I Slept with Blanche Devereaux — and My Other Adventures with “The Golden Girls”
by Herbie J Pilato
It’s true.
I slept with Blanche Devereaux.
But then again, who didn’t, right?
Category: Opinion
Bri Castellini: Join Buy In on Seed&Spark today! – @brisownworld
by Bri Castellini
In November 2016, my good friend Colin and I decided to write a horror short film together. Colin had just finished a stint as Carl in season 2 of Brains (a web series I created and also starred in) and as Kevin in Ace and Anxious (a short film I had written/directed).
He was a big fan of horror and I had been wanting to try my own hand at it, so it was decided: a short film in the horror genre with an idea of our production restrictions in mind as they developed the script. We knew we wanted to keep the cast small, the location singular, and the horror psychological, and within a month we’d written the first draft of what would become Buy In, the story of a charming young salesman and a strange, lonely traveler who find themselves locked in a struggle for control over their own destinies.
Is The Word “Podcast” Holding You Back?
LB’S NOTE: TVWriter™ ‘s illustrious audio fiction/podcast fiction expert Bob Tinsley, brings up an interesting point. I’d label this as “Yet another thing to think about at 3 a.m., but, yeah it definitely needs some sorting out. Thanks, dood!
by Bob Tinsley
Bottom Line Up Front: I think it’s high time the words “audio fiction” and “podcast” got a divorce.
I have it on good authority that most Hollywood pros have: a) only a vague notion of what a podcast is, and b) in light of “a,” want nothing to do with them.
Bri Castellini & Undead Burrito Productions are at it Again – @brisownworld
We at TVWriter™ are big admirers of Bri Castellini and her partners in indy interweb and short film production, so it’s with great pleasure that we pass along the following message. (Oh, and, yeppers, we recommend Bri’s project to the max.)
Award-winning horror short about pyramid schemes launches crowdfunding campaign designed as a pyramid scheme
by Bri Castellini
Hi All,
MAFIA-MOVIE CHARACTERS YOU WON’T BE HEARING FROM AGAIN AFTER THE NOSTALGIC INTRO VOICE-OVER
Writer Rob Kutner, known for his work on The Daily Show, Conan, and The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, among other things, and our Beloved Leader, Larry Brody, often hang out in the same circles – online at least – and share a host of common friends on Facebook.
If you are a Rob Kutner FB follower – and why aren’t you? – you already know about this piece Rob did for The New Yorker recently. If you are, congratulations, you sure as hell know about it now!
by Rob Kutner
“Sal was the owner and sole proprietor of Sal’s Salumeria Salata, but, to us kids, he was more like Santa Claus. We’d drop by after school, and Sal would say, ‘Wait, bambinos, I got a little something for you in the back.’ Then he’d disappear for a sec and return with a special treat he’d pop right in our mouths—garlic knots, cannoli, cheesecloth, antifreeze, long rows of industrial staples—just whatever Sal had on hand that was fresh, no money accepted, no questions asked. In retrospect, maybe someone shoulda asked some questions.”