NOVELS ANALYZED

• The Hunt for Red October [Bill Johnson]
  Anatomy of a Plot: A review of the plot and an exploration of how the story's plot was constructed.
• City of Glass [Bill Johnson]
  The Artist as Storyteller: A review of Paul Auster's novella
• The Exorcist [Bill Johnson]
  Setting Out a Story's Promise: "A review of the prologue of The Exorcist that examines how the author set out the promise of the story -- an epic battle between good and evil -- and began to deliver on that promise in a way that reassured his audience of his ability to tell a story."
  

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MOVIES ANALYZED

• Black Widow
• Barbarians at the Gate
• Natural Born Killers
• Reservoir Dogs
• Down and Out in Beverly Hills
• Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Diehard, Jurassic Park, True Lies
• Nixon
• Amadeus
• Nell
• The Fugitive
• Taxi Driver
• Batman
• Star Wars
• Home Alone
• Wizard of Oz
• GhostBusters
• Back To the Future
• E.T. Extra-Terrestrial
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Groundhog Day [Bill Johnson]
  "The essay reviews how a story can advance along its story line while it seems to be going in circles along its plot line."
• Sleepless in Seattle [Bill Johnson]
  The art of the romantic comedy: "A review that explores how this film structures its scenes to create a particular dramatic effect."
• Toto le hero [Bill Johnson]
  Story and Ideas: "This review explores how a story's ideas are at the service of advancing a story toward its resolution and fulfillment."
• L.A. Story [Bill Johnson]
  Transcendence and Stories: "This review explores how a story creates the effect of transcendence for its audience."
• Stargate [Bill Johnson]
  Rate of Revelation: "Is the action of your story fresh and engaging? This essay/review offers "some tips on how to create dramatic revelations."
• Lethal Weapon [Bill Johnson]
  Why Police Stories: "Explores why detective stories are popular."
• Last Action Hero [Bill Johnson]
  Characters and Premise: "Practical examples of how characters must act in a way that ties their actions into the story premise."
• Die Hard [Bill Johnson]
  Anatomy of An Action Adventure Movie: A review that explores story structure.
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids [Bill Johnson]
  Characters and Plot: "Explores how this story introduces it characters as they react to what's at stake in the story."
  
• True Lies
• Young Frankenstein
• Mad Max
• JAG
• The Arrival
• Outbreak

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PLAYS ANALYZED

• Romeo and Juliet [Bill Johnson]
  The Passion and Power of Love & Hate -- A review of Shakespeare's play about tragic love.
• The Iceman Cometh. [Bill Johnson]
  A review of Eugene O'Neill's play about pipe dreams.
• 'night, Mother [Bill Johnson]
  "Marsha Norman's brilliant play about a mother, a daughter, a suicide."
  

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