Nashville Screenwriters Conference: Writing Alone or With a Partner

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Pictured left to right: Malcolm Spellman, Jeff Lowell, John Lee Hancock, Rita Hsiao, Phil Hay, and Craig Mazin. Hey all, J.C. again with another article covering the Nashville Screenwriters Conference. This article is about the “Writing Alone or With a Partner: How to Make it Work” panel. It was moderated by Craig Mazin with guests Jeff Lowell, Malcolm Spellman, Phil Hay, Rita Hsiao, and John Lee Hancock. There was a lot of great content during this panel. I tried to hit the main points that would be of interest to young writers that aren’t sure about writing with a partner or not. Mazin was quick to say during introductions that the theRobotard8000© wasn’t getting anything

Nashville Screenwriters Conference: War Stories

Pictured left to right: Scott Frank, Richard LaGravanese, Phil Robinson, Lawrence Kasdan, and Ted Griffin. Hey all, J.C. here. This is the first in a series of articles covering the 2010 Nashville Screenwriters Conference. I was lucky enough to cover the event and throughout the event I noticed a few things. One major observation is that a lot of the aspiring screenwriters had the exact same questions for the panelists. So, throughout these blogs I will try to answer some of those questions in hopes that the writers will not be asked the same five f*****g questions over and over next year. Seriously, it was amazing how when each panel opened up to Q&A people would ask the same

Jeff Beck Reviews: Avatar

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It has been the most talked about movie of the year. James Cameron, Academy-Award-winning director of “Titanic,” has been working on “Avatar” for several years, incorporating new technologies that claim to be an evolution in movie-making. So after all the talk, does it live up to the hype? Well, as far as the visuals go, it certainly does. The film is set in the year 2154. A military mission is sent to a small world known as Pandora because they have an energy source that humans want to take. However, this planet is inhabited by a race known as the Na’vi, a very tall, blue-skinned race that lives in the forest of Pandora. The atmosphere is apparently not breathable by