When rummaging through the memoir section of Audible several months back, I came across the very intriguing title Wildflower by none other than Ms. Drew Barrymore. The cover pictured a 50-years-young Drew jumping in the air holding, not surprisingly, a wildflower. While normally I may have scrolled past and not thought a second longer about …
This article contains spoilers for the HBO series The Undoing. In October of 2020, HBO released the much-beloved thriller miniseries, The Undoing. Series star and executive producer, Nicole Kidman, plays Grace Fraser- the unsuspecting wife of Jonathan Fraser (Hugh Grant). The show follows Grace, Jonathan, and their son, Henry (Noah Jupe) through a whodunnit-style psychological …
This article may contain spoilers for the 2020 HBO show: The Undoing. From the moment I sat down to watch HBO’s hit television miniseries, The Undoing, I was not only intrigued but also unnerved by the incredible use of sound and sound design on the project. Released in 2020, The Undoing tells the tale of …
The 1980s. A decade full of shoulder pads and clear landlines. 1989, more specifically was a tumultuous year with upheaval in the middle east and the breakdown of the Berlin wall. However, on the other side of culture, in a little town called LA, the screenplay for the cult-classic film Pretty Woman was underway. With …
In 1996, Helen Fielding, an author and then-columnist, wrote the now-beloved classic, Bridget Jones’ Diary. After its insane levels of success in Britain and later America, the on-screen adaptation joined the conversation in 1998. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant originated the Roles of Bridget Jones, Mark Darcy, and Daniel Cleaver, respectively. By the …
In 1999, big things were happening all around the globe. With the growing concern of the Y2K crisis and the impeachment trial of America’s former president, Bill Clinton, a light-hearted, golden-age rom-com was definitely in order. Now entering the scene, Notting Hill. The now-beloved classic film hit the movie theatres in May of 1999, and …
Behind every great film, there is a great script. And, behind every great script, there is a great screenwriter. Characterized by horrendous fashion, boyband beats, and flip phones, the early 2000s were responsible for some of the best rom-coms to hit the screens since the beginning of cinema. Marc Lawrence, a name you have most …
In 2009, the pilot episode for ABC’s hit series, The Middle, was broadcast to over 8 million households worldwide. The show continued to run for 9 years, ending in 2018 after 214 episodes. Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline, the show’s creators and head writers, formulated a series that captured the minds and hearts of families …