to the time when gangsters and flappers were all the rage in at the Atlantic City Boardwalk. While season 1 took a little bit of time to get up and running, season 2 was fantastic. Main Writers: Terence Winter, Nelson Johnson, Bathsheba Doran.

6. True Blood

I’ll never miss an episode of True Blood so this show will always be on my top 10 list. The acting is top notch, the characters are super developed at this point, and Alan Ball just kicks supreme TV ass. Also, based upon a book series (Stackhouse novels). You cant lose when you have a season full of naked Alex Skaarsgard. Main Writers: Alan Ball, Charlaine Harris.

7.Eastbound and Down

I’d have friends that would key my car and throw stones at my house if this wasn’t on the list. I agree, it’s a feisty balls to the wall show. Anything goes with the dialogue and they definitely take it there. While the plot isn’t as strong as other shows, I love the acting and development of Kenny–the loser who doesn’t realize how bad of a loser he is. Main Writers: Danny Mcbride, Jody Hill, Ben Best. Here’s an old review I wrote about it http://www.worldoffilmcraft.com/2010/06/eastbound-down-is-moving-on-up-to-the-east-side/

8. Sons of Anarchy

This show has some hardcore fans that post every week on facebook about how it’s “SOA” time. That gives you an idea about how popular it is. I mean, it’s about bikers. So you can’t go wrong there. Main Writers: Kurt Sutter, Dave Erickson, Misha Green.

9. The Walking Dead

I think this surprised everyone with its 6 episode run on AMC last year in 2010. It came back for the second run in 2011 and did not disappoint. The show has a loyal following. Take a look at my first review for it here: http://www.worldoffilmcraft.com/2010/12/amcs-the-walking-dead-review/ Main Writers are: Charlie Adlard, Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman.

10. American Horror

Ryan Murphy’s second project to Glee is American Horror on FX. It’s got all the great elements of a good show and I keep hearing more and more people getting into it. He’s smart for doing a horror show for FX and combining it with a great cast, great dialogue and some spooky shit. Jessica Lange really is the icing of the cake for this one. Main writers are: Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy.

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Can You Really Manifest Your Goals?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by admin

I have some lofty goals for the next chapter of my life and I started learning and attempting meditation with intent to help push the atoms in the universe in my direction.

First, I figure it can’t hurt my cause. Second, I do feel that being really specific to the universe can only help. Someone once told me that the universe is a mirror. If you sit and wish for things, you’ll get more time to wish for more things. If you complain constantly, then you’ll get more situations to complain about. If you say, “thank you for __x__” as if it already happened- the theory is it will happen faster. Seems really simple and obvious but I tend to negate my positive thoughts with doubt sometimes. I never realized how much I do that until recently. You have to really keep up your focus. If you are constantly wishing and not really focused on the goals, you’re going to have chaotic changes with confusing direction come back to you. It’s the law of attraction.

I was reading this article that said you need to meditate every night. Keep a quiet space, relax, and work on blocking out all worries for about 20 minutes. Just think of floating in the ocean and allow the universe to come talk to you. Sometimes you’ll see someone or something (like an animal) come up to you. It’s pretty amazing actually.

Focus on the things you want and start to envision what that life is like. Picture daily interactions within this world you want for yourself. As you do this, the universe will fill in the gaps for you and you may see prophetic stuff come into play.

For example I know exactly what house I want even though I’ve never actually physically seen it around town. I can picture everything from the counter tops to the lounge area by the pool. I could draw the entire thing for you right now. I bet you a million dollars it actually exists and somehow I’ll come into contact with it.

The article I mentioned said that you should notice an alpha response from the universe within a few weeks regarding your desires. It’s the universe’s way of telling you that this all will come into fruition. The guides/angels-whatever you believe-are working on it. Sometimes this is a text from someone…finding 20 bucks on the ground…whatever it is, it’s directed towards your goals- you just need to look out for it. It will be really ironic. It can also be something like you hearing the same name several times in the same day or hearing about a particular book you should read. Then, you will see bigger beta indications within a few months such as….someone gives you money for the project or you are offered something that really takes things to the next level.

It also helps to draw out your goals on a poster board. These are called treasure maps. Put it up on your wall and look at it every day. I’ve known people who are able to file away several treasure maps each year because everything manifests on them!

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Why Some People Hated Melancholia

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

I’ve seen many facebook status updates and overheard a few comments from friends about this movie. The consensus was most people couldn’t even finish it and turned it off. So, what was so difficult about it? I think I can sum up the good and the bad about this film. And for the record, I actually liked the film. So did the critics because it’s winning awards.

Kirsten Dunst plays Justine in this Lars Von Trier film. She’s marrying Alex Skaarsgard who plays Michael, and he wants nothing more than to have a normal evening with his new bride. Justine’s wealthy sister and brother-in-law are hosting the wedding at their sprawling mansion and have bent over backwards to give Justine her dream day.

The first 15 minutes of the film consists of the new couple arriving in a limo that’s too big to turn on the small curved street to the mansion; a foreshadowing sign that the marriage itself was just not going to work out due to unfortunate circumstances. Not only that but they are over an hour late to arrive. Even though they are aware of it, it seems like Michael doesn’t want to pressure Justine to do anything other than just walk in the door, albeit really late, because that’s all she can handle. They laugh and kiss each other sweetly during the most frustrating moments going back and forth, back and forth, when the limo driver can’t seem to make it work. Michael is so patient with her, and the limo driver, and they relish in a moment where it didn’t turn into a screaming match.

Although happy together, Justine can’t maintain stability throughout the evening and often runs around the mansion grounds to get away from her family and friends.

It sucks that everyone spent so much money on this fairy tale in the midst of Justine’s unyielding bipolar episodes. You aren’t exactly told what her issues are but she goes from extreme depression to spacing out to having sex on her wedding night with a random waiter in the grass. One can assume she’s unable to control herself during her selfish mood swings. You are given a picture of her parents’ broken relationship and their inability to parent Justine which is why her sister plays both roles.

Not surprisingly, Michael realizes he was wishing for something that was never going to happen. He leaves disappointed that Justine already turned into a pumpkin on what was supposed to be a night to propel her towards a more positive life. At this point you want to hate Justine for being such a selfish wench.

Meanwhile, the world is learning about a recently discovered neon blue planet called apropriately, Melancholia. Scientists are explaining that the planet’s trajectory will just narrowly miss Earth. But, they are wrong. Suddenly the planet is going to hit earth and destroy everyone.

If you find out that everyone is going to die in a few days, how will that change their relationships?  The better question is do we even care?  That’s the problem with the film…..some people just didn’t get attached the characters enough. You’re already starting out with a despondent type of main character who’s hardly likable and then you’re supposed to care about her imminent death. That’s the problem with the film, but a challenge I think Lars was aware of and happy to take on.

Justine’s habit of believing she’s already dead (unworthy) and the world sucks actually becomes an asset in dealing with everyone else’s anxiety regarding the moving planet. She’s able to cope much better with death than most people, including her sister. This world was never for her and it was never forever for anyone else. Justine is more at home in the ethereal neon blue light than she is partaking in a lavishly rich wedding with a hot husband.

Now here’s the part I think most people didn’t understand. Lars takes these Salvador Dali type still shots of the upcoming scene and holds them in the frame for about 2-3 minutes each. It reminded me of the Tree of Life universal shots. They were pretty cool looking but I’m not exactly sure what their purpose was other than to salute the traditions of human life and send them off with a moment of silence.

The other annoying factor was Kirsten Dunst running around the grounds in her dress just staring up at the sky, peeing in the grass, dancing around as if she’s completely wasted, etc. Most of the film was just this back and forth between the planet, still shots, Kirsten acting like a depressed idiot and shots of her family freaking out about her behavior.

I did like that Justine offered this unique perspective on paranoia in a situation where  the end of the world becomes imminent. It was her calming acceptance that helped her family in those final moments. I felt that Justine was sensing things far beyond this world and her defects were born out of survival in a world she didn’t feel like she ever belonged to.

Lars often shows us that Justine in touch with nature. She’s naked in the forest one evening; soaking up the planetary energy waves. You’re left feeling like the foreign  planet has these awesome powers that are infused into Justine’s veins; again reinventing her as a beacon of acceptance of the unknown and dangerous.

And finally, the most poignant emotion Lars evokes in the audience is the feeling of this majestic pending doom. What if you know the time you will die? How will this affect you and your loved ones? Do you shoot yourself? Hide in the basement? Run outside chanting? Well, each character has a different way of dealing with it.

Ironically Justine feels like it’s the end of the world all the time. Funny that no one else can handle that kind of pressure when they find themselves in this situation.

I can understand and relate to those people who didn’t want to sit through the film to see the obvious. The film wins in cinematography, Charlotte Gainsbourg’s acting (sister), overall themes (even if they weren’t fully realized by all audiences) and the relation of personal melancholia to an ability to remain calm in the face of death.

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Pay Your Debt Or Else…

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

Jessica Chastain (The Help, Tree of Life) is lighting up the big screen these days with her stunning looks and Sam Worthington (Avatar, Clash of The Titans) isn’t bad to look at either. Add in Dame Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson and you have an all star cast. From the player perspective, the film is totally worth checking out. Whenever I see Helen and Tom in a film I get this sense that they picked it because it was a smart and well written screenplay with a deep moral story- and this is right up their alley. Okay, maybe “Red” wasn’t Helen’s shining moment but we’ll give her a freebie there. She’ll always be the Queen!

Helen Mirren plays Rachel Singer, a Jewish woman who’s mother was killed by Nazi’s. Jessica plays the younger version of her character. When Rachel was 25, she decided to be apart of a covert operation commissioned from the Israeli government to find the infamous (and hiding) Surgeon Dieter Vogel who killed thousands of Jews. He’s now operating as a doctor in Germany under a different name.

Rachel joins up with Tom Wilkinson (his younger character played by Martin Csokas) and another guy named David (played by Sam Worthington). All three of them plan an operation to capture the doctor and take him back to Israel to face a trial for his crimes.

Things don’t go as planned after a tumultuous 45 minutes of the movie and the operation goes bust. So does the love life of these three characters as they go about their lives never having what they really wanted.

Flash forward 30 years and the truth about what really went wrong in their operation is about to hit the airwaves. This comes after decades of playing up their heroism for the public and winning accolades. Rachel’s daughter just wrote a book about her incredible mother which is even more reason she can’t have the story come out. All three of them have lived a lie that wasn’t worth any of the happiness they thought it would bring. Ironically, they suffered more than Vogel did all these years.

An older Rachel sets out to finally finish what the three of them started and comes face to face with Vogel who’s now in an old (SUPER OLD) folks home. I won’t ruin the ending for you.

I’d give this movie a solid B. The winning points were the acting roles by Jessica Chastain (I’ll watch any movie she’s in) and the intensity of the subject matter. Who doesn’t want to see a Nazi guy get what he deserves? The screenplay was fantastic and some of the dialogue was really powerful. Most of the film was set in an apartment the three of them lived in while running the operation which can get really stale if the script isn’t solid.

I’d say rent it when you have a chance.

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Why You Should Visit Your Homeland

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

Someone asked me the other night what makes a “great” T.V show because I’ve written two myself.  I have the battle wounds and bloodshot eyes to prove it.

Half the battle is spending the time to create great characters and a powerful story (w/ a splash of morality and a twist of originality) with a significant lifespan. It’s like creating several brilliant 4 course meals for Top Chef. As you know, you have to hit all the notes;  spice, heat, acid, and you have to be able to recreate the magic every single time.  If you’re lucky the public will be eating out of your hands. It’s just not easy to do and that’s why a lot of shows fail.

But most of all, a great show organically grows beyond the original intent of the writers. A great show is like a spider web; pulling one string can take you on an entire journey you didn’t expect. You can’t get that kind of depth with vague, short-term characters and plots.  A producer friend of mine called it “lighting the christmas tree”. Don’t just build the damn thing, but take it a step further. When you think you’re done writing it, go back and twist it all up again.

Homeland’s recipe is to die for.  It’s no surprise though. Executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, who adapted the material (Israeli show Hatufim was original content) for American television, aren’t exactly novices when it comes to making shows about counter-terrorism – they spent years working on the adventures of Jack Bauer on Fox’s hit 24.” (assignmentx.com).  The story is about Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes), a CIA agent, who often gets the clue no one else does, however, she is met with extreme resistance for her out of the box strategies.

For all of you who want to roll your eyes about her so called CIA agent life, guess again. Her ability to play a tom boy who chases after terrorists is surprisingly spot on. She invests everything into this character and her character invests everything she has into her job.

Carrie is tasked with Middle Eastern intelligence missions and specifically gets information that a POW from Iraq has been turned. She thinks its Sargeant Brody who’s come home after being captured and tortured for 8 years. Things aren’t that simple though and the plot continues to thicken all the way through the finale.

The first season reveals Brody’s experiences, his troublesome return to his family who all have issues of their own, and Carrie’s inability to let go of her suspicions even when everyone is against her. The show gives you a WOW moment at least twice in each episode–so you know you’re not going to be suprememly bored.

Sal is Carrie’s trusty CIA mentor who knows she’s right, but is often stuck in a rock in a hard place because of Carrie’s not-so-hidden schizophrenia attacks and dismantling of protocol. She won’t stop at anything to deliver the truth, even if that means becoming a terrible human being herself. By the way, Sal is actually Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride!!  He’s all grown up now. There’s something nostalgic about this cast which certainly doesn’t hurt.

Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin in HOMELAND - Season 1 | ©2011 Showtime/Kent Smith

So, you can see how Claire has a meaty role; she deserves every accolade coming her way. Brody, played by Damien Lewis (pictured below), has an astonishing ability to draw you in with his piercing green eyes and the mental torture he releases in odd ways.

The writers did a fantastic job laying out the pain, torment and happiness his character would endure coming home from such an awful experience in Iraq. Damien has this ability to run along the edge of both countries; his character has strong, believable ties to both cultures. You want to hate him in one episode, but love him in another. Homeland deep dives into extreme details about each character’s past and present without being obvious, cheesy or unoriginal.

 

What makes this show brilliant for me is the way the writers/creators laid out the story for the audience. In the first few episodes you get to spy on Brody through cameras in Carrie’s multiple LCD screens. They were able to show multiple plots running at the same time with ease which induced a huge amount of intrigue. Also, they are able to explain complex terrorist operations with multiple people involved without confusing the audience. It’s a damn smart show, and it makes you feel smarter watching it!

As I’ve told most people I know, you need to watch the show if you haven’t already.  You can’t miss the performances that are just going to keep getting better. You don’t know what’s going to happen to Brody and Carrie in season 2, but they left it on a cliff with both of them just hanging on by a thread.

 

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Christina Has A Preference

Posted on December 4, 2011 by admin

Your eyes are not fooling you. These are two different guys (Matt Rutner top, Jordan Bratman bottom).  You think she has a type?

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One Day With Anne Hathaway

Posted on December 4, 2011 by admin

Break out your cheeseballs and crackers! Anne Hathway is in another romantic movie about two people who meet at University in Scotland in the late 1980′s. Anne plays Emma Morley- dorky, smart and totally unaware that she’s attractive. A part she often plays reminiscent of “Devil Wears Prada”.

Jim Sturgess plays the upper crust guy named Dexter that she’s had a crush on for years. After graduation they end up in the same bed, but it’s awkward and nothing happens but some painful dialogue. The two continue to be wrought with bad timing and so they decide to just be friends. Their friendship isn’t without their ups and downs; she has a rough road in the love department while working at a crappy Mexican restaurant. He becomes a late night sleazeball T.V show host who never lives up to his buried potential. The two talk often; see each other when they can, and often discuss how each should be living their lives. We all know that they love each other how two married people should, but this is a fairy tale in a dark, dismal society filled with obstacles.

I can relate to this story (don’t laugh) because I do have some guy friends of mine that I’ve had for years…and it’s not without us at one time or another thinking it could work. It just never does, but you do secretly hope it will. You might think, “what if”…because someone who knows you completely and relies on you is the perfect partner, but you don’t want to wait around either.

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Anne is always a joy to watch because she’s such a good actresss but the British accent isn’t her strong suit. It wasn’t terrible either. I think we’re just so used to her speaking English it was hard to switch.

I also didn’t really believe in Jim Sturgess’s character in Act 1. It wasn’t until the script gave him an actual personality and depth that I started to care about their story. He gets into the drug scene, loses his mother, struggles with his father, gets married to a woman who cheats on him, has a daughter…..etc. I mean the guy is put thru a dramatic blender.

Honestly the movie becomes about his struggle and her ability to pretend she doesn’t really love him while just making do with all the wrong people.

When these two finally come together; it’s perfect. Jim’s a brand new person; hollowed out by life and refilled by the belief that dreams do come true. Anne’s finally found her peace and written her critically acclaimed book (of course!). However, all good things must come to an end (she dies) and poor Jim Sturgess is left contemplating if he can even go on.

His father tells him, “you have to live life as if she’s still here….what do you think I’ve been doing for the past 10 years”. It was only then that he realizes his father’s pain and just how much that special person in your life means to you. Awwww. It’s actually rather depressing!

The film then pans back to when they first met and what the Director didn’t show you on the first round. Jim runs back to Anne…gets her number after their awkward graduation encounter….and they kiss as if it was meant to be. It always was.

I though the Direction was flawless-and how could the film look anything but unbelievable with such a fantastic European society backdrop. Perhaps this was a case where the book was better than the film and you just don’t get that same authenticity to the story on the big screen.

It was a gut wrenching ending and makes you nostalgic and appreciative. I started to contemplate how many times he probably tried to commit suicide after this. I guess life goes on, right? Okay well now it’s time to do some laundry! Maybe I don’t want to meet the person I am supposed to be with because he’s going to get hit by a truck leaving me with all the bills. Forget it….I’ll just be single! haha.

I give it a B- for romantic movies…

Here’s a snippet about the film from the LA TIMES: “One Day” seemed so promising given its pedigree — lovely and sensitive actors Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess at the forefront; Lone Scherfig, a master of intimacy in the director’s chair; and David Nicholls adapting his own bestselling romance novel. But as so often happens with love, what you hope for is not even close to what you get, and in this case we are left with a heartbreaking disappointment of a film.

 

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Tree Of Life Film Review

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

As we grow up, we remember little moments of our younger life. I often wonder why I remember certain things more than others. It’s not always the big events that make the biggest impact.

A scent in the room, the first recognizable feeling of elation, walking home knowing I’m going to get in trouble…these are all things I remember well. I remember the layout of the house we lived in when I was very little. I remember the smell of the thermos that had this fruit punch in it every day. I remember the feeling of wood chips between my sandals on the playground.

The beauty of recollection is that you never have the same story as everyone else who was there. You are the only one who has lived your life.

As time goes on, at parties and reunions, you realize the holes that exist between stories. Your Mom thought it was the worst day of her life but it was your best. How did that happen?

Life is so beautiful and painful all at the same time. And to think, we are emotional caged animals in suburbia afflicted with such an enormous span of possibilities good and bad.  It’s like a menu list where we check off pain in childhood (check), father issues (check), loving by subdued mother (check), summertime in the grass with the sprinklers (check).

Similarly, the world around us has gone thru pain. You can chose to relish in the hellacious nature of atoms crashing into one another or you can accept life with grace and candor. The film asks you this in the first 5 minutes, literally.

Somewhere in between are all the answers as to why we are here, who we will become, and how to feel better about the way you lived your life.

Sean Penn is an older man today. He’s still having a hard time dealing with the death of his younger brother. He’s had a roller coaster relationship with his father, Brad Pitt. This is definitely not a film about the actors because you really don’t see them much. They are just future placeholders that help to tell a story about growing up.

This film takes you on a Discovery Channel-esque journey of the small moments in life from the time Sean was born. Even just a brush of a hand across your face, an annoying glare from your sibling, a kiss on the forehead, the family dinner where Dad flipped out due to stress.

Terrence Malick delivers a perfectly spliced together story of one family among millions who undergo the transformation of life. He never tells this story linearly. He forces you to already feel agitated and sabotaged as you watch the film which helps you relate to the characters. Terrence also forces you to think about what you DON’T see just as much.

The film is getting some mixed reviews; some are negative regarding Terrence’s use of universal footage of clouds, water, planetary movements, (basically anything emoting God’s great splendor and pain). He does use it for longer than you would expect and I was frustrated in parts. I think he could have shortened it and achieved the same effect.

But, this film is a true gem and has its place among thought provoking movies.  We hope there’s a reason for everything we experience but then in the same breathe it’s really difficult to imagine a being (God) who is somehow coordinating all of this for a reason AND still cares about all of us equally.  When we experience “life” which is a mixture of good and bad, we hope we are here because of a master plan and that one day we’ll be rectified, rewarded……and answered. But no one knows for sure.

A nuclear family is an exact mirror to the universe and how it expands, contracts, blows up, and never reveals what it truly consists of and what it will become after we’re all done here on this planet.

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Bad Teacher in 30 Seconds

Posted on October 22, 2011 by admin

Bad Teacher is actually funnier than I thought. The script is actually phenomenal…no wonder these actors wanted to do it. Here’s an awesome gag reel!! DONE- that’s my 30 second review.

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Insidious; Inside And Out

Posted on July 15, 2011 by admin

Fade in. Insidious starts out a bit slow. Who am I kidding? I started the film, took a nap, did the dishes, came back, and I was still in the same upswing of horror development. Some of the dialogue leaves much to be desired. You feel like you’ve seen the beginning a zillion times. I can hear every line of the screenplay which is never what you want the audience to say. You know you’re going to see something a tiny bit spooky within 10 minutes. It’s like the bump in the ride in Pirates of the Caribeean. Nothing to brag about.

I had glimpses of the old fashioned Poltergeist films, but a bad version of them. One of my pet peeves is random 10 second transitions that are supposed to foreshadow the hook of the story but have absolutely no real suprise or power behind the visual whatsoever. Plenty of those in here.  There’s also a lot of plot motives that are too coincidental to be impressive. However, despite all of that, the movie is worthwhile because of the absolute HORROR it feeds upon and spits out at the audience. I loved it!

I’ve been waiting for a movie to really do a good job playing up the idea of a living human going into the ghost world and coming back out of it. They did a phenomenal job with this concept. I was wondering why the trailer told us pretty much the entire story upfront. The reason is, that’s only half of the movie. The main characters have to go and get their son in what they call the “further” which is a realm surrounding our current world, but filled with all of the ghosts and demons.

Astral travel (your soul can travel outside of your body) is a phenomenon I’m fascinated with, mainly because I’m told I can also travel in my dreams quite a bit. Dont believe me, look at an old blog posting I did about one incident http://www.worldoffilmcraft.com/2010/12/aliens-visiting-me/. On this topic, the movie fastens itself against the wall quite well. The photographs of insidious beings coming close to humans through the veil of the “further” was so scary, and I’ve seen most every horror film out there.

Some of the scenes of the ghosts in the house, the demon in the corner of the room, the figure walking around outside on the deck; were totally amazing scary effects.  The best in my opinion was when Rose Byrne plays some music (on a record player, of course) and walks outside to throw away the trash only to peer back in the house and see a ghost dancing. HA! It was so freaky. I’d pee my pants. See what I mean by something that you’ve probably seen before but the way they shot it, was just so perfect it felt like my first horror film. This was some whacked out ghost ball crazy ass shit!

If you are a horror fan, go see it… get through the first 30 minutes and you’ll see what I mean. It gets better!!!!It’s got this cult film flavor to it. Come to think of it, they probably said what the hell, let’s make this somewhat cheesy but pull out all the stops and scare the crap out of you. Well done. It’s got moves like Poltergeist, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Ring and Videodrome!

I could easily watch this at Halloween again and again. The scene where the psychic wears the gas mask to communicate with the other side was fantastic! hahah.  I had to turn my head and check behind me a few times.  Bravo!! Do another film!!!!

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Game Of Thrones; Should You Bother?

Posted on July 4, 2011 by admin

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If you liked Braveheart, Lord of the Rings, and especially if you like to play games like World of Warcraft, this is definitely up your alley. My friends describe this as a “porno with a plot”. I’m not going to argue with that one. We have horses, a special blonde girl, a few jerks, a bitchy queen, people who remind me of Vikings and live in cold weather, little kids with attitude, sarcastic dialogue, great soundtrack music, epic scenery, scary things that live in the forest, sarcastic midgets….and your usual buffet of emotions like pain, fear, intrigue, sadness, loss, happiness and revenge!! Check it out and you won’t be able to stop watching it. I promise.

Winter is coming!!!! the Night Walkers are coming!!

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Miranda Lambert’s Amazing Voice

Posted on July 4, 2011 by admin

Did you see her on “The Voice”? I wasn’t a big fan of hers prior to seeing the show, but after seeing that performance I’m totally sold. She’s got such a wonderful twang in her voice.  Geez. Blake Shelton is hot and you’ve got Miranda…the two of them together equals —-too hot for the planet! lol  Seriously, what’s wrong with that girl? Absolutely nothing. I’m jealous. What?…she chews with her mouth open? That’s it? lol

Here’s her official video because “The Voice” youtube clips stink.  

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