It has been 30 years since the movie A Christmas Story came out and I think I’ve seen it almost
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Writing advice from Robert Kirkman
I resisted watching The Walking Dead for a long time. I didn’t think I would like it because I don’t
Continue readingBook vs Film: Valley of the Dolls
What we have here is a dirty soap opera. – Roger Ebert, in his 1967 review of the film
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I remember when Jeffrey Dahmer was killed in prison. It was 1994 and back then I used to wake up
Continue readingBook vs Film: The Little Prince
“In the course of my life I have had many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned
Continue readingBook vs Movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls
When I started watching For Whom the Bell Tolls, I really didn’t know what I was in for. It’s a long
Continue readingBook vs Movie: The Mist
The Mist is the first story (a 150-page novella, actually) in the Stephen King short fiction collection Skeleton Crew. But before
Continue readingBook vs Movie: Pinocchio
You really have to hand it to Walt Disney. Only a creative genius could turn Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio into the
Continue readingBook vs Film: Double Indemnity
I’ve been on a real film noir kick recently, probably because I signed up for TCM’s Summer of Darkness. It’s
Continue readingBook vs Movie: The Vanishing
I’ll be honest with you, I had no idea The Vanishing was anything but a movie starring Jeff Bridges and Keifer
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