Courtesy of r/screenwriting we have a terrific hour-long career-spanning discussion of the Coen Brother’s work, moderated by Noah Baumbauch. Absorb the genius, friendo.

Writing is neither intuitive nor expeditious. It may not be gratifying. Or lucrative. But it must be done. Vonnegut’s eight rules for writing fiction: 1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. 2. Give the reader at least one character [...]

Swansons for dinner. Yeah.

He was an assiduous writer, a prolific storyteller and a truly magnanimous gentleman. He will be sorely missed.

Happy to see my favorite band on Colbert, sad that it’s the last televised appearance in the midst of Murphy’s final shows. Maybe fate will intervene and I’ll score tix to the one of Terminal5 shows, if they ever go on sale. Anyone up for a road trip? The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm [...]

I‘ve been getting a kick out of this sort of fiction lately, the elusive, well-written creepypasta. Figured I would share, so today’s is courtesy of a cat5lyst over @ reddit. Fix yourself a drink, turn out the lights and enjoy! If you go into this one tiny, dingy one-story bar in Paris, and the right [...]

… Movieline reminds me that I should have made more of an effort to get to this, but there are only so many hours in a day. Throughout October I managed to forget how much I was looking forward to a wide release, but seeing all the faintings, seizures and vomits stacked up like this, [...]

I can’t pull for the American League.