Orrin KonheimBlast from the Past and the Origins of Screwball ComedyBrendan Frasier plays a guy born in a 1962 bomb shelter to two parents who steps out into a world as a complete newbie. As a sheltered…·3 min read·May 14, 2024----
Orrin KonheimUpdate on my Professional Articles in Past Half YearSO BIG NEWS: I HAVE TAUGHT A TWO-HOUR ZOOM SEMINAR AND AM LOOKING TO DO MORE. IF YOU ALREADY SUBSCRIBE HERE, YOU WILL GET A DISCOUNT:·9 min read·May 13, 2024----
Orrin KonheimReview of Priscilla (2023)I’ll admit I had resistance to see Priscilla because I just saw Elvis last year and because the tragedy of Lisa Marie’s death had been…·2 min read·May 10, 2024----
Orrin KonheimWokeness as The New Substitute for Original SinI wrote this up in a jiffy, so I imagine it’s a work in progress·3 min read·May 10, 2024----
Orrin KonheimEssay vs Pitch: Did the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Exist?In my Anatomy of a Pitch series, I copy and paste an actual pitch I used to a newspaper editor and then dissect my reasoning in bold.·5 min read·May 5, 2024----
Orrin KonheimFifteen Actresses Most Overdue for an OscarLooking at Hollywood’s Most Underappreciated Actresses When It Comes to the Grand Prize·3 min read·May 2, 2024----
Orrin KonheimZoom Seminar on How to Get Published Outside of MediumWhile I have a home here on Medium, it is often a secondary avenue for writing outside of my main goals which is to publish in paying…·3 min read·Apr 29, 2024--1--1
Orrin KonheimNapoleon, Oppenheimer, Asteroid City, Holdovers, and Killers of Flower Moon Video ReviewThree fellow cinephiles and I discuss five movies with the prompt: What were your expectations of these films and how did they mesh with…·2 min read·Apr 25, 2024----
Orrin KonheimRagtime: An Underrated MasterpieceEditor’s Note: I originally labelled this article “Amadeus: An Underrated Masterpiece.” Oops.·2 min read·Apr 15, 2024----
Orrin KonheimAnatomy of a Pitch: Scopes Monkey TrialI AM TEACHING A COURSE ON HOW TO GET PUBLISHED, AND THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF THE KINDS OF PITCHES THAT I ENCOURAGE PITCHING TO PUBLICATIONS. I…·3 min read·Apr 11, 2024----