It’s February, so the deluge of romantic comedies is upon us and for those who ridicule the genre, you won’t find a grumpy facilitator here. In fact, I’m an unabashed connoisseur of quirky romantic comedy, amply influenced by those particularly odd and unexpected pairings that feel like they were bornRead More →
MIAMI (AP) — Shortly before the coronavirus pandemic began, Isabel Allende suffered one of the greatest losses of her life: the death of her mother. On Tuesday, the Chilean author published Violeta, a novel that begins and ends with an epidemic and travels through the last 100 years of historyRead More →
Content of the article Acclaimed Canadian author Dorothy Speaks has fond memories of growing up in Woodstock. Speaks, who recently published her fourth volume of short stories, arrived in Friendly City when she was just two months old and lived there until she moved away aged 19. “I remember WoodstockRead More →
[ad_1] The Lost City Trailer Aaron nee and Adam nee‘s The lost city (2022) movie trailer was released by Paramount Pictures. The lost city trailer stars Sandra bullock, Channing tatum, Daniel radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Patti harrison, Oscar Nunez, and Brad pitt. Crew Oren Uziel, Dana fox, Adam Nee andRead More →
[ad_1] Warning: this article contains spoilers. I was 15 when I finished my first novel. A set of crude words wrapped up in a Word document and a draft that summed up “cringe†as a concept, but a novel nonetheless. That’s when ambition crept into my head for the firstRead More →
[ad_1] November 23, 2021 17:59 (UTC + 04: 00) 531 By Laman Ismayilova The Baku Book Center brought together all the admirers of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Its 200th anniversary was solemnly celebrated by the Russian Information and Culture Center, Trend Life reported. Philologist and publicist Leyla Sultanzade gave anRead More →
[ad_1] Brett Howard Nelson sees his star rise faster and faster like his last film The letter hits Cannes screens with near universal success alongside all the other festivals it has presented so far. In a recent interview with Toronto Cinema Magazine, we got a lot more information about theRead More →
[ad_1] The films sometimes portray the difficulties of cinema and some even deign to quote the screenwriter. Among the few films in which the writers are in the foreground: “Sunset Boulevard”, “In a Lonely Place”, “Contempt”, “Barton Fink”, “The Player”, “Adaptation” and “Mank”. In these and other films, the writerRead More →
[ad_1] Anne PatchettHeidi ross “These Precious Days,†the new collection of essays from beloved and bestselling author Ann Patchett, is a cornucopia of goodies. Full of spirit and warm, the essays succeed thanks to Patchett’s inimitable and endearing voice. Sincere but never simplistic, generous without being cloying and accessible ratherRead More →
[ad_1] This article contains spoilers for Spencer. You must beware! If you watched the Spencer trailer, featuring Kristen stewart like Princess Diana, you have probably seen a character played by Sally hawkins (The shape of water, blue jasmine). Your attention was probably so focused on Stewart in full Diana costumeRead More →
[ad_1] Julie Sherman Wolfe always knew she wanted to live in New England. The Hallmark Channel screenwriter did what she did on screen for twenty TV movies: she had a happy ending. After visiting a cousin in Simsbury, Wolfe, who lived in Los Angeles, fell in love with the FarmingtonRead More →
[ad_1] Over the past two decades, we’ve seen quite a few mature and sensitive films portraying mental illness correctly. These films have often delivered a strong message to those with mental health issues. Now Sunny Ray is making a movie about a mentally disturbed person but he insists that thisRead More →
[ad_1] Children’s author and screenwriter Kate Klise will deliver the distinguished Charles D. Tenney lecture and also discuss a documentary film she wrote and narrated as part of her campus visit October 19-21. (Photo provided) October 14, 2021 Tenney Lecture to host acclaimed children’s author, screenwriter Kate Klise by PeteRead More →
[ad_1] Lopez’s take on “The Bodyguard†will follow a promising artist rather than an established pop star. Image via Warner Bros. The classic from the early 90s The bodyguard, featuring Whitney houston and Kevin costner, will receive a remake from one of the entertainment industry’s most prestigious playwrights. Matthieu lopezRead More →
[ad_1] PORT TOWNSEND – When prolific Hollywood screenwriter Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith tells her own story, she does it with a cast of characters straight out of real life. Two women have lead roles: Sue Phillips, her English and creative writing teacher at Chimacum High School, and her mother, Katie SmithRead More →
[ad_1] LONDON – He’s the hyperbolic presenter with a schedule, disgruntled Meghan Markle skeptic vying for the post of Piers Morgan, British aristocrat insisting he is simply middle class – and these are just a few – some of the characters from Munya Chawawa’s arsenal. But in a Zoom interviewRead More →
[ad_1] Cardiac surgeons don’t often give up the scalpel for the standing microphone, but for comedian and satirist Bassem Youssef, it was medicine that brought him to comedy. At the height of the Egyptian revolution, Youssef, later dubbed “the Jon Stewart of Egypt,†offered medical assistance to protesters in TahirRead More →
[ad_1] lifestyle, books, Carl Hiaasen, squeeze me, detective story, book review In 2017, Salman Rushdie said of the election of Donald Trump, while “it’s very bad for America (it’s very good for the novel”). Squeeze Me by bestselling author Carl Hiassen features a barely disguised Donald Trump, referred to hereRead More →
[ad_1] He was one of the greatest ghost story writers of all time – but did a gruesome face-to-face experience with a ghost in Suffolk create Mr. James’ fascination with horror? Bizarre Suffolk Great Livermere Byline: Sonya Duncan Copyright: Archant 2019 – Credit: Sonya Duncan Write down what you know,Read More →