As of today, the downloadable version of Contour is the fifth most popular product being sold by The Writers Store in LA! Whoo-hoo! Now, if only we could do something about those damn brass fasteners…
Month: January 2009
YES MAN
Overall Impression – Fun, but it felt like something was missing. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Carl Allen. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: become a ‘Yes Man’. Personal: win over Allison. Private: not spend his life alone. Who’s trying to stop him? – Minor obstacles along the way… mostly his… Continue reading YES MAN
VALKYRIE
Overall Impression – A mostly solid tale about personal sacrifice… if you can forgive Germans speaking in American and English accents. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Claus von Stauffenberg. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: assassinate the Nazi power players and stage a government coup. Personal: free Germany from its real… Continue reading VALKYRIE
NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS
Overall Impression – It’s THE 39 CLUES for adults that is so winningly cast and so slickly produced that you barely realize that nothing’s at stake. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Ben Gates. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: Find the City of Gold. Personal: Prove that his great-great-grand father was… Continue reading NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS
He Said, She Said…
Not the movie, I’m talking about gender neutrality. Contour, having been developed by a sexist pig (me) always referred to the protagonist in the masculine. Actually, I’m kidding about the sexist pig thing. I hope. In actuality there is a debate in academic circles about gender neutrality and I had relied on the school of thought,… Continue reading He Said, She Said…