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 [...]
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: 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Debra Eckerling is a professional writer and coach with expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking, as well as social media and live networking.
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The leader of Write On!, Debra has been a professional writer for more than 10 years. She has expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking. Write On! is a virtual - and live - writers support group, which helps writers of all abilities, mediums, and specialties take their projects to the next level.
