by Larry BrodyIf you think the FANTASTIC FOUR reboot that opened last weekend sucked, I won’t argue. But I will say that you shoulda seen this one.
I mean it. You really should see this one because as messed up as it is, this never-released Roger Corman produced cheapo from 1994 still has something that none of the later movie attempts, including the most recent, have ever had.
Heart.
Today is “Writers Mobility Day,” by which we mean a day in which we bring to your attention 2 writers who work in multiple media, wordsmithing like sons of bitches however, wherever, and whenever they can.
For us at TVWriter™ it boils down to this simple equation: “Being a Writer = Being Free
Here what we mean:
What? Writing TV isn’t the be-all and end-all of literary satisfaction? Who’d a’thunk? Why, David C. Taylor of ROCKFORD FILES, KOJAK, et al, that’s who:
In David C. Taylor’s new noir thriller, “Night Life,” readers are introduced to Michael Cassidy, an NYPD detective with a strong belief in justice and a bad attitude toward bad guys.
Cassidy gets caught up in a nasty case involving torture, murder, mysterious photos and real-life figures, including FBI honcho J. Edgar Hoover, mobster Frank Costello, and notorious Communist hunter Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Set in the early-Cold War era of 1954, “Night Life” also has stories about Cassidy’s immigrant father, a new love interest who may not be what she seems, and an affliction of bad dreams, some of which come true. No doubt, there’s a lot going on in Taylor’s first published novel, which he tackled after a lengthy career as a film and TV writer in Hollywood.
ShortScope Review is a YouTube Channel that reviews short films and videos. Host Daymond Roman is a longtime TVWriter™ friend, and he’s affable, intelligent, and knows his stuff.
Daymond isn’t reviewing TV shows or web series yet, but we’re working on him to do so. Meanwhile, here are a couple of samples of the D-Man and Shortscope in action:
There’s always a fly in the ointment, as the old saying that makes absolutely zero sense to anybody under the age of 40, goes. Crowdfunding, as TVWriter™ has said many times before, can be a wonderful tool…and a great thrill ride. But sometimes that ride gets so stressful that the thrill, like the late BB King, is gone:
In case you’ve not been reading my articles religiously – and if you’re not, why aren’t you? – you know my li’l studio has launched our second Kickstarter campaign. The first time around, in 2011, we asked for a little cash to make a cosplay suit. We succeeded. It was a small goal, and it took every day of the campaign for us to eek out the victory. On Thursday evening, we launched again, asking for a lot more money, with a much bigger goal in mind. This time, we want to take over the world.
I kid, I kid. Actually, we’re just looking to be able to fund the printing of our very first graphic novel. With almost four years of work under our belts on the eventual collection, it was time we took the leap from floppy issues sold at comic conventions to big-boy-books.