…To which we can only say – gulp – “Amen:”
by Charlie Jane Anders
Guillermo del Toro has directed some of the coolest movies of the past decade or so, including Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy, plus the upcoming monster/robot smackdown Pacific Rim. But he’s also gotten into producing animated films for kids, including Kung-Fu Panda and the upcoming Rise of the Guardians.
…Um, on Kickstarter, we mean.
This just in from Matt Wilson, one of TVWriter™’s favorite people. And, since Matt says it better than we can:
Just sayin’.
Time now for an interesting video, after which we will discuss Today’s Most Important Issue, mainly: “Who is the asshat here? Angus Jones? His parents for helping establish his career? His church for exploiting him in this vid? All of the above? None of the above?
We admit it. We kinda wish we were ’50s kids, living in a time when everything was simple and clear and black-and-white. Oh, wait…
Dann Cahn, one of the sweetest guys I’ve ever known, died last week in L.A. He was 89 years old and, to me, both the Big Dog of the TV Editing World and the Best Reason to Go into Work Every Day While I was Producing THE FALL GUY.
How brilliant an editor was Dann? Let’s put it this way: He edited Orson Welles’ MACBETH and also just happened to perfect the technique for editing three-camera comedy, back in the day when he was chief editor of the funniest show to ever be on television, I LOVE LUCY.
They say an army travels on its stomach. What does an army of writers travel on? (No, the answer isn’t ego, sorry.)
Food Fight: Hollywood Writers Pick Sides Over Ordering Lunch – by Josh Lurie
The average TV showrunner has a thousand decisions to make on any given day, from script and costumes to casting and music. Some handle it with grace, others with … well, less than grace. But one thing is certain: If you mess with their lunch, you will get stabbed in the neck with a Sharpie.