I was remember old sci-fi TV shows and saw a funny phrase coined for some of them, “Land Trek.” These are those (mostly 1970s) shows set...

I read yesterday that The Acolyte , the newest Star Wars show, will not be coming back for a second season. This makes it a pretty...

The writers showcase site The Stunt List has been nice enough to give me a plug today. Could all my peeps with Twitter accounts be so...

This is not a TV review. I guess this is a review of all the fuss. The fuss is nuts. I’m referring, if you don’t know, to the newest Star...

There is so much handwringing nowadays about how movies are bombing, the business is contracting (true) and theatrical exhibition is...

I recorded a new YouTube conversation with my pal Charlie Vignola about screenwriting. We did a bunch of these two years ago but not...

What a time to be trying to make anything in the entertainment business. After a crippling double strike, creatives have discovered the...

I know most people here follow me for film scores—which is great! I’ve started a separate site and blog about screenwriting, which I sort...

Terry Rossio is a big-time screenwriter with a good blog, Wordplay. Here’s his latest about “Money People.” It’s funny because it’s true.

Thumbs way up for the new version of Shōgun, which I finished watching last night. I have never read the book, or seen the 1980...

I used to watch MacGyver in the 1980s, as did a lot of us. The star was likable and it was fun watching him make all those gadgets out of...

Congrats to Tokyo Vice on Max for an outstanding season two. I wrote about season one some time ago. Season two was even better! Having...

I finally watched Gareth Edwards’ new film and it’s really breathtaking—the designs and visuals and texture. It’s like right out of a...

I wrote a free guide, “How to Sell Your Screenplay,” but it’s gotten a mixed reaction online because it’s actually honest. The first step...

We’re after the Oscars now, so I guess this is last year’s news? There was a big article in Variety where the screenwriter of an...

Like a lot of people I watched the Oscars last night and I enjoyed them, relatively speaking. It’s been a long time since I had a lot of...

Many thanks to YouTube user Ryan Hartley for creating a score reduction of Danny Elfman’s “Shootout” cue from the first act of Batman...

No, I’m not actually asking. I gather that Madame Web is a Spider-Man-universe character who is now the star of a movie from Sony. This...

I finally watched Oppenheimer—on my phone. No, I am kidding. On a decent-sized TV, at least. It’s magnificent, of course. Masterful...

I saw the above tweet on a Facebook group about screenwriting. It led to a pile-on of comments about how dumb executives are, horror...