Birthday! Vacation! Update!

I'm a huge weirdo who, even though I turn the big 3-0 next year, doesn't make a big deal about my age. I actually look forward to my birthday every year. So bring it, adulthood! 

Speaking of birthdays, mine is in TWO DAYS!!!

I'm very excited. I'm headed out to Texas for the first time since I remember. I've been once. When I was 2. So yeah. I'm pretty stoked. I'm flying into San Antonio to sightsee but mostly to be obnoxious at the Alamo and ask where the basement is. I'm sure they never get that. From there I'm headed up to Houston to visit my Sistah Gurl and freddiefriend in their relatively new hometown. She has promised ALL the best food Texas has to offer while he has a list of ALL the breweries we have to visit. It's gonna be the BEST!

I'm also gonna update my blog at some point in the near future. Ya know so it doesn't look like my Xanga profile from 2005. So look for that coming up soon. 

Also are you ready? Get excited. Because the Halloween season is upon us! So prepare yourselves for a lot of obnoxious posts about horror movies and Halloween parties and whatever amazing costumes my Pff Bff and I decide to wear this year.

Basically you aren't even ready for the awesomeness that is about to strike. But it's happening anyway. HUZZAH!

Summer's Top 5

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Most of the movie sites I follow post a Top 10 list by the end of the summer. Seeing as I am but a peasant I haven't seen enough movies to form a Top 10. So instead I shall now present to you Joe Moore's Top 5 favorite films from the summer of 2015.

5) The Gift

The trailers made this captivating thriller look like a typical psycho revenge flick a la Single White Female. I can assure you it is anything but. There is no black and white here. Each character is drawn out enough that you understand where each is coming from. That's all I will say. A remarkable, engrossing dramatic thriller from first-time writer/director Joel Edgerton.

4) Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

I just watched this pulsating action-thriller this afternoon so it may be too soon to add this in my Top 5 but screw it. It engaged me and kept me on the edge of my seat the entire ride. I'd even go as far as to say it's better than Ghost Protocol, but that would be pushing it. Cruise is still a superstar, but his female co-star Rebecca Ferguson sure gives him a run for his money.

3) Inside Out

This charming family flick is definitely a return to form for Pixar after a few so-so entries. While maybe not as good as Wall-E or Up, this film ingeniously takes us on a journey inside the human mind. And just like any good Pixar movie, it tugs on the heart strings along the way. Great voice cast too!

2) Trainwreck

I've always enjoyed Judd Apatow's movies. If slightly overlong (and this movie continues that trend) there's something hilarious and real he brings to his films. And this is no exception. Plus he has the hilarious Amy Schumer as his writer/star. The two work wonders together. This flick is hilarious, sweet, raunchy, and adorable all at once. Loved it!

But the top goes to...

1) Mad Max: Fury Road

As if any other movie could possibly measure up to this instant action classic. George Miller's return to his roots is without a doubt the best movie of the year. It's a non-stop, balls-to-the-wall, over-the-top, adrenaline rush. Tom Hardy seamlessly steps into the role that made Mel Gibson a star, but this movie belongs to Charlize Theron. Her Furiosa's heroine ranks right up there with Ripley and Sarah Connor. Talk about impressive! I can't wait to watch his endlessly entertaining flick when it collides into stores next week!

So there ya go. There are many movies I still have yet to see. Hopefully I can catch them before the end of the year. Until then, what are some of your favorite flicks so far this year? Let me know, and I'll see you at the movies!

It's My Passion. Passion!

I've been working on my main screenplay a lot lately. Which is awesome! Over the past few years, I would pick it up and write for a couple of weeks or so only to put it down and not work on it for months at a time. The last time I completed a draft was in 2009. 6 years ago. That's ridiculous! 

This time around I decided my screenplay needed a severe makeover. I started from scratch. I pinpointed who these characters were, their past, present, and goals for the future. I discarded unnecessary plot points. Anything that didn't have to do with the protagonist and his story was tossed out the window. 

So here's what I have:

     "Following the death of his father, high-school senior
     Peter Matthews isn't happy. He goes to school, works a 
     dull job, goes to bed, etc. It takes the help of 
     fellow classmate Sarah (along with his sister Liz and 
     friends) to help him realize what's missing in his life."

Not the most original or even very exciting plot line, I know. I also know the teenage coming-of-age genre is extremely crowded lately. It's Peter's journey to happiness that makes the story. I've sprinkled little details from my personal high school experiences into the script. Peter is a introverted kid with an unabashed love for 80s music and Spider-Man. He works as a cashier at a grocery store. His sister and her friends are ballet dancers who are very witty and always on their toes. I've also decided the story will be set in the spring of 2005, the year that I graduated high school. So there will be topical references sprinkled throughout the tale. The soundtrack will include lots of 80s tunes but also alternative songs from the turn of the century.

Basically it's going to be awesome. I'm really excited to be writing again! It's been far too long since I've enjoyed the writing process. The goal right now is to finish this draft. Then go from there. Who knows? Maybe this script will find its way on the big screen someday <GASP>! Whatever happens, I'll keep you posted.