On Monday night I took the above picture of the Denver City and County Building in Colorado. Planning and construction on the building took eight years and it was completed in 1932. And the tradition of lighting the downtown building also dates back to 1932. According to KUSA 9news the Downtown Denver Grand Illumination Event when they […]
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“I think every writer harbors—secretly or not-so-secretly—delusions of grandeur. Still, when you’re starting out, it’s hard to imagine how you’ll ever ‘succeed.’” Oscar-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt Now I don’t know if any of screenwriter Michael Ardnt’s script made it into Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but his name is there co-credited as writer on the […]
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One of co-screenwriters of Star Wars: The Force Awakens ( Lawrence Kasdan) is also credited on The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Back in 2009 I wrote the post From West Virginia to Hollywood that I’m reposting here in hopes that his journey will help your creative journey. —– Since Diablo Cody is my poster child (female) for […]
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The last five films I’ve seen in just November/December alone make for a solid movie year: Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Spotlight, Creed, and Trumbo. In fact, I can’t remember when I’ve last seen five films in a row that I’ve enjoyed so much. But there’s one film that personally touched me more than the others—Creed. […]
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“Stephen J. Cannell taught me that your hero can do a lot of bad things, he can make all kinds of mistakes, can be lazy and look like a fool, as long as he’s the smartest guy in the room and he’s good at his job. That’s what we ask of our heroes.” 7-time Primetime […]
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“Emotion drives comedy. Emotion and conflict is the essence of comedy.” Jerry Seinfeld Interview with Fred Topel Related posts: Everything I Learned in Film School Neil Simon on Conflict Mike Nichols on Comedy, Tragedy & Truth Comedy, Cruelty & Chaplin Telling the Truth=Humor 40 Days of Emotions Scott W. Smith
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Ceilin’ fan it stirs the air Cigar smoke does swirl The fragrance on the pillowcase And he thinks about the girl Havana Daydreamin’/Jimmy Buffett The closest I’ve ever gotten to Cuba is flying over the island coming back from a production in Jamaica. And I’ve stood on the southern most point of Continental United States […]
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Occasionally I’m ask where the ideas for my posts come from and the simple answer is everywhere. But in the case of today’s post the answer is The Moment with Brian Koppelman podcast. But even that’s a deceptively simple answer. Sometimes I’ll listen to an entire podcast or read and entire book and walk away […]
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“I believe Hoop Dreams is the great American documentary.” Roger Ebert
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“I’m 2,500 miles away from Hollywood and consider myself literally and figuratively halfway between Hollywood and Europe in terms of my cinema sensibility. And being a Canadian, being outside the mainstream of America – as Marshall McLuhan used to say – allows you to have perceptions that you could not have otherwise. Like they say: […]
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