Aaron Sorkin Gives Screenwriting Support
Purveyor of hyperreal –and immensely satisfying– dialogue, playwright/screenwriter Aaron Sorkin jumped online last week to give a few really choice answers to some Twitter questions. Enjoy.
Writing
Various and Sundry
Pandemic Lockdown: CGP Grey Edition
Evidently I’ve hit a wall with binge-watching TV shows, as I find I’ve drifted into checking out various YouTube channels and their bite-size videos. That includes revisiting CGP Grey‘s obsessively researched, and always entertaining, videos. As probably comes as no surprise, he created a video about how to organize your lockdown life: And then he also did a follow up a couple months ago: Hey, I can’t be the only one who found this still…
Producing Various and Sundry
A Great Disturbance in the Mouse
2020 continues to be decade of twists and turns stuffed into one unrepentant year. Now, the whole future of filmed entertainment might be changing course because a certain large House of Mouse has recently said it’s focusing on streaming. Make no mistake. This is big.
Acting
Where I’ll Be: Monologue Madness
As several of you are likely aware, I do casting for independent productions in the DC area (not just for Jabberwocky Audio Theater). Much of this is centered around the Stonehenge Auditions, which I’ve done since 2005. One of the fellow annual events that DC actors are well aware of is called Monologue Madness. It’s usually scheduled around March, to coincide with another well-known madness, but as with so many events this year, it has…
Various and Sundry
It’s Officially Halloween Season
Pay no attention to the horror that was Friday’s post. It’s well past the first day of Autumn. It’s October. That means two things. It’s (NSFW) decorative gourd season! And Time to watch some scary films. Your mileage may vary.
Various and Sundry
The Nightmare that is 2020, Expressed in Sugar
You know, since it’s 2020, all manner of horrors are possible. You may also know, as many right-thinking people do, that candy corn is, at best, supremely unsatisfying in the Halloween candy pantheon. Perhaps because of this, or more likely because they wish to lay siege to the sanctity of a holiday not usually associated with candy corn, the mad scientists at Brach’s have decided that humanity must face a depressing, possibly disgusting, Thanksgiving dinner…
Various and Sundry
#Inkspell2020 – Art Challenge for October
The seven or nine regular readers of my blog will recall I have, over the years, advocated setting aside time to do creative work, even if you’re not good at it! (from January, March, and December of last year). One of the activities I love doing is “Inktober,” an annual art challenge every October where you try to do an ink drawing every day based on a one-word prompt. I’ve done this as an after-dinner…
Writing
Banned Book Week, 2020
Librarians, archivists, and bibliophiles are well represented in my family, so I’ve always enjoyed Banned Book Week. Since many library systems are closed due to the pandemic, many of you probably can’t saunter over to your local library and see their cool “Banned Book” displays. The site does have plenty of resources to read and download — as well as the always interesting top 100 books challenged or banned. That list also provides me with…
Various and Sundry
Tough, but Fair: Streaming TV Edition
Since I’ve often commented on the future of TV (some of the posts being the most popular), checking out a rundown of all the streaming services seems apropos. So I had to share this latest installment from the folks over at Honest Trailers:
Acting Producing Various and Sundry Writing
2020 Emmys: In Memoriam
TCM usually gets my nod, but the graphics in this one were very well done… (and these are grim times, so I suppose it’s where my head is):