Tag: Writing
Magnolia: A Children's Story by Paul Thomas Anderson
“But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs.” – Exodus 8:2 In the third movie of…
Romantic Comedy Review: Off the Menu
I’m not a huge fan of romantic comedies, I often find them cheesy, predictable, unrealistic and cliched; however I found Jay Silverman’s Off The Menu to…
Original Screenplay Feud: Get Out v. Three Billboards
While those of us Oscar predictors are scrambling our brains trying to figure out what will win Best Picture, another category that we still can’t…
The Writers Guild Of America Announced Their Annual List Of Nominees
There were some expected inclusions like Get Out, Lady Bird, Call Me By Your Name, and The Shape Of Water. But there were also some slight…
For Your Consideration: Christopher Nolan, Best Original Screenplay, Dunkirk
With the weight of Dunkirk‘s award season run seemingly on the shoulders of Christopher Nolan as Best Director, I wanted to bring his chances for…
More Innovation And Inspiration With The Women Film Critics Circle Nominations
Forgiving them for not updating their website since last year’s roll of honor, the choices by this cluster of film-minded women from all over the…
Q and A With Writer/Director Scott Fivelson On His Hollywood Satire, Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
Back in college, studying Media Studies, I delved into a huge project designing a production package for a film, real or not. I would very…
5 Alternatives For Your Christmas Movie List
Having dissolved my initial advent calendar idea (for more than one reason), I felt I had to salvage some of the Christmas-kind-of-related movies you might…
100 Not Nominated For Oscars – Part 4
Crash. The verb to describe the significance of Jack Nicholson’s announcement, as well as the actual name of that Best Picture winner. It was a collision that knocked…
100 Not Nominated For Oscars – Part One
Oh how I would like to start our Oscar-less series by writing resentfully about how Forrest Gump won over more voters in AMPAS than Pulp…
Writer-Director Dan Jenski Talks About His First Feature Film ADDicted
It occurred to me while watching ADDIcted, written and directed by Dan Jenski, that there are not many films these days that deal with the…
Why It Is Important To Have A Femme Filmmakers Festival
I recently began writing my first screenplay. My story, which centers on a male protagonist, is not only something I love to tell, but I’ve…
Young Filmmaker Sofija Sztepanov Talks Personal Experiences, Short Films, And Tinder
Talented 24 year-old filmmaker Sofija Sztepanov appears to have a humble yet dynamic perspective on her corner of the film world. There is also an…
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #32
This edition we get the kind folk at Variety to explain MoviePass to us, a bit of motivation from the Head Sprite, a loving piece…
