I like to see connections among things. Sometimes between stories. And somewhere between “there are only 7 basic stories in the world” and downright plagiarism, there lie things like this, where odd and interesting things make two stories a little…
Tag: Motion Pictures
Crying at Movies and Songs
Hi, my name is Mark, and I cry at movies. And songs. And other stuff, too. But especially movies. And songs. Probably like most people, I’d sometimes feel tears well up while watching a movie. Maybe a few would escape…
Mad Libs with 30 Rock and Gandhi
The other Mad Libs posts I just did this week — on Looper and The Terminator and on Frasier and Joey — reminded me about another set I did, practically on a dare. Netflix told my wife that she’d like…
Mad Libs with Frasier and Joey
Playing Mad Libs with Looper and The Terminator reminded me about another astonishingly similar pair of projects. Years later, here are the Mad Libs for the television series Frasier and Joey. A hugely popular NBC Thursday night Must See TV…
Mad Libs with Looper and The Terminator
Looper is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time. Don’t let what follows lead you to think that I felt it unoriginal. Because it was highly original. Go see it and you’ll be richly rewarded. And…
Wall-E
Wall-EBy Written by Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon; Original Story by Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter; Directed by Andrew Stanton Purchase at:
Lars and the Real Girl
Lars and the Real GirlBy Written by Nancy Oliver; Directed by Craig Gillespie Purchase at:
Kinsey
KinseyBy Written and Dirrected by Bill Condon Purchase at:
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
The King of Kong: A Fistful of QuartersBy Directed by Seth Gordon Purchase at:
Apocalypto
ApocalyptoBy Written by Mel Gibson & Farhad Safinia; Directed by Mel Gibson Purchase at: