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Write On Review: Mid-Season TV

January 9th, 2012 in Write On! Reviews by Pramati

Back in the old days, there were two TV seasons: fall and summer. But, over the past decade or so, winter has become the most important for network executives as TV has moved into year-round mode. Fox always launches its Number 1 show, American Idol, in the winter. Series, such as Lost and Grey’s Anatomy [...]

Write On! Review: “GrowthBusters” Explores Limits to Growth

December 12th, 2011 in Write On! Reviews by Maria Fotopoulos

It’s tricky for the documentary filmmaker to put him or herself onto screen, making the documentarian a focus of the film. Michael Moore has done it successfully. Dave Gardner tries it now, taking on the role of not just documentary filmmaker but “Growthbuster” in his crusade against too much growth. GrowthBusters plays on the name [...]

Write On! Review: The 2011 Austin Film Festival

November 14th, 2011 in Write On! Reviews by Write On! Online

Write On! Review: Melody Lopez & The Austin Cats take on The Austin Film Festival The 18th Annual Austin Film Festival and Conference (AFF) ran October 20 – 27, 2011. Screenwriters and filmmakers from all over the globe moseyed into the Texas capital to attend this writer-centered event. This star-studded learning experience bristles with the [...]

Write On Review: “Three Musketeers”– Revamping a Classic

October 24th, 2011 in Write On! Reviews by Maria Fotopoulos

Three Musketeers has a stellar cast—with some of my favorite actors, including Matthew Macfadyen (Pride and Prejudice, MI-5, Any Human Heart), Ray Stevenson (Titus Pullo in Rome), Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element, the Resident Evil franchise), and Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings). I’d been looking forward to its release for [...]

Write On! Review: The Emmys

September 19th, 2011 in Write On! Reviews by Pramati

I wonder if at some point during the Emmys, the guys who make Modern Family got a little uncomfortable with all the Emmy love. “Please, guys, really, it’s too much. Let someone else win one!” No, I don’t think so. Because the way they make their show, they surely must know they were going to get their [...]

Write On! Review – What Do You Want Reviewed

August 29th, 2011 in Write On! Reviews by Write On! Online

September starts on Thursday. This year is flying by! As vacation-season winds down and kids go back to school, most people get a surge of end-of-the-year productivity. So, I would like to know: What would you like reviewed? Is there an interesting new writing program you’d like to learn more about? Is there a writing [...]

Write On Review: Television Critics Awards

August 8th, 2011 in Write On! Reviews by Pramati

Don’t let the people involved with various academies vote on awards. Why? Because they suck at it. Witness the Emmys and the Golden Globes … two sets of awards where it becomes at notable as to whom was skipped over for a nomination as it is who is nominated. The Katey Sagals and Nick Offermans [...]

Write On! Review – “Cowboys & Aliens” – Indiana Jones Meets James Bond

August 1st, 2011 in Write On! Reviews by Maria Fotopoulos

Seeing Indiana Jones and James Bond kick some bad-ass aliens in the Old West makes for value-packed entertainment in Cowboys & Aliens. Relatively few actors have the particular coolness level to pull off certain things that must look particularly goofy on the pages of the scripts. Think Keanu Reeves in Constantine rolling up his suit [...]

Write On! Review – MovieHatch

July 25th, 2011 in Write On! Reviews by Jeanne Veillette Bowerman

You nestle into your movie seat, popcorn on your lap, and the trailers begin to roll. I don’t know about you, but that’s my favorite part of going to the theater. Maybe it’s the anticipation of the movie I’m about to see or perhaps it’s simply getting a sneak peek at what films I have [...]

Write On! Review – FX vs The Emmys

July 18th, 2011 in Write On! Reviews by Pramati

What did FX ever do the Emmys? Did someone from the network kick their cats or miss someone’s birthday or something? Because I can’t understand how the FX network continues to produce some of the best TV out there and not get recognized come awards time. To wit: Sons of Anarchy? Zilch. How can you skip [...]