Finding the next Scorsese...on YouTube? | Digital Media - CNET News I really don't get it....I just don't. How did these videos win contests? They were not particularly compelling.They were not emotionally impactful. And they were only nominally clever. Maybe I'll write more about them when I wake up...
Magnolia is what’s wrong with Hollywood
Okay, so I just finished watching Magnolia. I have to be honest. It was a humongous waste of my time. And it was no small chunk of time either: it clocked in at a very hefty three hours. The main thing that's wrong with the film is its flimsy premise. I was tricked with a…
Goddamned novel
I'm not sure if it's writer's block or what, but writing this novel seems to be a great deal more challenging than my screenplay. Two pages in and I can't make an impression. I sound like shit.I write like shit. There's nothing powerful about my words. I don't know...I know I'm a verbose and lengthy…
A critical decision about my screenplay
I've made a very important decision. I've decided to switch from writing my story for a screenplay to writing it for a novel. I realized that my verbose and literary style of thought is more suitedfor a novel. I made this revelation when reading "The Fuck-Up". After a long hiatus from writing, I realized that…
Jumper – A perfectly good waste of science fiction
Warning: Spoilers ahead. Don't worry, the movie's not worth much anyway. Jumper, a recent addition to the science-fiction genre, places our favorite Star Wars prequel trilogy anti-hero Hayden Christensen front and center as a teleporting young man chased by those who find his gift to be an abomination. The concept is pretty awesome: being able…
