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Tag Archives: movie
Help, I’m Being Attacked by Trolls!
Not this kind: This kind: My feature film Healing River was released on Amazon Prime a week and a half ago, and so far it has been rated a perfect 5 out of 5 by viewers! (They’ve also written wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged haters, Healing River, internet, movie, reviews, trolls
70 Comments
The Most Momentous Day of the Year! (Or Not)
February 2nd is Groundhog Day*, a day which reminds the world that Americans still dominate the very pinnacle of absurdity: People in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (from an old Native American word meaning “white men are weird”) wear top hats, speak an incomprehensible … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Memoir, Mitchellaneous
Tagged Bill Murray, funny, Groundhog Day, joke, junk food, movie
26 Comments
Call Me Forrest
My daughter calls me Forrest Gump. She has this theory that I’ve not only met most of the world’s famous people, but that I (accidentally) caused most of the major events of the 20th century. Silly, I know. All I can say … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged famous, Forrest Gump, funny, movie, stars, studio, Walt Disney
28 Comments
A Filmmaker’s Journal
Over-the-Rhine – The Official Trailer! I’ve been talking about my feature film Over-the-Rhine for two years now (Update: The film was released in May, 2020 under the title Healing River). The creation of a movie, as with the creation of … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Videos
Tagged awards, movie, official, Over-the-Rhine, theaters, trailer
98 Comments
Movie Theaters I Have Loved
I was born loving movies, but seldom give proper credit to those magical rooms where movies blaze to life. So here are a few I have loved. The Meralta Theater in Downey, California was where my addiction began. I saw … Continue reading
A Filmmaker’s Journal
Less than a month from now we begin shooting Over-the-Rhine, my first feature film as a writer-director. I want to share the experience with you, my bloggish friends, partly because I think of you as my extended family (aww) and partly because I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Memoir, Mitchellaneous, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged excited, filmmaking, movie, Over-the-Rhine, shooting
55 Comments
Someone Appreciates Me!
All I ask for is a little appreciation. But do I get it? No! I get eye-rolling. From the wife. From the kids. From the squirrel looking in at me through the kitchen window. Stop with the eye-rolling already! Someone finally appreciates me. And it’s no less … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Writing
Tagged appreciation, award, blog, blogging, honor, movie, nomination, witty
29 Comments
Yoda is Rolling Over in His Grave!
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the biggest box office hit of all time, was not nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture! Seriously? Well, sure, it got a few “technical” nominations (Best Special Effects–duh!) and Best Score, of course (John Williams sneezes … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged Academy Awards, funny, movie, nominations, Oscars, Star Wars, The Force Awakens
18 Comments
Me and Princess Leia’s Mom
I’ve always been in love with movies. As a kid I wanted with every fiber of my being to be Gene Kelly. To sing like him. To dance like him. But most of all, to kiss girls like him. Especially … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Story Power
Tagged Carrie Fisher, Daily Planet, Debbie Reynolds, funny, movie, Princess Leia, Star Wars
72 Comments
The Wishing Map 1
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Preface Bedtime is the time to stall. And asking for “a story” is the best way to do it. In response to such requests, many years ago I began improvising an ongoing story for my…
Posted in Books, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged adventure, C.S. Lewis, Disney, epic, fantasy, movie, Narnia
5 Comments