Who are some of the villains that have stood out as scary to you? For me, it would have to be, hands down, Alan Rickman, all the way across the board. Remember him? Die Hard – Hans Gruber (the mastermind thief), Robin Hood – the Sheriff of Nottingham (Ewww!), Harry Potter series – Severus Snape. I know he’s played a few good guys but the guy embodies BAD so well, I just love to watch him. Why? Because he makes you BELIEVE he’s bad. We know he’s out of his mind and crazy, and we don’t know what to expect except….Badness. We’re going to be talking this week about what makes a great villain – 4 key components (and there are others, also, so we’ll be starting a thread […]
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Just when you think they’re not learning anything from Television…
Hey all! It’s going to be a sparse week at MBT – Rachel and I are in Florida, ducking the rainstorms, talking about writing, brainstorming stories…we’ll be posting some pics as the week goes on! In the meantime, my daughter was home this past week from working at camp, and she feasted on Lois and Clark, the second season. I’d come downstairs from my office and discover her at three in the afternoon, in her bathroom and Superman pants, digging through the fridge. She’d swoon and say, Oh, Clark is sooooo cute. I thought — hey, this isn’t a super productive way to spend your summer… until she sent me this devotional she wrote before she left again for camp. She’s 16, but I like the way she thinks. Here […]
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