Vegas, Babies
One nice thing about Los Angeles is that Las Vegas isn’t too far away. Four, four and a half hours by car. Less, if you flout the law in a reckless disregard for your safety and the safety of others. This past weekend, like every weekend I’ve ever visited Vegas, I was shocked to see […]
Unavoidable Delay
Sorry for the lack of posting today. I had a plan for today’s topic (c.f. yesterday’s “…And then he woke up with a dick in his mouth” comment), but alas, it was not meant to be. Just when I was getting myself mentally prepared to write an epic blog post, I got sent out on […]
Congratulate Me
Today’s post was originally going to include the punchline, “…And then he woke up with a dick in his mouth,” but since I’m the latest recipient of the Brillante Weblog Premio 2008, I decided that sort of humor is beneath me. (For today, anyway.) I’d like to thank Gillian Horvath of Athena TV for handing […]
Luck
I believe in luck, but not in the way people usually mean it. I don’t believe luck determines whether or not you’ll be successful. I think talent, hard work, and generally being nice to work with makes you successful. It’s in timing where the luck comes in. I knew a kid fresh out of film […]
Falling Behind
Today, I saw a teenager wearing a t-shirt bearing the phrase, “Class of 2012,” a year reserved, until recently, for science fiction. For some reason, he wasn’t shooting robots with a phaser while riding a dewback on his way to Thunderdome. (By the way, I watched a documentary called Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Did you […]
Cha Cha Cha
I recently heard about a new service, called Cha Cha. It’s pretty cool. Basically, you just call them up, ask a question, and a few minutes later, you get a text message with the answer. An answer, anyway. The way it works is, they pay people 20 cents per answer. Which is great, because humans […]
Sleepy
You work some pretty long hours in the film business. No one works less than twelve hours, while some work as many as sixteen on a daily basis. Throw in a director who doesn’t know how to cover a one page scene before lunch, and you’ve got a week that starts with a 6:00am call […]
Not That Glamorous
I ran into one of the writers in the office kitchen. I asked how it was going, and he said, “Oh, you know, we’re trapped in that room for hours.” “Working hard?” I ask. “Not really,” he says, honestly. “We’re just sitting in there, talking about stories.” “Man, I wish I had your job.” Then, […]
It’s Not Too New. You’re Too Old.
Today, my boss handed me a spreadsheet where one line had spilled over onto a second page. She told me to cut and paste it onto one page. It took me a moment to realize she meant using scissors and glue. I said to her, “I was born in the eighties. I haven’t physically cut […]
An Earthquake? In Los Angeles? My Stars!
Yes, I survived the earthquake. I was driving at the time, and I didn’t even realize it had happened until my sister called me to ask if I was okay. Jesus, it was a 5.4. The only reason I wouldn’t be okay is that I got distracted picking up the phone because you called to […]
My New Favorite Blog
I tend to find film criticism either insufferably pedantic, ill informed, or both. I prefer to take my criticism with wit and irony. And possibly pedophilia jokes. I recently found David Bordwell’s blog. His name sounded familiar, and after a bit of googling, I realized I’d read his book Film Art Introduction in film school. […]
Be Prepared
Yesterday, we had a table read (meaning the actors read the script in front of the producers and network executives). The only thing you need to bring to a table read is your script. Guess what the director didn’t bring. Besides his script, I was also told to grab his bag. In his office, he […]