Billy Wilder said grab the audience by the throat and never let go. That’s why Point Of Entry is so important. That’s why page 1 of your script is so important. Never mind that you might be in the hands of a tired and bored reader who is looking at the clock thinking about beating […]
Yep kiddies, time once again for…. Screenwriting L I N K S! Lots of dues paid in tracking down the best stuff upon the Digital Divide. The goal, as ever, is to help you on your way, to impart some wisdom, and to get my AC kicking as I write this in the August dog […]
Just a fun one today on Director Cameos. I found several I knew about on YouTube and a couple I didn’t. For instance, who knew that the never-seen director Terrance Malick had a small speaking part in Badlands. As for Hitchcock, I found a compilation reel for him. The Wikipedia elves did the legwork on […]
Only time I ever cried writing a blog post… This movie kills me. It’s unwatchable! And it’s not like it’s has a direct, personal connection– like a song or a place that meant something to me earlier in my life. Nope, this is just a really REALLY sad movie. I was surprised once in a […]
Hey, 2019…hello! Good Reader, an honest and heartfelt apology for being away so long. Can I just say with bold and italicized force that Script Gods Must Die lives! Life intercedes. Workload. The stuff that actually pays the bills. To run it back a month, between Columbia College, Second City, Chicago Filmmakers, Screenwriting University, my Saturday writing […]
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