Category Archives: Popular Culture & Entertainment

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50 Funny, Quirky and Very Human Status Updates

Posted on June 24, 2022 by mitchteemley

It hasn’t been a funny week. In fact, for some of my family it’s been a heartbreaking week. My first thought was to post something comforting. But then I remembered how much humor has consoled me during unbearable times. So, … Continue reading →

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The Longest Day of the Year

Posted on June 21, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Sixty years ago, Hollywood released The Longest Day, a movie about the D-Day landings in the summer of 1944. For Dad it was a must because he’d been in World War II, sort of. I’d read the … Continue reading →

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My Next Big Box-Office Hit?

Posted on May 19, 2022 by mitchteemley

Horror thrillers and Movies for Women are among the most successful movie genres. Could this be my next big hit: A Filmmaker’s Journal 2020 was my biggest year ever as a filmmaker. Oddly enough, thanks to the-pandemic-that-shall-not-be-named, I had three … Continue reading →

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Bad Luck…or Bad Choices?

Posted on May 13, 2022 by mitchteemley

Today is Friday the 13th! Shocking statistics reveal that accidents are 100 times more likely to occur when people take stupid risks on a Friday the 13th (or any other day of the year)! In light of these facts, here … Continue reading →

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Making Something Real

Posted on April 28, 2022 by mitchteemley

Five years ago this month, we dared to enter our not-yet-finished movie Healing River (then titled after its setting, Cincinnati’s gritty inner-city neighborhood Over-the-Rhine) in the world’s largest Christian film festival. It was my first feature film as a writer-director-producer, … Continue reading →

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“Never Give Up!” Blogging

Posted on April 25, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week WordPress is a large, genteel society built on the principal of mutual sociability: Create a blog (“New tea shoppe now open for business!”) Write posts with suitable tag words (“Hallo, care for a cuppa me-tea?”) Your … Continue reading →

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April Foolishness

Posted on April 1, 2022 by mitchteemley

I’ve always appreciated good-hearted pranks, not the mean kind, but the teasy kind. The kind that end with an affable laugh. When I was in high school, I was invited to a ‘Girl Ask Boy’ dance. I arrived with a … Continue reading →

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The Best Movies of 2021

Posted on March 24, 2022 by mitchteemley

This list is highly subjective, of course. Not only didn’t I see every movie released in 2021, but “Bests” are always a matter of personal taste (superior though my taste may be ;>). However, because I’m a filmmaker and a … Continue reading →

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Time to Spring Forward Again!

Posted on March 11, 2022 by mitchteemley

Yes, it’s Daylight Savings Time. Again. According to a recent poll, about 75% of our population dislikes losing an hour every spring and regaining it every fall. And the 25% who like it? Well, I’m guessing they’re the same people … Continue reading →

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The Fine Line Between Clever and Awkward

Posted on February 18, 2022 by mitchteemley

Clever, awkward, or just plain odd? It’s all in the eye of the beholder (or be-hearer, or be-smeller, or be-whatever-er). You decide. Click on any image to enlarge it, read caption, or begin slide show.

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