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 24Mar24 - Movies from the Heart—How to Steal a Million
 17Mar24 - Movies from the Heart—My Fair Lady
 10Mar24 - Movies from the Heart—Charade
 03Mar24 - Movies from the Heart—Breakfast at Tiffany’s
 25Feb24 - Movies from the Heart—Desk Set
 18Feb24 - Movies from the Heart—Love in the Afternoon
 11Feb24 - Movies from the Heart—Funny Face
 04Feb24 - Movies from the Heart—Summertime
 28Jan24 - Movies from the Heart—Sabrina
 21Jan24 - Movies from the Heart—Roman Holiday
 14Jan24 - Movies from the Heart—Pat and Mike
 07Jan24 - Movies from the Heart—The African Queen
 31Dec23 - Movies from the Heart—All About Eve
 24Dec23 - Movies from the Heart—The Shop Around the Corner
 17Dec23 - Movies from the Heart—State of the Union
 10Dec23 - Movies from the Heart—Casablanca
 03Dec23 - Movies from the Heart—The Philadelphia Story
 26Nov23 - Movies from the Heart—Holiday
 19Nov23 - Movies from the Heart—Bringing Up Baby
 12Nov23 - Movies from the Heart—Jezebel
 05Nov23 - Movies from the Heart—It’s Love I’m After
 29Oct23 - Movies from the Heart—A Woman Rebels
 22Oct23 - Movies from the Heart—Sylvia Scarlett
 15Oct23 - Movies from the Heart—Alice Adams
 08Oct23 - Movies from the Heart—Little Women
 01Oct23 - Movies from the Heart—Morning Glory
 24Sep23 - Movies from the Heart—Christopher Strong
 17Sep23 - Movies from the Heart—Trouble in Paradise
 10Sep23 - Movies from the Heart—The Tramp
 03Sep23 - True Stories 64: A True Stories Wrap-Up
 27Aug23 - True Stories 63: 20s—Cocaine Bear
 20Aug23 - True Stories 62: 20s—Air
 13Aug23 - True Stories 61: 20s—The Woman King
 06Aug23 - True Stories 60: 20s—The Tender Bar
 30Jul23 - True Stories 59: 20s—Thirteen Lives
 23Jul23 - True Stories 58: 20s—Till
 16Jul23 - True Stories 57: 20s—Elvis
 09Jul23 - True Stories 56: 20s—The House of Gucci
 02Jul23 - True Stories 55: 20s—CODA
 25Jun23 - True Stories 54: 20s—Belfast
 18Jun23 - True Stories 53: 20s—tick, tick… BOOM!
 11Jun23 - True Stories 52: 20s—Judas and the Black Messiah
 04Jun23 - True Stories 51: 20s—King Richard
 28May23 - True Stories 50: 20s—Spencer
 21May23 - True Stories 49: 20s—The United States vs. Billie Holiday
 14May23 - True Stories 48: 20s—Respect
 07May23 - True Stories 47: 20s—One Night in Miami
 30Apr23 - True Stories 46: 10s—The Farewell
 23Apr23 - True Stories 45: 10s—Hustlers
 16Apr23 - True Stories 44: 10s—The Two Popes
 09Apr23 - True Stories 43: 10s—The Irishman
 02Apr23 - True Stories 42: 10s—BlacKkKlansman
 26Mar23 - True Stories 41: 10s—Can You Ever Forgive Me?
 19Mar23 - True Stories 40: 10s—The Favourite
 05Mar23 - True Stories 39: 10s—On the Basis of Sex
 26Feb23 - True Stories 38: 10s—The Big Sick
 12Feb23 - True Stories 37: 10s—I, Tonya
 05Feb23 - True Stories 36: 10s—Hidden Figures
 29Jan23 - True Stories 35: 10s—Spotlight
 22Jan23 - True Stories 34: 10s—Woman in Gold
 15Jan23 - True Stories 33: 10s—American Sniper
 08Jan23 - True Stories 32: 10s—The Imitation Game
 01Jan23 - True Stories 31: 10s--Fruitvale Station
 25Dec22 - True Stories 30: Joyeux Noël
 18Dec22 - True Stories 28: 10s—The Theory of Everything
 11Dec22 - True Stories 27: 10s—12 Years a Slave
 04Dec22 - True Stories 26: 10s—The Wolf of Wall Street
 27Nov22 - True Stories 25: 10s—Zero Dark Thirty
 20Nov22 - True Stories 24: 10s—Argo
 13Nov22 - True Stories 23: 10s—The Social Network
 06Nov22 - True Stories 22: 10s—The King's Speech
 30Oct22 - True Stories 21: 00s—Julie & Julia
 23Oct22 - True Stories 20: 00s—United 93
 16Oct22 - True Stories 19: 00s—Capote
 09Oct22 - True Stories 18: 00s—Ray and Walk the Line
 02Oct22 - True Stories 17: 00s—Catch Me if You Can
 25Sep22 - True Stories 16: 00s—Erin Brockovich
 18Sep22 - True Stories 15: 00s—Almost Famous
 11Sep22 - True Stories 14: 00s—A Beautiful Mind
 04Sep22 - True Stories 13: 90s—Elizabeth
 28Aug22 - True Stories 12: 90s—Schindler’s List
 21Aug22 - True Stories 11: 90s—Reversal of Fortune
 14Aug22 - True Stories 10: 80s—Out of Africa
 07Aug22 - 300th Blog—Wahooooo!!!!
 31Jul22 - True Stories 9: 80s—Raging Bull
 24Jul22 - True Stories 8: 70s—Escape from Alcatraz
 17Jul22 - True Stories 7: 70s—All the President’s Men
 10Jul22 - True Stories 6: 60s—Bonnie and Clyde
 03Jul22 - True Stories 5: 60s—In Cold Blood
 26Jun22 - True Stories 4: 60s—Lawrence of Arabia
 19Jun22 - True Stories 3: 50s—Titanic & The Glenn Miller Story
 12Jun22 - True Stories 2: Citizen Kane
 05Jun22 - True Stories 1: Thomas Edison
 29May22 - Writing the “True” Story
 22May22 - Your Next Project - 2
 15May22 - Your Next Project
 08May22 - Motivation - 5
 01May22 - Motivation - 4
 24Apr22 - Motivation - 3
 17Apr22 - Motivation - 2
 10Apr22 - Motivation
 03Apr22 - Oscars 2022 – A Postscript
 27Mar22 - Oscars 2022 – Best Original Screenplay
 20Mar22 - Oscars 2022 – Best Adapted Screenplay
 13Mar22 - New Year’s Films 11 – About Time
 06Mar22 - New Year’s Films 10 – New Year’s Eve
 27Feb22 - New Year’s Films 9 – Sex and the City
 20Feb22 - New Year’s Films 9 – Are We There Yet?
 13Feb22 - New Year’s Films 8 – Rent
 06Feb22 - New Year’s Films 7 – Bridget Jones’s Diary
 30Jan22 - New Year’s Films 6 – While You Were Sleeping
 23Jan22 - New Year’s Films 5 – When Harry Met Sally
 16Jan22 - New Year’s Films 4 – Trading Places
 09Jan22 - New Year’s Films 3 – The Poseidon Adventure
 02Jan22 - New Year’s Films 2 – Ocean’s 11
 26Dec21 - New Year’s Films 1 – After the Thin Man
 19Dec21 - Pre-Christmas Thoughts
 12Dec21 - Coming of Age Films—A Wrap Up
 05Dec21 - Coming of Age Films—Little Women
 28Nov21 - Coming of Age Films—Booksmart
 21Nov21 - Coming of Age Films—Call Me By Your Name
 14Nov21 - Coming of Age Films—Eighth Grade
 07Nov21 - Coming of Age Films—Lady Bird
 31Oct21 - Coming of Age Films—Diary of a Teenage Girl
 24Oct21 - Coming of Age Films—The Perks of Being a Wallflower
 17Oct21 - Coming of Age Films—Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
 10Oct21 - Coming of Age Films—Mean Girls
 03Oct21 - Coming of Age Films—Thirteen
 26Sep21 - Coming of Age Films—Almost Famous
 19Sep21 - Coming of Age Films—Clueless
 29Aug21 - Coming of Age Films—Dazed and Confused
 22Aug21 - Coming of Age Films—Heathers
 15Aug21 - Coming of Age Films—Dead Poets Society
 08Aug21 - Coming of Age Films—Big
 01Aug21 - Coming of Age Films—Mystic Pizza
 25Jul21 - Coming of Age Films—Dirty Dancing
 18Jul21 - Coming of Age Films—Stand By Me
 11Jul21 - Coming of Age Films—Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
 04Jul21 - Coming of Age Films—The Breakfast Club
 27Jun21 - Coming of Age Films—Sixteen Candles
 20Jun21 - Coming of Age Films—Risky Business
 13Jun21 - Coming of Age Films—The Blue Lagoon
 06Jun21 - Coming of Age Films—Grease
 30May21 - Coming of Age Films—American Graffiti
 23May21 - Coming of Age Films—The Last Picture Show
 16May21 - Coming of Age Films—The Graduate
 09May21 - Coming of Age Films—The 400 Blows
 02May21 - Coming of Age Films—Rebel Without a Cause
 25Apr21 - Collaboration
 18Apr21 - A Gardening Film?
 11Apr21 - COVID Life Stories
 04Apr21 - Time for an Easter Classic--5: The Family Film and the Musical
 28Mar21 - Time for an Easter Classic--4: Comedic Films
 21Mar21 - Time for an Easter Classic--3: The Animated Film
 14Mar21 - Time for an Easter Classic--2: The Religious Film
 07Mar21 - Time for an Easter Classic--1
 28Feb21 - Snow Movies -- #4
 21Feb21 - Snow Movies -- #3
 14Feb21 - Snow Movies -- #2
 07Feb21 - Snow Movies -- #1
 31Jan21 - COVID scripts
 24Jan21 - How To Give Feedback in a Writers’ Group
 17Jan21 - How Do You Form—and Run—a Great Writers’ Group?
 10Jan21 - Why a Writers' Group is the Answer
 03Jan21 - A Writer’s Resolutions
 27Dec20 - Christmas Films--#1
 20Dec20 - Christmas Films--#2
 13Dec20 - Christmas Films--#3
 06Dec20 - Christmas Films--#4
 29Nov20 - Christmas Films--#5
 22Nov20 - Christmas Films--#6
 15Nov20 - Christmas Films--#7
 08Nov20 - Christmas Films--#8
 01Nov20 - Running for Office Films
 25Oct20 - Seeing Stories Everywhere--3
 18Oct20 - Seeing Stories Everywhere--2
 11Oct20 - Seeing Stories Everywhere--1
 04Oct20 - Summer Movies--#14
 27Sep20 - Summer Movies--#13
 20Sep20 - Summer Movies--#12
 13Sep20 - Summer Movies--#11
 06Sep20 - Summer Movies--#10
 30Aug20 - Summer Movies--#9
 23Aug20 - What??? 200?!
 16Aug20 - Summer Movies--#8
 09Aug20 - Summer Movies--#7
 02Aug20 - Summer Movies--#6
 26Jul20 - Summer Movies--#5
 19Jul20 - Summer Movies--#4
 12Jul20 - Summer Movies--#3
 05Jul20 - Summer Movies--#2
 28Jun20 - Summer Movies--#1
 21Jun20 - Summer Movies
 14Jun20 - All Time Best Pictures—The Wrap-Up
 07Jun20 - All Time Best Pictures--#1 [Part 2]
 31May20 - All Time Best Pictures--#1 [Part 1]
 24May20 - All Time Best Pictures--#2 [Part 2]
 03May20 - All Time Best Pictures--#2 [Part1]
 19Apr20 - All Time Best Pictures--#3
 12Apr20 - All Time Best Pictures--#4
 05Apr20 - All Time Best Pictures--#5
 29Mar20 - All Time Best Pictures--#6
 22Mar20 - All Time Best Pictures--#7
 15Mar20 - All Time Best Pictures--#8
 08Mar20 - All Time Best Pictures--#9
 01Mar20 - All Time Best Pictures--#10
 23Feb20 - Musicals—31
 16Feb20 - Musicals—30
 09Feb20 - Musicals—29
 02Feb20 - Musicals—28
 26Jan20 - Musicals—27
 19Jan20 - Musicals—26
 12Jan20 - Musicals—25
 05Jan20 - Musicals—24
 29Dec19 - Musicals—23
 22Dec19 - Musicals—22
 15Dec19 - Musicals—21
 08Dec19 - Musicals—20
 01Dec19 - Musicals—19
 24Nov19 - Musicals—18
 17Nov19 - Musicals—17
 10Nov19 - Musicals—16
 03Nov19 - Musicals—15
 27Oct19 - Musicals—14
 20Oct19 - Musicals—13
 13Oct19 - Musicals—12
 06Oct19 - Musicals—11
 29Sep19 - Musicals—10
 22Sep19 - Musicals—9
 15Sep19 - Musicals—8
 08Sep19 - Musicals—7
 01Sep19 - Musicals—6
 25Aug19 - Musicals—5
 18Aug19 - Musicals—4
 11Aug19 - Musicals—3
 04Aug19 - Musicals—2
 28Jul19 - Musicals—1
 21Jul19 - Come with Me
 14Jul19 - The Mystery of Coming Up with Fresh Ideas
 07Jul19 - How Seeing = Ideas
 30Jun19 - Being a Writer = Seeing
 23Jun19 - Time: Putting Writing into Your Life
 16Jun19 - The Hard Work of Writing—One More Thing
 09Jun19 - The Hard Work of Writing
 02Jun19 - A Hollywood Story – 13
 26May19 - A Hollywood Story – 12
 19May19 - A Hollywood Story – 11
 12May19 - A Hollywood Story – 10
 05May19 - A Hollywood Story – 9
 28Apr19 - A Hollywood Story – 8
 21Apr19 - A Hollywood Story – 7
 14Apr19 - A Hollywood Story – 6
 07Apr19 - A Hollywood Story – 5
 31Mar19 - A Hollywood Story – 4
 24Mar19 - A Hollywood Story – 3
 17Mar19 - A Hollywood Story – 2
 10Mar19 - A Hollywood Story – 1
 03Mar19 - Post Oscar Rant
 24Feb19 - Winter Films - 14
 17Feb19 - Winter Films - 13
 10Feb19 - Winter Films - 12
 03Feb19 - Winter Films - 11
 27Jan19 - Winter Films - 10
 20Jan19 - Winter Films - 9
 13Jan19 - Winter Films - 8
 06Jan19 - Winter Films - 7
 30Dec18 - Winter Films - 6
 23Dec18 - Winter Films - 5
 16Dec18 - Winter Films - 4
 09Dec18 - Winter Films - 3
 02Dec18 - Winter Films - 2
 25Nov18 - Winter Films - 1
 18Nov18 - Brrr… Winter’s Coming
 11Nov18 - Back to School 10—School’s Out!
 04Nov18 - Back to School 9—The Musical
 28Oct18 - Back to School 8—The Teacher
 21Oct18 - Back to School 7—The Outsider
 14Oct18 - Back to School 6—Dramas
 07Oct18 - Back to School 5—The Fantastic
 30Sep18 - Back to School 4—Based on the Classics
 23Sep18 - Back to School 3—The Classics
 16Sep18 - Back to School 2—The Off-to-College Film
 09Sep18 - Back to School 1
 02Sep18 - The 100th Blog
 26Aug18 - Summer Romance – An Old People’s Angst Script
 19Aug18 - Summer Romance – A Married Angst Script
 12Aug18 - Summer Romance – An Adult Angst Script
 05Aug18 - Summer Romance – A Teenage Angst Script
 29Jul18 - Summer Romance – Old People’s Angst
 22Jul18 - Summer Romance – Married Angst
 15Jul18 - Summer Romance – Adult Angst
 08Jul18 - Summer Romance – Teenage Angst
 01Jul18 - Frustration 5
 24Jun18 - Frustration 4
 17Jun18 - Frustration 3
 10Jun18 - Frustration 2
 03Jun18 - Frustration 1
 27May18 - Pitching the Studio’s Idea
 20May18 - Pitching Your Ideas
 13May18 - Pitching Yourself
 06May18 - Pitching
 29Apr18 - Spring 5 Ways: #5 - New Dreams
 22Apr18 - Spring 5 Ways: #4 - New Exercise Routines
 15Apr18 - Spring 5 Ways: #3 - New Ways of Doing Things
 08Apr18 - Spring 5 Ways: #2 - New Possibilities
 01Apr18 - Spring 5 Ways: #1 - New Beginnings
 25Mar18 - Characters from the Outside In: Personality
 18Mar18 - Characters from the Outside In: Costume
 11Mar18 - Another Academy Awards has come and gone—so what did you think?
 04Mar18 - Women in Film: 2018 Best Actress Characters - 5
 25Feb18 - Women in Film: 2018 Best Actress Characters - 4
 18Feb18 - Women in Film: 2018 Best Actress Characters - 3
 11Feb18 - Women in Film: 2018 Best Actress Characters - 2
 04Feb18 - Women in Film: 2018 Best Actress Characters - 1
 28Jan18 - Women in Film: Changing the Game 2
 21Jan18 - Women in Film: Changing the Game
 14Jan18 - Women in Film: The Bechdel Test and Beyond
 07Jan18 - Women in Film: The Bechdel Test
 31Dec17 - New Year’s Eve
 24Dec17 - Christmas Eve—What’s it All About?
 17Dec17 - Shopping
 10Dec17 - Holiday Movies
 03Dec17 - Snow
 26Nov17 - Surprise—Part Four
 19Nov17 - Surprise—Part Three
 12Nov17 - Surprise—Part Two
 05Nov17 - Surprise—Part One
 29Oct17 - Challenge #5
 22Oct17 - Challenge #4
 15Oct17 - Challenge #3
 08Oct17 - Challenge #2
 01Oct17 - Challenge #1
 24Sep17 - Rewriting—Part Two
 17Sep17 - Rewriting—Part One
 10Sep17 - Back to the Routine
 03Sep17 - The Next Beach Movie
 27Aug17 - Beach Movies—The 80s
 20Aug17 - Beach Movies—The 70s
 13Aug17 - Beach Movies—The 60s
 06Aug17 - Beach Movies—The 50s
 30Jul17 - Vacations: Part Three
 23Jul17 - Vacations: Part Two
 16Jul17 - Vacations: Part One
 09Jul17 - Summer Breeze
 02Jul17 - Independence Day
 25Jun17 - E-book Piracy
 18Jun17 - Agents—3
 11Jun17 - Agents—2
 04Jun17 - Agents—1
 28May17 - How goes the writer’s group?
 21May17 - Perfection
 14May17 - Hype
 07May17 - LA LA LAND
 30Apr17 - First Lines—2
 23Apr17 - First Lines—1
 16Apr17 - Writing What You Love
 09Apr17 - Making One Change
 02Apr17 - Working with Friends
 26Mar17 - Inspiration
 19Mar17 - Taking Meetings
 12Mar17 - Character or Story?
 05Mar17 - Spring
 26Feb17 - Prizes
 19Feb17 - Writer's Malaise
 12Feb17 - The Sweet Ones
 05Feb17 - The Soft Ones
 29Jan17 - Birthday Movies?
 22Jan17 - Trying too Hard
 15Jan17 - Seeing
 08Jan17 - Making Messes
 01Jan17 - Fresh Starts
 25Dec16 - Merry Christmas
 18Dec16 - ROGUE ONE
 11Dec16 - The Big Idea
 04Dec16 - The Idea Journal
 27Nov16 - Creativity Week
 20Nov16 - Enhancing Creativity
 13Nov16 - Why Write? [Part Two]
 06Nov16 - Why Write? [Part One]
 30Oct16 - Award Season
 23Oct16 - The Power of the Audience
 16Oct16 - The Power of Film
 09Oct16 - Why Another Screenwriting Book?

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