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Moviequill

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About Me

Born and raised in Canada. Married a Rolling Stones fanatic just like myself. Immigrated to USA in 2001 to pursue screenwriting career dream. Do some Ebay and writing as a day job to pay for my Rhapsody and Netflix fix.http://moviequill.blogspot.com/Layout made by gayle

My Interests

scripts, screenplays, screenwriting, Las Vegas, Volkswagen New Beetle, classic musclecars, Hollywood, ebay, Nascar, Sault Ste Marie, Rolling Stones, biographies, flip flops

I'd like to meet:

Nobody on purpose, but randomly by chance? I am originally from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario Canada now living in Oklahoma City and moving to Boston soon... maybe we'll share a beverage on our life journey one day

Music:

Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Clash, Social Distortion, Danko Jones, April Wine, AC/DC, Keith Richards, Ron Wood

Movies:

The Graduate, Good Fellas, Pretty Woman, Terminator, Jaws, Al Pacino, Oceans 11, Sean Penn, Robert De Niro,

Television:

Sopranos, Lost, Big Love, Heroes

Books:

Stephen King, Chuck Palahniuk, biographies, writing tomes

Heroes:

Keith Richards, Preston Sturges, The Rolling Stones for kicking the bollocks of establishment all these years and still be entertaining

My Blog

8 Random Things Meme

FADE IN:I did one of these "random things you don't know about me" thingies back in April and wasn't going to do another one, but after seeing my name "tagged" to contribute a few times, and shocked t...
Posted by Moviequill on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:13:00 PST

Johnny Rude's Screenwriting Contest Advice

Fade In:I bet you thought I'd never post another entry on screenwriting eh? A short lived pipe dream, my friend...Spring means screenwriting contests are sprouting their come-ons and promises of stard...
Posted by Moviequill on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:50:00 PST

Screw The Zoom Zoom I Wanna Go Vroom Vroom

Fade In:This weekend was the annual Oklahoma City Auto Show put on by the various local dealerships to tout their wares and entice us to buy some new iron. Even though we bought a new Bug in August I ...
Posted by Moviequill on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:16:00 PST

The Wilted Souffle Tastes Funny

Fade In:So, on my regular screenwriting, but not all writing, based Moviequill blog the other day I was contemplating a name change.  Everyone chimed in and said NO!, so this was my followup blog...
Posted by Moviequill on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:05:00 PST

Weird Shit Happens With A Full Moon

Fade In:Is it just me or did all hell break loose these past few days? Were you affected by the lunar eclipse at all?My firestorm of ka-ka started with that road rage incident Thursday. It smoothly l...
Posted by Moviequill on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:44:00 PST

I Rent Blockbusters From Netflix

Fade In:Why does whether a movie do huge box office on opening weekend dictate it is either good or bad? I am disappointed Hollywood has brainwashed us into accepting the Monday morning tally as the l...
Posted by Moviequill on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:23:00 PST

I Was A Semi-Victim Of Road Rage Today

On my weekly errands this morning, pulling out of the post office and some geriatric fat guy went all postal on me... for?... heck, I don't know.Could it be he was in a hurry to get to Walgreens to re...
Posted by Moviequill on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:36:00 PST

Stock Market Schmock Market

FADE IN:Notice how the crash of the stock market is always the precursor to armageddon... or at least the media implies it.It means bupkus to you and I, brother, unless you happen to be one of the luc...
Posted by Moviequill on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:26:00 PST

Do Youu Write Naked? What Is Your Writing Quirk Then?

Fade In:Fess up, it's confession time my fellow prose and screenwriters.What is your Numero Uno, A-Number One, Major screenwriting quirk, foible, fetish, obsession, habit, eccentricity, fancy, subterf...
Posted by Moviequill on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:54:00 PST

Chew On This, I Didn't Make The Gumball Finals

Fade In:Trolling through my moviequill e-mail inbox this morning was as painful as a sudden angina attack... I said "AN-gina.""Unfortunately your script was not chosen as one of the final three script...
Posted by Moviequill on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:57:00 PST