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2017 Stony Brook Film Festival’s Poignant & Entertaining LineUp Breaks Records
Must Stop For Film Buffs: The 10 day Stony Brook Film Festival provides a variety of topical and entertaining films that are often underrepresented by mainstream U.S. box offices.
BEA 2017 Unites Diverse Authors, Bloggers and Fans For An Eventful Week In NYC
Book Expo America, a massive convention held once a year at the Javits Center in New York City, is the book lover’s Comic Con. The social equivalent to our beloved nooks, cozy blankets and comforting cup of tea. A place for anyone and everyone in the publishing industry to do more than simply talk shop and promote their new projects. From writers to vendors to journalists, bloggers and educators, it is an enjoyable, but overwhelming Mecca of show room displays, exhibition hall discussions, signings and literary treats.
5 Reasons Why Martin Scorsese Is The Perfect Director To Make ‘Devil In The White City’
There’s something exciting about the promise of the upcoming film adaptation of Erik Larson’s creepy non-fiction best seller. Devil In The White City is not only a modern classic, but the perfect vehicle to be directed by Oscar winning director Martin Scorsese. First, there’s the obvious collaborative chemistry between Scorsese and Oscar winner (finally!) actor…
Why Wonder Woman’s Success Needs To Wake Up Hollywood To Other Roles For Women In Filmmaking
Why the success of Wonder Woman needs to call more awareness to more opportunities for women in all aspects of filmmaking that are otherwise ignored.
We Meet Again, Mr Holmes: The Blog Is On.
Over the course of the New Year, I , The Gal About, plan on re-reading all of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson’s adventures while finishing my own mystery stories. Can it be done? Join me over at erinkcoughlin.wordpress.com as we start this journey together and find out.
Jane Austen’s Blueprint For Men In Fiction And Real Life.
It is a universally known misconception that people who read romance novels must be in want of a non-existent, eligible man of good fortune to make them his wife. Or at least, that’s what the skeptics want everyone to believe. I used to hear people theorize that romance reader’s fantasies about finding the right man…
Magic In Every Medium: From stage to screen
Hey everyone. We’re celebrating March Magic this month. Please feel free to check out our previous interviews and feature stories with the talented likes of Best Selling authors Lev Grossman, Deborah Harkness and iPad Magician Simon Pierro. All month long we will be featuring information and clips from our favorite magical films and books. You can…
Women Making Waves In The Arts
We’re getting a jump start on Women In History Month by featuring some of our favorite interviews of last year with leading ladies who are making waves and trying to do work that makes a difference.
How Sherlock Continues To Inspire and Unite Universal Audience
In case you missed it, we’re taking a look back at some of our most popular posts / interviews about Sherlock Holmes and the fans that are still inspired by the team at 221B Baker Street.
Director David Spaltro On Filmmaking
First and foremost, I consider myself a storyteller, and I wanted to make this a year of challenging myself and breaking the mold of how I worked.
Film Icebreakers 101: Wes Anderson Film Style Cheat Sheet ( AKA How To Sound Like You Know What You’re Talking About)
Film Icebreakers 101: Wes Anderson Film Style Cheat Sheet ( AKA How To Sound Like You Know What You’re Talking About)
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