Monthly Archives: May 2020

A Century of Film Original Screenplay It’s a bit difficult to write the history of original screenplays on film. First of all, it’s been hard to determine, a lot of times, over the years, if a film truly is original … Continue reading →

This week, I’m focusing on the line between being a follower and a leader. I spent most of this week working on a spec script for screenwriting competitions. I’ve made some progress while feeling so behind as I worked to … Continue reading →

So many films of the classic Hollywood era bemoan a woman’s place without confronting the reason a woman’s place – and, by extension, her ambition and desires – is always lesser than a man’s. “It’s a man’s world,” those women’s … Continue reading →

This is Chester. We both agree that summer has come early. But that’s about all we can agree on. I’m going to start calling him a cranky cat. For the last week or so the temperature has been hovering in … Continue reading →

The dangers of not thinking clearly are much greater now than ever before. It’s not that there’s something new in our way of thinking – it’s that credulous and confused thinking can be much more lethal in ways it was … Continue reading →

https://youtube.com/watch?v=NgwpeZafRfE%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent It has been ten years since the first instalment of Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip debuted, following slightly-fictionalised versions of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon on a restaurant tour of Northern England. Largely fictional but with improvised conversations about their … Continue reading →

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest) DC’s Stargirl has the golly gee feel of classic Americana, and I can’t wait to see the mecha S.T.R.I.P.E. in action! In this latest live action superhero treatment, high school student Courtney Whitmore (Brec … Continue reading →

A new crypto documentary promises to tell the story of how cryptocurrency can affect social change across the African continent. via Cointelegraph.com News https://ift.tt/2AYJLQ9 via Documentary Review – Banking on Africa: The Bitcoin Revolution — The Indian Perspective

https://youtube.com/watch?v=MLo_t2nZ_hs%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent A story about a young famous singer who discovers her reason for being here through the death of her mother. Performed by Allison Kampf via SHORT STORY Reading: My Curveball Slayer, by Tahnee Langshaw — Novel Writing Festival