1st Scene DIVERSITY Festival Screenplay Reading: The Detour, by Annika Freese

When her boyfriend unexpectedly proposes, Accaila MacLochlann realizes she has no idea what she wants from her life. So, when the opportunity to drive across country to sell her parents’ truck and trailer in San Francisco arises, Accaila takes it.

CAST LIST:
Narration: Allison Kampf
SPENCER : Allan Michael Brunet
ACCAILA : Hannah Ehman

6 Favorites from the 60’s: A National Classic Movie Day Celebration — The Classic Movie Muse

Happy National Classic Movie Day to all! Today, Rick at the Classic Film and TV Cafe is hosting a blogathon encouraging participants to write about their six favorites from the 60’s in celebration of this momentous occasion! This sounded like too much fun to pass up and I’m excited to share my favorites with you. […]

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Captain Fabian : The Ugliest Errol Flynn Of All — Brizzy Mays Books and Bruschetta

Stay At Home orders have meant the consumption of lots of books and movies; the good, the bad and the ugly. This post may surprise you as it pertains to an Errol Flynn movie which I can only describe as the Ugliest Of All Time. You never thought you’de hear that from me, did you? […]

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“Uncut Gems – A Career Best for Adam Sandler” — RobbinsRealm Blog

​In the often times intense thriller “Uncut Gems” Howard Ratner, portrayed by Golden Globe nominee Adam Sandler (Punch Drunk Love) is the owner of a jewelry business in the Diamond District of New York. His wife, Dinah (Idina Menzel) wants a divorce, not only because of his antics, which I’ll discuss in the following paragraph, but […]

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Dr. No: What Humble Beginnings — We Minored in Film

Dr. No – the first James Bond film, the one Variety backhandedly referred to as an “entertaining piece of tongue-in-cheek action hokum” – was one of my biggest blindspots before starting this marathon. From afar, I knew Dr. No through documentary clips and pop culture osmosis. Sean Connery’s first utterance of “Bond. James Bond” is […]

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Recent Movies and Series Directed by Women — Ripple Effects

Yesterday while driving I heard the stirring theme music of the movie The Piano (1993) played on CBC Radio 2. Memories flooded my mind. I recalled watching it in the movie theatre way back then. A deaf-mute unable to speak but can overwhelm others as she plays the piano to express herself. I thought of […]

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