Plot Points — Thieve’s Highway (1949)
Plot points are linear links that make up the chain of traditional Aristotelian 3-act dramatic structure. This classic structure worked well in Hollywood for almost a century now. Although young movie…
Movie Review - Confidence (2003)
CONFIDENCE (2003) is a slick greased-lightning of a con story that some reviewers I believe mistook for a classic “caper” movie like Ocean’s 11 or 12.The writing by Doug Jung is fresh, witty and with …
Emily Dickinson is Done, But a New Era of Poets Has Begun
EmilySuch your parentsAppropriately named theeAemilius meaning “rival”It’s origin being Roman and medievalDescribing one industrious and eagerCertainly not a people pleaserConsidering your reclusive n…
Plot Points — Dead of Winter (1987)
Plot points are linear links that make up the chain of traditional Aristotelian 3-act dramatic structure. This classic structure worked well in Hollywood for almost a century now. Although young movie…
Plot Points — Gattaca (1997)
Plot points are linear links that make up the chain of traditional Aristotelian 3-act dramatic structure. This classic structure worked well in Hollywood for almost a century now. Although young movie…
Three Poems About Three Different Emotions. Gads! Being Human Is Tough Sometimes Huh?
My husband is the one I write about below. There is nothing more beautiful to me than a sensitive soul and he is certainly one.”The Writer”He is the writer of beautiful songs
he strokes out my passi…
Professional Studio Tips: High Production, High Energy in the Studio
I have worked for years in a commercial recording studio, and have observed all kinds of artists create their masterpieces, pay their tolls, and then leave. Some of these songs made deep impressions i…
Original Movie Plot - The Borders Within
Brandon is a strapping young college drop-out hired by the private border posse to chase and hunt down illegal immigrants down at the US-Mexico border.Brandon, riding a horse along the shores of Rio G…

