Where we’ll discuss movies, television, music, and whatever frosts my cupcake.
“If I were not a physicist I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” ― Albert Einstein Y’all may have noticed that I hadn’t written anything in this space for a few months until now. I… Read More The 30 Day Song Challenge – Part 2
Y’all know I’m a rebel, right?? You also know that on previous occasions I have been inspired by things I see on social media. I saw this challenge on Facebook awhile back and immediately knew it was something I wanted to dive into. However, not only do I not have the patience to post a… Read More The 30 Day Song Challenge – Part 1
Okay, so…y’all know I’m not above borrowing a concept I’ve seen on social media and putting my own special spin on it for The Manoverse. This time the inspiration comes not from Pinterest but from Facebook. A former co-worker of mine posted it, and basically one is supposed to just indicate which of these television… Read More To TV or Not to TV??
A film is…or should be …more like music than fiction. It should be a progression of moods & feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. – Stanley Kubrick If you need to catch up with the first three parts of this series please go here, here,… Read More 100 Memorable Movie Characters…Part 4
“We live in a box of space & time. Movies are windows in its walls. They allow us to enter other minds, not simply in the sense of identifying with the characters, but by seeing the world as another person sees it.” – Roger Ebert My apologies for the slow progress… Read More 100 Memorable Movie Characters…Part 3
“Movies touch our hearts, awaken our vision, and change the way we see things. They take us to other places…open doors & minds. Movies are the memories of our lifetime.” – Martin Scorsese We’re going to forego a verbose preamble today and jump right into the fray. If you have not read… Read More 100 Memorable Movie Characters…Part 2
“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.” – Audrey Hepburn About a year & a half ago…prompted by a longtime citizen of The Manoverse…we examined my 100 Memorable TV Characters. I knew back then that we’d eventually get around to talking about characters in feature films, but it was an… Read More 100 Memorable Movie Characters…Part 1
Seven months ago we started our journey with 100 movies that defined the decade of the 1990’s. And while trilogies (Toy Story, Austin Powers, Scream) & Christmas films (Home Alone, The Santa Clause, The Ref) weren’t included, we still ended up with a rather eclectic & competitive field representing a decade that is difficult to… Read More 90’s Film Frenzy: A Fatal Four Way Finale
It was at this point just over a year ago, as Merry Movie Mayhem was drawing to a conclusion, that I took the easy path and let the final eight combatants bow out with what was essentially a collective tie. I don’t feel bad about that because Christmas movies are just so special that I… Read More 90’s Film Frenzy: The Elite Eight
Greetings friends. No, I didn’t forget. With the holiday season in full swing and football reaching a fever pitch on all levels I suppose I’ve been a bit distracted, but it’s time to get back to 90’s Film Frenzy. I have decided to reintroduce an idea originally utilized during 80’s Movie Mania…a tale of the… Read More 90’s Film Frenzy: The Sweet Sixteen
