Diana Vacc sees “Arrival”

by Diana Vaccarelli

 *Be warned – this review may contain spoilers*

mv5bmtexmzu0odcxndheqtjeqwpwz15bbwu4mde1oti4mzay-_v1_ux182_cr00182268_al_When I heard Arrival scored high on rotten tomatoes, I had to see the film for myself.  This film follows a linguist as she is recruited by the United States Military to assist in translating an alien language.

THE GOOD: read article

Web Series: ‘Emo Dad’

If you’re a FAMILY GUY type fan, here’s an indie animated series you definitely need to check out:

Click here to go to the whole series on YouTube

Emo Dad is the first animated web series created by Fine Brothers Entertainment. Thank you all for supporting the company by
watching all the shows we make across YouTube, other sites, TV, and more! We couldn’t do it all without you! read article

TVWriter™’s Herbie J Pilato’s New TV Series

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by Team TVWriter™ Press Service

First, let’s get our feelings out of the way:

Hooray, Herbie J!

Okay, now that that’s settled, onto the very cool facts: read article

Dennis O’Neil Gestures Hypnotically

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by Dennis O’Neil

Chortle chuckle yukyukyuk. O, boy ain’t we having fun hee-hee-hee here in Nyack ho ho ho ho and how about that last Tuesday wasn’t that darn day a rib-tickler heh heh gargle lipticon smoothie ha ha ha ha ha ha giggle snortle honk.

Enough – hee hee – merriment. Where were we? Oh yeah. I sort of vaguely suggested that I might continue last week’s discussion of Doctor Strange, who has been a Marvel Comics character since 1963 and currently is the eponymous star of a big screen movie, the box office champ for the second week in a row (and for a little extra coin you can see this champ in 3-D! And don’t tell me, mister, that life is not a party. read article

NBCUniversal 2016 Writers on the Verge Winners

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NBCUniversal Talent Infusion Programs has announced its 2016-17 Writers on the Verge, as in TV writers of diverse backgrounds who are on the verge of breaking out but need a “final polish of their writing and pitch presentation skills.”

Winners will receive coaching and mentoring from industry pros during an intensive 12-week program with the ultimate goal of preparing them to be staff writers. At the end, they will be considered for available writing assignments on NBC series. read article