The Invitation: Psychological Suspense & Horror In Hollywood Hills (Women & Men in the Movies No. 1)

This week I'll look at how women are portrayed and interact with other characters in the 2015 suspense/horror film The Invitation. (Find out more about 3 tests I'll use to guide the conversation in Women, Men, and Movies or just read on.) The Story Will is invited to a formal dinner party at a stunning, isolated Hollywood Hills mansion he used to live in with his ex-wife. On returning to his former home, Will struggles with memories of and guilt over his son’s death. His ex-wife Eden...
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Work, Wine, Twitter & The Hop

I've met many fun, kind and talented people through Twitter. One of them is fantasy writer Kyle Newton, whose sense of humor I love, and who tagged me in a blog hop. His blog is required reading for me when I need inspiration or want to laugh or both. As for what I'm up to (required questions for hopping):1 – What am I working on (or struggling not to work on in my version of the hop) –Here's the crazy thing I discovered - when you work for yourself, it's hard to not work. In cont...
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