Diana Vacc sees “Pete’s Dragon”

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by Diana Vaccarelli

*If you haven’t viewed this film yet be warned this review may contain spoilers!*

With the summer blockbuster season coming to an end I had the opportunity to see Pete’s Dragon.  Pete’s Dragon tells the story of orphaned boy Pete and his Dragon Elliot and the true meaning of family.

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Money Management for Freelance Creatives

This handy guide on how to manage our money if we ever make it satisfies our starving sweet spot:

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by Kristin Wong

It’s hard enough to manage your money on a steady, regular income. When your income varies from month to month as someone who’s freelancing or self-employed, keeping your finances organized is even more of a pain. From my experience, you need a system. Set it up once, and it protects you forever. Here’s the system I use.

LB:”Star Trek” storyboards? Oh my!

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by Larry Brody

Years and years ago, during a Writers Guild strike that took place near the beginning of my career, I took a gig on NBC’s first sequel to the then-recently cancelled STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES. The name of said sequel?

STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES

No way could I refuse to do an episode of what had been one of my all-time favorite series. Not only was writing animation not a breach of the strike rules, this new NBC half-hour Saturday morning offering was in, hip, and trendy. read article

If RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Got a Round of TV Network Notes

Jeez Jon strikes again, and you know we’re helpless to resist!

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by Jeez Jon

NOTE: The following contains spoilers for one of the most beloved action films of all time.  If you don’t want to be spoiled, please stop now. If reading network notes make you jittery, please have a martini. read article

Indie Video: “That One Day” – Miu Miu Women Tales

Style, character, and compression, all to the max, courtesy of filmmaker Crystal Moselle:

Here at TVWriter™ we’ve long been disappointed by the lack of true art films in today’s theaters. Shorts like this definitely help make up for it.

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