Guest Blog: Surviving Hollywood
Here’s an excellent guest blog on John August‘s site; it’s written by George Sloan, a writer’s assistant on How I Met Your Mother. It’s an insightful and witty piece on how to not only break into Hollywood but how to survive. Here’s Sloan picture-perfect description of the industry: “I think of Hollywood as a giant, [...]
Diana Lee Inosanto’s “The Sensei” DVD Release Party
Last Sunday, I was invited to attend Diana Lee Inosanto‘s DVD release party of her directorial debut, The Sensei. For most martial artists, you’ll recognize the name. She is the daughter of martial arts legend Dan Inosanto and the “honorary niece” of one of the world’s biggest icons, Bruce Lee. But what you might not [...]
John August in Tales From the Script
No, this isn’t an entry about a screenwriter starring in his own horror comedy. John August, writer of the most recent Charlie and the Chocolate Factory adaptation, posted an interesting blog today about being interviewed for a new book called Tales from the Script: 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories. It seems like a cool [...]
Best Produced Screenplays of 2009
Another year, another arbitrary “Best Of” list. But this isn’t just any arbitrary “Best Of” list. This is my arbitrary Top 8 list. Why Top 8, why not Top 5 or Top 10? Why not. Plus, I did a Top 4 last year. So, enjoy! It’s kinda hard to judge a screenplay by watching the [...]
Why Josh Olson Doesn’t Want to Read your Effing Script
I just read a hilariously truthful article by Josh Olson, writer of A History of Violence, called “I Will Not Read Your F*cking Script.” He uses a true story to help explain why professional screenwriters should not be asked to do anyone the favor of reading their screenplay and why most people can’t write. You [...]
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