Word: fictions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Forget about Apollo 13. Leave all expectations of an epic science-fiction saga at the entrance of the theater, because A Walk on the Moon doesn't deal with the moon at all, at least not literally. What it deals with is the cataclysmic summer of 1969 and how the changing times reflect the unstable life of one Brooklyn family. Given that, don't come into this film looking for a hippie-filled, stereotypical treatise on '60s American pop culture. The film (thankfully) dodges that landmine of boring triteness and succeeds, instead, in telling a heartfelt story of personal discovery...
...verdict? This is a refreshing, thoughtful film that deserves to be recognized for its candor and simplicity. What more could you ask for in a movie? Infidelity, dysfunctional family dynamics and the '60s, as well as a meaningful life lesson to boot. It's not science fiction, but every once in a while, movie audiences need to be brought back down to earth...
...stories and. This may sound like the plot for Bill and Ted's Excellent Wild West Adventure, but it is actually the basic premise of Thomas Berger's novel The Return of Little Big Man, which manages to pull off the often difficult task of effortlessly and effectively mingling fiction with history. The Return of Little Big Man is the continuation of the thoroughly entertaining story of Jack Crabb, also known as Little Big Man, an orphan raised by the Cheyenne; this novel picks up with Jack telling of his experiences after he survived the Battle of Little Big Horn...
...began writing erotica as a teen under the guise of "celebrity fan fiction...
While most of Tan's current stories-published by her personal company Circlit-are in the erotic/science fiction genre (hers feature "phallic plant people") last night’s excerpts came from her earlier period...