Leah Saylor-Abney's thoughts on movies, books, and writing.
Emily Hagins inspires me! Her passion for filmmaking as well as her ability to finish projects is a giant mirror in which I dare not stare. Let’s face it, for a 12-year-old to make a full-length film, she has to not only be passionate about what she’s doing, but determined and willing to work her [...]
Rating: 5 of 5 Here’s another hidden gem I’m determined to share with as many people as possible. On the night of the discovery of a duplicate planet in the solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident. (Source: IMDb) A powerful story of redemption, ANOTHER EARTH [...]
Independent films have really become my go-to for great movies. Sure, sometimes the production value isn’t as high as those backed by a major studio or the actors could use a few lessons and more experience, but the writing and the story’s authenticity overshadows the minor flaws in those lesser-known gems. That’s not to say [...]
A coming of age movie with a bite, er, twist that could have failed had it not been for Dawn O’Keefe and a well-developed plot. Some may call Teeth (2007), written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, a heavy-handed feminist movie. Me? I call it pure black comedy / horror entertainment at (close to) its finest; [...]
Hurry! The voting for this competition closes on Friday, September 25, 2009. I’m sorry to toss in my two cents so late in the contest with only two days left to cast your vote. I wanted to write about the Halloween Horror Nights 2009-Chiller Scary Good Film Competition* as soon as I watched all of [...]
Oh my. I’m now completely in love with the movie Dakota Skye. I watched it via Netflix’s “Watch Instantly” on 9/10/2009. I don’t know much about it yet aside from what I saw during the movie but I’m going to because its writer is now on my must-follow list. Perhaps a little chick flick-ish, to [...]
Pull up a comfy chair, grab some snacks and open your mind. Ultimately, I want this to be a place for my muse and me to reconnect, explore, create, learn and grow! By unleashing my muse, I force my left-brain tendencies to take a back burner to my right-brain urges, which have been strangled, hardly [...]
