Watching Movies at Home
I love watching movies at home. I can pause and get snacks, answer my phone (but don’t call me when I’m watching a movie), and take breaks when I need to. I can prop my feet up. I can take …
Author: kimblack
It Takes All Kinds
Over the last few weeks, I have watched several movies from varying genres. I enjoy everything, well—almost everything. I watched the silent film, Metropolis (1927), and found myself mesmerized by it. Though it has 25 minutes of footage that has …
Movies in LIFE
Spring is popping out all over, and—living in the Texas Panhandle—it’s created a coat of dust all over my house. Thus, I began the ritual known as spring cleaning. I dusted, vacuumed, and straightened— the works. I went through boxes …
Learning Show-Don’t Tell from Movies!
As a writer, I hear the same thing all the time. Show, don’t tell. But what does that really mean? As a movie-lover, it’s an easier concept to grasp, because that’s what movies are about. They show the story as …
Time After Time
I grew up watching a lot of television. I’ve seen every episode of Gilligan’s Island, M*A*S*H*, The Brady Bunch, and several others, multiple times. We live in the country, a few miles out of the city limits. For the last …