The Inconsistent Writer

Movies

  • Roxanne

    “It’s not the size of the nose that matters; it’s what’s inside that counts!” CD Bales (Steve Martin) is just your average small town fire chief. That is, if your average small town fire chief is clever, charismatic, verbose, witty,… Continue reading

  • Cocoon

    “Men should be explorers, no matter how old they are. I don’t know about anybody else, but I’m going.” Most everyone cherishes the boundless treasures that come from a good relationship with a grandparent. Those that have experienced this wouldn’t trade those… Continue reading

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

    “It seems to me the only thing you’ve learned is that Caesar is a ‘salad dressing dude.’” For those who are interested in visiting or re-visiting a bit of nostalgia from the late 1980s, I highly recommend Bill & Ted’s… Continue reading

  • 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, while watching 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 movies. It wasn’t… Continue reading

    PIXAR WILL ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART