I’m a child of 80s pop culture. Those were my defining years. And I’m a story teller and filmmaker, so the films from that era shaped me. And the iconic films of the 80s were mostly made by one man, John Hughes. He died suddenly …
Read MoreNo man left behind…
I’m suddenly awash in blog topics, but this felt like something I should write the minute I felt inspired. No, inspired is wrong. Challenged is a better word. I attend a gathering of Christians in the entertainment industry – an odd group who are way …
Read MoreCarried Away…
My wife and I went and saw “UP” on opening day. In 3-D no less. And I won’t fill this entry with all the reasons why Pixar is in a class by themselves, or why they are able to avoid the story stupidity and low-brow …
Read MoreHow Long is Too Long…
When I moved to Los Angeles I had my share of nay-sayers. Some folks in influential or mentor-type roles really questioned my thinking. I was 23 years old and “following a dream”. One in particular asked me “How long do you intend to do this?” …
Read MoreWrite off the Map…
When I went Freelance I had all these grand visions of huge writing output. All the scripts I’d crank out and the novel I’d finish and the short story compilation I’d finally get around to wrapping up and… Yeah. With editing, and Everyday Driver, I …
Read MoreGiant Pause Button (FoF#2)
So I’m making a movie. At least, that’s what they tell me. You know, “they”… the folks that run everything, especially Hollywood. In the case of “Fight or Flight”, “they” are the folks getting the money together (my producers) and the folks actually writing the …
Read MoreThe Logic Vacuum…
When I left New Line Cinema in June of ’07, and I was seriously considering writing a book about the idiocy I saw everyday in the way the studio was run. A year later, June ’08, New Line was officially closed and folded into Warner …
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