Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Watching "His Girl Friday"........

I'm sitting here getting ready to watch the movie "His Girl Friday" and you get the honor of getting my play-by-play commentary! Lucky you!
Black and white, my favorite kind of movies. No joke! I like color, yes, but it just seems as though the black and white films were much more creative.
I'm impressed that being an older film, a woman is the lead, putting her in a respective job postition, rather than the other women who are operators. Everyone so far is very respective of her, like she is high authority.
Ah, I caught her name, Hilde. She works with a man who might be her boyfriend, and her ex-husband who still wants her. Oh, and mister bigshot ex-husband is claiming to have made her into the great reporter that she is now. Typical man, taking credit for a woman's greatness! She's well educated with a mind of her own, he might have been her connection, but I guarantee he didn't "create" her. And here it comes, it finally came out, she's engaged and quitting the paper she's at right now. She wants to feel free, like her own person. She wants to be respected for her, and not be in the shadow of a man.
The fiance is not a journalist, has nothing to do with writing, I was wrong about her working with him. He's in the insurance business.
Hilde's ex-husband is quite jealous, and I can see the plot setting up. I foresee him interfering with this marriage that is to be taking place the coming Saturday.
Well, this well-respected reporter is deciding to quit reporting completely! She thinks she'll feel more like a woman when she's not working. Might be a typical mindset for the time, the housewife.
The three of them are out to lunch right now, discussing the past, present, and future, but I'm keeping an eye on the ex, he's making a plot right now to sabatoge the wedding, trying to convince her to get a story before the wedding.
They have made a deal! She'll do the story and her ex will purchase an insurance policy from the fiance! Much needed money for the soon-to-be-newlyweds, considering they will be living with Bruce's (the fiance) mother until they can afford their own home. Sounds to me like she should keep working!
Seems as though everyone who knows Hilde, thinks very highly of her work, and thinks she's crazy for giving it up. She stopped by the paper to say goodbye and write her final story, and all the men are giving her a hard time about her decision.
Hilde's ex and fiance are in the process of the insurance policy, making things a little difficult! We are stopping the movie here, and will continue it on Friday!

Monday, January 28, 2008

Breslin: I'm intrigued

After reading several articles and reviews on author Jimmy Breslin, I'm intrigued. Not because I agree with anything he has to say, I only agree with his remarks on Hilary Clinton, but because he isn't afraid to speak his mind, about anything or anyone. That, I think, makes the best authors, writers. Controversial writers have clearly been made more famous than those who try to please the crowd. Beside from the overall boredom of crowd pleasing writers, there seems to be no thought or meaning or even depth to their writings. Whereas, for instance Breslin or Ann Coultor, the carelessness and brutality to their audience has proven genius and fame. If you want to become a good writer, read something from your town newspaper, but if you want to be a master, read and study those writers who do not care what others think of them.

Friday, January 25, 2008

What I want to learn in Spring Comm387

Literature of Journalism. Oh the excitement!
It sounds aweful, yes. However, I thoroughly enjoy writing and want to become a master journalist! This course can only perfect me from here.
My goals are set high. I do expect dissappoints along the way but criticism will teach me the ins and outs of my dreams.