Fear of a Blank Page

J.D. Shapiro apologizes for Battlefield Earth.

This is a dracula fish: I’m not making up the name and that is a real picture. Every year, TENS OF THOUSANDS of creatures are discovered. What a weird, wondrous place we live in, huh? M A R K P.S. – Don’t worry. It’s less than an inch long. How much could it really eat?

Well… I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it, that I promise you. That’s a common response to the “is it art or is it porn” question.  In Hollywood, it’s much akin to the  “should I buy this script?” question. The number of points of consideration when evaluating material is lengthy [...]

… so I think, at the end of the day, you gotta write what you love. Or at least, learn to love the ugly stepchild. BREATHE is behind us. Sort of. And while it may very well circle around again in some other form or fashion, it’s time to seriously go:  “OK, what now?” There’s [...]