Marc Lawrence pens this two-parter, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, the first installment aired on 2 April, 1989. Lauren (Courtney Cox) has to go away for a conference for a few weeks, and Alex (Michael J. Fox) is teaching an economics class to complete his degree and graduate. While Jennifer (Tina Yothers) wrestles…
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The Name of the Rose (1986) – Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud’s adaptation of Umberto Eco’s novel, The Name of the Rose, is an engaging tour-de-force with a fantastic cast, an intriguing mystery, and a fantastic setting. Amazingly, Sean Connery’s career was in a bit of a lull when he lobbied for the part, one which, it seems, much like Bond, and Indy’s father, he…
Chuck (2008) – Versus the Ex, and Versus the Fat Lady
While the Buy More crew struggles to pass a CPR course (taught by Awesome (Ryan McPartlin) ) Chuck (Zachary Levi) is forced to reconnect with an ex, Jill (Jordana Brewster), when he helps out setting up some of the tech at a conference she’s presenting at. He flashes on one of her associates in this…
Toronto Screenwriting Conference – The Mind Reels Interviews
The Toronto Screenwriting Conference weekend may be over, but, the ideas, and creative juices are still flowing. Sue and I have been throwing around all manner of ideas, from writing a spec script to get in the habit of writing for the television format, to tossing around story ideas for series that we would…
Toronto Screenwriting Conference 2016 Day One
Not that I need a break from Hot Docs yet, if ever, but there is a lot going on this weekend, and Sue and I were delighted to be invited back for our fourth time to cover the Toronto Screenwriting Conference. The conference is always amazing, and Sue and I start with the best…
The Mind Reels 