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....

If I Had a Million Dollars I’d be Rich

Sometimes I happen upon random generators.  This one came up with the prompt “What would you do with a million dollars?” A million dollars doesn’t go as far as it used to.  First of all, $450,000 of that is already taken out for taxes.  Or is it a tax-free million dollars?  Well, my plans involve taxes.  After paying down all my debts, I would invest in my dream house.  Just a down payment.  I hope my other investments pay off or my dream house will become a new debt.  My dream house...

Harley Quinn: More than Just “The Joker’s Girlfriend”

Dr. Harleen Quinzel, also known as Harley Quinn, only has one sentence in the DC Universe encyclopedia – she’s the Joker’s girlfriend.  While true, Harley Quinn is much more, spawning her own comic book series and being a villain in her own right. On September 11, 1992, Joker’s Favor aired, and audiences all caught their first glimpse of everyone’s favorite henchwench, Harley Quinn.  She was to only be a one shot character, but somehow was brought back just a few months later in Almost Got ‘im.  Soon, the Joker...

Writing Sample: Chit Chat for Facebook

Chit Chat for Facebook might be a solution to two common problems we have in communicating with our friends online. Nobody really e-mails anymore, with exceptions for business, birthday e-cards, party e-vites, and forwards of the funny or spammy variety. People like instant response. This is why they use instant messengers, but unfortunately not everyone can decide on the same one. Half our friends prefer one IM client over the other, yet we're the accommadating ones who have every single one. It's just a hassle. However, almost...

Toy Story 3 is Probably the Best Movie Ever

And if it’s not, it’s darn close. I was 12 when Toy Story came out.  I’m much older than 12 now.  However, I was dedicated to the series.  I loved the first movie, the second one was one of the first ones I saw in theatres… I’ve been impatiently waiting for the third one for forever. It did not let me down.  I don’t know what I expected in a Toy Story 3 movie, but this was much better.  Toy Story is the only franchise I know of that got progressively better with each movie.  I’ve never cried so...

Dashingly Deadly Dexter

I have certain visceral pleasures that I can only maintain when they’re imaginary.  I can’t watch them on screen or I get squeamish.  Because of this, I can’t watch the TV show Dexter.  Not without hiding behind my fingers at least three times an episode.  However, it’s a show that everyone seems to think I’ll enjoy, so my compromise was to read the books on which Dexter was based.  So far I have read Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Dearly Devoted Dexter. I love these books.  They’re smart, witty, and...

Pardon My Dust

Right now I’m still working on getting this blog just the way I want it.  In the meanwhile, you can follow me on Twitter or be my fan on Facebook....

Hello!

May as well introduce myself.  I do have a nifty about me page.  I guess everything you need to know is there, but I guess there’s stuff you want to know.  Hm… Favorite TV Show: The Simpsons.  I know it’s older than dirt, and I remember when it was still on the Tracey Ullman Show (I didn’t like it much then!), but I think it’s a great show with core family values.  Odd family values, but they’ve always got each other’s backs.  Plus, it has longevity.  Every other show that I’ve deemed favorite...