Tag: Movies

Ready for My Not-So-Close-Up

It's been over a year full of flaming suck for me. In addition to being laid off, I have had very few interviews for all of my efforts. Two of them, including one for the position of Publications Editor at my former employer, turned out to be a bust and I'm still waiting for the … Continue reading Ready for My Not-So-Close-Up →

Tom Hanks Filming at Local K-Mart

I had heard through the proverbial grapevine that Tom Hanks would be at our local K-Mart today, so I decided to go and check it out to see if the grapevine was right. And right it was. (Click on any image to embiggen): See the man in the red shirt? As blurry as the image … Continue reading Tom Hanks Filming at Local K-Mart →

First Screening: DreamWorks’ “How to Train Your Dragon”

Note: This entry may include spoilers after the break so if you don’t want to know about the movie, don’t read beyond "SPOILER ALERT!" Sometime last week, Ann got an e-mail from MovieTickets.com about a free, pre-release screening of a DreamWorks movie “from the people who brought you Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar.” So being … Continue reading First Screening: DreamWorks’ “How to Train Your Dragon” →

Filming Flashback: Friday After Next

For today's post, I'm taking a cue from IAMNOTASTALKER, a very cool site with a humorous name that lists movie locations all around southern California. And being I live in said area, I dig what I've seen on that site. I was turned onto it by searching for more info about CSI: Miami shoots in … Continue reading Filming Flashback: Friday After Next →

Off the List

FADE IN At one point in my life, perhaps a smidge too late, I considered a career in screenwriting. I took courses in college, bought books, did a lot of research. In fact I even arranged to speak with Keith Sharon, writer of the Showtime screenplay, who also happened to work at one of the … Continue reading Off the List →