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Follow a screenwriter as he attempts to get his screenplays made into movies.
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On Talent
Webster's definition of talent is "any natural ability or power." So what does that mean, specifically. The closest in a Gallup definition focuses on one word,... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Thrill is Gone Even More
Continuing on the last blog, when the magic was gone from the movies, what would become of the movies we boomers loved so much. It changed from magic to sarcasm. Read more
Posted on 06 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
The Thrill is Gone
The baby-boomers 1946-1964, me included watched movies differently than the following generations, Gen X and arguably the Millennials (there's a few rogues in... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
The Theory of Brits
Finally got around to seeing The Theory of Everything and enjoyed it very much. It gets a little slow in the middle but that's pretty common for all movies. Read more
Posted on 30 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
SAG and Jule
First a little bit of awards.Not the Academy Awards yet. This is or was last night the SAG awards, meaning the Screen Actors Guild. Read more
Posted on 26 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Yes, the Oscars
Well, the Oscars are with us again and with the usual infighting and campaigning and shouts of racism and why isn't Angeline Jolie nominated. That and more. Read more
Posted on 19 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
I Wrote the Damn Thing So How Can I Sell It?
Okay, got your attention.Didn't watch the Golden Globe awards, don't really care for most of the movies and haven't seen any of the TV series that won. I think... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
The Writing Life 2015
Okay, 2014 is gone, I didn't get to make Ghostkeeper 2 and I didn't get my new book published yet and I didn't do a lot of things I should have done.Was the yea... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Almost Over - the Movies I Liked
Another year gone, another shot at making a movie. Hopefully. Whatever.I've seen most of the films that are up there for awards, except for The Theory of... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Yes, Christmas Movies...
* BewareI'm going to say something very scary... Christmas!! Those of you who can't handle it might as well leave now. Because I like Christmas and always... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Golden Globes & Generations
The Golden Globes have made their choices. This organization is basically what's known as the Hollywood Foreign Press. In other words it's a bunch of people fro... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Christmas Stuff
Now that the Christmas stuff is starting off, it's almost impossible to get anyone to do anything so I'm just doing one more pass of the new book I wrote. Read more
Posted on 08 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
When Hollywood Closes...
Well, not exactly closing, but it's almost impossible to get calls returned unless you really know the person. And the only people worth calling are probably... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Oscar Talk
Just a short piece today. Looks like the Turing movie, The Imitation Game, odd title but it refers to code-breaking during WW11 and The Theory of Everything,... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Screenplay Vs Synopsis Vs Logline
There was a world a long, long time ago when screenwriters would write a spec screenplay and the agent would call the producer on Friday and tell the producer... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Why You Need a Partner
While writing my book on screenwriting last year I came upon the realization that it "wasn't about me." What I mean is that I didn't get this far by myself.... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Let the Awards Begin...
Well, it's time for the pre-pre-pre film awards and it's called The Hollywood Film Awards. It started with a guy named Carlos de Abreu. In case you don't know... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
AFM and More Oscar Contenders
I dropped by the AFM, aka American Film Market and the first thing I noticed in it's banners is that they've added a few new words. It is now the American Film... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
American Film Market
This is the week of the American Film Market, which is a huge event held in Santa Monica at a huge hotel, Loews Santa Monica Beach hotel wherein buyers and... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Money, Money
This last week was a big one for me, first getting a nice fat residual check from that great big bear called Gentle Ben, whose DVD and showings continue to... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL