about jane
jane boursaw: more than just a cool entertainment writer
Thanks for stopping by Reel Life With Jane! I love family movies and TV shows, and love sharing my thoughts and reviews with all of you.
You may think an entertainment writer needs to be in New York or Los Angeles, but I’m here to tell you that’s just not true. I live in a log home on the Old Mission Peninsula near Traverse City, Michigan. Out my window, I see deer, eagles, lovely seasons, and the sparkling waters of East Grand Traverse Bay, an offshoot of Lake Michigan.
I’m married to Tim, a car guy who loves to tinker with vintage Jaguars, Austin Healys, and the occasional motorcycle, and we have two teenagers, Will and Marissa. They’re my sounding board when it comes to all things kid-related in the entertainment industry.
I had a wonderful childhood growing up on a cherry farm with my parents, two brothers (still farming) and one sister (a writer/editor). Tim and I are happy to be raising our kids here, and we love spending time with our extended family – about 30 people in a 10-mile radius.
movies and TV: the early years
I’ve been a professional writer since 1980, and I can’t imagine doing anything else. My love of movies and TV goes back to the 1960s, watching Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar on The Wonderful World of Disney with my family every Sunday night .
After school, I would race home, grab some Pop Tarts, and watch That Girl, The Monkees, and Gomer Pyle on my brother’s little TV in his room. The Galloping Gourmet and The Mike Douglas Show were on the opposite channel (yes, we only had two channels at the time, which means I didn’t get to see Dark Shadows until much later in life).
As I got older, we went to movies like The Love Bug and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Michigan and State Theatres in downtown Traverse City. The State Theatre was recently restored by the Traverse City Film Festival and is now being used year-round for movies.
syndicated columns and feature stories
I’ve written for hundreds of print and online publications over the years, but my work now mainly consists of my syndicated family movie and TV columns, my online magazine, and the occasional story for publications like Variety or People Magazine. I’m also a family TV columnist at TV Worth Watching.
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