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Books
· Cinema Stanzas: Rhyming About Movies

· The Reel Deal: Writing about Movies

· Susan Sarandon: A True Maverick

· Confessions of a Movie Addict


Short Stories
· Call 911!

· A Very Short Story

· The Ruby Slippers Caper


Articles
· My Ten Favorite Movies of 2024

· Paris Christmas Waltz Review and Film Poem

· The Fabulous Four

· Twisters Review and Film Poem

· A Family Affair Review and Film Poem

· Jim Henson: Idea Man Review and Film Poem

· The Fall Guy Review and Film Poem

· Tony Shalhoub and Monk

· The Beekeeper Review and Film Poem

· The Beekeeper Review and Film Poem


Poetry
· Maria Film Poem

· Wicked, A Short Film Poem

· Inside the Mind of a Dog Film Poem

· Ode to Simone Biles

· Faye Dunaway Film Poem

· Remembering Gene Wilder

· On Being 93

· My Sister's Birthday Poem (85 Years)

· The Holdovers Film Poem

· Oscar Best Pictures of 2023

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News
· Cinema Stanzas: Rhyming About Movies Now in Paperback

· Cinema Stanzas Two Now in Paperback

· Cinema Stanzas Two Wins Poetry Award

· First Place for Cake: A Love Story!

· Cinema Stanzas Poetry Award

· The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Then and Now

· Debbie Reynolds in the Spotlight

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Cinema Stanzas Two: Poet Laureate of the Movies
 Kindle Book $3.99 
 Paperback 

This award-winning sequel to "Cinema Stanzas: Rhyming About Movies" serves as a fun resource for fans of both movies and poetry.

This second offering in the series presents over 70 movie reviews/film poems Tucker has written since the first book was published as well as several of her other poems that relate to cinema. She covers films of various genres -- comedy, drama, fantasy, horror/action/sci-fi, musicals, mystery/thriller, and romance. Along with major motion pictures and Oscar® winners like The Shape
Cinema Stanzas: Rhyming About Movies
 Kindle Book $3.99 

"Cinema Stanzas: Rhyming About Movies" showcases film poems incorporated into the author’s reviews of various movies representing many genres.

 Genres represented in Cinema Stanzas include: drama, comedy, horror, mystery, musicals, thrillers, romance, sci-fi and action.
Confessions of a Movie Addict
 Kindle Book $9.99 
 Paperback 

Film Stars! Dancing! Popcorn!

At last, a life story with everything but the movie stuff edited out.This amusing memoir chronicles film critic Betty Jo Tucker's love affair with film from the 1930s through the beginning of the new millennium. It also includes interviews with show biz celebrities and selected movie reviews.

In addition to revealing personal movie-related anecdotes and experiences in CONFESSIONS OF A MOVIE ADDICT, film critic Betty Jo Tucker describes encounters with such veteran actors as Mickey Rooney and Charlton Heston, as well as with current stars like Angelina Jolie, Billy Crudup, Guy Pearce, and Brendan Fraser. Added attractions in this amusing "life-at-the-movies memoir" include: a Movie Addiction Checklist; a compendium of books and Web sites for movie fans; selec
Susan Sarandon: A True Maverick
 Paperback 

Film critic Betty Jo Tucker analyzes Susan Sarandon's extraordinary movie career. Why did the passionate and outspoken Sarandon choose acting as a career? How does she select her roles? What is her acting philosophy?

Tucker admits to envying actors because they get paid for doing what most of us would love to do -- pretend to be someone else. She claims the best ones do it so well it helps the rest of us understand who we really are. And they make acting look so easy -- or, as Henry Fonda explained, they "don't let the wheels show." Susan Sarandon would probably agree. Most of her performances exemplify this philosophy. That's one of the reasons Tucker selected her as the subject for this book. But it's not the only one. Mentioning Sarandon's name in almost any conversation will perk things up con
The Reel Deal: Writing about Movies
 Paperback 

"The Reel Deal: Writing about Movies" is designed for people who want to learn various techniques for writing movie reviews as well as for interviewing actors, directors, screenwriters and other film personnel.

Six lessons from film critic Betty Jo Tucker’s online course for the LSS School of Writing are included in this E-Book version as follows: Developing a Reviewing Philosophy Deciding What Matters about a Film Organizing and Writing the Review Dealing with Negative Feedback Conducting Celebrity Interviews Finding Outlets for Your Articles In addition, those who purchase this E-Book from Long Story Short, Inc. will receive a free softcover copy of the instructor’s book, CONFESSIONS OF A MOVIE ADDICT.