In this day and age of readily available ebooks and online shopping, there has been a lot written about the demise of “bricks and mortar” stores, both large chains and independents. Sure there are economic factors at play in both retail and in publishing industries driving this decline, but the…
Dead Man (1995)
Jim Jarmusch’s 1995 film Dead Man follows the journey of a Cleveland accountant, William Blake (Johnny Depp) as he travels to the end of the rail road and America’s Western frontier in the late 1800s in search of work only to find his own death and spiritual awakening. As a…
Don Juan DeMarco (1995)
In Don Juan DeMarco, Depp plays the title character, a seemingly delusional 20-something who believes he is the direct descendant of Don Juan and dresses like “Zorro” complete with mask and sword. The movie opens with Don Juan seducing one last woman before preparing to sacrifice himself in a duel…
Happy Birthday Johnny!
Happy Birthday to Johnny Depp who turns 50 today – June 9th. If that isn’t hard enough to fathom, chew on this – the man has been acting in film and tv for THIRTY years. Yup you read that right. 30 years. I’ve been falling behind on my year long…
Ed Wood (1994)
Depp and director Tim Burton teamed up again in 1994 to bring to life the story of Ed Wood a 1950s writer, director, and producer of cheap Hollywood films that relied heavily on recycled stock footage. Wood is best known for Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) which has been…
Reflection on the A to Z Challenge
Wow, that was one intense month of blogging. I am really glad I signed up for the experience. I was looking for an excuse to kick start my blog and open up and this proved to be a good experience. I enjoyed checking out other people’s blogs during the challenge…
Z is for Zombies
I can’t believe the A to Z Challenge is coming to an end. It’s been an interesting experience and I want to thank everyone who took the time to read some of my entries and a big thanks to those that took time to comment. Zombies seem to be everywhere…
Y is for Yesterday
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they’re here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly I’m not half the man I used to be There’s a shadow hanging over me Oh, yesterday came suddenly Yesterday – Beatles When I was a kid,…
X Marks the Spot
I’ve been a day behind almost the entire week, so I apologize in advance for the double post today, but I want to try to get caught up before calling it a night. I can’t quite put my finger when I first fell in love with maps. It may have…
W is for Writing Groups
Writing can be very isolating and solitary experience, so its no surprise that writers tend to seek out kindred spirits. I’ve been very fortunate to be involved in a number of writing groups over the years. Each group has taught me so much about myself and about my writing. Writing…