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Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly

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Harrison Gilbertson and Jennifer Connelly

Emma Roberts and Amy Madigan

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In this new movie written and directed by Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black (Milk), Jennifer Connelly stars as Virginia. The story is set in Virginia Beach where Virginia and the married Sheriff Richard Tipton—wonderfully played by Ed Harris—have a 17-/… Read full post »

Here’s my recap article of the ASJA annual writers’ conference held in New York City last month.

2012 Writing Boot Camp featured top  editors, authors and writers including Keynote Speaker Gretchen Rubin, Career Achievement Awardee Suzanne Loebl, outgoing ASJA president Salley Shannon, i… Read full post »

Illustration of Dorri Olds by artist Andy Mitchell

Read what writers have to say about the writer’s voice— quotes from Susan Shapiro, Steve Geng, Sally Wendkos Olds, Gina Wendkos, Bruce Frankel, Janine Latus, Ryan Fischer-Harbage, Howard Fast, Robert Gottlieb, Harvey Shapiro and Blais… Read full post »

Movie 'Eddie Boyd: Citizen Gangster' by Nathan Morlando and starring Scott Speedman ©IFC Films

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Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

Okay, so it ain’t new. Yeah, it’s hard out there for a bank robber. There was Bonnie and Clyde, Public Enemies and Dog Day Afternoon… Read full post »

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Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in the new movie 'Hysteria' ©Sony Picture Classics

Hysteria is an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival 2012 and according to the opening “This story is based on true events. Really.â€

Hysteria, also referred to… Read full post »

Jan – May 2012 Stats DorriOlds.com

Dorri Olds is an award-winning freelance writer whose work has… Read full post »

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Funky Meets Functional: Green Monster Dog Wear

Fun and funky apparel for your four-legged friends looks great but don’t you hate when it takes forever to figure out how to button, snap or Velcro those adorable outfits? Then after finally getting the… Read full post »

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Fox Searchlight Pictures) is worth seeing for the cast alone. It stars Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel and Bill Nighy who are all in top form. India itself is a strong character with scenery richly displayed by the film’s high producti… Read full post »

Joel Murray stars as Frank, a troubled man who goes on a murderous rampage. Photo credit: Magnolia Pictures

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Stir in a bit of Michael Douglas in Falling Down, a pinch of Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers, and a dash of odd pairing—think Natalie Portman and Jea/… Read full post »

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Actor James Franco was named by Salon.com as one of “10 men who might just inspire the rebirth of Jewish male cool.†Though of Russian Jewish heritage on his mother’s side, Franco never had a Bar Mitzvah. “I wish I had

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Tena Desae and Dev Patel in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel credit: Fox Searchlight

Based on the book These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach, Marigold Hotel centers around a group of British retirees sucked in by a Photoshopped brochure of the “ne… Read full post »

Today is a guest post sent to me by Rose King.

In this age of products and fast food franchises being skillfully marketed as movies, starring 3-D computer-animated, wise-cracking, pop-culture-referencing animals (think mice, chipmunks, and dancing penguins), it’s easy to forget that ani… Read full post »

Monthly active users now total 901 million (up from 680 million a year ago).

Daily active users are up to 526 million (up from 372 million last year).

Monthly mobile users now total 488 million.

300 million photos are uploaded to the site each day.

3.2 billion Likes and Comments… Read full post »

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Darling Companion is a story about love — all kinds.

Diane Keaton’s character Beth falls in love with an abandoned dog found by the side of the road. She aptly names him Freeway. Meanwhile, he

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Zac Efron in 'The Lucky One' - Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

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Documentary MARLEY is about the musician, revolutionary and legend, Bob Marley.

Made with the support of the Marley family, the Magnolia Pictures film, MARLEY, from Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald  (The Last King of Scotland) featu/… Read full post »

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Hollywood Animal Trainer Boone Narr and his furry-friend movie stars. Courtesy of Warner Bros.

New movie, The Lucky One, included many canine cast members and starred Rowdy, animal trainer Boone Narr’s six-year-old German Shepherd who plays Zac Efron’s loyal dog… Read full post »

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Henry Lizardlover brings his lizards to Urth Café in West Hollywood, California every afternoon and shares the posed reptiles with intrigued passersby.

Yes, there really is a man named Henry Lizardlover. Born Henry Schifberg, this 56-year-old lover of lizards has s… Read full post »

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The Assault is a heart-pumping, terrifying ride based on a 48-hour hijacking by Islamic terrorists. Writers Simon Moutairou and Julien Leclercq (director) take you on the claustrophobic, harrowing experience for 227 passengers aboard… Read full post »

Patty Schemel (photo by Romy Suskin) Credit: Photo courtesy of Variance Wells/Well Go USA

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‘Hit So Hard’ is a drugumentary, er… rockumentary about the life and near-death of drummer Patty Schemel, a member of Nineties rock band, Hole.

Patty joined Courtney… Read full post »

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Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures Two-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe stars in the new movie 'The Hunter' opening this Friday, April 6, 2012.

Willem Dafoe stars in The Hunter as Martin, a mercenary sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company… Read full post »

Willem Dafoe stars in The Hunter as Martin, a mercenary sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger. The film opens… Read full post »