Tag Archives: Mentor

Favorite Movie Monologues – Duvall, Hanks, Jones, Stewart, and More

Posted on January 31, 2017 by VocareMentor

There was a blog I read maybe six months ago that inspired me to put this post together.  I wish I could remember who that blogger is. It was a woman. Anyway thank you whoever you are. There are maybe … Continue reading →

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2016 Reading – My Favorite – ‘The Wright Brothers’

Posted on December 31, 2016 by VocareMentor

“If I were giving a young man advice as to how he might succeed in life, I would say to him, pick out a good father and mother, and begin life in Ohio.” – Wilbur Wright – – – – … Continue reading →

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So Much More Than Just “The Master of Suspense”

Posted on August 14, 2016 by VocareMentor

“Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms.” – Alfred Hitchcock – – – – – – – Saturday, the 13th … Continue reading →

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Books vs. Movies – – Movie based on the Book

Posted on June 13, 2016 by VocareMentor

“And I’m not crazy about yours. I didn’t ask to see you. I don’t mind if you don’t like my manners, I don’t like them myself. They are pretty bad. I grieve over them on long winter evenings” – Philip … Continue reading →

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Movies and Two Uniquely American Men

Posted on May 22, 2016 by VocareMentor

“No saint, no pope, no general, no sultan, has ever had the power that a filmmaker has;  the power to talk to hundreds of millions of people for two hours in the dark.” – Frank Capra This week there were … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Angel’s Birthday

Posted on March 5, 2016 by VocareMentor

Today, the 5th of March, is the birthday of my favorite ‘angel’ Clarance Odbody, George Bailey’s less than grand guardian angel in It’s a Wonderful Life. The actor who played Cllarence, Henry Travers, was born on March 5th, 1874. – … Continue reading →

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The Passing of a Great Man

Posted on February 29, 2016 by VocareMentor

  This world lost a great man a week ago, although you wouldn’t have known about him unless you’ve read the couple of posts on this blog where I mentioned him. His name was Winfred Murphy, or ‘Pinky’ as he’s … Continue reading →

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