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What stories affect you profoundly? Which ones are your favorites? If you had to make a list of the three most influential of stories, could you? About 15 years ago, I heard a wise publisher say that, and I’ll paraphrase, “there is only one great story. It’s the story of a young person who loses… via… Continue reading David Farland’s Writing Tips: “The One Great Story” — David Farland | Story Doctor

More than a week after at least 51 members of Calvary Chapel of San Antonio in Texas got infected with COVID-19 since the congregation started meeting in person, the church’s pastor says he takes full responsibility. via Pastor at Calvary Chapel in San Antonio Says ‘I Accept Full Responsibility’ After 51 Church Members Contract Coronavirus —… Continue reading Pastor at Calvary Chapel in San Antonio Says ‘I Accept Full Responsibility’ After 51 Church Members Contract Coronavirus — BCNN1 WP

Armando Iannucci’s take on Charles Dickens’ novel immediately announces its intentions with its casting of Dev Patel as David: this will not be your BBC adaptation from 1990, because, for a start, we’re casting race blind. This is a simple notion that has been commonplace in the theatre for decades – how many black kings… via… Continue reading The Personal History of David Copperfield — Film Mafia

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. via Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Tests Positive for Coronavirus — BCNN1 WP

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John Kinsella:“Is this Heaven?” Ray Kinsella: “No. It’s Iowa.” Professor of mythology, Joseph Campbell, was famous for discovering “The Hero’s Journey.” It is the belief in what he called the ‘monomyth’, the theory that all myths from all cultures, passed down through generations, are all…

John Kinsella:“Is this Heaven?” Ray Kinsella: “No. It’s Iowa.” Professor of mythology, Joseph Campbell, was famous for discovering “The Hero’s Journey.” It is the belief in what he called the ‘monomyth’, the theory that all myths from all cultures, passed down through generations, are all part of a ‘single great story.’ The Hero, begins in […]… Continue reading ‘Shoeless’ Joe, FIELD OF DREAMS, and ‘The Hero’s Journey’ — WOODSIDE FILMS

Posted by Larry Gleeson AFI DOCS Wraps Up its First-Ever Virtual Film Festival The 2020 AFI DOCS went virtual for the first time ever. The scheduled Opening Night Film, BOYS STATE, an up-close and personal look inside the American Legion’s annual political summer camp, was postponed for me due to technical issues. Consequently, A […] via… Continue reading JIMMY CARTER Rocks the 2020 Virtual AFI DOCS to a Resounding Close — HollywoodGlee

You know when someone who is just getting started blurts out a statement that makes you raise an eyebrow? Here’s ten examples of that. via 10 Phrases Beginners Over Use (And Where They Come From) — Christopher A. Neal’s Wonderful World of Bass

[ad_1] Two-time Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali will be essaying the role of American boxing legend Jack Johnson in an upcoming limited series from HBO. Titled “Unruly”, the series is based on Ken Burns’ PBS documentary “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson“ and Geoffrey C. Ward’s companion book, reported Deadline. The project, which […]… Continue reading Mahershala Ali to play Jack Johnson, world’s first black Heavyweight boxing champion — Newsizz

A pandemic-themed film produced by Michael Bay, titled “Songbird,” has received a “do not work” order from the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The reason for the order was because “the producers have not been transparent about their safety protocols” amid the coronavirus crisis, a union rep said… Continue reading Michael Bay’s pandemic film ‘Songbird’ receives ‘do not work’ order from SAG-AFTRA — VOICE OF THE HWY