Archive for the ‘Favorites’ Category
GATE 2 – What an Amazing Event! ;-)
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
GATE (the Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment) is a nonprofit 501c(6) membership trade association that strives to inspire and empower professionals in the media, entertainment and arts to consciously create and distribute transformational content. Founded by visionary Chairman and CEO, John Raatz, last night’s “coming out” event brought “the tribe” together to activate and catalyze [...]
Tags: 12/22/12, 196 countries of the world in alphabetical order, Amish Grace, Annie Lennox, Ash Ruiz, Baba Oyadare Ranson III, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Damien Rose, Dara Marks, Didgeridoo, Don Miguel Ruiz, Drew Dellinger, Eckhart Tolle, Edward James Olmos, Faith Rivera, Frances Fisher, Fred Alan Wolf, Funkamentalz, Gary Zukav, GATE, Gate Community, Gate2, Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment, Hieroglyphic Stairway, Inside Story, It's 3:23 in the morning, Jahan Raymond, Jean Houston, Jim Carrey, John Raatz, Kate McCallum, Kyle Cease, Lili Hadyn, Louie Anderson, Marianne Williamson, Marta Mobley, my great great grandchildren, NOW, only a new seed can yield a new crop, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Quantum Physics, Rafael Bejarano, SuperBowl XLVI, The Four Agreements, Tibetan Bowl, violin, Wade Colwell-Sandoval, what did you do, Worldside
Posted in Art, Book Mentions, Books, Career Development, Craft, Directing, Drama, Events, Favorites, In Development, PowerNetworking, Projects, Public Speaking, Reviews, Screenwriting, Travel, Writing for TV | 1 Comment »
California Christmas
Sunday, December 25th, 2011
The Marina Del Rey Boat Parade – complete with fireworks – what fun!
Tags: Boat Parade, Christmas in California, Marina del Rey, Mariner's Village, NW Passage, Parade of Lights
Posted in Events, Family & Friends, Favorites | No Comments »
Flash Forward is Back! :)
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
I’m really excited and truly honored to be coaching the first big Flash Forward in years. I’m thrilled to be joining a dozen terrific alumni coaches (see list below), all of us volunteering our time to mentor and support the 80 actors, directors, TV and film screenwriters, playwrights, producers, composers, singers, musicians, magicians, comedians, Dept [...]
Posted in Career Development, Craft, Directing, Events, Family & Friends, Favorites, PowerNetworking, Public Speaking, Reviews, Screenwriting, Writing for TV | No Comments »
281 Favorite Films
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
I started to make a list of my top 10 favorite films. But that was impossible. Then I thought: I’ll do my top 100. No, better make it 250. I finally had to draw the line at 281. I thought maybe I should break them down by genre classics or set apart the 80s high [...]
Posted in Career Development, Craft, Directing, Favorites, In Development, Movies, Projects, Reviews, Screenwriting | 4 Comments »
And the award goes to…
Sunday, January 30th, 2011
Here are the approved studio links to the complete screenplays they are promoting in hopes of enhancing awards season buzz. The links will likely expire, so if you want the scripts, click on the titles you want to check out and/or right-click to save the files to your downloads. 127 Hours (Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy; [...]
Tags: 127 Hours, a Hard Place, A Very Private Gentleman, Aaron Sorkin, Adam Bolt, Alex Garland, Alice in Wonderland, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Andres Heinz, Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLachlan, Animal Kingdom, Anna Boden, Anne Rosellini, Another Year, Aron Ralston, Barney's Version, based on the book, based on the novel, based on the play, Ben Mezrich, Between a Rock, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Bob Glaudini, Buried, C. Gaby Mitchell, Cami Delavigne, Chad Beck, Charles Ferguson, Charles Portis, Child, Chris Provenzano, Chris Sparling, Christopher Nolan, Chuck Hogan, Cinco Paul, City Island, Conviction, Daniel Woodrell, Danny Boyle, David Lindsay-Abaire, David Michôd, David Seidler, Debra Granik, Dennis Lehane, Derek Cianfrance, Despicable Me, Eric Johnson, Ethan Coen, For Colored Girls, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf, Get Low, Glenn Ficarra, Greenberg, Hereafter, I Love You Phillip Morris, Inception, Inside Job, It's Kind of a Funny Story, Jack Goes Boating, Joel, Joey Curtis, John Ajvide Lindqvist, John Lasseter, John McLaughlin, John Requa, John Wells, Kazuo Ishiguro, Keith Dorrington, Ken Daurio, Laeta Kalogridis, Lee Unkrich, Let Me In, Let the Right One In, Lewis Carroll, Linda Woolverton, Lisa Cholodenko, Made in Dagenham, Mark Heyman, Martin Booth, Matt Greenhalgh, Matt Reeves, Michael Arndt, Michael Konyves, Mike Leigh, Mike Rich, Mordecai Richler, Mother, Ned Vizzini, Never Let Me Go, Nicole Holofcener, Noah Baumbach, Nowhere Boy, Ntozake Shange, Pamela Gray, Paul Tamasy, Peter Craig, Peter Morgan, Please Give, Prince of Thieves, Rabbit Hole, Randall Wallace, Raymond De Felitta, Rodrigo García, Rowan Joffe, Ryan Fleck, Scott Seeke, Scott Silver, Secretariat, Sergio Pablos, Shutter Island, Simon Beaufoy, Sofia Coppola, Somewhere, Steve McVicker, Stone, Stuart Blumberg, The Accidental Billionaires, The American, The Company Men, The Fighter, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Social Network, The Town, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Tyler Perry, William Ivory, William Nack, Winter's Bone
Posted in Book Mentions, Favorites, Handouts & Downloads, Screenwriting, Scripts | No Comments »
