by Melinda Snodgrass | May 11, 2015 | The Craft of Writing, TV & Movies
I have to add an addendum to my thoughts about the Avengers flick. Apparently a lot of people are very upset about Black Widow in this film because of the scene with Bruce Banner about her inability to have children. That is not a sexist moment. Listen to the dialog. She isn’t saying she’s a “monster” because she can’t have kids. She’s saying she’s a monster because she was trained to be a killer from childhood. She’s regretful she...
by Melinda Snodgrass | May 9, 2015 | TV & Movies
I went and saw the Age of Ultron on Monday and enjoyed the sybaritic delights of the Cinepolis theater with the reclining leather seats with foot rests and full bar, gourmet food, etc. etc., and I’ve been thinking about the film ever since, but also realizing that I actually remember very little about it. Which is a sad commentary. Then tonight I decided to re-watch Guardians of the Galaxy. There’s a lot more heart in this film than in the latest Avengers installment, and...
by Melinda Snodgrass | May 7, 2015 | TV & Movies
I love Arrow. It is completely over the top now, but I don’t care. Felicity is great, Ray — wonderful. Thea — cool. Malcomb Merlyn is my beloved Capt. Jack aka John Barrowman so I’m happy. Diggle is the essential decent man. I am a bit worried that Roy is gone from the show and I really liked him. He’s very easy on the eyes too. Actually there is just a whole lot of lovely eye candy for the ladies between Oliver, Roy, Diggle and Ray. Here’s where...
by Melinda Snodgrass | May 6, 2015 | Blog
In case you come straight here and don’t go through the home page — Here are the new covers for my reissued Edge Series, along with the cover for the new book 3, THE EDGE OF DAWN. So pretty and they really give folks a sense of the books.
by Melinda Snodgrass | May 3, 2015 | TV & Movies
I finished the final two episodes this afternoon. There will be some spoilers in this section so if you haven’t watched the show yet you are hereby warned. I still love the show, but here were my problems. **********************SPOILERS********************SPOILERS****************SPOILERS*****************SPOILERS I had loved the Ben Urich character because he was the older, wiser man to the kids. I had been worried that he was going to come to bad end which would end up...
