Comments on Pens Fatales: Welcome guest blogger, Brenda Novak!

Hey, Hard Boiled--If you fell asleep in the STAR W...

2009-07-31T23:37:58.931-07:00

Hey, Hard Boiled--If you fell asleep in the STAR WARS that was produced fourth but was actually first in sequence, I'm right there with you. The first three they released were amazing. The next three were boring, in my opinion. I'm not the biggest sci-fi fan in the world to begin with. Maybe that's why.

Lisa--I didn't realize NATIONAL TREASURE was s...

2009-07-31T23:35:58.108-07:00

Lisa--I didn't realize NATIONAL TREASURE was such a good movie. I should've sat down and taken a look the last time the kids were watching it. I've never been a hugh Cage fan, which is probably why I've never given it a chance. I'll have to rethink that now that it has received such a high recommendation (see what the power of word of mouth can do? LOL).

Martha--I've never seen WICKED. Sounds like I ...

2009-07-31T23:34:44.225-07:00

Martha--I've never seen WICKED. Sounds like I should rent it.

Hi Ladies-- So sorry to drop in late. Somehow thi...

2009-07-31T23:33:55.442-07:00

Hi Ladies--

So sorry to drop in late. Somehow this fell off my schedule. Thanks to a Google alert, I found it. LOL

Sophie--I love that scene where he's fixing the door, too.

My husband and I both enjoyed "Doubt," w...

2009-07-31T16:42:29.684-07:00

My husband and I both enjoyed "Doubt," we're both character-study geeks, and I never mind if there are traces of the play left in the movie that gets made from it.

I think they left the priest's guilt unanswered on purpose -- no point in letting the audience off the hook. Which most people hate in a movie.

I think Depp does some movies for love, and others for money. He said recently that he'd love to play Carol Channing, so I suspect there must be an element of challenge in all the roles...Finding Neverland is one of my faves, and the upcomping (possibly!) The Man Who Killed Don Quixote will be my next fave of his.

Watching movies doesn't get me unstuck--I'm a recovering screenwriter. However, reading anything by Hammett, Hellman, Dorothy Parker, Michael Chabon, or J.S. Foer can really get me going. Or my new favorite mystery writers (bay area ladies, you know who you are!!!), of course!

I couldn't tell you one favorite movie, there are too many and each is fabulous in its own way. I can tell you that I've seen 2001, Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, House of Games, The Verdict, Lawrence of Arabia, The Black Stallion, Brick, and a few dozen similar films more times than I can count. And I fell asleep in the first Star Wars, which I guess makes me a space alien or a very old person :)

One of my absolute favorite movies is National Tre...

2009-07-31T09:55:27.718-07:00

One of my absolute favorite movies is National Treasure. It's got everything, action, adventure, buddy relationship, romance, history, a bad guy (Sean Bean plays such an amazing bad man :) ) a moral. However, I don't usually watch movies when I'm stuck. I do research or...clean my office. :)

I didn't know I had a core story until I saw W...

2009-07-31T08:17:57.368-07:00

I didn't know I had a core story until I saw Wicked and the two protagonists sing "For Good" and reminisce how they've changed each other. Now that song goes through my head whenever I write. I hope they make it a movie one day!

And now that you've brought up LOTM I feel compelled to write, "I will find youuuuuuu!"

Oh, I loved Chocolat! It has possibly my favorite ...

2009-07-31T07:29:29.820-07:00

Oh, I loved Chocolat! It has possibly my favorite sappy scene ever, where she looks out the window and is temped by the tempestuous winds - then closes the window as if to say "everything I need is right here." That, and Johnny Depp fixing the screen door. I suppose there's probably something around here he could fix. :)

Thanks for visiting us, Brenda!