Other Oddities

Screenwritersdaily.com
I have been asked to contribute articles about screenwriting to the blog Screenwritersdaily.com. This is a great site for aspiring screenwriters and includes news about the entertainment industry. My first publications is Structure: The Framework of a Screenplay. I’ll announce when new articles of mine are posted there. Enjoy!

New Look!
I would like to introduce the new and improved FilmVerse. I’ve tinkered around with the format and changed the theme and the color scheme. You’ll probably notice that the site now has featured articles in a slider at the top that shows the ten most recent articles along with a sidebar that lists the top […]
‘Tis the Season for an Unappetizing Meal
Maybe I’ve lived in a cultural cocoon, but I have now been introduced to an apparent Thanksgiving tradition that’s gone back for a couple hundred years in one form or another. Of course, I’m talking about the turducken. This is a meaty treat that’s a composition of turkey, duck, and chicken (TUrkey-DUCK-chickEN).
Most Annoying Things About the 2012 Presidential Race
Any time you turn on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, or the major network news shows, there’s a good chance that you’ll be hearing about the 2012 Presidential election (HLN doesn’t count because all they broadcast is this week’s trial of the century). Everyone knows politics is dirty. The country’s in a mess so the Republicans […]
RIP Steve Jobs
The sad news arrived today that Apple Computers creator Steve Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer. He has been a technological innovator and friend of the creative community. His Macs have been the standard for editing in the film industry as well as animation, computer graphics, and photography. Our lives have been affected in so […]