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I have been under the impression that the Mouse House recouped its $4 billion purchase price with the new trilogy, but this Forbes article says otherwise. I'm not up on this, but it seems that the trilogy made the money, then the subsequent movies bombed, creating the loss. In any case...

The regulars know that I've been posting about how people talk about talking about making a film, and I think it's time to stop taking and do something. I'm going to write about writing. 😁

Hello, I don't know if you're living in a heat dome, but it's quite pleasant here. Anyway, I'm doing bits and pieces of writing, being a pantser by nature, and I tend to take a bit from a movie and then expand on the theme, often in a totally different direction from the film. I do the same, of...

Hello, There are lots of movies about famous people, and there are lots of movies about prominent historical figures who are not so well known to the public. But are there any prominent movies about someone who is not well known in any way?

I was in the same year as the founder, Mike Lazaridis, and we may even have been in the same class when we were taught by the legendary instructor of economics, Larry Smith. I hope to make movies one day and to have movies made about me.

Everyone knows how the Emcee at the Oscars made fun of his wife, and he went on stage and hit the Emcee, causing him to be banned for 10 years. I thought it was a publicity stunt, but it was real. As a lawyer, I have no tolerance for assault, so I would not cast him in my films, though I'm sure...

Hello everyone, As I've been saying, things are bubbling for me, and, after well over a decade, I may - repeat may - be willing to take that first step. I have spoken to my mentor, and we will meet to talk about forming my film production company, and perhaps finally getting one of my scripts...

I'm Asian, so I would like to wish you all a prosperous Year of the Rabbit.

This article highlights the problems with writing science fiction that accords with reality. In terms of aliens speaking English, Star Trek used a plot device - the universal translator - that dealt with the problem. But it did not deal with the issue that planets, even if similar to Earth, will...

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Dear members, Last Christmas/New Year season was a happy time for me, as I discussed the various aspect of film with you and even got to watch, "12 O'Clock High". This season is also a happy time, as I continue to progress in my goal. And, as always, I want to thank the regulars here for their...

This article says that Wattpad allows the authors to make money from fanfiction, but that's dangerous, because the current law, as I understand it, does not allow fans to make money from fanfiction. The best example are the Star Trek fan films - they were getting more sophisticated, with...

Good morning, If you read my posts on this section, you'll see I've been writing on various story lines, most of which have nothing to do with each other. In other words, my writing is disjointed. But, for now, I like doing that, because, just as a pianist may enjoy pressing on the piano keys...

Since today is Halloween, I'd like to share a short scene I made up a while ago. I have been writing bits and pieces, and I'm wondering if I should make short films of them, if only to see if I really want to be a filmmaker, as opposed to just an aspiring writer who talks of being an aspiring...

She just passed away, and she had a good life. Anyway, I asked a 30-something family friend, who lives in LA, if he knew who she was. He said no, and, when I asked if he knew of her iconic movie, Grease, he also said no. I then asked if he knew who John Travolta was, and he said he heard of the...

She has been beamed up to the TV series in the sky.

May you all have a great day today. By the way, I'm from Canada, being part of the British Commonwealth, so should we talk about Benedict Arnold doing his duty? 😁

I'm on a roll, so I just finished an article based on alternate history. This is taken after my hero, Winston Churchill's imaginery essay, "If Lee had not won at Gettysburg". Instead, I pretend to write as Churchill in a similar essay, "If the Americans had not won at Philadelphia". Churchill's...

CNN streaming has shut down after just one month, and Netflix is losing members. People will always want serial entertainment of some kind, so, just as TV and cable transformed to streaming (sortof), so too will streaming transform to something else (sortof). But, if they're not going to CNN and...

We don't discuss politics here, but, given the recent controversy that Disney has been embroiled in, I wonder if there is a business opportunity for a production house to make family movies, in the tradition of Walt Disney. I like my science fiction to be PG rated, like Star Trek and Star Wars...