The first of (hopefully) many videos chronicling my life in Los Angeles.
“Ant-Man and the Wasp”: Large Laughs in Small-Stakes Superhero Sequel
“Ant-Man and the Wasp”: Large Laughs in Small-Stakes Superhero Sequel
If you know me, you know that I’m obsessed with
allmost things Marvel. And if you know that, then you know that my favorite Marvel film is Ant-Man.Yes, I know. Yes, yes, I know, I know. We had the absolutely glorious Black Panther earlier this year — how could that not be my favorite?
Hey, I love T’Challa, Nakia, Shuri, Okoye, and the rest of the family. And Black Pantheris most definitely in…
Short Film: “Skintight” — Written and Directed by Ciara Boniface
Short Film: “Skintight” — Written and Directed by Ciara Boniface
A few weeks ago, I got wind of Skintight, a horror short written and directed by Ciara Boniface, a 20-year-old student filmmaker at the University of North Texas. Boniface’s story is unique in that she was the winner, out of more than 1,200 aspiring filmmakers, of Ava DuVernay‘s A Wrinkle in Time Visionary Filmmaker Contestearlier this year. Part of the award: $100,000…
Books I Love, Day 7: “Guestlist” by Jay Fingers | #JFXL
Books I Love, Day 7: “Guestlist” by Jay Fingers | #JFXL
On Teh Facebook™️, my good buddy Brian is posting a “Books I Love” challenge, and I thought to myself, Hey, why not do the same thing for my blog?
The challenge is thus: For seven days, post the cover of a book I love and give no explanation or review. Just the cover. So, here ya go.
Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Diablo Cody Likes My Name | #JFXL
Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Diablo Cody Likes My Name | #JFXL
Earlier tonight, I had the good fortune to meet two screenwriters I absolutely adore: Diablo Cody, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Juno, Jennifer’s Body, Ricki and the Flash and the recently released Tully, and Aline Brosh McKenna, writer of The Devil Wears Prada and 27 Dresses and co-creator of the hit CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
It was at a Writers on Writingevent sponsored by and held…
Books I Love, Day 6: “Mama Day” by Gloria Naylor | #JFXL
Books I Love, Day 6: “Mama Day” by Gloria Naylor | #JFXL
On Teh Facebook™️, my good buddy Brian is posting a “Books I Love” challenge, and I thought to myself, Hey, why not do the same thing for my blog?
The challenge is thus: For seven days, post the cover of a book I love and give no explanation or review. Just the cover. So, here ya go.
Books I Love, Day 5: “Save the Cat” by Blake Snyder | #JFXL
Books I Love, Day 5: “Save the Cat” by Blake Snyder | #JFXL
On Teh Facebook™️, my good buddy Brian is posting a “Books I Love” challenge, and I thought to myself, Hey, why not do the same thing for my blog?
The challenge is thus: For seven days, post the cover of a book I love and give no explanation or review. Just the cover. So, here ya go.
Book Recap: “Save the Cat Goes to the Indies” by Salva Rubio | #JFXL
Book Recap: “Save the Cat Goes to the Indies” by Salva Rubio | #JFXL
If you’re a screenwriter then it’s very likely you are familiar with Blake Snyder and his Save the Cat series of screenwriting books. If you’re not familiar … well, then, get familiar.
Snyder, who sadly passed away in 2009, pretty much laid out a structure for commercial feature films, one which has been both derided and defended. I, personally, think it’s brilliant — after all story isstructure.…
Books I Love, Day 4: “Eleven Minutes” by Paulo Coelho #JFXL
Books I Love, Day 4: “Eleven Minutes” by Paulo Coelho #JFXL
On Teh Facebook™️, my good buddy Brian is posting a “Books I Love” challenge, and I thought to myself, Hey, why not do the same thing for my blog?
The challenge is thus: For seven days, post the cover of a book I love and give no explanation or review. Just the cover. So, here ya go.
Books I Love, Day 3: “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” by Judy Blume #JFXL
Books I Love, Day 3: “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” by Judy Blume #JFXL
On Teh Facebook™️, my good buddy Brian is posting a “Books I Love” challenge, and I thought to myself, Hey, why not do the same thing for my blog?
The challenge is thus: For seven days, post the cover of a book I love and give no explanation or review. Just the cover. So, here ya go.
Why Do I Write? | #JFXL
I received an email the other day from Nick Thacker at WriteHacked that asked this very question. “For a lot of people, the answer’s as simple as ‘I can’t NOT write,’” says Thacker, and I suppose such a facile answer would be true for me as well.
But as Thacker posits, there’s got to be more to it than that. “Why do I spend this time writing when I could be hanging out with friends/family?” he…
Books I Love, Day 2: “Jazz” by Toni Morrison #JFXL
Books I Love, Day 2: “Jazz” by Toni Morrison #JFXL
On Teh Facebook™️, my good buddy Brian is posting a “Books I Love” challenge, and I thought to myself, Hey, why not do the same thing for my blog?
The challenge is thus: For seven days, post the cover of a book I love and give no explanation or review. Just the cover. So, here ya go.
“Ocean’s 8”: Heist Flick Has More Pros Than Cons
“Ocean’s 8”: Heist Flick Has More Pros Than Cons
I know, I know. This is the weekend that The Incredibles return to the big-screen in a highly anticipated sequel. And I certainly should have published this last week, but whatever. Y’all gon’ get this TODAY.
I saw Ocean’s 8, the all-female hybrid sequel/reboot to Steven Soderbergh‘s Ocean’s Elevenfranchise. Now I enjoyed the earlier films a great deal, and I was left skeptical as to whether a…
Books I Love, Day 1: “On Writing” by Stephen King #JFXL
Books I Love, Day 1: “On Writing” by Stephen King #JFXL
On Teh Facebook™️, my good buddy Brian is posting a “Books I Love” challenge, and I thought to myself, Hey, why not do the same thing for my blog?
The challenge is thus: For seven days, post the cover of a book I love and give no explanation or review. Just the cover. So, here ya go.
Book Recap: “Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency” by James Andrew Miller #JFXL
Finally.
I am finally finished.
That’s right, friends. I finally finished the 700+ page behemoth known as Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency by James Andrew Miller. Whoo, man. It was a lot.
And y’all know that I’m not a slow reader. But it really took some time to get through this exhaustively researched oral history of CAA, one of Hollywood’s biggest agencies.…