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Three or Four?

My son Baxter is three. Next week: four! BIG deal… A well-structured story has THREE acts. Or FOUR? No big...

posted on: Oct 30, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of Jaws (Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb, Novel by Peter Benchley 1975) Steven Spielberg first...

posted on: Aug 23, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of Raiders of the Lost Ark (L. Kasdan, Story by G. Lucas and P. Kaufman 1981) The first film of...

posted on: Jul 27, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of Iron Man (Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway 2008) Not just a great comic...

posted on: Jul 17, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of A Room with a View (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 1985). Without any doubt, this is one of the...

posted on: Jul 5, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994). It was nominated for seven Academy Awards:...

posted on: Apr 24, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (J. Cameron, 1991). Terminator 2 offers amazing entertainment,...

posted on: Apr 23, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of Ghost World (Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigoff, 2001). A cult comic, two charismatic teen...

posted on: Apr 20, 2008 | author: Karel Segers