Join me for some lively chat about conscious creation and the movies this Friday, January 23, at 12 pm ET, when I'll be a guest on the Madly Chasing Peace Radio Show with host Dina Proctor. To tune in, click here. And, to find out more about the show and the host, click here.

“Into the Woods” (2014). Cast: Emily Blunt, James Corden, Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, Daniel Huttlestone, Lilla Crawford, Mackenzie Mauzy, Billy Magnussen, Tammy Blanchard, Lucy Punch, Frances de la Tour, Simon Russell Beale, Joanna Riding, Annette Crosbie, Richard Glover. Director: Rob Marshall. Screenplay: James Lapine. Musical: James Lapine, Into the Woods. Music and Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim. Web site. Trailer.We all know what we want out of life, right? Or do we? Sometimes we’re thoroughly convinced, with unquestioned clarity, about what we hope to realize from our existence, only to find we may not be as sure about our certainty as we thought we were. Such exercises in self-discovery can be surprising, disillusioning and [...]

“Selma” (2014). Cast: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth, Carmen Ejogo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Martin Sheen, Oprah Winfrey, Giovanni Ribisi, Alessandro Nivola, André Holland, Wendell Pierce, Common, Lorraine Toussaint, Omar J. Dorsey, Colman Domingo, Nigel Thatch, Stephan James, Trai Byers, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Tessa Thompson, Jeremy Strong, Keith Stanfield, Henry G. Sanders, Charity Jordan, Stan Houston, John Lavelle, Dylan Baker, E. Roger Mitchell, Niecy Nash, Tara Ochs. Director: Ava DuVernay. Screenplay: Paul Webb. Web site. TrailerBringing a concept to life can be an exceedingly challenging exercise, especially when dramatic change is involved. But, when success at last arrives, the rewards can be immeasurable. So it was in the days of one of the nation’s most turbulent social movements, circumstances brought to [...]

“Big Eyes” (2014). Cast: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter, Jason Schwartzman, Danny Huston, Terence Stamp, James Saito, Madeleine Arthur, Delaney Raye, Jon Polito, Guido Furlani. Director: Tim Burton. Screenplay: Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Web site. Trailer.We’ve all no doubt been advised that “Honesty is the best policy.” Trite though the expression may be, it often rings true, especially if we try to pull a fast one, because the ramifications can be staggering. Indeed, it’s a lesson that comes home to roost in huge ways in director Tim Burton’s new fact-based comedy, “Big Eyes.”In 1958, housewife, mother and aspiring artist Margaret Ulbrich (Amy Adams) decides to flee her abusive marriage in search of more tranquil surroundings and a fresh [...]

Need a last-minute holiday gift? Consider the offerings from the Brent Marchant family of books, Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover's Guide to the Law of Attraction and the newly released updated edition of Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies. Consciously Created Cinema is available in print and ebook formats from all major online retailers, such as Amazon.com, and Get the Picture?! is available in a print edition from Amazon.com (with ebook editions to come soon). Happy reading, and happy holidays!Cover designs by Paul L. Clark, Inspirtainment (www.inspirtainment.com)

Looking for something fun to do on Christmas night? Then check out a rebroadcast of my interview on the VividLife Radio Show "It's All About Relationships," with host Edie Weinstein. Tune in Thursday at 8 PM Eastern by clicking here for some lively chat about conscious creation and the movies!

IT'S HERE!!! The re-release of the book that started it all, the newly revised and updated edition of the book that launched my writing career, Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes the Movies, available in a new print edition from Amazon.com, available by clicking here. And coming soon in an ebook edition!Cover design by Paul L. Clark, Inspirtainment (www.inspirtainment.com)

The first time I saw the trailer for the film "The Interview," I was appalled."WTF?" I thought. "What the hell are the producers thinking?" Not only did the preview have "turkey" written all over it, but I couldn't believe the creators were so naive as to think there wouldn't be some kind of negative fallout from this ill-conceived production. I never envisioned matters getting as out of hand as they have, but I knew for sure that there would be hell to pay for those who gave the green light to this bonehead project.So why was I so outraged? The very premise of the film was in such incredibly bad taste that I had a hard time believing the production [...]

“The Imitation Game” (2014). Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Charles Dance, Mark Strong, Alex Lawther, Jack Bannon, Tuppence Middleton. Director: Morten Tyldum. Screenplay: Graham Moore. Book: Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma. Web site. Trailer.Much of the time, our lives seem puzzlingly inscrutable. But they need not be if we look closely to see how they follow very clearly prescribed paths that fall in line with what we think, believe and feel. Should we become proficient at that, there’s virtually nothing we can’t come to understand, a point driven home in the engaging new biopic, “The Imitation Game.”In the early days of World War II, England and its Allies were suffering heavy [...]

Pinterest, MeWe and Google+ users can now keep up with the latest about the upcoming release of the new edition of my first book, Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies, coming soon in print and ebook formats from all major online retailers. Check out the dedicated pages on those sites, as well as the existing page on Facebook, to find out more!Cover design by Paul L. Clark, Inspirtainment (www.inspirtainment.com)