Mark Davidson. The Writer.

Should be done soon… pickups today. Nice teeth! M A R K

Shortlist has a cool little list. Ten Best Director’s Cuts

Awesome.

Interesting article over at the NYT. Everything that’s wrong with Hollywood. One thing they DON’T mention in the article is WHAT audience is to blame?  Basically, it’s the the young men and the man-children that drive these testosterone-fueled SFX extravaganzas and really…  for that crowd, those movies are perfect. M A R K

Interesting link HERE. Not a lot of new stuff, but a great job of gathering together some key ideas. 1) Movies are in the hands of marketers, not auteurs; 2) Sequels make sense for the studios; 3) Sequels DO serve a purpose, sate a desire. So what to do if you’re not writing sequels? If [...]

I wish someone had sat me down right when I parked my car in Los Angeles and told me, “They don’t know anything either.” What’s hard to understand — and hard to internalize — is that just because someone doesn’t like something, or doesn’t get what you wrote, that doesn’t mean they’re smarter or better [...]

Huh. Here we are again. This, the end of the FIFTH year of the blog-o-Mark. So what happened this year? JANUARY Trying to get director attached to Osiris Working on what will become the beat sheet for BREATHE. Little lost at this point. Finished on the 17th. First version of ‘Breath’ — then called ‘Air [...]

So. Yeah. I’ve been busy. So here’s a hodge podge of stuff. Don’t F with Mother Nature: First. It’s a funny pic. Second, Dude has a passing resemblance to ME. I always wear my ARMY hoodie. I’m all jowlie and I have a great big noggin. I do not shave frequently. I don’t like the [...]

From a simpler time… M A R K

Busy busy busy. Prepping for an LA trip (can’t wait for the weather!) and getting SaveOnBrew in shape. Seems I don’t have a spare moment now-a-day. But I’m a believer in “idle hands are a devil’s playground” so I’m not complaining. M A R K