The Inconsistent Writer

Movies

  • Frailty

    “Sometimes truth defies reason.” Fenton is just your average young teenage boy living in a small town in Texas in 1979. He’s interested in girls, watches The Dukes of Hazzard, sneaks into R-rated movies at the local theater, and struggles… Continue reading

  • Brewster’s Millions

    “I’m gonna teach you to hate spending money. I’m gonna make you so sick of spending money that the mere sight of it will make you wanna throw up!” Baseball season is fully underway, and I just can’t get enough.… Continue reading

  • Cinematic Junk Food

    It is with great apprehension that I broach this subject matter. I usually reserved it for very close friends and family members where the teasing, laughing and pointing of fingers is kept to a minimum (most of the time). Just… Continue reading

  • The Perfect Opening Scene

    While I personally believe that this is truly a matter of opinion, I have a feeling deep down in my bones that it’ll spark a heated week long debate about why I’m wrong and why ‘so-n-so’ is right. But I… Continue reading

  • The Written Word Spoken on Film, Vol. 1

    Over the past week or so I’ve been pondering more and more about what I consider some of the greatest film dialog ever written. Being a novice filmmaker and screenwriter myself, it can be extremely difficult to get the right… Continue reading

  • Is It Silverado?

    If there’s one thing that my wife is good at, it’s figuring out how to get under my skin (in a fun and teasing way). A few years ago, soon after we were married, she started to ask me one… Continue reading

  • Pixar Will Always Hold A Special Place In My Heart

    Last week, upon the viewing of Toy Story 3, I came to a revelation.  A cinematic discovery that shook the very foundation on which I had built my admiration for the art and craft of filmmaking; my overall love of… Continue reading

  • Favorite Horror Films III: The Son of Sequel

    AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981) Written and Directed by John Landis Originally written back in 1969, when John Landis was working on the set of Kelly’s Heroes, An American Werewolf in London was turned down by several studio heads as either… Continue reading

  • Favorite Horror Films II: The Sequel

    Since it is the season, at least the season for ghouls, ghosts, and goblin, I felt inspired to share with you a few more of my favorite horror films that didn’t make my original list back in 2006.  For those… Continue reading

  • 15 Movies in 15 Minutes

    This was a Facebook post that I wrote last year. Felt it was worthy of lifting and placing here, since it has to do with movies. Here were the rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen movies… Continue reading