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Transmedia: From One Many

March 24, 2010

In the wrong hands, an emerging buzzword like “transmedia” could end up as Craigslist slang under either “auto parts” or “casual encounters,” especially for those who “like to watch.” A recent University of California, Los Angels and University of Southern California “industry symposium” attempted to clarify the term at a conference dubbed “Transmedia Hollywood: S/Telling [...]

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Son of a Pitch

March 19, 2010

Because I’m so bloody important a fixture in our local entertainment industry (yes, dear, that’s an all-points sarcasm alert), it’s my pleasure to speak at the 2010 Northern California Screenwriters and Filmmakers Expo and Pitch Fest next Friday in Napa. At 8 a.m. You know, before even Starbucks staffers have rubbed the sleep from their [...]

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A Karloff by Any Other Name: The Boris Karloff Blogathon

November 28, 2009

Though the neck-bolts persisted like a pair of parens framing Boris Karloff’s 38-year career following his portrayal of the Frankenstein monster in 1931, the actor once beamed “The monster was the best friend I ever had.” Such is a testament to good casting, better luck and why the role remains indelibly Karloff’s though he only [...]

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Matinee Idyll: Indie Screening in Wine Country

January 9, 2009

Once upon a time, at some party or other in Hollywood, the host proudly showed off his expansive DVD collection, after claiming to have dumped his books to make space. “DVDs are the new novels,” he crowed proudly, unaware that he had offended not only this particular writer, but nearly everyone within earshot who had [...]