Mike Gold has been a comic book go-to guy like forever. And now that comics have become mainstream – maybe even more than mainstream, certainly in terms of ancillary earning power – and are attracting a whole new generation of writers, he has something to say.
Something important:
It’s called JIMMY’S END and is “a film by Alan Moore & Mitch Jenkins.”
TVWriter™’s boss, Larry Brody, calls this “a cross between Fellini, John Osborne, and Rossellini, if none of these men had a sense of humor.” Does that mean he didn’t like it? “Not at all. I think it comes very close to actually being good in a way no film has been good since the death of Ingmar Bergman. I just wish it didn’t keep proclaiming its self-importance over and over and over again.”
This is either the most heartening story of the month, or the most depressing, depending on whether you’re the type who is inspired by the success of others who are just like you, or the kind who hates, hates, hates on those @#$!ing unworthy motherfuckers!
(You’ll never guess which of those descriptions applies to us.)
Recent College Graduate With a Viral Video Under His Belt — Lands a Show in Development at Fox – by Team TVWriter News Service)
This thought seems so simple, so obvious…and yet there’s so much to disagree with. (He said with cautious creativity…Or was it creative caution? Hmm.)
Designer and Author George Lois once said “You can be Cautious or you can be Creative (but there’s no such thing as a Cautious Creative).” Basically, you can never innovate without taking a little risk. If you’re being truly creative, there’s always a chance your fresh idea will flop, or won’t be doable, or otherwise won’t succeed. If you’re working on something that’s a guaranteed success, it’s unlikely you’re creating anything new and different. If you really want to create something new, brace yourself and grow those wings on the way down the cliff.
When the dood’s right, he’s right:
by Ken Levine (from Ken’s Stupendous Blog)
Most of the real creativity in Hollywood goes into positive spin. Here are some industry expressions and what they really mean:
“Hospitalized because the actor was simply feeling dizzy due to a medication he was taking for an ear infection” – drunk