Letter to a Young Screenwriter
I would like to offer a few simple suggestions to a Young Screenwriter. The Young Screenwriter in question is me. Having just purchased Apple's new TimeTravel software, I will be…
Psalm To A Giant Caterpillar
Psalm To A Giant CaterpillarO, Giant Cat, you crush things really well,so mighty and so strong are you.You crush things, crush things, crush things.I like the way you crush things.Many…
Some Guys In Girls Underwear
I feel pretty, Oh, so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright! And I pity Any girl who isn't me tonight. I feel charming, Oh, so charming It's alarming…
Neal Gets An Agent
Congratulations to tv writer ras at Procrastinatey for getting her first agent last week. Her success has sparked lots of discussion in the Scribosphere about the Hollywood agent hunt. So…
Martin Luther Texas Ranger Day
Today, in the U.S.A., is Martin Luther King Day.Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot dead by a lone nut in the 1960's.Your chances of getting shot by a lone nut…
The Blue Planet (2001)
"...Whoa!...Wow!...WOW!...Holy shit!...WOW!!!..." (my wife and I watching the first episode of Sir David Attenborough's "The Blue Planet" tonight)
Scribosphere 1 Page Challenge
In reponse to Michael Patrick Sullivan's invitation to the scribosphere to post a single screenplay page for public consumption, I offer a link to the writing samples page of my…
Archers Manifesto
Emeric Pressburger wrote a letter to persuade Deborah Kerr to appear in "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (1943). Thank God, he succeeded. In the letter he laid out…
Black Narcissus (1947)
I saw "Black Narcissus" (1947) last night at the Motion Picture Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater, the kick-off for a 100th birthday tribute (though he died at age 84) to British…