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The action at the local multiplex was a long story

Circa 1996. The scene: At the local multiplex, inside one of the cinemas. The action: I am sitting down in the back seat, watching Dead Man Walking. Reaction: I am seeing its worth. Consequence: I write a review. Context: As a reviewer. Background:….Overall story: Circa 1995….

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 peteswritingLeave a comment

Compassion in a film about a contentious issue

Dead Man Walking Released December 29, 1995 (Certificate R16) My star rating in 1996: FILMS OF SUBSTANCE/AN OLD REVIEW OF Dead Man Walking (1995). Oscar nominee Sean Penn, portrays a man who commits rape and murder and is sentenced to death by lethal injection. A Catholic nun (played by Susan Sarandon in a convincing, powerhouse… Read More Compassion in a film about a contentious issue

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 peteswriting1 Comment

Taking the easter story to schools — by kids

Kids relive Easter 2005. New Plymouth primary schools have experienced the Easter story close up at a local Baptist church over four days of outreach to mostly year three to year six schoolchildren.

April 11, 2022May 24, 2023 peteswritingLeave a comment

The stimulus of ideas

One idea can produce two ideas, but they both take a different slant, that’s the difference. For example, take this premise, as comedy for a Hollywood blockbuster that would get one star from the critics, depending on how well it was done, the potential to be a bomb. A man spent ten years of his… Read More The stimulus of ideas

September 30, 2020May 25, 2022 peteswritingLeave a comment
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  1. The action at the local multiplex was a long story – Storyteller's Eclectic Flying Machine on Compassion in a film about a contentious issueMay 21, 2023

    […] the back seat, watching Dead Man Walking. Reaction: I am seeing its worth. Consequence: I write a review. Context:…

  2. peteswriting on I’ve got joyMarch 17, 2023

    I went to a place where my work was accepted, and I grew in confidence and also learnt in the…

  3. peteswriting on A little boastingMarch 17, 2023

    It was just a play on words. I had written something previously that I changed around a bit to sound…

  4. motiv8n on A little boastingMarch 16, 2023

    Great post! I completely agree that writing can be a pain sometimes, but it’s always worth it in the end.…

  5. motiv8n on I’ve got joyMarch 16, 2023

    Great blog post! I love how you highlighted the importance of persistence and determination, especially when it comes to writing.…

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