I took a bit of flak for my Facebook post saying that Star Wars: The Force Awakens (SW:FA) “was the sequel we’re looking for.” Look,…
Which came first, the great movie or the great director? Like the chicken or egg theory, people for years have wondered how great directors make…
Okay, this is heady stuff. Basically, Martin Seligman’s involved in Positive Psychology, which for him means not simply treating the miserable (or the sexually dysfunctional…
If you haven’t seen The Lady Eve, then you haven’t seen Henry Fonda as a total rube, Barbara Stanwyck at her comic best, and some…
This post is a great companion piece to my Use of Reveals post, but with the added bonus of watching JJ Abrams talk about his…
The following is an excerpt from my Pre-Script Pro-Strategy Screenwriting Seminar (AKA Pre-Pro), now available at Udemy. The whole thing is over 5 hours long,…
Let’s say you’re crafting a story. Assuming you have great characters, an engaging plot, and a resonating theme with wide audience appeal, you may discover…
People have asked me to write on this for various reasons, but let me say at the outset: my goal is not to mock anyone’s…
Kurt Vonnegut wrote some great stories, some which bored me to tears in college as professors pleaded that it was the best stuff ever. While…
Why am I blogging this? This isn’t about screenwriting! But it is. We imagine, and it becomes reality… Some day. Sometimes things exist only in…
These guys are starting to play hardball with writers. But they did have it coming. See the video here: http://vimeo.com/7015951 Tragic really. Writers so addicted…