by Alica McKenna Johnson | Sep 21, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday
Can’t get enough teen RomComs? I know they get formulaic and trite after a while, which is why you should watch My Tutor Friend 2, a Korean teen RomCom. It is cute, with lots of Korean culture which makes the story unique, well, for non-Koreans at least. There are the...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Sep 19, 2012 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
*I have stolen this phrase from my good friend Kim. She’s writing a book which I’m hoping won’t smack me around too much. I have several books that I am afraid to open. I’m not afraid of bad writing. I’m not worried that I will get sucked into a new world and not get...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Sep 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
A Brand New Day is a musical set in 1960s Australia. It is a funny look at the life of an aboriginal boy who is being shipping off to seminary school in the city. He is forced to leave behind his mum and the girl he loves but hasn’t yet had the courage to talk to....
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Sep 10, 2012 | Monday Musings
Writers frequently complain about having writers block. We bemoan the loss of our muse and we sip scotch from hand cut crystal glasses. We leaf through travel brochures trying to decide which tropical island our muse has flown to and whether our muse would run from...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Sep 7, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday
The Decoy Bride stars David Tennant, Kelly Macdonald, and Alice Eve. A super sweet romantic comedy from BBC, as if anything with David Tennant would be bad. Anyway, in a desperate and pathetic attempt to avoid the paparazzi, David Tennant gets a decoy bride and runs...