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4 weeks ago | 
scriptmag.com | Andrew Bloomenthal
In writing the screenplay for the live-action remake of Snow White, Erin Cressida Wilson was charged with reinventing one of the most beloved Disney animated features in cinema history. But she rose to the challenge with a vibrant take on the tale, where the titular character is no longer a victim lying in wait for her prince to come.
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1 month ago | 
businessandamerica.com | Andrew Bloomenthal
Independent contractors are considered self-employed even if they only work for a single client. Rather than relying on an employer to withhold their payroll taxes for them, they are responsible for paying their own payroll taxes and making quarterly estimated tax payments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Waiting until the annual tax deadline will get you hit with penalties and interest for late payment.
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1 month ago | 
businessandamerica.com | Andrew Bloomenthal
Every year, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s and women’s basketball tournament whips fans into a frenzy, earning the event the nickname “March Madness.” Much of the interest stems from the ever-popular bracket challenge, where groups of individuals pay into a pool and attempt to pick the most winners. Whoever guesses the most games correctly wins the pool.
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1 month ago | 
scriptmag.com | Andrew Bloomenthal
Espionage films are notoriously delicious. Black Bag--the new spy thriller written by David Koepp, is no exception. In this taut tale of British intrigue, National Cyber Security Centre agent George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) is tasked with ferreting out a mole within his own organization, suspected of leaking malware to oppositional forces.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
scriptmag.com | Andrew Bloomenthal
In Hard Truths, we may never know for sure why Pansy, the film’s belligerent protagonist, has such a large chip on her shoulder. And that’s because inveterate writer-director Mike Leigh would rather drop subtle motivational hints than bludgeon us over the head with exposition. True, we know Pansy - played with vitriolic zeal by Marianne Jean-Baptiste, wrestles with grief over losing her mom five years ago.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
businessandamerica.com | Andrew Bloomenthal
While the current yield and yield-to-maturity (YTM) formulas may be used to calculate the yield of a bond, each method has a different application—depending on an investor’s specific goals. When a bond is issued, the issuing entity determines its duration, face value (also called its par value), and the rate of interest it pays, known as its coupon rate. These characteristics are fixed, remaining unaffected by changes in the bond market.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
blogarama.com | Andrew Bloomenthal
Watching a parent’s mind slip away from dementia is difficult in anycircumstance. It’s even harder when your father is a lifelong lawyer whoinsists he has one final case to win. The earliest signs of my father’s cognitive slipdovetailed with his retirement. He’d somehow managed to keep it togetherfor his clients until his very last day practicing personal injury law,and thankfully, none of them suffered because of his condition.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
bostonmagazine.com | Andrew Bloomenthal
Personal Essay Watching a parent’s mind slip away from dementia is difficult in any circumstance. It’s even harder when your father is a lifelong lawyer who insists he has one final case to win. The earliest signs of my father’s cognitive slip dovetailed with his retirement.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
scriptmag.com | Andrew Bloomenthal
When Michael Sarnoski was handpicked by franchise creator Jon Krasinski to write and direct A Quiet Place: Day One -the third installment and prequel to the wildly successful series, the ground rules of this bone-chilling universe were squarely in place. In a narrative nutshell: blind aliens savagely hunt their earthly human prey by tracking them through sound. You make noise, you’re toast.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
scriptmag.com | Andrew Bloomenthal
In Breathe, the new futuristic thriller where depleted oxygen levels have rendered the planet unhabitable, only the Houston family is able to survive in this scorched earth setting. That’s because patriarch Darius (Common) invented an oxygen generator for the underground bunker he shares with wife Maya (Jennifer Hudson), and daughter Zora (Quvenzhané Wallis), who perpetually butt heads living in such closed quarters for so long.
