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The Flash Box Office
I guess The Flash is a bomb? I don’t really keep up with these things. Here’s an analysis from Variety. I have no interest in seeing this...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 25, 20232 min read


In Praise of Black Mirror
Black Mirror is back on Netflix with a sixth season of five episodes. I watched the third (and longest) episode, “Beyond the Sea,” which...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 20, 20232 min read


Avatar: The Way of Water
I watched Avatar: The Way of Water now that it has landed on Disney+. I am not up to the task of an Avatar deep dive (excuse the pun),...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 11, 20232 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 5, 20231 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 4, 20231 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
May 28, 20233 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
May 27, 20232 min read


Kinoline
What is Kinolime? The latest startup promising to promote or produce your screenplay. I saw their promotion and thought, hey, that might...
Lukas Kendall
May 13, 20231 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
May 12, 20232 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
May 9, 20232 min read


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....
Lukas Kendall
May 5, 20231 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
May 3, 20231 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
May 2, 20231 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
May 1, 20231 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
Apr 27, 20233 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
Apr 13, 20232 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
Apr 10, 20232 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
Apr 8, 20231 min read


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!...
Lukas Kendall
Apr 7, 20231 min read


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...
Lukas Kendall
Apr 4, 20231 min read
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