Monthly Archives: May 2019

Music from My Movies

Posted on May 31, 2019 by mitchteemley

 Where Have All the Monsters Gone? As I mentioned in the previous Music from My Movies, I wrote three songs for the closing credits of my new feature film Notzilla. Since the music under the credits represents a typical day … Continue reading →

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When is the Impossible Possible?

Posted on May 30, 2019 by mitchteemley

So a guy near where I live died. But he’s feeling much better now. In 2013, Anthony Yahle went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to Kettering Medical Center. Doctors tried for 45 minutes to restart his heart. They finally … Continue reading →

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Expectancy is the Atmosphere for Miracles

Posted on May 29, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is the smart, witty, opinionated, often sarcastic, and generally very wise blogger at See, There’s This Thing Called Biology, a.k.a. Insanity Bytes. I’m afraid that, despite several years of following her blog, I haven’t yet … Continue reading →

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Extremely!

Posted on May 28, 2019 by mitchteemley

My wife and I decided to do a Memorial Day Day Trip (technically that’s not a redundancy) to Clifty Falls State Park, near the charming historical town of Madison, Indiana. We last visited seven years ago. Why so long in … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day

Posted on May 27, 2019 by mitchteemley

“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” ~C. S. Lewis Wishing You a Happy and Grateful Memorial Day!

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Crosswalk

Posted on May 26, 2019 by mitchteemley

“If you would be my disciple, you must deny yourself and take up your cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake will save it.” … Continue reading →

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I’m Growing a Beard!

Posted on May 25, 2019 by mitchteemley

I decided that, in order to look like a proper manly writer (or a very avant garde female writer), I needed a beard. So three weeks ago I stopped shaving. Pros so far: I’ve stopped shaving. Cons so far: It … Continue reading →

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Music from My Movies

Posted on May 24, 2019 by mitchteemley

Dino Surfin’ I recently posted the songs from my feature film Over-the-Rhine, mentioning that creating music for my movies is a way of pursuing “my other love.” Over-the-Rhine is a heavy drama, so those songs are serious, emotional accompaniments to … Continue reading →

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A Life-Changer

Posted on May 23, 2019 by mitchteemley

Three years ago this month, we began production on Over-the-Rhine, my first feature film as a writer-director-producer. I’d made many short films over the years, but this was the first time anyone had ever put up the funding necessary for … Continue reading →

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The Happiness Report

Posted on May 22, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is David Redpath of Highway Bloggery. I can’t find an “About” page anywhere (I suspect he prefers to remain a bit mysterious). But what I can gather about him is this: David is an Australian … Continue reading →

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