The other day I attended a script reading that got me thinking about what was missing from his writing beyond the basic structural flaws, story issues, and underdeveloped characters.  The writer lacked one major thing: a basic understanding of the human condition. Sadly, a handful of people, writer included, couldn’t see that all the female characters were either bitches [...]

The other night I went to a script reading of two TV pilot scripts.  The first suffered from being underdeveloped and the second was highly developed with structural flaws.  Both were equally talented writers, but the first will likely succeed before the second for one reason only. The hardest part of being a writer isn’t [...]

Perhaps you have heard about or read Armond White’s scathing review on the beloved Toy Story 3.  http://www.nypress.com/article-21357-bored-game.html?anonymousId=-3062657814293038038 The trouble with critics is that their primary motivation is not necessarily to judge a movie fairly but to entertain their readers.   The more colourful or opinionated the review, the more entertaining it is, but simply saying “I hated it” doesn’t make for much of [...]

It takes a lot of time, effort and people to make a bad movie.  Last night I watched one of them.  I won’t say which in case one day I end up working for someone involved.  It was based on a book, which is surprising because you’d think there would be very little chance of [...]

This Wednesday (tomorrow) night there’s a script reading for LIFT at Xpace on Ossington at Queen.  If you can go, go.  It’s only $5 and there will be two short scripts read by professional actors moderated by a professional writer.  Moderators are typically writers, directors or producers and they provide their feedback on the content [...]