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Soon after Al Pacino asked author Lawrence Grobel to join him on his quest to film the evolution of Salome, Oscar Wilde's notorious play, the actor decided Grobel should play an even bigger role. "I want you in my movie!" he declared, and so began a rollicking journey through the back alleys of Wilde's 19th century world, an exploratory jaunt, captured on film, that took the actor and author from Dublin and London to Paris, and finally to the hot desert sands of a dry lake bed and the neon lit stages of Las Vegas. Grobel makes his big-screen movie debut, appearing as Pacino's biographer, ...

Catch a Fallen Star is an insider’s look at Hollywood, where hype often takes precedence over substance and careers rise and fall and rise again like pork bellies on the Commodities Market. This is the story of Layton Cross, a man who fails upward: a private look at the Belushi-like fast-paced life of an actor who achieved stardom after marrying a superstar. But his career unraveled as she outshone him. His downward spiral touches all bases: drugs, divorce, violence, megalomania. Cross’s career is dramatically chronicled, as he sinks from bad films to worse TV and an embarrassing stint ...

The secret to writing better screenplays, faster. Learn to use the simple framework of great movies to make your unique story leap off the page. From the author of The Screenplay Outline Workbook, this concise-but-powerful guide demystifies 3-act structure and equips writers with an essential tool for crafting powerful stories. Screenplay consultant and screenwriting teacher Naomi Beaty has spent over a decade helping countless writers turn their movie ideas into great screenplays, and in Story Structure Made Easy she distills key lessons into concrete guidance you can apply to your writing...

Whether you've just felt the spark of inspiration for a new story idea, or you’re putting your finished screenplay in front of producers, managers, and agents… You need a logline. A logline is one simple sentence, but an incredibly powerful tool that can help you throughout the screenwriting process. In the development and writing phases, a good logline will help you unlock your story, understand the movie you’re writing, and keep you aiming for the right target so you don’t get lost along the way. And when your screenplay is finished, a good logline will intrigue listeners, stand ...

Discover the six plot points at the heart of every romantic comedy. Learn to use the simple framework of great movies to make your unique romcom leap off the page. From the author of The Screenplay Outline Workbook, this concise-but-powerful guide demystifies 3-act structure and equips writers with an essential tool for crafting powerful stories. Screenplay consultant and screenwriting teacher Naomi Beaty has spent over a decade helping countless writers turn their movie ideas into great screenplays, and in Romcom Structure Made Easy she distills key lessons into concrete guidance you can ...

The newest issue of Horror Monthly includes reviews of everything we reviewed last month. This month, we’ve got a weird mix of films, both good and awful as usual, but they were all fun! Each film contains a complete synopsis, including spoilers (so beware!), as well as our commentary on the quality of the story and production. Movie Reviews 1957 The Vampire 1972 Night of the Devils 1972 The Night Stalker 1973 The Night Strangler 1977 Dracula's Dog 1988 Slugs 1994 Funny Man 2012 Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter 2012 Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes 2012 Chernobyl Diaries 2013 Beneath 2013 ...

Horror Monthly April 2025 (#43) The newest issue of Horror Monthly includes reviews of everything we reviewed last month. This month, we’ve got a weird mix of films, both good and awful as usual, but they were all fun! Each film contains a complete synopsis, including spoilers (so beware!), as well as our commentary on the quality of the story and production. Movie Reviews 1976 Crash! 1982 Parasite 1983 Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn 1990 Meridian 1996 From Dusk Till Dawn 2000 Shadow of the Vampire 2005 Corpse Bride 2012 Byzantium 2013 Only Lovers Left Alive 2024 Drained 2024 ...

Supporting artists, or 'extras' as they're more commonly known, are the unsung heroes of television and film. Maggie Cobbett recalls the ups and downs of twenty years of 'blending into the background'. .

Who would win when Marvel and DC’s mightiest heroes collide? It’s the ultimate fan question — whispered in theaters, debated online, shouted at cons. Now it’s finally time to settle the score. Power Rankings: MCU vs. DCEU is a no-holds-barred deep dive into the most iconic characters from both cinematic universes, pitting them in hypothetical battles based on feats, tactics, and raw power. From Thor vs. Superman, to Wonder Woman vs. Captain America, to Iron Man vs. Batman (with prep time), each chapter delivers cinematic breakdowns, fight scenarios, and verdicts that will spark new ...

The importance of the 1970s for the horror genre cannot be disputed. Cultural and social change was all too prevalent, resulting in a sudden shift in expectations for the loyal horror fan. Some could argue that this decade gave birth to the slasher film, while a new style of unforgiving exploitation cinema was also emerging. This third book within the First Scream to the Last series will catalogue a wide selection of genre pieces from arguably its most influential era, allowing the reader to capture this polarizing decade throughout each year. Once again supported by insightful ...

I walked into an auditorium to find a group of artist perform, "la danse des sauvages," or simply the dance of the savages, with a dozen few people watching them from the benches, I asked for what purpose were they doing it for, was it a performance of sorts? When a director replied instantly claiming that he wanted to show the world how savage we are, any form of entertainment that promotes violence, encourages civil disobedience and harden people's hearts is savage, however peacefully it may be presented, what matters most is the outcome.

Zach—my arrogant next-door neighbor—becomes the hope my grieving heart never expected. My best friend’s brother, Zach Thornton, is back in Cherry Lane. But he’s here with one goal: to bulldoze my shop for his grand vision. Zach, an ex-athlete turned businessman, is ready to modernize Cherry Lane, no matter the cost. He wants to buy Floral Haven, but I’m not selling. I can’t. Every inch of this shop has my late husband’s legacy, and I’m not ready to let go. We clash over everything, but working together to save our businesses changes everything. The tension ignites an ...

These are my unproduced, or “spec” screenplays, I still own all rights to both. Angel Cake is a live action comedy, about a mean, selfish boss lady forced into the role of afterlife guardian. Spidernauts is for animation, it’s a family adventure comedy about spiders on board a space transport who are forced to save the mission when the human crew falls ill. It made the semifinals in the Austin Screenplay Shootout and was pretty well received by a few animation studio execs, more than one of whom commented that it reads too much like a Pixar project for their studio. Unfortunately ...

God's image of discipline and self sacrifice are seldom found in the TV world. Today, the moralistic war concerning the content of TV shows is a battle being lost by those who love God. Specific shows from the 1950s to the 2010s are analyzed in this booklet to demonstrate how difficult it is to find God in your TV set.

The American media lashes out at the Christian lifestyle in an endless shower of torment. Why is the American media so anti-Christian? Several factors are outlined that together have eroded a respect for religion in America. Details are given on how we can look to Our Lord Jesus Christ to respond to the media's constant threat to our Salvation.