Five-thirty on a Labor Day weekend Friday night. I’m sitting with the dogs outside the Otis Cafe in Otis, OR, while Bruer goes in and has dinner with his brother, brother’s wife, and newborn. Uncle Blaise surprise visit. I volunteered to stay with my dogs so they could eat and catch up. The dogs weren’t […]
Screenwriters
Deconstructing the “Eye of The Tiger” Speech from Rocky III [Eye of The Tiger Pt. 1]
“And now you gotta get it back, and the way to get it back is to go back to the beginning.” – Apollo Creed [Carl Weathers]. Rocky III [Sylvester Stallone]. Preface: Background Behind Apollo Creed’s “Eye of the Tiger” speech Movie: Rocky III Year: 1982 Writer & Director: Sylvester Stallone Production Company: United Artists Characters […]
Damn. The Social Network Ended to One of My Favorite Beatles Songs, “Baby, You’re A Rich Man.”
I just got back from seeing, “The Social Network.” I went with friends. And, yeah, I took my mom. I dare y’all to do the same. She loves Aaron Sorkin’s writing as much as I do. Why do I love Aaron Sorkin’s writing so much? Well, here’s the opening clip. Keep up. And remember… Pure […]