Monthly Archives: May 2005

TV versus Movies, Story versus Plot

Posted on May 31, 2005 by Allen

Lee Goldberg’s A Writer’s Life points us to a conveniently-timed follow-up to last night’s discussion about the differences between the storytelling modes of TV and movies, John Rogers has an in-depth dissection of story versus plot that hits on exactly … Continue reading →

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Serving The Story

Posted on May 30, 2005 by Allen

Okay, any of you who haven’t seen Serenity yet — and that’s probably most of you, honestly — stay the hell away from this post if you have any intention of seeing the movie. I mean it. Don’t read any … Continue reading →

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Monday Photo: Wishflower

Posted on May 30, 2005 by Allen

Laurel picking dandelions in Marblehead last weekend. We don’t know for sure what she wished for, but I’d bet it had something to do with food.

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Review: Serenity

Posted on May 29, 2005 by Allen

I found myself experiencing the same problem trying to decide on an approach for this review that I’d imagine the creators of Serenity faced: how to gear the movie/review so that it pleases both the rabid fanbase of the “Firefly” … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Wars, Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Posted on May 29, 2005 by Allen

So at least we’ve seen the whole story; the ends of the circle finally meet in the middle. We’ve seen how innocence (well, angry and whiny frustrated innocence, anyway) finds itself corrupted by absolute (and a bit melodramatic) evil and … Continue reading →

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