Sean Mannion
I am a screenwriter and independent filmmaker living in Brooklyn, NY. I have a background in writing and technology.
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BA Literature - University of Alaska, Anchorage; One Year Screenwriting Conservatory - New York Film Academy; Writer, Director, and Producer - "Modern Prometheus"; Freelance Writer - Anchorage Daily News;Favorites
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Five Great Horror FilmsDozens of horror films are released every year. Some are flashy studio pictures, some cheap independent films, some are silly, and some are terrifying. These five are among the best yet made. -
Practical Screenwriting: OutliningAn outline of 12 scenes in three acts will help guide the writing of your screenplay.
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Practical Screenwriting: PreparationBefore you start writing your Oscar winning screenplay, take the time to prepare your story.
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Return to the Apple TV as a Cable/Satellite ReplacementThree years ago I reviewed the Apple TV as a cable replacement. I return to the device and consider how useful it remains after my initial review.
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Three Books that Ought to Be FilmsCrooked Little Vein, My Name is Red, and The Stars My Destination would all make for very interesting and very different films, though, each does present a challenge in adaptation.
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Top 8 TV Show Themes Currently on the AirA good TV theme song conveys the tone of the show and gets you ready to enjoy the coming half or full hour of entertainment. Here are eight of the best current theme songs on TV.
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The 4.0 OS and the Leaked Next Generation Hardware Offer a Picture of What's to ComeAn overview of new features offered with the iPhone 4.0 Operating System and the Hardware of the Next Generation iPhone, including how they intersect and what the updated smartphone may have to offer consumers.
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Kick-Ass ReviewKick-Ass debuted to some controversy with some critics, including Roger Ebert, commenting on the quantity and type of violence in the film and decrying it as morally objectionable. They're not wrong but neither is the film.
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What I Did with My Bachelors' Degree in English LiteratureWhat one actually does with a degree in English is a frequent question not just from those pursuing the degree but also everyone they encounter. In short, not much.
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Fall TV: "Journeyman" is an Intriguing SciFi Drama"Journeyman" is a time travel drama in the same vein as "Quantum Leap." The show features an engaging plot, solid acting, and likable characters. -
Fall TV: Bionic Woman is PromisingBionic Woman wasn't perfect but it showed a lot of promise and had me interested in seeing what would happen in episode two. -
Fall TV: Anticipating Smallville Season 7Smallville's seventh season takes flight next Thursday and with the premiere the show will be introducing another classic piece of the Superman mythos to the show, Supergirl. -
Insulating Our ChildrenA recent decision to ban tag in a few schools is indicative of a trend that if pushed down a slippery slope could have some very bad consequences for the children of the future.
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"The Big Bang Theory" Pilot Review"The Big Bang Theory" may have been the worst sitcom I have ever watched. The show is about two theoretical physicists, Leonard and Sheldon, who have an attractive girl, Penny, move across the hall from them.
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K-Ville Pilot ReviewK-Ville has the seen-it-all family man cop, the partner with a shameful secret, and the violent beat that they are committed to cleaning up. The difference is their beat is the still recovering post-Katrina New Orleans.
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Movie Review: Time After TimeBefore he was instructing William Shatner on the nuances of screaming "Khan!" into a communicator or having Christopher Plummer recite Hamlet in Klingon, Nicholas Meyer directed Time After Time.
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Movie Review: Fistful of DollarsFistful of Dollars, the first of the "Man with No Name" trilogy and the film that popularized what came to be known as the "Spaghetti Western" lives up to its legacy.
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Rob Zombie's Halloween Remake Reminds of Horror Movies of Today and YesteryearOn Labor Day some friends and I went to see Rob Zombie's remake of the horror movie classic Halloween. Certainly not a great movie but better than most horror movies that have come out in the last 20 years. It got me thinking about horror movies in general.
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Notes on Academic WritingMy degree is in literature. I also worked as a writing tutor while I was at the University, helping fellow students with their papers for class. I learned a lot from that. Here are some thoughts on academic writing from a guy who spent a lot of time staring at it.
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I'm An Atheist ... And You Should Be, TooI am an Atheist. Despite the insistence of more than a few people I am, in fact, not an Agnostic. I strongly assert there is no God. Nor do I believe there is any other unifying mysterious inexplicable force in the Universe that I have to accept solely on faith.
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Sex and ViolenceAn article about extereme porn got me thinking. Not about porn or violent sexual acts. It got me thinking about statistics. Yes, statistics. -
Social Networking SitesI may need a software upgrade so that I am able to properly appreciate these Social Networks that are popping up everywhere.
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Review of the Apple TV as a Cable/Satellite ReplacementI decided to try Apple's new Apple TV product and was so impressed by how easy it is to use that I dropped my Satellite provider.
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Book Review: Crooked Little VeinWarren Ellis' novel, Crooked Little Vein, is filled with the grotesque and the wonderful. While the content can be hard to read, the prose is easy. It's a thoughtful novel that challenges the divisions between mainstream culture and fringe culture.