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2012 Movie Madness Challenge - March Report

Time for my third status report for the  Movie Madness Challenge .


Here is my code for the films:


New to me - N
Repeat viewing - R


I'll also be including how I viewed the films:


DVD
VHS (yes, we have a lot of those, and a VCR)
Network TV
Pay TV
In theatre






Richard III
DVD
N






Cat People
DVD
N






Darwin's Darkest Hour
DVD
N




Arn
Pay TV
N




Local Hero
DVD
R




Thor
DVD
R




The Hunger Games
Theatre
N


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Total movies for March - 7


Total movies for 2012 - 22


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Only 3 films away from the first...

5 on Friday - Set 112

Travis at  Trav's Thoughts  invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.





Not only am I giving the writers' group workshop this weekend and working on the costumes for my Scorpius book covers / book trailers, my day job overtime has started up. Since life seems to be hurtling along at highway speed, let's have a Cars set this week.

1 -  Let's Go!



2 - Since You're Gone



3 - Tonight She Comes




4 - Moving in Stereo



5 -  Heartbeat City


I just love this on...

The Serialists - Scene 91

I'm posting with  The Serialists  which appears on Wednesdays.


To recap this dark fantasy story so far:


As a small boy of seven, Scorpius was fetched from the nursery where he'd been raised to live among the nobility - fetched not by his family, but by a falconer to serve as his apprentice.


Scorpius soon learned that a close encounter with a dragon was preferable to the cruelties of the nobles he'd once hoped were family. His master did whatever he could to shield Scorpius from the world outside t...

5 on Friday - Set 111

Travis at  Trav's Thoughts  invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.





As I work hard on the pre-production for my Scorpius book cover / book trailer shoot coming up next month, my thoughts went to Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms. Which led me to this week's set.

1 -  Brothers in Arms  - Dire Straits



2 - Wild Theme / Local Hero soundtrack - Mark Knopfler



3 - The Road / Cal soundtrack - Mark Knopfler



4 - Storybook Love / The...

The Serialists - Scene 90

I'm posting with  The Serialists  which appears on Wednesdays.


To recap this dark fantasy story so far:


As a small boy of seven, Scorpius was fetched from the nursery where he'd been raised to live among the nobility - fetched not by his family, but by a falconer to serve as his apprentice.


Scorpius soon learned that a close encounter with a dragon was preferable to the cruelties of the nobles he'd once hoped were family. His master did whatever he could to shield Scorpius from the world outside t...

5 on Friday - Set 110

Travis at  Trav's Thoughts  invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.





Travis' 80's set last week is completely responsible for this week's tune selection. Why that should be so, when track number one was released in 1979, track number two was seeding early ground in 1977, while track number three came out in 1990, I leave to you...

1 -  Candy-O  - The Cars



2 -  Psycho Killer  - Talking Heads



3 -  Love My Way  - The Psychedelic Furs



4 -  Suicide...

The Serialists - Scene 89

I'm now posting with  The Serialists  which appears on Wednesdays.


To recap this dark fantasy story so far:


As a small boy of seven, Scorpius was fetched from the nursery where he'd been raised to live among the nobility - fetched not by his family, but by a falconer to serve as his apprentice.


Scorpius soon learned that a close encounter with a dragon was preferable to the cruelties of the nobles he'd once hoped were family. His master did whatever he could to shield Scorpius from the world...

5 on Friday - Set 109

Travis at  Trav's Thoughts  invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.





Anyone hankering for some Annie Lennox? Me, too!

1 -  Sex Crime  - Eurythmics



2 - Love is a Stranger  - Eurythmics



3 -  There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)   - Eurythmics



4 -  Don't Ask Me Why - Eurythmics



5 - Into the West - Annie Lennox





Okay, most of these were technically Eurythmics, but whatever.

Scorpius will return next week

I'm currently in the midst of revisions for the full-length version of Scorpius' tale. Not long now...


I'm looking at an end-of-May release date. Stay tuned. 

Six Sentence Sunday - 6

Writers are encouraged to post six sentences from a work-in-progress or published piece. Sign into the Linky at  Six Sentence Sunday , and visit other SSS participants.


This snippet from  SAINT SANGUINUS  takes place when Cavan, the son of the village wise woman was a boy of thirteen.


Here he watches as a spell launched against his rival--Peredur, future warrior for their 6th century Welsh village--shoots off in an unexpected direction.

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The sword master tookhis time and methodically drew a...