Dinner for Schmucks: Funniest Movie I’ve Seen since The Hangover

Dinner for Schmucks is a sweet comedy about the true meaning of friendship. The movie has a wonderful ensemble cast with Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Lucy Punch, and Zach Galifianakis. The movie follows Tim (Paul Rudd), who works for Fender Financial,where the opportunity for a promotion has just opened up. He manages to get his foot in the door by getting Mueller, a Swiss millionaire, interested in investing his money with the firm. However, before giving him a promotion, Fender wants to get to know him better, and invites him...

I Write Like is Ready to Tell You Who You Write Like

I Write Like is a new site that will tell you what famous author that you write like. All you do is go to the site, paste a few paragraphs of anything, and hit the analyze button. In a matter of seconds, you will learn what author you write like. The experiment I had in mind is to see if I could consistently come up with the same response with writings I had laying around, even if I was submitting different types of writing. The first thing I analyzed was a book I'm working on, and the response was that I write like Kurt Vonnegut....

Supply and Demand for Movies

It shouldn't be surprising that the last three movies to do well in theaters were Despicable Me, Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and Toy Story 3.  It also shouldn't be surprising that movies like Predators can't do as well. Studios admit that they don't know what to green light next, and this could be because they don't realize that like any other business, there's always supply and demand going on. Read more…...

My Bad: Shows I Should Have Watched When it Would Have Done Some Good

There’s one thing I hate more than having a show I love cancelled on me, and that’s discovering a show after it’s been cancelled.  Having a show I love while I’m actively watching cancelled means I did my part and there was nothing more that I could do, except win a lottery and buy a TV station.  Discovering a show after it was cancelled makes me feel like it’s partially my fault such a wonderful show got cancelled.  I try not to feel bad in instances where the show was cancelled after only four episodes or the...

Canceled TV Love Song

Man, I love this music video.  You can read more about that here. A snippet from the article: We all have those shows that it still burns that it was canceled. College Humor has come out with a music video to honor those fallen TV shows. From Twin Peaks to Pushing Daisies, two decades of prematurally canceled shows are mentioned in the aptly named “Canceled TV Show Love Song”, the first installment of a six-part series of music videos being released this summer. Of course, if you want to just watch the music video,...

Do You Need Help With Writing Believable Characters?

Allow this guide to give you some basic steps that’ll point you in the right direction: Creating fictional characters that seem real can be tough. Many try and many end up with flat, unrealistic characters. However, with some simple tips, you can create your own character that has depth and believability. Read More…...

Why Are So Many Movies Being Made for Boys?

This was a question I had when I decided to write “Sweet Valley Barbie Trolls: Movies for the Girls”.  Truth be told, I’m not excited about the selection we’re being given here, but at least it’s something. From the article: All recent and upcoming property-based movies seem to be aimed at the boys. Transformers, G.I. Joe, the upcoming Stretch Armstrong, and even gender-neutral Battleship seems to be aimed at the boys. Even movies such as Smurfs and Alvin and the Chipmunks that aren't aimed at boys per se are gender-neutral....