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Movie: The Graduate Release Date: December 22, 1967 Director: Mike Nichols Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Ross. Tag Lines: “What’ll you do after you graduate?” “This is Benjamin. He’s a little worried about his future.” Relevance: “I am not trying to seduce you. Would you like me to seduce you? Is that what you’re […]… Continue reading 260. The Graduate — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

Movie: Home Alone Release Date: November 16, 1990 Director: Chris Columbus Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O’Hara, John Candy. Tag Lines: “Holy cow!” “Bring Home The Laughter This Holiday Season!” “When Kevin’s family left for vacation, they forgot one minor detail: Kevin. But don’t worry… He cooks. He cleans. He […]… Continue reading 259. Home Alone — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

Movie: The Bad News Bears Release Date: April 7, 1976 Director: Michael Ritchie Starring: Walter Matthau, Tatum O’Neal, Chris Barnes, Vic Morrow, Jackie Earle Haley, Joyce Van Patten. Tag Lines: “…together they make it happen!” “The Catcher Can Only Catch a Cold. The Coach Can’t Wait to Pass Out. The Pitcher Can’t Wait to Fill […]… Continue reading 258. The Bad News Bears — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

Good Afternoon. Gigi the poodle here introducing another weekly blog entry. Today on our lovely walk we almost got hit by a van…the Maltese was also involved. You would think that with the raging outbreak there would be less cars on the road but alas individuals are getting restless. We see more of them venturing […]… Continue reading Rewriting and Not Rewriting — Gigi Catches Air

BEYOND LOCAL: Bored while stuck at home? Why not try making a movie masterpiece! Here are five and a half ways to make movie masterpieces at home This article, written by Aaron Burton, University of Wollongong, originally appeared on The Conversation and has been republished here with permission: Isolation is a common theme in cinema:… Continue reading Make a Movie at Home — Ed Aid Ontario

In the opening scene of Never Have I Ever, Mindy Kaling‘s new coming-of-age comedy on Netflix, Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) prays for what every 15-year-old Indian-American teenager raised in the suburbs yearns for. All she wants for her sophomore year are forearms that don’t require liberal reapplication of Nair and a fine, if simple, boyfriend […]… Continue reading Never Have I Ever Review: Shockingly Intimate Teen Comedy Is Mindy Kaling’s Best Work — Ten15AM

Today is Thursday and time for my 5 Things Prompt. 5 Things; Today I want you to share 5 Things that make you laugh. My 5 Things; 1• The ridiculous and the absurd always brings a smile to my face. It need not be funny, just out of the ordinary. 2• Animated movies; Nowadays the […]… Continue reading Five Things- That makes you laugh — Keep it alive

Although advice abounds when it comes to writing comedy, or writing anything, for that matter, it’s worth noting that different tips will work for different people, and you may have your own. But with that in find, here are three of the keys we think will help. Tell funny stories. Whenever you have the chance, […]… Continue reading The Keys to Writing Comedy — Flyeread

How to write comedy? If you’re wondering how to write funny or you’re getting stuck on writing, go through the quick summary from Writing Comedy, which may help you break out of the prison in your mind: Start writing what you want to write, what amuses you. Then learn to modify and improve it to […]… Continue reading Comedy writing — read on