March 2 2008 Some of the most memorable films ever made have been science fiction movies, as have been some of the cheesiest.  Even if you're not a fan of SF, you have probably seen some... Read More
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March 3 2008 Here are the answers to the SF movie quiz that I posted yesterday. 1. In Stanley Kubrick's film 2001 A Space Odyssey , what artifact did the aliens leave on the Moon for... Read More
Posted by: gjcondon on 2008-03-03 13:12:21
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March 5 2008 Years ago, I was discussing the movie Braveheart with my friend Bill who is a Scot.  We were talking about how the film depicted key events in the centuries of struggle by... Read More
Posted by: gjcondon on 2008-03-05 10:40:18
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March 8 2008 Some bits of movie dialogue have become so famous that hearing them immediately reminds you of the films themselves.  For example, if you heard somebody say jokingly,... Read More
Posted by: gjcondon on 2008-03-08 14:21:54
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Here are the answers to the quiz that I posted yesterday: 1. "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do." John Wayne in Stagecoach (1939) 2. "Is that a gun in your... Read More
Posted by: gjcondon on 2008-03-09 12:47:05
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March 11 2008 A number of countries that are usually considered to be democracies have fundamentally undemocratic components of their governmental systems. For example, American voters... Read More
Posted by: gjcondon on 2008-03-11 10:43:38
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March 14 2008 Here in Canada, the Conservative Government led by Stephen Harper recently snuck a clause about films into a bill that was about other matters entirely.  The new legislation... Read More
Posted by: gjcondon on 2008-03-14 14:00:57
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March 16 2008 One of the interesting things about being a writer is the reaction that I get from people when they find out what it is that I do.  A few evenings ago, my wife and I went to... Read More
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March 21 2008 Despite the fact that Toronto is a large cosmopolitain city, writers conferences are rare here, for some reason.  Consequently, when I saw an ad for The Desperate Wtiters... Read More
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March 23 2008 Recently, I was imagining two of the Democratic Party's "super delegates" meeting for lunch, sometime in the near future.  For the purposes of my fantasy, let's... Read More
Posted by: gjcondon on 2008-03-23 10:23:13
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March 26 2008 Whether you're just breaking in as a writer or you're a grizzled pro, writing is a tough gig.  There are sites on the Internet that can help by providing information about... Read More
Posted by: gjcondon on 2008-03-25 10:19:32
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March 26 2008 Imagine the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland where  IOC Chairman Hans Korrupt is having an urgent meeting with PR guru Chuck... Read More
Posted by: gjcondon on 2008-03-26 14:22:41
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March 30 2008 After you've watched enough old mystery movies, you'll notice that certain lines crop up in film after film.  Here are a few of them with just a little twist:... Read More
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