I set a personal record for writing a feature script this week. Last Saturday morning before I crawled out of bed, I had an idea for a movie. I wrote some notes and left them for later. Monday I started to organize my notes into an outline. My plan was to go back to it… Read Article →
I am mulling over an idea for a story set in a Think Tank. I read an excerpt from Massimo Pigliucci’s book Nonsense on Stilts in the latest issue of Skeptic Magazine http://www.skeptic.com/. It is a critique of the Think Tank industry. He says that many Think Tanks have become advocates rather than providing independent… Read Article →
Some years ago, I saw an interview on TV with the warden of a jail. He said that in his experience the only thing that reformed criminals was time and “growing up”. I mention this to a lawyer I knew and he agreed. He added that you could see the different stages. In first stage,… Read Article →
One of the old clichés of Hollywood movies is the singing Mountie. Rose Marie with Nelson Eddy http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028207/ is the best-known example. I had an idea for movie about a very different kind of singing Mountie. A true story I read about back in high school in Winnipeg about 1970 or 1971 inspired my idea…. Read Article →
Louie Koutis, who played the judge in My Most Difficult Case https://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/filmlist/my-most-difficult-case/ , came over for a visit this week. I showed him the most recent cut of the film and he had some suggestions. I had been thinking along the same lines, so I went ahead and did the cuts. I tried to replace… Read Article →
My new book Walk in the Snow is a collection of my short stories and articles. You can buy the book at: https://www.lulu.com/shop/james-morison/walk-in-the-snow-a-collection-of-stories-and-articles/ebook/product-1m4ermrp.html I must admit that I published the book mainly to establish my copyright, so I am not expecting many sales. The download is available for $1.97 CAD. You don’t have to buy… Read Article →
I contacted some of the people who worked on the film to sign releases. Not everyone has gotten back to me, so I still need to follow up on this. I read Michael Ondaatje’s book “The Conversations” recently. It is a series of conversations with Walter Murch. In one section, Murch talks about using music… Read Article →
I got back to work on My Most Difficult Case (https://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/filmlist/my-most-difficult-case/) this week. I didn’t do much in August, because I decided to write and post some articles on Triond. I did six altogether. My first goal was to recreate what Vildo Sturam did when he did a re-edit a few years ago. I got… Read Article →
I have often heard the expression “It’s Obvious”, and over the years, I have thought about what it meant. I finally tried to organize those thoughts and wrote a short article about it. Note: The original post has been taken down. If you are interested in reading the article, let me know and I can… Read Article →
Most people think of conservatives and liberals as the opposite ends of the political spectrum. Until recently, so did I. While conservatism and liberalism have a history of conflict, they are not opposites. Note: The original post has been taken down. If you are interested in reading the article, let me know and I can… Read Article →
