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My private movie therapy

August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Movie Magic, Movie Rx Reviews

Hey movie lovers,
If you’ve wondered where I’ve been, don’t look for me in my local theatre. That’s my hiding place. Try to get there once a week — weekdays and matinees are my favorite times. I loved, loved, loved Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and had a wonderfully surreal experience afterward. By going outside the [...]

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Get it right, get a book!

January 22nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Introvert Power, Movie Magic, Movie Rx Reviews

Our first brave responder guessed Now Voyager with Bette Davis. I’m eager to check that one out. But the movie I have in mind came out about a decade earlier…
Keep trying, people. For incentive, I’ll send a free, signed book to the one with the correct answer!

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Introvert Movie Trivia Question

January 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Introvert Power, Movie Magic

Okay movie buffs, see if you can get this one: the terms “introvert” and “extrovert” are first used in what movie? What year? By whom and to whom?
You may be surprised…

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The novel lives!

August 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments · 100 days, Movie Magic

Okay, it’s day 13 and I’ve been completely noncompliant. If you’ve been following these posts, I made a modified Julie/Julia commitment to write 400 words per day (see post for the exceptions) for 100 days to develop the habit, then, if I chose to keep going, finish my novel in a year’s time.
After three days [...]

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Movie Meditation

May 14th, 2009 · Comments Off · Movie Magic

Tom, so glad to hear that you indulged in an afternoon movie! I love to hit on a private screening — that midday, midweek showing that nobody else can make. Soooo sweet. And sitting there, letting the movie soak in, watching all the credits…extra sweet.

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stuff i like

May 14th, 2009 · Comments Off · Miscellaneous, Movie Magic

Just returned from the movie Ghost Town– very sweet, funny. Ricky Gervais was wonderful in his role as a hopeless misanthrope who somehow becomes loveable. I savor a meditative walk after exiting the theatre — tonight it had just rained and the air was fresh and the sky ablaze with pinks and blues of a still-bright sunset. Reading [...]

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