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RANDOM MUSINGS
It's too hot in my little cottage to do much thinking and I refuse to abandon the dog and head to Starbucks. Last summer we only had about 10 days of really heinous weather, but this entire month has...
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Adaptation
A friend of mine is adapting a short story of hers into a movie for a well-known indie filmmaker. She's never done this sort of thing before and has put in a lot of time over the last few months...
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STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE!!
I'm not advocating that there be a strike or that there not be, but from everything I gather it really won't matter by the middle of September, most of the studios will have effectively committed all...
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Again with the Random Musings...
I've spent the last week or so figuring out what I'm going to do with myself if there is a strike. I have a few ideas for reality shows so I'm developing those and will see where that takes me if and...
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MAX ROACH IS GONE
RIP. Man, I love Max Roach. First Mr. Batiste and now Max. I hope you all get a chance to spin a few for a great jazz man.
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Many New Developments
I hope things are going well for all of you out there. Hollywood is dead as a doornail right now since it is the last days of August. I just came back from the Bay Area and I'm trying to get it...
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No Good Deed....
I'm "segment producing" for a friend of mine for this little show that will air this fall. Nothing exciting (including my paycheck), but it has got me on the run. It started out as a 2-day favor that...
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A Little Update
So, the last few weeks have been hectic. The show is in post, on the East Coast, and I'm trying to settle back into my writing routine. That includes more regular posting. I promise.There are a few...
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WGA STRIKES!
Jim Henshaw has an excellent post which I think should be given consideration by everyone who cares a whit about the film business. I’m going to post it in it’s entirety here, and if Jim wants it down,...
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The Incredible Ron Rifkin
Via the HuffPo blog of Jon Robin Baitz:At one PM, Ron Rifkin and I walk away, and have some lunch. But not beforehe explains to a French journalist, in perfect French, that he is here "because without...
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Long Time, No Post
Hey guys,I've officially past the halfway point in the novel! Yay! This was only accomplished by cutting myself off from reality for the last three weeks and now I'm craving human contact. The strike...
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Home for the Holidays
I made it back from my freelance gig alive. It will have to suffice to say I worked literally around the clock for 7 days straight, and now it is over. I had to buy a new computer because my old laptop...
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The Craft of Development
I recently met with a friend of mine to discuss a script. One of the main issues I've encountered, and the reason my friend called me up to ask for a read, is that it is difficult to navigate the...
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Love You Jack!!
Normally I'd put this on my other blog, but I can't take it seriously enough to do that. Jack Nicholson is hysterical. And that last quote has to be one of the most sexist endorsements I've ever heard...
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Story Ideas
What the hell is going on in Germany? I just read an article about two soldiers who were caught soliciting theblood of their comrades for sausage making. The nutty part is that they were caught because...
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Howdy, Strangers!
I've been busy. Working. Writing. And vacationing.The last few years I've been really focused on writing, and learning to write, and haven't really generated any producing projects to speak of -- other...
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Foreign Markets
I still haven't made it out to see DARK KNIGHT. I know, I suck. I'm probably going to go tomorrow morning or afternoon. I was in Tahoe last week with my writing group working on the novel. It's going...
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Live From Abbey Road
Just checking in -- I promised I'd write more frequently, I didn't promise there'd be anything revelatory. :-)I'm watching Live from Abbey Road with Def Leppard. Oh man, what a great Saturday. Reminds...
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Isaac Hayes has passed on...
Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65 - Yahoo! NewsMEMPHIS, Tenn. - Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy...
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RIP Paul Newman
Woke up this morning and read the news.WESTPORT, Conn., Sept 27, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Remembering the life and legacy of Paul Newman, Newman's Own Foundation has issued a statement. The...
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