Find the Right Reader

Find the Right Reader

The point is—you will never find anything where everyone agrees. It's literally impossible. And Hollywood is no different.

# Read # The Business of Art
7 min read

Acting Exercises Writers Can Use to Flesh Out Their Characters

Acting Exercises Writers Can Use to Flesh Out Their Characters

If you consider creating and developing characters to be your writing Achilles' heel, you've come to the right place.

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6 min read

Off the Beaten Path: A Week at Fantastic Fest

Off the Beaten Path: A Week at Fantastic Fest

Throughout the fest, a crew of dedicated movie nerds make each and every screening an experience unto itself.

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6 min read

Shout and Murmur!

Shout and Murmur!

Oh, how differently this "Thank you" reads from the one earlier—how bitter, how nostalgic. And truly, who can’t feel the dejection in that pitiful send-off "best of luck"?

# Read # The Creative Mind # The Circus
3 min read

The Queue: 365 Movies I Never Saw Because I've Spent Too Much Time on Twitter - Part IX (September 2023)

The Queue: 365 Movies I Never Saw Because I've Spent Too Much Time on Twitter - Part IX (September 2023)

Rachel Sennott is palpably talented and an undisputed future star of our generation.

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4 min read

Whatever Happened to the Political Thriller?

Whatever Happened to the Political Thriller?

But since 2012, there have been precious few political thrillers popping up on the big screen. Why? It’s not like there aren’t stories ripe for the picking ...

# Read # The Business of Art # Style & Substance
6 min read

More Rambling Conversations with Multi-Hyphenate Dan Mirvish: HBO, a Fictional Pundit, and Advice All Artists Need

More Rambling Conversations with Multi-Hyphenate Dan Mirvish: HBO, a Fictional Pundit, and Advice All Artists Need

Film is like a tree in the forest. If nobody sees it, it doesn't really exist.

# Read # Interviews # The Architects
27 min read

A Rambling Conversation with Dan Mirvish: Co-Founder of Slamdance, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Indie Darling, Bestselling Author, and Trendsetter

A Rambling Conversation with Dan Mirvish: Co-Founder of Slamdance, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Indie Darling, Bestselling Author, and Trendsetter

I wrote new scenes, and I acted in the film. I got shot in the chest twice, and survived both times, miraculously. So, I really saw how to make a movie.

# Read # Interviews # The Architects
33 min read

Below the Line: Location Assistant Melanie Roddy

Below the Line: Location Assistant Melanie Roddy

If anybody ever reads about our business, I hope people take away that quality of life is the most important. You make enough to live and you get with good people. That's the important shit.

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21 min read

Literally Write What You Know (Figuratively)

Literally Write What You Know (Figuratively)

That’s what “write what you know” really means. It means you should take a feeling, or a unique experience you’ve lived through—something that is quintessentially you—and put it on the page.

# Read # The Creative Mind
3 min read

15 Types of Income to Create or Refine a Part-Time or Full-Time Author Business Model That Works for You

15 Types of Income to Create or Refine a Part-Time or Full-Time Author Business Model That Works for You

All authors can create holistic, rewarding cottage industries, sidelines, part-time or full-time businesses around their book/s, their knowledge, their experiences, and their author status.

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5 min read

Hollywood Creatives Fundraising for Strike Funds: Where to Find Help if You Need It

Hollywood Creatives Fundraising for Strike Funds: Where to Find Help if You Need It

Hot Labor Summer is all too real, so Hollywood's creatives are finding some, well, creative ways to raise money for strike funds.

# Read # The Business of Art # The District
4 min read

The Queue: 365 Movies I Never Saw Because I've Spent Too Much Time on Twitter - Part VIII (August 2023)

The Queue: 365 Movies I Never Saw Because I've Spent Too Much Time on Twitter - Part VIII (August 2023)

A timeless cautionary tale of universities placing undue significance on football, our infatuation with popularity, and callous racism, inevitably leading to guerilla warfare by rebels.

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4 min read

Are Cliffhangers Ruining Storytelling?

Are Cliffhangers Ruining Storytelling?

Does any story ever just conclude these days?

# Read # Style & Substance
4 min read

Editing Advice From a Dyslexic, Independent, and Dysfunctional Self-Publishing Author

Editing Advice From a Dyslexic, Independent, and Dysfunctional Self-Publishing Author

... you're sure the editor hates your words, your soul, your children, and even your dogs. Revel in this misery. It's why you became a pen monkey.

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6 min read
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