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…and Goodnight, Debbie

Posted on December 29, 2016 by mitchteemley

I posted a tribute to Carrie Fisher yesterday, with no idea that today I’d be posting one about her mother, Debbie Reynolds. My childhood crush, Debbie broke through to stardom in the film Singin’ in the Rain (possibly the greatest film musical ever … Continue reading →

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Goodnight, Sweet Princess…

Posted on December 28, 2016 by mitchteemley

Nimble-witted, tempestuous, and almost too tender-hearted for her own good–that’s the Carrie Fisher I remember. Goodnight, sweet princess. Praying* for the girl I met long ago and for the woman she became. I wrote an indirect tribute to her a while back. If … Continue reading →

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Alien Invasion!

Posted on December 20, 2016 by mitchteemley

2,000 years ago our planet was invaded by a Being of inconceivable power. His spaceship: the womb of a Jewish teenager. His weapon: a form of love more powerful than all of the lasers or phasers that will ever be … Continue reading →

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Signs of the Times

Posted on December 6, 2016 by mitchteemley

Join us, if you’re not busy doing something “important.” Well, yeah. Sarcastic. But kinda, um, true. Point taken. This explains a lot. If y’all see someone doin’ this…tell ’em they’re hiring at Burger King. Now they tell us! Accidental editorial? … Continue reading →

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A Filmmaker’s Journal

Posted on December 5, 2016 by mitchteemley

Production photo from my feature film Over-the-Rhine My Recipe for Humble Pie I was directing my first feature film and thought I knew everything I needed to know. I mean, heck, I have a master’s degree in theatre and have directed … Continue reading →

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Be Who You’re Called to Be

Posted on November 25, 2016 by mitchteemley

I once dated a struggling British actress. We talked about how hard it was to make it in the movie biz. She mentioned meeting a 35 year old actor who’d wrapped work on a “kid’s movie” at London’s Elstree Studios. … Continue reading →

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All the Time in the World

Posted on October 24, 2016 by mitchteemley

I saw the movie The Time Machine as a kid and immediately became obsessed with the idea of time travel. I held my breath as George departed, determined to make the future better, and his insightful botanist friend observed, “He has … Continue reading →

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Thursday Song

Posted on September 29, 2016 by mitchteemley

(Music Video below) Marc was a skinny Polish-American Jew. I was a Euro-American mutt who’d decided he was Irish after playing a leprechaun in the high school musical. Our first band was clunky. If the chords to the song went, … Continue reading →

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Too Hip for Tuesday

Posted on September 27, 2016 by mitchteemley
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The Donald for President!

Posted on September 3, 2016 by mitchteemley

What?  You were thinking I meant some other cartoon character named Donald? ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Note: the above is not meant to be a statement for or against any particular candidate (see Hillary Quits!). I will, however, confess to being a laugh … Continue reading →

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