Gordy Hoffman & BlueCat Screenplay Competition
Last week, I talked with Gordy Hoffman, writer-director and founder of the BlueCat Screenwriting Competition. The deadline for this year's BlueCat is March 1, 2007. Grand Prize is $10,000, five…
Bill Moyers Address – 1/15/2006
Bill Moyer's opening address at the National Conference on Media Reform, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2007:TRANSCRIPTBILL MOYERS: Benjamin Franklin once said, “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on…
Zombie Survival with Max Brooks
In his intro to the Barbican screening of George Romero's zombie masterpiece Night Of The Living Dead, Max Brooks explained: "Yes, there were zombie movies before Night of the Living…
American Werewriter In London
And they rejoiced. Throughout the Universe they rejoiced. And not because it was Neal R's birthday. No, not because of that. Although that is cause for rejoicing.It really is. Yes,…
L.A. Dreams Goodbyes
When I came to Los Angeles in Sept. 1985, I had hopes and dreams. I was beginning my college days, attending a university with the most respected cinema program in…
Gilbert Sorrentino (1929 – 2006)
Obituary of writer Gilbert Sorrentino, quoted in full from today's LATimes.com:Gilbert Sorrentino, 77; Avant-Garde Novelist, ProfessorBy Elaine Woo, Times Staff WriterMay 24, 2006Gilbert Sorrentino once wrote, "If you make a…
Inside Pitch Pitch
If you are a screenwriter and you aren't reading the Q&A blog for screenwriters called "The Inside Pitch" (http://twoadverbs.blogspot.com) by ICM's executive story editor, Christopher Lockhart, well, then...you just aren't…
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…
Scriptwriters Showcase & the Cat/Iraq Situation – podcast
This weekend is the Scriptwriters Showcase, 3 days of seminars, panels, and guest speakers at the Universal Sheraton here in Los Angeles. I will be moderating the panel called "The…
A Billion Of My Good Friends – Tony Pierce’s “How To Blog”
Can I tell you how good "How To Blog" is? I can?Okay, then, I will."How To Blog" is very good.I had ordered a copy of "Stiff" from Tony Pierce, of…