So several blogs ago I wrote about the new Star Wars films, the 7-9 of the series being done by filmmakers other than George Lucas and before that I wrote about the tangled web that is Marvel Studios and the comic book licensing rights to studios like 20th Century Fox Read more…
Eric Clapton released a milestone album in 1989 called JOURNEYMAN. It might as well have been named DUETS because there were so many collaborations with other artists but you’d never know it from the album cover or promotions. The context for this album resides in a special time frame for Clapton. Read more…
Time to weigh in on the controversial STAR WARS-DISNEY story. Star Wars was the first film I ever saw on the big screen when I was 5 years old. George Lucas is a huge influence on me and my life as a whole. The first 45RPM I ever owned was Read more…
So my first foray back into a blog in several months, and this time I’m going to examine a moment in 80’s metal history. Most people are familiar with the epynomous 1987 album WHITESNAKE with David Coverdale and his merry band of long haired heavy metal hitmakers. The Read more…
I just saw the trailer for the new AMAZING SPIDER-MAN due out next year. It was way too familiar for me. Seeing a reboot so soon after just starting the last series seems a bit odd. I felt similarly about BATMAN BEGINS and it has been 8 years since the Read more…
I noticed a strange screenwriting credit back in 1992 (yes, I am old) for LETHAL WEAPON 3 where they credited things as screenplay by Jeffrey Boam and Jeffrey Boam & Robert Mark Kamen Story by Jeffrey Boam which struck me as kind of weird. Why is the dude’s name showing up Read more…
Here’s something new since the amount of work I’ve gotten has kicked my ass. In my attempt to watch more movies, a habit I have gotten away from and want to get back, I sometimes watch a nice double feature on DVD or Blu Ray. Last week I watched an Read more…
Should you edit your own movie? This is a question I think needs to be asked more often. Some of the great directors never edit their own films and others do. Kevin Smith and Robert Rodriguez famously edit their own material, as does James Cameron, but he usually is on Read more…
MAKING OFhttp://makingof.com/ Natalie Portman is one of the founders of this site with tons of great EPK videos of behind the scenes kind of things. ART OF THE TITLE SEQUENCEhttp://www.artofthetitle.com/ Art of the Title Sequence has great info and in depth interviews and videos on the title sequences and effects Read more…
As the script revisions finish, the business plan and budgeting has begun for the next feature film. Since I was a broker, I have some idea how to write for the people with money. It’s never easy and it’s never fun, but I have a knack for knowing numbers. What’s Read more…
Accidental Art is going to become a feature film! Just go to http://www.indiegogo.com/AccidentalArt and take a look around. We’ve got the videos, SCENE: PITCH: So thanks for taking the time to consider our project!