REEL LIVES
Tim KirkmanMusings about movies and the people who love them.
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Something Bad is Going to Happen
About twenty minutes into Blue Heron, the semi-autobiographical feature debut from Canadian filmmaker Sophy Romvari, I leaned into my husband’s shoulder and whispered, “I’m so scared.” He whispered back, “Me, too.”
Projected onscreen were...
Hello, My Name Is...
Over the weekend I saw Steven Soderbergh’s new film, The Christophers. It’s a great example of efficiently setting up the main character’s personality, obstacles, and goals.
In the first scene, we meet a young woman (the splendid Michaela...
Endings and Beginnings
Whenever I teach screenwriting and directing, I like to assign this exercise: Write the first image and the last image of your story. The intention is to provide writers with something to write toward — a target, a finish line. To challenge...
Longing for an enchanted April
It’s April, which made me wonder if there had ever been any films specifically focused on the what may be our most chaotic month in terms of weather. A search led me to Enchanted April.
Directed by Mike Newell, the story follows four wome...
All the Complicated Women
The first time I remember seeing Joanna Gleason onscreen was in Heartburn, a Mike Nichols film starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson, based on Nora Ephron’s book, in which Gleason portrays Diana, a participant in a group therapy session...
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Emmy, Spirit, Gotham and GLAAD Nominee; Sundance, Tribeca, Frameline, OutFest, Hamptons, SxSW alum + more; Host of the forthcoming Reel Lives Podcast
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