Category Archives: movies

Praiseworthy

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

I understand that I do a bit of complaining and rants about writers getting things wrong. I think we can all learn from the mistakes made by others, in all walks of life. However, this week I would like to … Continue reading →

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Get Lost:LibriVox/Project Gutenberg/Internet Archives

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

LibriVox is an organization dedicated to finding literary works which have fallen into public domain and making readings of them to share with the world. Volunteers do the recording. Works in the public domain are those whose copyrights (in U.S. … Continue reading →

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“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

On this Free Week, I will finish the thought I began a couple of months ago on an audiobook I listened to on YouTube; one that had me enthralled. It was the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. As I have … Continue reading →

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Memento Momento

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

The topic this week is: Would we like to be asked to do the novelization of a movie, or why not? If so, what movie. Many movies are based on stories, novels or based on plays, but quite a few … Continue reading →

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Re-telling a Tale

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

One of the foxes asked, “Would you want to be asked to create a novelization of a movie? Why or why not? What movie?” About three years ago we spent a week discussing books we’d read after seeing the movie … Continue reading →

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Do You, Too, YouTube?

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

I have made a great discovery: many great old movies and many great readings are available on YouTube. I can pick up YouTube for free on computer and through my Xbox, (into my TV.) I can pick it up on … Continue reading →

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Country AND Western

Posted on December 28, 2017 by

The title of this post is part of a famous line in the original “Blues Brothers” movie. The brothers and band were faking their way into a gig in a bar and asked what kind of music they played there. … Continue reading →

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