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• Star Wars Among Other Things.

  

  Watched George Lucas being interviewed by Charlie Rose some time ago (as per Charlie Rose's problem with women) and being almost Lucas's age I remembered very... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2018 SELF EXPRESSION

• What Does It Take...

  

  Someone asked me what it takes to write a screenplay. Is it the idea, is it a concept, is it something magical?This goes back to my classes at ULCA, which I... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Where Was I?

  

  I'm going off the track today as far as the movie business. 50 years ago today in 1963, President John Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas. As with most of th... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Pitching on Internet

  

  I've always been asked how to pitch a script and I've always said that the best way is to pitch a script to someone you know, another writer or anyone who will... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• What Do You Do When You're Waiting

  

  A non-writer brought up something the other day that warrants mentioning. What exactly do we do while we wait for answers from the investors, potential investor... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• About Producers

  

  Years ago, a real estate salesman met me at a party and asked me this; what does it take to be a movie producer? Turns out he had always wanted to be a... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Catching Up...

  

  Sorry to get behind, I'm beginning to create an online screenwriter course which is quite similar as my UCLA courses. It's going to be a little different but I... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Guess Who's Teaching

  

  Guess who's going to teach screenwriting?And how about one of my favorite movies with Gable and Doris Day. I used to carry a photo of her in my wallet (a kid's... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Lost in Space 1965 Vs Lost in Space 2018

  

  Just caught a few episodes of Lost In Space 2018 on netflix. It's pretty good, although I have a few things that don't seem to work that well. The photo above i... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• A Different Life

  

  Screenwriters live a different life than most people, even actors and directors and crews aren't the same as us. For one reason that I often quote to aspiring... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Everything Old is New

  

  I've been watching ME-TV, a local L.A. channel that broadcasts old TV shows from the late 1950's to the late 1960's. Shows like Ironsides, Rockford Files,... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• A Stooge Week-end

  

  Well, I made it to the Annual Stoogefest again and had a nice evening at a great old theater filled with 3 Stooges fans of every shape, color and age group. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Having Written for Around 30 Years Or So (who Counts Afte...

  

  Having written for around 30 years or so (who counts after that many years?) I seem to be getting more ideas than ever for a screenplay. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Taking Jobs Away

  

  One of the topics our little group discuss over Sunday breakfasts at the Figtree restaurant on the beach in Venice, is the subject of jobs. Not necessarily for... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Jack

  

  On a little departure, but still within the film business, I'd like to bring in a debate that my friends and I have quite often. Why are movies now so bad --... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Presence - Not the Thing You Buy.

  

  It's been told that Marilyn Monroe could go unnoticed a party but put her in front of a camera and something happened. You couldn't take your eyes off her. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Did They Change Your Script?

  

  There is a website created by WGA writers and for WGA writers only. It's where we can rant, complain, argue and generally have some support and sympathy for... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Annie's Calendars

  

  I've often been asked how I came about writing as a viable career and my easiest answer was always the movies. Since I can remember I loved the movies, I even... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• My Road

  

  I first read Jack Kerouac's landmark novel On The Road when I was fifteen. Needless to say it was a landmark moment in my life and one that remains an... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• More About Agents

  

  There's a joke that goes around about agents; a writer returns to his home to find his house burned down. Police stand outside as he's horrified and asks what... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2018 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL