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Interview: Alessandra Piccione and Sergio Navarretta on ‘The Cuban’
The new film stars Louis Gossett Jr., Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ana Golja, Lauren Holly, and Giacomo Gianniotti.
Read More »Austin Film Festival: Work in Progress – Story to Structure in Screenwriting
Screenwriters Ed Solomon and Max Borenstein took writers through the process, from coming up with ideas for films to writing and rewriting. For this session they were joined by guest panelist Meg LeFauve ('Inside Out,' 'The Good Dinosaur').
Read More »Austin Film Festival: Screenwriter Ed Solomon Reveals How ‘Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ Began
When 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' comes out in 2020, Solomon will have had a major release in each of the last five decades.
Read More »FEEcon 2019: So, What’s this Writing Thing About?
Four different perspectives on what it means, and what it takes, to be a writer were provided at the FEEcon Writers Panel presented by the Foundation for Economic Education.
Read More »RTX Panel: Writer’s Block Party
Sunday, August 5, 4:30 pm. Surely, this writer focused panel at the very end of the Rooster Teeth Experience (RTX) Austin 2018 wouldn’t be crowded. Wrong. To my amazement, even the writers for online entertainment hub Roster Teeth have fans who packed the extra-large meeting room at the Austin Convention …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Ashley Marie Ryan, ARFF Screenwriter of the Year
Last September, judges at the 2017 Austin Revolution Film Festival chose Ashley Marie Ryan as their honoree for Screenwriter of the Year. I decided to touch base with Ryan about how she is doing as a screenwriter and how she got to this spot in her career.
Read More »Getting On Board with Acting – Part 2
The first three weeks of Acting 101 class were fun, educational, and a little exhausting. I decided to bring cookies this week. Then things got dramatic. Our instructor was missing!
Read More »Getting on Board with Acting – Part 1
The common wisdom is that screenwriters should take an acting class to understand what it's like to be on the receiving end of a script. I suppose not doing so, would be like trying to design a boat without having ever taken one out on the water. OK, I'm getting on board.
Read More »Interview: John Fusco, Author of ‘Dog Beach’
"... if you are driven by your story and characters you do whatever it takes. Like a cabinet maker, 8-10 hours a day."
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