How to Evaluate Stories
April 6, 2012 – 11:56 AM | 2 Comments

This concise checklist of questions and examples helps writers, producers, editors, publishers, and development executives quickly zero in on key story problems. It reveals what’s missing in any problematic plot. Find what’s wrong and fix …

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Foreign Correspondent – Day Thirty – #40movies40days
April 8, 2011 – 10:46 PM | No Comment
Foreign Correspondent – Day Thirty – #40movies40days

Foreign Correspondent, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is a great complement to The Quiet American. Again, two men fighting for different sides are caught in a triangle over a girl.

Monsters Inc. – Day Twenty Nine – #40movies40days
April 8, 2011 – 12:00 AM | One Comment
Monsters Inc. – Day Twenty Nine – #40movies40days

This wonderful Pixar movie made me wonder what in my life is powered by fear? It made me wonder what would happen if I turned off that switch and changed tactics, like Monsters Inc.

The Quiet American – Day Twenty Eight – #40movies40days
April 6, 2011 – 11:08 PM | One Comment
The Quiet American – Day Twenty Eight – #40movies40days

The Quiet American is a wonderful 2002 film starring Michael Caine (Power of Idealism) as a jaded newspaper reporter who moves from being an observer, passionately in love with a young Vietnamese girl, to a direct participant in the tangled politics of her country.

Somewhere – Day Twenty Seven – #40movies40days
April 6, 2011 – 12:33 AM | No Comment
Somewhere – Day Twenty Seven – #40movies40days

Somewhere is an odd little film but I rather liked it.

Anvil: The Story of Anvil – Day Twenty Six – #40movies40days
April 4, 2011 – 6:05 PM | No Comment
Anvil: The Story of Anvil – Day Twenty Six – #40movies40days

Anvil: The Story of Anvil is a testament to the human spirit, the passion that drives every creative person and the power of positivity and perseverance.

Did You Hear About The Morgans – Day Twenty Five – #40movies40days
April 3, 2011 – 9:46 PM | 2 Comments
Did You Hear About The Morgans – Day Twenty Five – #40movies40days

This movie demonstrates conclusively that an actor’s persona is no replacement for actual character development in a script.