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Sondheim! West Side Story

December 19, 2019 0 Comment

“”Stephen Joshua Sondheim (/ˈsɒnd.haɪm/) (born March 22, 1930) is an American composer and lyricist known for more than a half-century of contributions to musical theatre. Sondheim has received an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards (more than any other composer,[1] including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer […]

Jane Doe- Rashoman Style!

November 17, 2019 1 Comment

I am breaking a promise today. I swore I was done with Jane Doe posts. What is left to say that hasn’t already been said? Hit the search bar for Jane Doe if you want to read about my ill-fated movie with Calista Flockhart. You can still rent it on Netflix and good luck with […]

Great Scenes: Dr. Strangelove Special!

August 19, 2019 1 Comment

Impossible. Pick a single great scene from this movie? No way. I found the script here. The Writer’s Guild Top 101 Screenplays poll has Dr. Strangelove landing at #12 all time. To put that in perspective, in the history of movies only Annie Hall and Some Like It Hot rate above it for comedies. It’s […]

Algren and his movies

August 1, 2019 0 Comment

Last post…MAY 19?! Good reader, I humbly apologize for the long absence. While I love the world of screenwriting, sometimes the best writing advice is a complete cleansing, just drop it and split–and the last two months of traveling 10,000+ miles from Pattaya, Thailand to Rio DJ, the shrimp and caipirinhas on Ipanema beach, qualifies. […]

The Fast Draw

May 19, 2019 0 Comment

You don’t have to be writing a Western to learn something from Westerns. For instance, the Final Duel. Don’t know if most Westerns have one but many do, and many of those are classic movie showdowns. I found You Tube clips for four of these classics and I thought it would be instructive for you […]

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