I'm still pissed at NBC for giving Isaiah Washington a job. I hope manages not to attack his new co-stars, though, if I were them, I would invest in some Krav Maga lessons, just to be on the safe side.
Was I the only person who watched Victoria Beckham's speical last night and thought it was okay? I mean she at least came off as a semi-decent human being. She didn't use the phrase "that's hot" and she could coherently string together a sentence. Yes, she did come off a bit shawllow but this a woman whose claim to fame is being a former Spice Girl. Give her a break. She had a self-depricating humor, yes, it was that dry British sense of humor that most Americans don't get, but, she is British. Anyway, I thought it was an okay show. I TiVoed it and watched it before I went to bed.
After a converstaion with my manager today, I decided against writing a period crime noir picture. I all ready have a great period script in my portfolio and there is no point in writing something nobody will want (again). I've decided to write a smaller, more "indie" type picture that has been floating around in my head for a while. Wish me luck.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
Say Bye to Bionic Woman
Boycott NBC's Bionic Woman. Yes, I know it doesn't come until fall, but they have hired Isaiah Washington for the show. Um, didn't ABC can his homophobic ass? ABC did the right by getting rid of dead weight and now NBC has gone and given the homophobe another chance. Now, I'm all for forgiveness but when has his arrogant ass ever tried to attone for what he said? If the shoe was on the other foot and T.R. Knight had used the "n" word to Washington and gotten fired from ABC do you think any of the other networks would be putting him in their fall lineup? Um...I'm guessing no.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Some Things Are Timeless
According to one of the party guests in "The Cat's Meow", the California Curse is characterized by the following symptoms: One: You think you are the most important person in any room. Two: You value money above all other things in the world. Three: You no longer have any sense of shame or morality.
Well the movie "The Cat's Meow" was set in Hollywood of the 1920's and somehow, today, 80 some years later these symptoms of the "California Curse" still ring true.
In this town everybody thinks they are the most important people in the room. On the road. In the restaurant. They are so important they can't even put their phones down while driving and trying to make a left hand turn.
All this being said. I love living in Los Angeles. I get a thrill out of driving along Hollywood Blvd. and looking up into the hills and seeing the famous Hollywood sign. I love the fact that I live two blocks down from Jack Nicholson. Okay, so, maybe, it's not my house technically. My boyfriend is the one who is responsible for the mortgage each month but Jack is still only two blocks down the street. When I dine at Musso & Frank's I always think about which stars may have dined there. I once looked at an apartment in the Alto-Nido just because that is where Joe Gillis lived in "Sunset Blvd."
I have finally decided that all this Hollywood nostalgia/history obsession is trying to tell me that it is time to start the noir/murder mystery script that has been kicking around inside my head every since I started film school. I know it's not in vogue to write a period piece but sometimes you have to buck commercial trends and write what is in your heart.
Well the movie "The Cat's Meow" was set in Hollywood of the 1920's and somehow, today, 80 some years later these symptoms of the "California Curse" still ring true.
In this town everybody thinks they are the most important people in the room. On the road. In the restaurant. They are so important they can't even put their phones down while driving and trying to make a left hand turn.
All this being said. I love living in Los Angeles. I get a thrill out of driving along Hollywood Blvd. and looking up into the hills and seeing the famous Hollywood sign. I love the fact that I live two blocks down from Jack Nicholson. Okay, so, maybe, it's not my house technically. My boyfriend is the one who is responsible for the mortgage each month but Jack is still only two blocks down the street. When I dine at Musso & Frank's I always think about which stars may have dined there. I once looked at an apartment in the Alto-Nido just because that is where Joe Gillis lived in "Sunset Blvd."
I have finally decided that all this Hollywood nostalgia/history obsession is trying to tell me that it is time to start the noir/murder mystery script that has been kicking around inside my head every since I started film school. I know it's not in vogue to write a period piece but sometimes you have to buck commercial trends and write what is in your heart.
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