chop kick / write publish

You’ve got to figure that with millions of scripts floating around Hollywood at any given moment that two movies very similar to each other in just about every way, could be released at nearly the Continue Reading →

the prequel pre-blem

Let’s start before the beginning of the story. When you were very little, you knew there was a monster under your bed. Your imagination seized its presence, not its past. You fantasized about how terrifying Continue Reading →

paycheck to paycheck #1: icebreaker (part two)

Part two of my month of working at the Waterworld Stunt Spectacular It’s a day job rule of thumb that applies anywhere, be it a cubicle or a theme park: Socialize older, never younger. If Continue Reading →

paycheck to paycheck #1: icebreaker (part one)

Not to boast, but I’ve had a LOT of day jobs over the last few years. In this column, you can watch from a safe distance as I drill life lessons and anecdotes from these Continue Reading →