Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Workprint Audio Outtakes
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was released 41 years ago, yesterday (June 4th). This seems insane. Okay, Trekkies, here’s a way to spend...
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Lukas Kendall
- 3 days ago
- 1 min
Jeff Cava’s Columbo Episode
I’ve written before about my late friend Jeff Cava, who was a mensch and left us far too soon. Jeff’s biggest triumph, and also biggest...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 28
- 3 min
She Said
I watched She Said, given that I always loved good newspaper movies, and hated Harvey Weinstein. Even back in the day, when Harvey was...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 27
- 2 min
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
I rewatched The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) last night. I was searching the Showtime movie menu for something to watch, and it seemed...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 13
- 1 min
Kinoline
What is Kinolime? The latest startup promising to promote or produce your screenplay. I saw their promotion and thought, hey, that might...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 12
- 2 min
Walking the WGA Picket Line
I joined my first WGA picket line yesterday afternoon, outside Paramount. I am not a full member, but was an Associate Member for a few...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 9
- 2 min
In Praise of The Ghost Writer
I wrote recently how there are few movies of the past 25 years that I really love. I still think of Lost in Translation as my favorite...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 5
- 1 min
The Writers’ New Hero—and A.I. Screenwriting Is Totally Overrated
The striking writers have a new hero and she is Lindsay Dougherty, the secretary-treasurer and chief negotiator of the local Teamsters....
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Lukas Kendall
- May 3
- 1 min
The Consultant
I watched The Consultant on Amazon Prime. The reviews were lukewarm, and now I know why. Years ago there was a Beavis and Butt-Head...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 2
- 1 min
WGA Strike
Well, the WGA strike is on. That was predictable. Thinking of unions and how important they are: Listen to one of the all-time great...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 1
- 1 min
WGA Strike Imminent
If you follow entertainment news at all, you know a writers strike is quite possible (and even likely) after the WGA contract expires at...
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Lukas Kendall
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Watching Titanic With Our Kids
I wrote about Titanic a week or two ago, because I watched it with our twin girls (they’re almost nine). They have friends who are...
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Lukas Kendall
- Apr 13
- 2 min
Titanic Script Coverage
My twin girls wanted to watch Titanic. They are almost nine and they have friends (girls) at school who are crazy for it. So we started...
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Lukas Kendall
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Succession S4E3 Spoilers
SPOILERS for last night’s episode of Succession. Although if you’ve been anywhere online this morning, hard to believe it hasn’t been...
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Lukas Kendall
- Apr 8
- 1 min
Depressing Indie Film Numbers
Wow—I just saw this and am still digesting it. From Filmmaker Magazine, a deep-dive analysis into indie film profitability (or lack...
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Lukas Kendall
- Apr 7
- 1 min
Lukas and Charlie New Video
Just a heads up that Charlie Vignola and I posted another one of our videos about screenwriting. I felt like venting about a few things!...
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Lukas Kendall
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Impending Writers’ Strike
It seems way more likely than not that the WGA will go on strike May 1st. I’m not the best person to explain why, but there are a ton of...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Light Bulbs
I read an article in New York magazine that’s way more interesting than it sounds: an exploration of the new LED light bulbs and why they...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Screenwriting Truths
I’ve been writing about movie music for a bit. I know a lot about it, and that’s where most of my audience comes from. Back to...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Friday Fun
More rain! I don’t remember a winter this wet in L.A. A reminder that Creature Features’ CD sale is ongoing, hope you can find something...
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