Fifth, cracks will form within his circle of influence, which liberals will gleefully interpret as signs of his imminent fall, but he will carry on halfheartedly with his public agendas, and full-heartedly with his private agenda of making as much money as possible, while stomping on the poor...
He's nothing if not prolific. Before starting his writing career, he led an Information Design practice at a large consumer electronics retailer in the US. His hobbies include deep sea exploration, complaining about the weather, and engineering a vast multiverse conspiracy....
Lynn Collins is both feisty and human, and the supporting cast all make an effort to make much of little with Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong(in a role that suits him to a tee) and Ciaron Hinds being the most successful. In conclusion, not flawless by any stretch of the imagination but far...
Antonio Cantafora, Kenneth Haigh, and Ian Hendry is terrible. Considering how empty the plot and dialogue are, you can't really blame them. The fault lies in poor scriptwriting and direction by Gerry O'Hara ('Fanny Hill'), besides the novel by Jackie Collins upon which this film is ...
when he first broached the subject of revivingWillowwith Davis on the set ofSolo,his credits included writing stints onDawson’s CreekandFreaks and Geeks,and directing the indie filmsThe First TimeandIn the Land of Women.Kasdan had leveled up to epics for the first time withSolo,which he ha...
when we pulled out of port, but I had no time to linger on deck watching the land fade from view because I was intent on catching up with what writing I could get done, considering how far I’d fallen behind due to these full days of relentless explorations. There were not many ...
stayed connected to the Society, but by 1933 she was fed up with Thayer’s novels, including his latest,An American Girl,which she found to be “the gaudiest flower of pretentiousness.” Here is an excerpt from Parker’s sometime column, “Reading and Writing,” subtitledNot Even Funny…...
Good to Great: Why Some Companies make the Leapby Jim Collins The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businessessby Eric Ries How to Win Friends and Influence Peopleby Dale Carnegie ...
The present catches up to the past: “The Lost Symphony,” from the wonderfulPaul Collins(@PaulCollinsPDX) and the good old days of The Believer– eminently worth reading in full. * Virginius Dabney ### As we look back,we might recall that it was on this date in 1726 that Jonathan Sw...
I’Ve Got Issues Opens on VOD September 18 Written & Directed by Steve Collins (Gretchen) Narrated by Jim Gaffigan (Chappaquiddick) Starring: Macon Blair (Green Room), Claire Titelman (Veronica Mars), John Merriman (Gretchen), and Byron Brown (From Dusk Till Dawn) Synopsis: A dreamy, absurd...