From the start of 2011 to today, January 31, 2012, I kept a running list of all the new movies I watched, ranking them as the year progressed. This is that list. To make it on the list, a film had to be released in the U.S. in 2011, either in theaters or on DVD. [...]
As screenwriters, it’s always a good idea to keep up with the newly released films, if for no other reason, so you don’t write a movie that just came out in the theater. Plus, there is much to learn from watching movies (and reading screenplays and, ahem, actually writing). As I stated a few weeks [...]
I love Tuesdays in January. Waking up on Oscar Nominations Day (OND)* is like waking up on a Hollywood-created Christmas: A few pleasant surprises, a ton of predictable results, and some big dissappointments. For this year’s OND** the most pleasant surprise is Demián Bichir, whose subtle performance in A BETTER LIFE blew me away, and [...]
Preface: I wrote a similarly titled short piece last year (Gifts for Screenwriters) but if you haven’t read it, that’s fine. This one will cover everything I said in that one did. I don’t know why I linked it. Don’t read it. Seriously. –Eric From scheduling plane trips, to dealing with obnoxious relatives, there is [...]
While most of the posts on this site are on screenwriting, every now and then I take a break and write about a miscellaneous subject from my day-to-day life. This is one of those times… — A few weeks back a couple folks on Twitter chatted me up about the best burger in Los Angeles. [...]
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