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July 2005

July 10, 2005

Whatever Four

Maybe I've just seen one too many comic book movies. Or maybe, at 41, I...

July 08, 2005

Pause for Real Life…

Emily Dickinson wrote once, "I have read but little lately. Experience has overshadowed prose." That's...

July 04, 2005

Madame Valerie

My sister Val is singing in Madame Butterfly in Charlottesville, VA. I couldn't find the...

July 04, 2005

EMILY INDEPENDENCE DAY

#444"...are we that wait, sufficient worth...?"It feels a shame to be Alive --When Men so...

July 02, 2005

More Ralph

Friend and fellow critic, Jeffrey Overstreet, has the full-text of his piece on Ralph Winter...

July 01, 2005

Ralph Lovin’ On Us

Cool guy, and big-budget movie Executive Producer, Ralph Winter is featured in an interview this...

July 01, 2005

War of the Whys

My first War of the Worlds inspired question had to do with the audience size...

June 2005

June 30, 2005

Such a shock…

You scored as Roman Catholic. You are Roman Catholic. Church tradition and ecclesial authority are...

June 30, 2005

Getting Infuzed

Click here to read a recent interview I did with Infuze Magazine on-line. A lot...

June 30, 2005

L.A. Story

Yesterday, I attended the annual Humanitas Prize luncheon at the Hilton by Universal Studios. I...

June 27, 2005

Emily Monday

"Till it has loved, no man or woman can become itself."

June 26, 2005

In Memoriam

"O Beautiful Day, may I always be aware,Of the miracles, the treasures that you bring!"Sr....

June 25, 2005

Hangin’ Out With My Friend….

....Janet Smith this weekend. No time for blogging in between great walks and talks. Eat...

June 25, 2005

Behind the Screen

Greetings to all of you who are coming here because of the article in the...

June 21, 2005

NY Times Calling Me Names

So, I got a call today from my new friend, James, the NY Times reporter...

June 21, 2005

The Best Movie of the Year…is a Doc!

Wanna be a better person? Wanna get motivated to be kind? Wanna find the energy...

June 19, 2005

Okay, that does it…”BARB’S BULLETIN BOARD”

Friend and Act One faculty member sent the following message from one of his friends,...

June 19, 2005

Learn Improv in L.A.!

[Note from Barb: I keep getting requests to post upcoming event information. Maybe I should...

June 18, 2005

The Songs in My Heart

Here's one music journalist's list of the 25 saddest songs ever written. (I think he...

June 17, 2005

HUMANITAS PRIZE EVENT

[Our friends over at the Humanitas Prize asked us to help get the word out...

June 17, 2005

Tales from a Writer’s Life – Chapter 4653

So, after three months of therapy and self-empowerment sessions, I finally managed to give the...

June 17, 2005

Batman Begins to Subvert a Genre

So, I just saw the best feature drama of the year so far. Yes, under...

June 17, 2005

See Barb in Orange County

I am giving a talk tonight to a young adult group in Orange County. The...

June 15, 2005

“Jesus loves Act One so much…

...I don't think I could screw it up even if I tried." (Barb to Assistant...

June 15, 2005

You Can Take the Woman Out of Sicily. But You Can’t Take Sicily…

What Classic Movie Are You?personality tests by similarminds.com

June 13, 2005

HERO WATCH

I have been consulting for the last few months on a screenplay project based on...

June 13, 2005

Barb Finds a Great Quote

[Note from Barb: I love a great quote. I was absolutely raised by parents committed...

June 13, 2005

MR. AND MRS. TRUFFLE?

Leaving the theater this weekend after screening FOX's new comic thriller Mr. and Mrs. Smith,...

June 13, 2005

EMILY MONDAY

[Sending this out to all the ignorami who are always telling me "Emily wasn't a...

June 12, 2005

Meme! You’re it!

Friend and Act One alumn, Clayton Emmer, tagged me with the latest chain-blog. The idea...