Thanks to One of My Followers

August Sunset

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“Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen – that stillness becomes a radiance.” ~ Morgan Freeman

“The point is that when I see a sunset or a waterfall or something, for a split second it’s so great, because for a little bit I’m out of my brain, and it’s got nothing to do with me. I’m not trying to figure it out, you know what I mean? And I wonder if I can somehow find a way to maintain that mind stillness.” ~ Chris Evans

Scott Austin Tirrell, one of my followers is faithful about reading my blog and listening to my Story-Power episodes and then liking them. Well, at least, I think he reads and listens. But the thing is I don’t always read his blog posts in return. Today I did and I’m so glad because his thinking on paper about how to get people to notice his work is a familiar theme for me. 

I will be replying to his post later. But what he wrote got me thinking about my own evolving process. I write this blog, my novel, produce my podcast and online course to please myself. Part of me hopes to get followers, but another part of me doesn’t care. I don’t follow the stats for Story-Power, or even this blog. I don’t track sales of my book, and I certainly don’t have lots of students for my course. My little voice just keeps telling me to plug along doing what I love and eventually the people who need to connect with the work will and that’s all that matters.

This approach was confirmed by my latest podcast guest, Dave Combs, (see Wednesday June 7 post here on this website). He’s a well known musician with several albums under his belt, but it all started with a little song he sat down and just played for himself. Every night when he came home from work, he’d sit down at the piano and play something to relax. Out of that came a tune that he liked, so he played it often for himself. One day his wife asked him what the name of the tune was he played that got stuck in her head. When she hummed it for him, he told her it didn’t have a name. It was just something he made up. Being a wise woman she told him to write it down, which he did. Nothing happened with the song right away, but eventually Dave had the song arranged and made a recording of it, and had his friend, who happened to be a DJ on the local radio station listen to it. His friend played it on the station and the phones lit up, (this was before the internet). That was the beginning of his musical career. It didn’t happen over night but he just kept sitting down at the piano and doodling around until he got tunes he liked and that’s how he wrote songs for several albums. Now, Dave tells the story much better than I just wrote it here so I hope you will go listen to our conversation on Apple or Spotify.

Dave didn’t seem to worry about whether or not he was going to make money producing his albums. After all he had a career he liked. What he seemed to appreciate the most from his experiences, were the relationships with fellow musicians, producers, and technicians in the industry. So, while I think it would be nice to make money doing what I do … With Story-Power, I enjoy meeting new people and having conversations with them about their creative process and a bit about their life stories. Each conversation is inspirational. Writing this blog, is just me working out how I feel about my life and my own creative process. That can be a way to connect with people too in a different way.

Another thing my little voice keeps telling me is to be still. The Universe, or God if you prefer, knows what my dreams are and will take care of them for me if I let It/Her/Him. If my mind and emotions are still, it’s easier for the Universe to take care of matters for me. Don’t believe me, go look up Quantum Entanglement Theory. Our minds are amazing attractors, but we have to be clear about what we want to attract, or entangle with.

I’m trying to clear up my signal so it’s obvious what I want the Universe to bring me. That’s not an easy task. There is so much noise about what we need to do to be successful, or to sell our products, books, etc., that sifting through it all can be a big chore. And yet, I’m determined to monitor my thoughts and feelings and turn them back to a kind of stillness that trusts the Universe to bring me what I truly want, while I do the creating.

Those are my thoughts for today. I hope you have a great weekend.

Blessings,

Lucinda Sage-Midgorden © 2023

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I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Saving the World One Story at a Time, course on Ûdemy

Analyzing stories gives us CRITICAL DISTANCE from things that have happened to us. That’s why I’m hooked on stories. I get to examine my own life by watching the characters go through their emotional ups and downs. If that sounds like something you’d like to try, you might want to consider taking my course Saving the World One Story at a Time. There will be a special June discount coming soon.

The Space Between Time

Lucinda is the author of The Space Between Time, an award finalist in the “Fiction: Fantasy” category of the 2017 Best Book Awards.

Have you ever experienced life shattering events? Yeah, after the last few years, most of us have. In The Space Between Time, Jenna Holden gets slammed by her fiancé walking out, her mother’s untimely death, and losing her job all in one week. But she receives unexpected help when she finds her three-times great-grandmother’s journals and begins the adventure of a lifetime.

The Space Between Time is available in all ebook formats at Smashwords and for Kindle at Amazon, or you can find the ebook at iBooks or Barnes and Noble. If you prefer a physical copy, you can find a print-on-demand version at Amazon. Stay tuned for news when the audiobook version is published.

Lucinda is also the host of Story-Power a podcast where she and her guests discuss their creative endeavors, and/or the stories that have changed their lives. It’s available here on Sage Woman Chronicles and on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcast apps. Please rate and leave a review. It helps people find me.

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Dave Combs: Storyteller and Musician Extraordinaire

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Dave Combs is a songwriter, photographer, entrepreneur and author with four decades of experience writing over 120 songs and creating fourteen albums of soothing, relaxing instrumental piano music. His songwriting began with the now popular standard, Rachel’s Song. His soothing, relaxing music has been played millions of times worldwide on radio, satellite, and all internet streaming media and it continues to touch the lives of millions of people all over the world. He is also the author of the bestselling new book, Touched By The Music: How the Story and Music of Rachel’s Song Can Change Your Life.

Dave’s Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

Dave’s musical hero: John W. Peterson, Website

The Lettermen, Jim Pike, Bob Engemann, Tony Butala

The Association, An American “Sunshine Pop” band

Don McClean, America’s Troubadour, best known for “American Pie”

George Benson, American Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter

Jane Austen, 19th Century English Novelist

Charles Dickens, 19th Century English Novelist

Wilkie Collins, 19th Century English Novelist and playwright who established the rules for the modern detective novel

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George Clinton, Nashville recording engineer, couldn’t find info about him

Glen Campbell, Country music, singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor

Alabama, An American band specializing in country music founded in Fort Payne, Alabama in 1969. They also perform country and southern rock, country pop, bluegrass, and soft rock

The Forester Sisters, An American country music vocal group active from 1970s to 1996

Gary Prim, An American Keyboardist, Songwriter, Producer

Bob McHone Winston-Salem on YouTube, was DJ for WKLM 94.5 in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1986. WKLM is now an Ohio radio station. WPTI is now on 94.5 in Greensboro. It’s a talk radio station. Bob has written a memoir, On The Air, coming soon.

Touched by the Music of Rachel’s Song Dave’s first album.

Happy Christmas, Dave’s second album containing songs by Dave and his father.

Beautiful Thoughts, Dave’s third album. All his albums are listed on his website and available for purchase, or you can subscribe to his YouTube channel and listen there.

Polyvagal Safety: Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation, Stephen W. Porges,

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, Brené Brown, PH.D., MSW

Jack Canfield, Life Coach

Ivan Bodley Story-Power Episode 35, “Am I Famous Yet?”

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Pyrrhuloxia at the Window

Northern Cardinal

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“She decided to free herself, dance into the wind, create a new language. And birds fluttered around her, writing ‘yes’ in the sky.” ~ Monique Duval

One morning about two weeks ago, a male Pyrrhuloxia (in the Cardinal family) kept flying up to the dining room and kitchen windows trying to get my attention. It was as if he was saying to me, “Hey, where is the birdseed you used to put out every day?” Soon his mate had joined him flying up to the windows, chirping.

The reason I stopped filling the bird feeder and spreading it on the ground last Fall was because of my arthritis. It makes going up and down stairs difficult. Not to mention walking on the uneven ground in the back yard. But I have been taking medicine, the pain has subsided, and I am walking better. So I decided to make feeding the birds a priority again. Moving is beneficial. We had some seed left, so I went out and fed the birds. The next time the Pyrrhuloxia couple came to the window, it was as if they were saying, “Thank You”.This bird visitation was shortly after my 70th birthday and the beginning of another round of freeing myself from old wounds and outdated belief systems. 

Some people have the idea that when we get wounded, we do the work of healing once, and that’s it. We can move on to the next challenge. But that’s not how it really works. Some spiritual teacher described healing as a spiral. It happens in stages. We do some work on the issue, then it comes back around and we let go of more pain. Eventually it comes back many times until we have finished with that particular traumatic situation.

This morning as I was writing in my journal, I realized that I needed to do more healing work around one painful relationship. I thought I had finished the work, but it became obvious that there is still more work to do. And when I finish, I’ll be free to dance into the wind, create a new language for myself and the birds will flutter around in our backyard writing “yes” in the sky. 

This will most likely be just one thing from my past that I need to finish working on. That’s okay. I feel good about doing more clearing, because it seems like the energy has shifted and things that stood in my way before are now presenting themselves to a final goodbye tour. And then a new set of life episodes that I may not even remember at the moment will arise so I can begin a new process of healing and clearing.

That’s life. That’s why we’re here, to have experiences, to analyze them and grow in the process. Since I’m committed to being a lifelong learner, I’m good with that.

I hope you are enjoying whatever season in which you live. We’re in the midst of late spring. The Yuccas are blooming. The Quail families are coming outings with their little ones. Soon it will be very hot, though we’ve had an unusually cool and wet spring. So we’ll see what happens. 

Take care of yourselves.

Blessings,

Lucinda Sage-Midgorden © 2023

Saving the World One Story at a Time – online course on Ûdemy

Analyzing stories gives us CRITICAL DISTANCE from things that have happened to us. That’s why I’m hooked on stories. I get to examine my own life by watching the characters go through their emotional ups and downs. If that sounds like something you’d like to try, you might want to consider taking my course Saving the World One Story at a Time. There will be a special June discount coming next week.

Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

The Space Between Time

Have you ever experienced life shattering events? Yeah, after the last few years, most of us have. In The Space Between Time, Jenna Holden gets slammed by her fiancé walking out, her mother’s untimely death, and losing her job all in one week. But she receives unexpected help when she finds her three-times great-grandmother’s journals and begins the adventure of a lifetime.

The Space Between Time is available in all ebook formats at Smashwords and for Kindle at Amazon, or you can find the ebook at iBooks or Barnes and Noble. If you prefer a physical copy, you can find a print-on-demand version at Amazon. Stay tuned for news when the audiobook version is published.

Lucinda is also the host of Story-Power a podcast where she and her guests discuss their creative endeavors, and/or the stories that have changed their lives. It’s available here on Sage Woman Chronicles and on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcast apps. Please rate and leave a review. It helps people find me.

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If you are a podcaster, or have a message or fantastic product you want to share with the world, I encourage you to check out PodMatch. Use the affiliate link and tell them, Lucinda sent you. Then contact me so we can set up a Story-Power chat.

Authentic Power

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Our society constantly promotes role models for masculinity, from superheroes to politicians, where the concept of being a ‘man’ is based in their ability to be tough, dominant – and even violent when required. ~ Deeyah Kahn

“Our dominant values that emphasize competition and scarcity limit continued progress.” ~ Jacque Fresco

“If you’re to do something, do it for yourself, and that’s what I try to do. I try to be authentic and try to be original, so that’s what I try to be. A lot of people try to build big brands but have received bad advice, and they don’t try to be authentic and real with themselves.” ~ Giannis Antetokoumpo

Last night I finished an eleven book and one novella, (so far) Jane Austen’s Dragons series by Maria Grace. One of the major themes of the books is dominance. The dragons have a hierarchy of dominance beginning with the Major Dragons, the kind we normally think of, large and scary, at the top of the chain, down to the little Fairy Dragons who are similar in size to hummingbirds. Dragons are animals even though they are intelligent, can talk and some can even read and write. For the dragons in the books, their society and associations work much smoother when each creature knows their place in the hierarchy. The more powerful ones are supposed to protect those under their care. Each species of dragon also has specific talents. Sometimes those talents aren’t appreciated, especially the talents of the Fairy Dragons, but they prove themselves as the stories go along. 

Some of the humans who are part of The Blue Order, the governing body of dragon/human relations, are much more narrow minded than the dragons who are leaders in the Order. And that got me thinking about the difference between perceived and real power. 

Since I have watched lots of movies and TV and have degrees in theatre, paying attention to body language and facial expressions comes naturally to me. I get lots of information about the characters, and people in the real world by watching their non-verbal communication clues.

While I was thinking about this post, an image of a prime example of someone who is supposed to be subservient actually demonstrating dominance no matter what situation she happens to be in came to mind. It’s from the PBS Masterpiece Theatre offering, Sanditon, which is based on an unfinished novel by Jane Austen.

The character is Agnes Harmon, the mother of one of the main characters, Georgiana. We only see Agnes in the last few episodes of the third season. She was once a slave on an island in the Caribbean, but now she’s living free in England and helping other former slaves like herself. Georgiana, her daughter, is the heiress of her white father’s fortune. She searched for her mother throughout the seasons. When Agnes arrives, Georgiana is engaged to Lord Harry Montrose. When Georgiana introduces her mother to Harry’s family, his mother tries to assert her authority by virtue of her title. But Agnes has experienced a great many people like Lady Montrose. She doesn’t react at all to the jibes the woman tries to unsettle her with. The actress playing Agnes keeps her face and body very still as she responds to Lady Montrose’s barrage of questions. As I watched her I felt that this character was the strongest person in the room. She was confident, self-possessed, yet non-judgmental. Nothing could ruffle her calm because she knew that she was just as valuable as anyone she might meet. I loved this character. I wish we could have seen more of her.

In my opinion, humans sometimes have a mixed up understanding of what authentic power is, who holds that power and who just thinks they do. I’m not going to write about political, religious, or even business systems. What I’ve been realizing throughout my life, is that real authority and authentic power come from within, just like the character of Agnes in Sanditon. 

Because I believe this, and want to emulate people like Agnes, I have worked a long time to love and accept myself. After all this time I know who I am and what I’m capable of. I don’t need to tell everyone who comes along about my accomplishments. I mean, sometimes it’s good to do that, but often I can just be myself and allow those I meet to discover who I am and what I’ve done as we get to know each other. That leaves me free to be curious and learn about those I’m conversing with. 

I’m sure you’ve been in similar situations, where someone feels the need to demonstrate their superior knowledge and/or experience so they can feel powerful. But the thing is, as my dad used to say, “When someone has to constantly give you their resumé, they don’t feel good about themselves.” I think he also meant, if they have to constantly assert their power, they’re trying to convince themselves more than anyone else.

What I’m hoping is that we are shifting from leaders who are in-authentic, who don’t care about those around them, who just want to assert their authority no matter how detrimental it might be, to the direction of a group of leaders who pay attention to the needs of those they are supposed to be leading; leaders who work collaboratively rather than competitively or coercively.

After reading the above series of books, I think it would be fun if there really were dragons who could be our friends and challenge our way of thinking and being.

For those in the U.S., have a wonderful long weekend. 

Welcome new followers. If you have an opinion about something I write here, feel free to leave a comment or question.

Blessings,

Lucinda Sage-Midgorden © 2023

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I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Saving the World One Story at a Time

Analyzing stories gives us CRITICAL DISTANCE from things that have happened to us. That’s why I’m hooked on stories. I get to examine my own life by watching the characters go through their emotional ups and downs. If that sounds like something you’d like to try, you might want to consider taking my course Saving the World One Story at a Time. Hurry to get the special May discount at: https://lnkd.in/gBp4hm4H

The Space Between Time 

Have you ever experienced life shattering events? Yeah, after the last few years, most of us have. In The Space Between Time, Jenna Holden gets slammed by her fiancé walking out, her mother’s untimely death, and losing her job all in one week. But she receives unexpected help when she finds her three-times great-grandmother’s journals and begins the adventure of a lifetime.

The Space Between Time is available in all ebook formats at Smashwords and for Kindle at Amazon, or you can find the ebook at iBooks or Barnes and Noble. If you prefer a physical copy, you can find a print-on-demand version at Amazon. Stay tuned for news when the audiobook version is published.

Lucinda is also the host of Story-Power a podcast where she and her guests discuss their creative endeavors, and/or the stories that have changed their lives. It’s available here on Sage Woman Chronicles and on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcast apps. Please rate and leave a review. It helps people find me.

PodMatch

If you are a podcaster, or have a message or fantastic product you want to share with the world, I encourage you to check out PodMatch. Use the affiliate link and tell them, Lucinda sent you. Then contact me so we can set up a Story-Power chat.

Movies, Movies, and More Movies

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Pete is the host of Middle Class Film Class, movie reviewer and quick-witted fun and funny guest. He watches about 500 movies per year. He’s well-spoken, quick-witted which makes him a great guest, with a broad variety of topics he can chat about. But he’s most passionate about movies (and cars). He’s also willing to promote whatever show he’s on, heavily.

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The Valley of Decision (1945) Director, Tay Garnett, Screenplay, John Meehan and Sonya Levin, based on the novel by Marcia Davenport, Starring Greer Garson and Gregory Peck

Now, Voyager (1942) Director, Irving Rapper, Screenplay, Casey Robinson, based on the novel by Olive Higgins Prouty, Starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) Director, Milos Forman, Screenplay, Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, based on the novel by Ken Kesey, Starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Danny DeVito, Will Sampson

Fight Club (1999) Director, David Fincher, Screenplay, Jim Uhls, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, Starring, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf

Ratched (2020) TV series, Director, Ryan Murphy and 5 others, based on characters from Ken Kesey’s novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Writers, Ryan Murphy, Evan Romansky, Ian Brennan, Jennifer Salt, Starring, Sarah Paulson, Finn Wittrock, Cynthia Nixon, Judy Davis

The Queen’s Gambit (2020) TV series, Director, Scott Frank, Creators and writers, Scott Frank and Allan Scott, based on the novel by Walter Tevis, Starring, Anya Taylor -Joy, Chloe Pirrie, Bill Camp, Maricin Dorocinski

Cloud Atlas (2012) Directors and writers, Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, based on the novel by David Mitchell, Starring, Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Jim Sturgess, Bae Doona, Ben Whishaw

Ezra Miller, Actor, notable roles and movies: The Flash in the DC Universe, Fantastic Beasts all iterations, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, We Need to Talk About Kevin  

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Director, Lynne Ramsay, Screenplay, Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear, based on the novel by Lionel Shriver, Starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller

Johnny Depp, Actor, Producer, Director, notable movie roles, Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean, Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Edward Sissorhands

Mads Mikkelsen, Actor Additional Crew, Writer, notable movie roles, Le Chiffre in Casino Royal, Draco in Clash of the Titans (2010), Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal, Gelbert Grindalwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Amber Heard, Actress, Producer, Additional Crew, notable movie roles, Mera in Zack Snyder’s Justice League and Aquaman, Ulla in The Danish Girl, Nadine Cross in The Stand

Ponette (1996), Director, Jacques Doillon, Screenplay, Jacques Doillion, Brune Compagnon, Starring, Victoire Thivisol, Delphine Schiltz, Matias Bureau Caton

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Director, Grinder Chadha, Screenplay, Grinder Chadha, Guljit Bindra, Paul Mayeda Berges, Starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher

Casablanca (1942) Director, Michael Curtiz, Screenplay, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch, from a play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison, Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains

The Maltese Falcon (1941) Director, John Huston, Screenplay, John Huston based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett, Starring, Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet

Some Like It Hot (1959) Director, Billy Wilder, Screenplay, Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond, Starring, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon

Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) Japanese Writer, Director of great influence on world film makers, notable works, Tora, Tora, Tora, High and Low, Sanjuro, Throne of Blood, Rashomon

Yojimbo (1961) Director and Screenplay, Akira Kurosawa, Starring Tashirō Mifune, Eijirō Tôno, Tatsuya Nakadai

Seven Samurai (1954) Director, Akira Kurosawa, Screenplay, Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Starring, Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukkio Shimazaki

The Magnificent Seven (1960) Director, John Sturges, Screenplay, William Roberts based on Akira Kurosawa’s screenplay for Seven Samurai, Starring, Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach

The Magnificent Seven (2016) Director, Antoine Fuqua, Screenplay, Nic Pizzolatto, Richard Wenk, based on Akira Kurosawa’s screenplay for Seven Samurai, Starring, Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Haley Bennett

Shogun (1980) TV mini-series, Director, Jerry London, Writers, Eric Bercovici, based on the novel by James Clavell, Starring, Richard Chamberlain, Toshirō Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai

The Thomas Crown Affair, (1968) Director, Norman Jewison, Screenplay, Alan Trustman, Starring, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke, Jack Weston

The Thomas Crown Affair, (1999) Director, John McTiernan, Screenplay, Leslie Dixon, Kurt Wimmer, based on the screenplay by Alan Trustman, Starring, Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Frankie Faison

Mildred Pierce (1945) Director, Michael Curtiz, Screenplay, Ranald MacDougall and eight others, based on the novel by James M. Cain, Starring, Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Ann Blyth

Imitation of Life (1934) Director, John M. Stahl, Screenplay, William Hurlbut and nine others, based on the novel by Fannie Hurst, Starring, Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson

Imitation of Life (1959) Director, Douglas Sirk, Screenplay, Eleanore Griffin, Allan Scott, based on the novel by Fannie Hurst, Starring, Lana Turner, John Gavin, Juanita Moore, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner

The French Connection (1971) Director, William Friedkin, Screenplay, Ernest Tidyman, based on the book by Robin Moore, Starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco

Alien (1979) Director, Ridley Scott, Screenplay, Dan O’Bannon, story by Ronald Shusett, Starring, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright

Jaws (1975) Director, Steven Spielberg, Screenplay, Carl Gotlieb, Robert Benchley based on his novel, Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfus, Lorraine Gary

The Equalizer (2014) Director, Antoine Fuqua, Screenplay, Richard Wenk, based on the TV series created by, Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim, Starring Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour

Robert Eggers, Production Designer, Director, Writer, Films, The Northman, The Lighthouse, The Witch 

Ari Aster, Director, Writer, Producer, Films, Beau Is Afraid, Midsommar, Hereditary, The Turtles Head

The Northman (2022) Director, Robert Eggers, Screenplay, Sjón, Robert Eggers, Starring, Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy

Hamlet, by William Shakespeare

The Witch (2015) Director and Screen Writer, Robert Eggers, Starring, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie

The Lighthouse (2019) Director, Robert Eggers, Screenplay, Robert Eggers, Max Eggers, Starring, Robert Pattinson, Willem Defoe, Valerie Karaman

Manchester by the Sea (2016) Director and Writer, Kenneth Lonergan, Starring, Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges

Onward (2020) Director, Dan Scanlon, Screenplay and original story, Dan Scanlon, Keith Bunin, Jason Headley, Starring, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer

Poirot TV series (1989 – 2013) Directors, Edward Bennett, and 26 others, Screenplays by Guy Andrews and 22 others, Starring, David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Big Fish (2003) Director, Tim Burton, Screenplay, John August, based on the novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace, Starring, Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lang, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman

Harry Potter series of seven books by J.K. Rowling, and eight movies, various directors and screen writers, Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and a host of other famous actors.

The Hunger Games (2012) Director, Gary Ross, Screenplay, Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, (based on her novel), Billy Ray, Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci

Heavy Trip (2018) Director, Juuso Laatio, and Jukka Vidgren, Screenplay, Juuso Laatio, Aleksi Puranen, Jari Olavi Rantala, Jukka Vidgren, Starring, Johannes Holopainen, Samuli Jaskio, Antti Tuomas Heikkinen

Space Jam (1996) DirectorJoe Pytka, Written by, Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick, Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod, Starring, Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Theresa Randle

The Goonies (1985) Director, Richard Donner, Screenplay, Chris Columbus, Steven Spielberg, Starring, Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman

The Sandlot (1993) Director, David Mickey Evans, Screenplay, David Mickey Evans, Robert Gunter, Starring, Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Art LaFleur, Patrick Renna

Crossfire (1947) Director, Edward Dmytryk, Screenplay, John Paxton, from the novel by Richard Brooks, Starring, Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame

Paths of Glory (1957) Director, Stanley Kubrick, Screenplay, Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, Jim Thompson, based on the novel by Humphrey Cobb, Starring, Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adophe Menjou, George Maccready

Days of Glory (1944) Director Jacques Tourneur, Screenplay, Casey Robinson, original story by Melchior Lengyel, Starring, Gregory Peck, Tamara Toumanova, Alan Reed, Maria Palmer

Whiplash (2014) Director and Writer, Damien Chazelle, Starring, Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoit, Paul Reiser

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Director, Jon Watts, Screenplay, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditto, Starring, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon

La La Land (2018) Director, Writer, Damien Chazelle, Starring, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons

The Kid Detective (2020) Director, Writer, Evan Morgan, Starring, Adam Brody, Kaitlyn Chalmers-Rizzato, Kaleb Horn, Wendy Crewson

Home Before Dark TV series (2020 – 2021) Directors, Kat Candler and 10 others, Created by Dana Fox, Dara Resnik, Written by, Thembi Banks, Chloé Durkin and 11 others, Inspired by the reporting of Hilde Lysiak, investigative journalist, Starring, Jim Sturgess, Brooklynn Prince, Abby Miller, Kylie Rogers

Death on the Nile (2022) Director, Kenneth Branagh, Screenplay, Michael Green, based on the novel by Agatha Christie, Starring Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadgot, Armie Hammer, Letitia Wright, Sophie Okonedo, Annette Bening

Murder on the Orient Express (2017) Director, Kenneth Branagh, Screenplay, Michael Green, based on the novel by Agatha Christie, Starring Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Defoe, Judi Dench, Daisy Ridley, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer

Knives Out (2019) Director and Writer, Ryan Johnson, Starring, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette

Clue (1985) Director, Jonathan Lynn, story John Landis, Screenplay, Jonathan Lynn, board game creator, Anthony E. Pratt, Starring, Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, 

Road House (1989) Director, Rowdy Herrington, Screenplay, R. Lance Hill, Hilary Henkin, Starring, Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara

Splash (1984) Director, Ron Howard, Screenplay, Bruce Jay Friedman, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mendel, based on a story by Brian Grazer, Starring, Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, John Candy

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