So, since I'm writing as part of Camp NaNoWriMo, I'm going to use one of my cabin's Questions of the Day for this week's blog post. I was challenged by our cabin leader, the lovely Melissa Graves, to list the movies which give the best sense of who I am ... not necessarily the ones which inspire my writing, just ones I come to time and time again. Of course, art being what it is, every single one of these films has its fingerprints on my work in some way or another: whether characters make jokes about them, or I've learned things about story structure and character arcs through repeated viewing with a creator's eye. This list would be so, so much longer if the Camp NaNo Cabin Chat didn't have a character limit ... but here are the ones that made my shortlist, in no particular order:
Ghostbusters (1984) Beetlejuice Practical Magic Guardians of the Galaxy Beauty & The Beast (1991) Empire Falls Men In Black I, II, & II Silence of the Lambs Annie (1982) Noises Off The Boondock Saints I & II Labyrinth The Last Unicorn Bohemian Rhapsody Rose Red Pump Up The Volume Forbidden Zone Moonrise Kingdom Excalibur Clue Who Framed Roger Rabbit? The Princess Bride The Conjuring 1 & 2 My Fair Lady The Odd Couple Mary Poppins White Sands The Neverending Story Secret Window Henry Fool / Fay Grim / Ned Rifle The Gamers 1 & 2 Big |
Next week, I'll be giving the blog over to a special guest: my friend and fellow author A.B. Funkhauser! I hope you'll join us, she's got some great stuff to say!
Until then, I remain your hostess,