Yes kids, today we’ll set the land speed record for fastest click-away when I tell you that this post is about G-R-A-M-M-A-R! Mmhmm, big taste of castor oil and out of here everyone goes. Ciiiiiiiao! OK, anyone left? There’s good news for those of you remaining– you’re the ones who are going to succeed. This […]
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 […]
