My good buddy Liz, a director/writer, has a website up devoted to her new movie
www.furythemovie.com
HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A WOMAN LYNCHED (great tagline).
To help her out in costs, Liz is asking for donations (starting at $15) in exchange for a screen credit. I dedicated mine to my beloved brother Mike.
So...not only are you helping out a fellow artist, but it makes you feel all warm and squishy inside. And the movie looks pretty good, too!
www.furythemovie.com
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Post Joe-Momentum Thoughts
Yeah, yeah, Keith was booted off PROJECT RUNWAY last week for having illegal "pattern books". Doesn't matter that he never used them, and I'm frankly surprised at the number of people at the Runway board who think such shenanigans are okay. However, I still haven't picked a favorite yet, since Malan (sniff, sniff) was thrown overboard.
Let me digress a bit and get on my political soapbox. I've been following the Lamont-Lieberman primary battle through DailyKos, Talking Points Memo and other blogs. Now, on the morning after, we're getting the crazy MSM spin that Lamont's unexpected win bodes ill for Democrats in the fall.
HUH? I mean, what weed are they chewing?
Let's get this straight.
For many reasons too numerous to list, Lieberman (at least since 2004) has been a faux Democrat. And now Democrats are being taken to task for voting him out?
Democrats are supposed to OPPOSE the Republicans, not suck up to them and support them in ill advised ventures.
Democrats in the Nutmeg State perceived that Lieberman was a Republican in sheep's clothing. He was booted out. Democracy at its finest, blah blah blah.
But wait...instead of bowing out gracefully and supporting Lamont in the name of party unity, Lieberman is blathering about running as an "independent Democrat". And Republicans are cheering him on (no big shock there).
It's the Repubs who have sucked up to Bush that should be quaking in their boots, not the other way around. If Bush was the "kiss of death" to Lieberman, what does that foretell for his Republican counterparts? They should, thank you David Crosby, be "scared shitless".
Don't let the MSM spin fool you.
And at the end of the day, I don't think Lieberman will run as an independent Democrat. He might switch parties and run as a Republican...
Where's Heidi Klum when you need her?
Let me digress a bit and get on my political soapbox. I've been following the Lamont-Lieberman primary battle through DailyKos, Talking Points Memo and other blogs. Now, on the morning after, we're getting the crazy MSM spin that Lamont's unexpected win bodes ill for Democrats in the fall.
HUH? I mean, what weed are they chewing?
Let's get this straight.
For many reasons too numerous to list, Lieberman (at least since 2004) has been a faux Democrat. And now Democrats are being taken to task for voting him out?
Democrats are supposed to OPPOSE the Republicans, not suck up to them and support them in ill advised ventures.
Democrats in the Nutmeg State perceived that Lieberman was a Republican in sheep's clothing. He was booted out. Democracy at its finest, blah blah blah.
But wait...instead of bowing out gracefully and supporting Lamont in the name of party unity, Lieberman is blathering about running as an "independent Democrat". And Republicans are cheering him on (no big shock there).
It's the Repubs who have sucked up to Bush that should be quaking in their boots, not the other way around. If Bush was the "kiss of death" to Lieberman, what does that foretell for his Republican counterparts? They should, thank you David Crosby, be "scared shitless".
Don't let the MSM spin fool you.
And at the end of the day, I don't think Lieberman will run as an independent Democrat. He might switch parties and run as a Republican...
Where's Heidi Klum when you need her?
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Musings on a Saturday Afternoon After a Heat Storm
All this week we've had record breaking temps, not that today is that much cooler. Still in the low 90's, but tomorrow is supposed to be better, in the 80's and less humid.
I want to congratulate my pal Scott the Reader for advancing in Nicholls. Good going, Scott!
A big shout out as well to Mary B, who while not advancing, got the coveted
"10%" comment from Greg Beal. Let me tell you, the one and only year I entered Nicholls, as it turned out, I was very happy to get that Beal comment. It kept my hopes and dreams alive a long time.
A huge hooray to Lynne and Robin, for making it through the summer with their brains intact (relatively speaking) after reading for Nicholls and Final Draft Big Break. I can understand them being burnt out after reading 400 plus scripts.
Which leads me to a discussion we had last night at our weekly screenwriting chat. (If you'd like an invite, e-mail orbie@aol.com).
To make a long story short, I related about how I had tried to help another screenwriter with a logline she posted at one of the writing sites. I thought it was a great concept. Still do.
The problem was, as I saw it, was that her concept promised something that her story (or how she chose to write it) failed to deliver.
Let me give you an example. I once pitched BORN AGAIN, a comedy about two haplass angels who screw up taking a woman's soul to Heaven, to a writer/producer. Now in his mind, my logline conjured up images of a zany comedy about the woman's soul bouncing from one body to another.
Now that's not bad, really.
But it wasn't my script. Far from it. Pffft.
My point is...when you pitch a script, you might envision it is a comedy, but to someone else, it might be a drama. Make sure the logline and the story/genre fits.
If it's a comedy, then make it a belly buster.
If it's a drama, have them reaching for a box of tissues.
I want to congratulate my pal Scott the Reader for advancing in Nicholls. Good going, Scott!
A big shout out as well to Mary B, who while not advancing, got the coveted
"10%" comment from Greg Beal. Let me tell you, the one and only year I entered Nicholls, as it turned out, I was very happy to get that Beal comment. It kept my hopes and dreams alive a long time.
A huge hooray to Lynne and Robin, for making it through the summer with their brains intact (relatively speaking) after reading for Nicholls and Final Draft Big Break. I can understand them being burnt out after reading 400 plus scripts.
Which leads me to a discussion we had last night at our weekly screenwriting chat. (If you'd like an invite, e-mail orbie@aol.com).
To make a long story short, I related about how I had tried to help another screenwriter with a logline she posted at one of the writing sites. I thought it was a great concept. Still do.
The problem was, as I saw it, was that her concept promised something that her story (or how she chose to write it) failed to deliver.
Let me give you an example. I once pitched BORN AGAIN, a comedy about two haplass angels who screw up taking a woman's soul to Heaven, to a writer/producer. Now in his mind, my logline conjured up images of a zany comedy about the woman's soul bouncing from one body to another.
Now that's not bad, really.
But it wasn't my script. Far from it. Pffft.
My point is...when you pitch a script, you might envision it is a comedy, but to someone else, it might be a drama. Make sure the logline and the story/genre fits.
If it's a comedy, then make it a belly buster.
If it's a drama, have them reaching for a box of tissues.
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