How is the entertainment business like high school? Cliques and stereotypes abound. The majority adopt the same formulaic trends (though I did see and enjoy “White House Down” so I’m part of the problem). Creative people are outsiders Smart people [...]
If Steven Spielberg Is Worried About Filmmaking, Should We Worry?
June 20, 2013 – Posted in: Creative ProcessI read with great interest this Hollywood Reporter piece on how Steven Spielberg himself predicts the implosion of the film industry: If Spielberg feels like it’s tough to make a film, what does it mean for the rest of us? [...]
Which Horror Movie Would Make The Best Musical
June 7, 2013 – Posted in: Creative ProcessThis tap number is what I imagine if Friday the 13th were made into a musical, and Jason had his big song and dance number. Soundrack by Anarbor and costumes by Converse! Alison Tap Senior Solo from Scott Ceniza-Levine on [...]
Interview With Actor And Queen Of ‘The Battle Below’ Tania Verafield
May 30, 2013 – Posted in: InterviewTania Verafield (The Queen) began her career as a Ford model at age 10. Tania made her feature film debut in 2005 opposite Christian Bale in Harsh Times, the directorial debut of David Ayer, screenwriter of Academy Award-winning Training Day. Since then, she has [...]
Asian Writers Panel Reveals There Are Many Paths To Publishing
May 22, 2013 – Posted in: InterviewI attended an informative writers panel sponsored by the Asian affinity group, A3, at Time Inc. It featured Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Author of the novel Pastor’s Wives and the CBS pilot The Ordained and former TIME writer; Alison Singh Gee, [...]
George Lopez Talks To Judy Gold At The 92nd Street Y
May 14, 2013 – Posted in: InterviewI had the privilege of hearing Judy Gold interview George Lopez at the 92nd Street Y. Full disclosure: I am a BIG George Lopez fan. I discovered his TV show in reruns because my 11-year old watched it on Nick, [...]
Interview With Trevor Shane, Author of the Children of Paranoia Trilogy
May 8, 2013 – Posted in: InterviewTrevor Shane is a lawyer by day and author by night. He is behind the thriller trilogy, Children of Paranoia, and its second book, Children of the Underground, has just been released. Both books are excellent (dark and sad, but [...]
Should Celebrities Ever Star In Horror Movies?
April 29, 2013 – Posted in: Creative ProcessIn my latest efforts to watch at least one science fiction or horror movie a week, I picked out The New Daughter with Kevin Costner and Intruders with Clive Owen. I enjoyed both horror films and would have given both [...]
Favorite Takeaways From the 5th Annual Film Finance Forum East
April 16, 2013 – Posted in: InterviewI attended the 5th Annual Film Finance Forum East today, presented by Winston Baker with Variety magazine and chock full of key players in film production, distribution, sales and financing. There was so much information, and I highly recommend catching [...]
Battle Below Season 1 Finale
April 3, 2013 – Posted in: The Battle BelowThe Battle Below follows Derek, now a college professor, coming back to his old neighborhood. The projects are giving way to Whole Foods, the rents are insane and kids are fighting in dungeons with swords and axes for money, because [...]