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A Virginless New York City
Virgin Megastore Union Square is going bye bye, following Virgin Times Square and all the other Virgins in the US.Hubby and I were browsing the liquidation sale last weekend, feeling a little wistful....
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My Mac Died Yesterday...
And I poured a glass of wine and toasted it because that Mac has worked hard for eight long years, on two TV shows, across two countries so it's earned its final rest.The poor hard drive gave me plenty...
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The Missing Brad & Austin
It's Murphy's Law that everything that can go wrong, will, right? Well today, in between working the day job, I was planning a quick trip to the post office to toss my scripts in the ring for the...
View ArticleThe Death of the Adult Drama
At the PGA's recent "Produced By" conference, producer Kathy Kennedy ("Diving Bell and the Butterfly", "Persepolis", "Curious Case of Benjamin Button") underscored the sad outlook for adult movies like...
View ArticleAn End of Draft(s) Mope
I've just finished rewrites and a first draft on three projects in various stages of development, projects that are all terribly familiar in their own way. (The first draft for Little Movie I Want to...
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The "I Must Make This Movie" Draft of the Budget
Just got back from meeting with the line producer on crazy Bollywood musical.We're in the process of doing the "I Must Make This Movie" draft of the budget, down from the optimistic, maybe this...
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The Further Writers Group Adventures of Third World Girl
Just like the projects in my life, my writers group has entered this weird holding pattern. Instead of the weekly, different participants every seven days, the group has gone back to the infinitely...
View ArticleA Study of Gender Bias in Theater Throws Up an Unexpected Twist
The New York Times has this article on gender bias that unearths this surprise: female literary managers and artistic directors are more likely to rate as poor a female-written play than a male one,...
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July 4th...The Chicklet's Lesson Goes Wrong
I've been reading "The Namesake" and remembering why I fell in love with Jhumpa Lahiri in the first place.When I started out writing fiction, as a fresh off the boat landed in Washington D.C., my...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Netflix About Its Categorization of My Movie Tastes
Dear Netflix,I understand you feel a desire to customize my movie offerings. You want me to feel that you care with your constant inquiries about when my movies arrive and invitations to sign up my...
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Oh My God. What Did They Do To "Hot Tub Time Machine"?
I read "Hot Tub Time Machine" a while back in the glory days of Scriptshadow's site (when you could still read scripts) and really liked it. It's a ridiculous time-traveling comedy about a groom and...
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Third World Girl & the Jay-Z Shoot
A couple Fridays ago found Third World Girl in front of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club meeting a potential DP for the Little Movie I Want to Direct. He's interested in the script, has solid credits and a healthy...
View ArticleNew York Times on Facebook Fatigue
Because I'm so contrary, I guess I'll make the leap to facebook at the precise moment interest in the social media site is beginning to flag...well according to the New York Times anyway.
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Rejection Energizes You (and Other Lessons from Mira Nair)
So after the disappointment of getting my dink from Austin, I needed some upliftment. Luckily Mira Nair provided it in spades at the IFP's Independent Film Conference in New York last week. She...
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Writing vs. Editing, An Observation
I've been bogged down with the day job, which consists of lots of video editing for the industrial videos my company produces.We've had so much work I've gained two pounds. This is what happens when I...
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Sympathetic Characters & the Perils of Backstory
Back when I worked as a reader, when I didn't "get" a character I'd often drop a backstory note about fleshing out the guy or gal in question. The producer I worked for would sigh, like he was...
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The Hollywood Reporter Awards Watch
The Hollywood Reporter has a roundtable with six "buzzworthy" scribes who are in contention this awards season. It's interesting to read the content, but reading the comments where editor Jay Hernandez...
View ArticleIn the Midst of Battle, a Pause
Yesterday I had lunch with the creative partner on the documentary project that is on hiatus right now. Lately I've been battling pessimism and doubt on the crazy Bollywood project. Our time is running...
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Back in the Big City Blues
Phooosh. That's me blowing off the cobwebs.Um...Is anyone still there?All of January and most of February went by with me up to my eyeballs in day job work. Shooting and editing and making industrial...
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We Love It...Now Just Change Everything
Crazy Bollywood project has been creeping along at such a slow pace we've had to push back our shoot dates till later in the year. The biggest hold-up has been the script which is stuck in development...
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