http://hollywoodwriters.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Hollywood Writers en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:56:32 GMT 2010-01-01T05:56:32Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970398&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Another anecdote that is one which will more than likely live on in our family lore went something like this. One dreadfully hot and dry summer, it hadn't rained for months, we were getting desperate . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:02:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970398&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace REGGIE R. 2009-12-31T17:02:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969611&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace I watched this in regular 2D, which might have been a mistake.  Without the 3D/IMAX gimmicks you're really left with a very vanilla sci-fi/fantasy movie.  That was in part why I wanted to watch . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:06:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969611&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-31T04:06:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace ‘ Isis ’ by Douglas Clegg advertises itself as a ‘tale of the supernatural’ and it lives up to the promise.  Beautifully illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, it tells . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:15:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-30T02:15:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968007&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Check it out. www.characterswellmet.blogspot.com Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:06:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968007&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace REGGIE R. 2009-12-30T02:06:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:21:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Andre W. 2009-12-29T20:21:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966364&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace I've never read any Sherlock Holmes books or watched any previous movies, so the most I had ever really encountered the detective was on Star Trek:  The Next Generation when the android Data played . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:58:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966364&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-29T01:58:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace This movie allegedly cost half a billion dollars to both produce and market…and it was worth every penny.  What I envision for the moment is that a young generation of film fans are watching . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:42:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-28T04:42:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964955&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace SAFE HAVEN The sign which was affixed to the wall outside the Fire Station showed a silhouette of a baby wrapped in a blanket. Under the title SAFE HAVEN, the words printed in several languages . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:18:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964955&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace REGGIE R. 2009-12-28T00:18:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963724&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Galloping directly on the heels of the success of ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ comes a retelling of Jane Austen’s classic, ‘Sense and Sensibility’, except this time . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:36:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963724&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-26T18:36:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961131&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace I decided to give this series, ‘ Darkest Powers Trilogy ’ a whirl while I twiddle my thumbs and wait for the newest ‘House of Night’ book, ‘ Tempted ’ to . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:48:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961131&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-24T02:48:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960484&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Since it's December 23 it's highly doubtful I'll buy anymore XMas music this season, though I did use the Borders gift card I got from Gather yesterday to purchase one, so you never know.  Anyway, . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:23:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960484&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-23T16:23:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959567&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Aw, the holidays are upon us.  Thankfully it seems as if the local radio stations have thus far resisted playing Christmas tunes the day after Halloween, but to tide us over until the start of . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:28:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959567&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-23T01:28:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957847&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace   The penumbra of a Monday The shadows’ montage on the Monday path; the shadows of cars, trees, people, rooftops; everything is on the move; even trees move from . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:04:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957847&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-22T01:04:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954008&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace You can now buy my book from Barnes & Noble online, as well as Amazon. Check it out here For a description and sample chapter, click here Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:25:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954008&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-19T03:25:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952437&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace I think ‘ The Van Alen Legacy ’ is probably my favorite book out of the ‘Blue Blood’ novel series and follows, ‘ Blue Bloods ,’ ‘ Masquerade ,’ . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:20:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952437&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-18T04:20:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950741&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace From m e to you                       Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:13:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950741&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Elaine B. 2009-12-17T01:13:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950739&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace cremation pier A white symbol, the river is reflected on those clouds. We watch a boat carrying our minds over to the other side as we bury our corpses. . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:55:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950739&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-17T00:55:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950671&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace ‘ Revelations ’ is the third book in the Blue Blood series by Mellissa De La Cruz following ‘ Blue Bloods ’ and ‘ Masquerade .’  The premise of . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:04:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950671&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-17T00:04:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949876&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Since it is the time of "best of" lists I've been doing a couple "best of" lists of my own.  (And let's face it, it's an easy way to pick up a few points for doing very little.)  Since it's . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:38:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949876&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-16T14:38:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948143&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace You could easily say the 00s were the decade of the superhero movie.  There were a few before that with the original Superman and Batman franchises, but the 2000s saw a boom in the quantity and in . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:00:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948143&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-15T15:00:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946498&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace I think my initial problem here is that I read the book a couple of years ago, so I don't remember it extremely well.  I really need to go to the library and especially check out the ending.  . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:43:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946498&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-14T15:43:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943114&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace OK, so being a part-time amateur writer, here are some gift ideas for the part-time, amateur writer (or full-time professional one) on your list.   Netbook :  You can buy laptops for . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:54:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943114&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-11T21:54:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942828&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace You might just want to be tardy to this party.  ‘Masquerade’ is the second installment of the Blue Bloods Vampire series (following ‘ Blue Bloods ’) and I must admit . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:10:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942828&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-11T18:10:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942619&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace You know what happens when you can't sleep?  You end up watching a crappy late-night movie like 1989's "Night Visitor."  Or an infomercial with Tom Bosley.  Actually the latter might be . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:57:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942619&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-11T15:57:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941676&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Yes, I have confessed that I was one of Tiger Wood’s mistresses, but alas, that is a lie.  I do think he is as cute as a button and find it sad to discover that he has had more mistresses . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:49:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941676&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-11T00:49:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939636&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace WTF?   Starring James Marsden, Cameron Diaz, and Frank Langella. Directed by Richard Kelly. Based on the short story, “Button, Button,” by Richard Matheson.   Instead of . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939636&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Chas Andrews 2009-12-09T22:11:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940101&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Yup, I read yet another series of vampire novels, I’m blaming Alexander Skarsgård who plays Eric in ‘True Blood’ because he is so freaking hot that I just have to get . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:24:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940101&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-10T04:24:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940010&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace First off it's important to note that "Terminator Salvation" qualifies as what I'd call a midquel.  It's a sequel to some events of James Cameron's "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2:  Judgment . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:12:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940010&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-10T03:12:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938917&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Like "The Ice Harvest" that I watched previously, this is another film taking place during the holidays that is not a holiday film.  Instead it's a dark comedy/crime caper about two hitmen who flee . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:49:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938917&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-09T14:49:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937979&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace I’m not a fan of Ayn Rand for several reasons including that I think she was a horrible writer (were editors afraid to stand up to her?) and I think most of her theories are too simplistic . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:44:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937979&grpId=3659174697246025&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-09T01:44:59Z