Category Archives: Movies

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Some Days I Just Want a Cabin in the Woods

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Linda Andrews

There are some days I wish I’d never become a writer. Usually it’s when I’m watching a program/tv show/movie that I’ve waited to come out and about 5 minutes in, I’ve pretty much figured out 90 percent of the movie. … Continue reading →

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Can You Handle It?

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Linda Andrews

Aside from Christmas, it is another season. Of course, this one comes several times a year–usually four times to be exact. What season is it? Hallmark movie season. Sure, Hallmark has it’s own channel on cable now. And for them … Continue reading →

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Sunday Cinema in Review

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Linda Andrews

Just to be clear, I’m not talking about movies in the theatre. I’m talking about those available on the little screen. And just for grins, I’m throwing in some shows from TV as well. I love a good story but … Continue reading →

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Spending the Night With Katharine

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Linda Andrews

There is nothing quite as loud as the sound of silence. The house practically rings with it. Not everyone will understand what I’m talking about. But as the youngest of a very large family, I grew up surrounded by noise. … Continue reading →

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The Fun with B movies

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Linda Andrews

I love B movies. Especially the old horror/scifi movies. This last weekend thanks to a cold that won’t quite leave, I got to watch plenty of them on Netflix. Below are some of my favorite things that occur. 1.) Women … Continue reading →

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What’s In A Name? Part I

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Linda Andrews

Like most weekends, my husband and I relax by watching movies. Friday, we had received our first disk of The Walking Dead. We managed to watch all three episodes and enjoyed the series very much. But afterwards, we both looked … Continue reading →

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Based on the Book By

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Linda Andrews

How many times have you watched a movie/TV show and thought I’d like to read the book it was based on? I’ll admit it doesn’t happen to me very often. Usually one or the other falls short of my expectations. … Continue reading →

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Zombies

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Linda Andrews

I love zombie movies. There’s nothing quite like them to pick me up when I’m feeling down. I just love the wide-scale carnage, the rotting bits plopping off and the campiness of it all. So when Netflix pops up with … Continue reading →

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Getting motivated to write

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Linda Andrews

Usually writing the beginning of a story is easy. Usually, I’m not recovering from the flu and I can focus. Okay that’s a poor excuse. The fact is I’m not committed to my current book. It isn’t that I don’t … Continue reading →

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Recharging the creativity well

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Linda Andrews

Between writing, I like to recharge my creativity by reading books and watching movies.  This past weekend, I read among other things Ghost Ocean. It wasn’t quite what I expected from the title. In fact, it had very little to … Continue reading →

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