Name ten silent film stars from the year 1912 or before. Don’t Google it. I’ll wait…. Done? Having trouble? Ok, let’s make it easier: Name any ten movies from 1912 or before. No Googling… No luck? Ok, let’s make this easy: Name any 10 film stars from the entire Silent era. Those of you who […]
SCHMOOZE verb /SHmo͞oz/ schmoozed, past participle; schmoozed, past tense; schmoozes, 3rd person singular present; schmoozing, present participle Talk intimately and cozily; gossip Talk in such a way to (someone), typically in order to manipulate, flatter, or impress them A MEETING IN THE MAP ROOM Meeting a friend at the Map Room, Chicago. Waiting for her, I see a […]
THE STAN HUCKMAN STORY People approach me for screenwriting consultancy. They also approach me to help write their screenplays. One of these was Stan Huckman. He was a Desert Storm war vet and novelist who wanted to adapt his own published book into a screenplay. He had no idea how to write for film and […]
Want to see inside the mind of a reader? Want to know what goes on in there? Read this: http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=features&Id=1766 Scary funny, no? This is the kid you have to get by. This is the reader. The lowest of the low, and gatekeeper of every front door in the biz. Want in at an agency? […]
