Month: October 2018

John Ostrander: My Own Private Film Fest

by John Ostrander

It’s starting to get chilly outside which makes it a good time to stay indoors, get cozy, and watch movies. Sometimes – usually by accident – I find I’ve created my own personal mini movie festival around a theme or a certain actor or genre. I have a Christmas mini festival and Mary is putting together a Halloween one.

I did it recently around a specific time and place; Britain just before or early in the Second World War. All the films were, in one way or another, historical movies. Some characters are repeated in more than one film although in different interpretations and, of course, the events overlap but without being repetitive. read article

What’s Going on with the CBS Investigation of Leslie Moonves?

It’s been roughly two months since CBS announced its investigation of the charges against now-former CEO Les Moonves and some of his colleagues. If you think it’s been too long since we heard how the investigation is going, you aren’t alone. So does The New York Times, which started the whole ball rolling.

So, c’mon NYT, level with us. What’s up?

Charlie Rose, Leslie Moonves and Jeff Fager

CBS Inquiry Into What Went Wrong in Les Moonves Era Hits Snags as It Advances

by Rachel Abrams

The #MeToo movement may have affected the CBS Corporation more than any other mass media company over the past year. After The New Yorker and The Washington Post published articles detailing accusations against high-ranking men at the network, CBS parted ways with Leslie Moonves, its chief executive; Jeff Fager, the longtime executive producer of “60 Minutes”; and Charlie Rose, one of its best known anchors. read article

Cartoons: ‘Zits’ Crafty wisdom for storytellers

Speaking of cartoons for and about writing:

More Zits is HERE

Peggy Bechko: The Writer’s Mindset

by Peggy Bechko

Being a writer is not easy, no matter what kind of writer you are. There’s a certain Mindset one needs to develop when one decides one is definitely a writer.

What, you say, might that be? Well, it consists of many facets in fact, things we need to get implanted in our brains that bolster us and keep us moving forward to be successful. read article

Cartoon: ‘Non Sequitur” looks at the creative process

For all you hard writing boys and girls out there:

More Non Sequitur awaits HERE