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Democratic Party Convention--Hey, I'm hopeful.
For those of you who don't know, I'd self describe as a lefty with some conservative baggage. I've never voted Republican in any election which borders on masochism in Arizona. I do live in Tucson and in Pima County. We're the Arizona equivalent of Austin Texas in Travis County; that is, islands of liberal surrounded by lots of conservative ( Read more... ) -
Older Hollywood Writers get settlement from ICM
Honestly, I haven't been following this but heard something on NPR yesterday and it looks like it might shake stuff in L.A. a bit. The first of a number of lawsuits filed by a number of 40+ writers claiming age discrimination was won in the California Appeal court, Thursday Aug 14. ICM (International Creative Management) is the first to come ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Your Favorite Series: One Last Go Round
I have two easy answers--that is, the titles came to me in about 5 seconds. One show that got most of one season and should have gone for much longer is Firefly. Great writers and actors with Whedon's interesting take on Our Future In Space. One season really wasn't enough at all. My second choice was a show on Fox that had a 6 show run ( Read more... ) -
Starting a Blog or Pimping 101
I've never done one of these before. i've seen some good ones and some ones that seem pompous, overbearing, egocentric, trivial, pointless, or funny--but for all the wrong reasons. i'll try like hell to amuse you, make you comment, or just talk about stuff that interests me that you might like to investigate. I'm not here to bore you. I'll try ( Read more... ) -
Film Rant 1: Ginger Snaps
Just saw this one on DVD and it's been out since 2000. I love good horror movies. Hell--I love bad horror movies too, but this one falls into the smart, well edited, low budget category. Keyword: low budget. It's Canadian and was made for about $41 U.S. As I've said, I can be a procrastinator and here's an example.
Two years ago a friend ( Read more... ) -
Only 8 months later, but hey--some would call me a little slow on the uptake
Josh--my good friend,said I should start blogging. That was in January. Call me a procrastinator. Go ahead. This thing is going to be a real mash up of rants, ideas. reviews, comments, political blather...well, it promises to be a real mess. I promise. -
Writer's Block: Your Username
My user name is from an old band nickname which ties into my odd real first name: Marx. Here goes. Back in the decade I was in a popular local Tucson band. The leader would introduce me as Marx B. Loeb the third. Hey--it's my name. I have always hated being introduced that way and I am to this day..sounds pompous as hell to me. Anyway-- ( Read more... )