I duf the hell out of the "Dirty Bag" series (too lazy to back up and get the exact title right). it's one of the first times the Brits have gotten a Western right. Dominick Cooper is a big National Theatre guy over there and he's having a good time. another Western I've watched twice and really love is "Godless," which came out four …
I duf the hell out of the "Dirty Bag" series (too lazy to back up and get the exact title right). it's one of the first times the Brits have gotten a Western right. Dominick Cooper is a big National Theatre guy over there and he's having a good time. another Western I've watched twice and really love is "Godless," which came out four or five years ago on Netflix (have I recommended this before?). it's designed sort of like a feminist Peckinpah thing with some of "Deadwood"s emphasis on community. I think Scott Frank can really write and Jeff Daniels was very smart to take the villain's part because it's so much NOT the way most people think of him. last night, I saw the second half of "Litvinenko," which is a very well-made English docu-drama with excellent production values.
with your wealth of screenwriting experience, I bet you have some very strong feelings about the way the Guild decides who gets credit for what. how would you change it? I probably shouldn't ask here because I'm pretty sure your answers are going to be complicated. screenwriting is something I haven't done but always wanted to do. I did manage two plays (including the book to a musical I did with my often-mentioned best friend in the late '70s), but changed professions and let the dream go. I did once write a long letter to David Milch asking for a job because the quality of the writing in "Deadwood" was such a knockout. if it actually got to him, he was obviously not interested. what's happening to him is horrifying...I saw him do an interview with Maria Shriver (who's obviously a moron, asking questions like "would you say you have an active imagination?") when his book came out. it was very, very painful to watch.
a book came out a few years back called "Difficult Men," about the guys who started the Great Cable Series thing. a lot of guys named David. the only one who comes across as genuinely supportive and kind is your friend Vince Gilligan (his chapter is called something like "The Happiest Room in Hollywood"). working with Milch sounds like it was a nightmare. and actually, David Simon comes across as an okay guy. maybe.
Vince is definitely a genuinely nice guy - what you see in interviews is what you get in person. He's got a big Apple deal now with Rhea Seehorn about something or other.
I didnt recognize the name David Milch but obviously watched lots of what he was responsible for - looked on his wikipedia page -- the health issues were many and then Alzheimers - really tough end to his career. Very talented. Going to look for the Shriver interview!
Lots of information David - thank you. And not politics!!!!!
I duf the hell out of the "Dirty Bag" series (too lazy to back up and get the exact title right). it's one of the first times the Brits have gotten a Western right. Dominick Cooper is a big National Theatre guy over there and he's having a good time. another Western I've watched twice and really love is "Godless," which came out four or five years ago on Netflix (have I recommended this before?). it's designed sort of like a feminist Peckinpah thing with some of "Deadwood"s emphasis on community. I think Scott Frank can really write and Jeff Daniels was very smart to take the villain's part because it's so much NOT the way most people think of him. last night, I saw the second half of "Litvinenko," which is a very well-made English docu-drama with excellent production values.
with your wealth of screenwriting experience, I bet you have some very strong feelings about the way the Guild decides who gets credit for what. how would you change it? I probably shouldn't ask here because I'm pretty sure your answers are going to be complicated. screenwriting is something I haven't done but always wanted to do. I did manage two plays (including the book to a musical I did with my often-mentioned best friend in the late '70s), but changed professions and let the dream go. I did once write a long letter to David Milch asking for a job because the quality of the writing in "Deadwood" was such a knockout. if it actually got to him, he was obviously not interested. what's happening to him is horrifying...I saw him do an interview with Maria Shriver (who's obviously a moron, asking questions like "would you say you have an active imagination?") when his book came out. it was very, very painful to watch.
a book came out a few years back called "Difficult Men," about the guys who started the Great Cable Series thing. a lot of guys named David. the only one who comes across as genuinely supportive and kind is your friend Vince Gilligan (his chapter is called something like "The Happiest Room in Hollywood"). working with Milch sounds like it was a nightmare. and actually, David Simon comes across as an okay guy. maybe.
Vince is definitely a genuinely nice guy - what you see in interviews is what you get in person. He's got a big Apple deal now with Rhea Seehorn about something or other.
....which he obviously richly deserves.
I didnt recognize the name David Milch but obviously watched lots of what he was responsible for - looked on his wikipedia page -- the health issues were many and then Alzheimers - really tough end to his career. Very talented. Going to look for the Shriver interview!
Lots of information David - thank you. And not politics!!!!!