Doing a free screenwriting zoom Thursday at 5pm pst. If you’re on list, email just sent. If you’re not, message me your email address and I’ll add you.

I miss the hungry years… 😪

Didn't mention this sooner but this series of posts was a lot of fun to follow. Also reminded me of a lot of episodes to rewatch.

Age verification?

I know where the secret room is in Adventure.

No "One" ahem.

In S01E05 Where No Man Has Gone Before, Picard "meets" his mother as an elderly woman. Didn't Yvette Picard die young as established in Picard Season 2?

Not only is it designed to grind us up, it makes us feel guilty if we don't willingly sacrifice our lives and health.

This is so cool.

Nat King Cole - L-O-V-E (Lyric Video) YouTube video by NatKingColeVEVO

Could it be this?

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“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”

The three spirits:

Alice Wong, writer and disability activist, has died. She was an educator and a communicator and a warrior who lit the way. I’m grateful to have crossed paths with her. Rest in peace.

Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.

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Agamemnon: Please respect our privacy while I spend time with my wife.

Creon: There was only enough money for one funeral.

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

Movies that should be in the Criterion Collection but aren’t. 👍 if you agree.

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Movie Poster. Ruggedly handsome man in a sweaty tank top and jeans holding a gun. He’s standing over a collage of images including a truck cab, Chinatown pagodas and the Golden Gate Bridge. “Jack Burton’s in for some serious trouble and you’re in for some serious fun.”

Big Trouble in Little China - Wang Chi enlists Jack Burton to rescue Miao Yin. Despite his rugged, good looks, Jack is inept chasing gangsters through the fantastical underbelly of Chinatown. Stars Dennis Dun, Kurt Russell, James Hong, Kim Kattrall. (6/6)

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Move poster: Monochromatic image of a distant figure in a cowboy hat standing by a cabin in the woods. Everything is covered in fresh snow. “In 1866, a woman had two choices… she could be a wife or she could be a whore. Josephine Monaghan made the boldest choice of all. She chose to be a man.”

The Ballad of Little Jo - Jo Monaghan must survive in a mining town in 19th century Idaho by disguising herself as a man. Stars Suzy Amis, and David Chung. The film is rounded out by an all star supporting cast. Bo Hopkins, Ian McKellen, René Auberjonois, Melissa Leo, and Heather Graham. (5/6)

Movie poster. Stylized photo of a young woman in mid jump for joy. “How can you make yourself happy… and everyone else happy too?”

Double Happiness - The story of a young Canadian woman trying carve her own future despite the plans of her well-meaning parents. Stars the charismatic and charming Sandra Oh, who won the Genie (Canada’s Oscar) for this role. (4/6)

Movie poster. A woman sits on a brick roof top with pagoda styling wearing an embroidered, fur-lined cheongsam. “China. 1920. One master, four wives.”

Raise the Red Lantern - Songlian becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy man in 1920s China. Trapped in a silently violent gilded cage, Songlian is forced to compete for his attention. Stars Gong Li. (3/6)

Movie poster. A woman in a kimono stands on a dock staring out into the ocean. The photo is hazy, like an old memory. “Hawaii, 1918. She left Japan for a man she had never met, in a new world she couldn’t imagine… America.”

Picture Bride - Historical drama following Riyo and her arrival in Hawaii 1918 as a picture bride to a man 30 years her senior. Stars Yuki Koda, Tamlyn Tomita, and Toshiro Mifune in one of his last performances. (2/6)

Movie poster. Image of a Japanese man in a passionate kiss with a blonde woman. “Love came as a shock to this pretty American girl and this Japanese boy.”

The Crimson Kimono - A stripper is killed and the clues lead Detective Joe Kojaku Los Angeles’ Little Toyko and in the best tradition of film noir, an impossible love triangle. James Shigeta stars. (1/6)

Movies that should be in the Criterion Collection but aren’t. 👍 if you agree.

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Sabrett hot dogs with cooked onions and mustard from a street cart was my Kryptonite.

I'm actually disturbed by how easily I can imagine this scene.

Now I want a martini in a beaker.