For most of his career, Clint Eastwood's career as an actor has overshadowed his accomplishments as a director. With over 30 ...

In my past few posts, I wrote about the misconceptions the blue suited penguins have about movie stars and why that has ...

Movie stars are not an endangered species. Nor are they the key to a successful movie like most blue suited penguins (i.e. ...

In a recent post, I wrote about how close ups were better suited for drama because when used correctly they focus your ...

Aside from a few important screenwriting contests such as the Nicholl Fellowship or the Chesterfield Writers Project, most of the contests out ...

The title of this post, "Tragedy is a close-up; Comedy, a long shot," is a quote by Buster Keaton. One of ...

Character. You always hear actors and writers and movie critics talking about character. Do you know what they're talking about? ...

As you visit your local multiplex, you might notice a disturbing trend. Most of the movies being made are not very ...

I went to USC's School of Cinematic Arts. Of course back then it was called the USC School of Cinema-Television. ...