When I began ScriptDoctorEric.com back in 2008, I was fortunate enough to be in contact with a talented graphic artist we’ll call “Tony.”* He’s pretty big into anime, and I wanted a cartoon representation of a script doctor. Tony and I went back and forth on a logo for the site, eventually settling on: Pretty […]
From the start of 2011 to today, January 31, 2012, I kept a running list of all the new movies I watched, ranking them as the year progressed. This is that list. To make it on the list, a film had to be released in the U.S. in 2011, either in theaters or on DVD. […]
As screenwriters, it’s always a good idea to keep up with the newly released films, if for no other reason, so you don’t write a movie that just came out in the theater. Plus, there is much to learn from watching movies (and reading screenplays and, ahem, actually writing). As I stated a few weeks […]
I love Tuesdays in January. Waking up on Oscar Nominations Day (OND)* is like waking up on a Hollywood-created Christmas: A few pleasant surprises, a ton of predictable results, and some big dissappointments. For this year’s OND** the most pleasant surprise is Demián Bichir, whose subtle performance in A BETTER LIFE blew me away, and […]
Preface: I wrote a similarly titled short piece last year (Gifts for Screenwriters) but if you haven’t read it, that’s fine. This one will cover everything that one did. I don’t know why I linked it. Don’t read it. Seriously. –Eric From scheduling plane trips, to dealing with obnoxious relatives, there is a lot to […]
Produced screenwriter. Veteran script reader. Yes, I have a Ph.D. But it's in History. Seriously.