tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53099324667953358272012-01-28T15:57:52.929-08:00Kid In The Front RowI don't really care how much the latest superhero film took at the box office, although I'd probably know if you asked me. When I watch a film the main thing I am looking for is a good story. I like it when I look up at the big screen and can see a part of me staring back at me. More than anything, I am still looking for Jimmy Stewart and Jack Lemmon and Billy Wilder in every film I see.The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.comBlogger8251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-76941633698846256892012-01-28T15:49:00.001-08:002012-01-28T15:49:18.192-08:00Feel FlowsI had a bunch of night shoots and am now, I believe, somewhere near a Sunday, and I'm clinging on to being awake just because the music I'm listening to is so great.
It's like a barrier breaks down when you're super-tired, and the music can get in on a different, deeper level, somehow. I'm listening to one of my favorite film scores by a friend in L.A, and before that I was listening to 'Feel The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-75811847952106467622012-01-25T14:13:00.000-08:002012-01-25T14:13:19.142-08:00Kid In The Front Row Disaster Filmmaking Competition, WINNER!!!A reminder of the competition:
The world is about to end. A poisonous gas has descended over the planet, and everyone is about to die. With this knowledge and realisation, you pick up your video-phone, and capture the final two minutes of your life, and in fact, the last moments of humankind on the planet.
All films must be NO LONGER than TWO MINUTES.
All films must take place in ONE SINGLE The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-1336156973092007252012-01-25T14:00:00.000-08:002012-01-25T14:00:57.262-08:00Kid In The Front Row Disaster Filmmaking Competition, 2nd PlaceA reminder of the competition:
The world is about to end. A poisonous gas has descended over the planet, and everyone is about to die. With this knowledge and realisation, you pick up your video-phone, and capture the final two minutes of your life, and in fact, the last moments of humankind on the planet.
All films must be NO LONGER than TWO MINUTES.
All films must take place in ONE SINGLE The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-11962328103814355222012-01-23T17:41:00.001-08:002012-01-23T17:41:18.651-08:00Mixed Nuts1. Bruce Springsteen
Bruce's live stuff from the 70's is electrifying. Listen to the passion and LIFE in 'Wings For Wheels', or heart and soul in those versions of 'Racing In The Street' from the late 70's. Nothing like it.
2. The Big Year
Is a very cool movie with terrific actors. I love people that have passion for the sake of passion. If you're passionate about film, I get it, but there are The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-52047043755952654842012-01-22T17:23:00.001-08:002012-01-22T17:23:38.727-08:00we werelong lost distant nights
somewhere else
and i was someone else
you're gone gone gone
long lost distant nights
all those places we called home
young and laughing
whispers of years gone by
long lost distant nights
coke cans ice cream vans
we used to be 24
long lost distant nights
were we ever really here at all?
The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-71901949088150905262012-01-21T18:32:00.001-08:002012-01-21T18:32:52.519-08:00The Jim Carrey Bang and SwerveI was introduced to an actor today, and about an hour later we were standing on the platform at Sloane Square station, heading the same way home. And we got to talking about Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler.
A bit before that, we'd been talking about the industry and acting-- he was really interested in what I had to say because he'd not done much screen acting and was on the hunt for some advice. He The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-25446026102351543102012-01-21T18:26:00.001-08:002012-01-21T18:26:21.775-08:00When You Are Self-Critical And Hating On YourselfRemember that It's just acting! Only writing! It's play! Make believe!
Everyone produces really terrible work sometimes if not often.
Why all the misery? Why beat yourself up? It's just pretending, It's out in the playground making up stories.
Why so serious? Because it's your life's Passion? Then have a nap, and start fresh in the morning.
It's fun and games. We're movie makers, this is all!
The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-69603047834371840932012-01-21T17:42:00.000-08:002012-01-21T17:42:09.986-08:00Emails In The Front RowBeen blown away by some of the emails I've received recently. Really makes me realise how lucky I am to have such wonderful readers; that's all I've ever wanted here -- to connect with people, to share a view of art in the world.
Kid-
I am a big fan of your blog. I am someone who has known that I am a writer since I was nine years old, but has spent the last 30+ years denying that's what I amThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-49024059845953234812012-01-20T16:41:00.001-08:002012-01-20T16:41:59.254-08:00DialogueBERT
Your dialogue is not very believable.
SARA
In my script?
BERT
When you speak.
SARA
It's not believable?
BERT
You are asking too many questions, which is not believable.
SARA
Why not?
BERT
See, I didn't believe a word of that.
SARA
You've been reading scripts for far too long.
BERT
You should be more natural.
SARA
Every word that comes out of my mouth you think is unnatural.
BERT
The way you The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-11885730898027404152012-01-20T16:17:00.000-08:002012-01-20T16:17:22.354-08:00The Void
"Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life. Well, valuable, but small. And sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven't been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn't it be the other way around? I don't really want an answer. I just want to send this cosmic question out into the void. So goodnight, dear void."
-The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-16008744042051932732012-01-20T15:26:00.001-08:002012-01-20T15:26:08.261-08:00Please AnswerWhat song gets you out of a bad mood?
What song captures how you feel when you're down?
What song captures what life is all about?
Which song feels like it was written by you?
What song reminds you of someone you've not seen in a long time?
The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-9929861574306759072012-01-20T14:02:00.000-08:002012-01-20T14:06:08.676-08:00Etta JamesShe died and I'm not going to claim I was a big fan, but wow, her voice was something. How often does a voice like that come along? And even when a talent like that does comes along, how many have the discipline and self-belief to follow through?Michael Jackson's impact was obvious, it reverberated throughout the entire world. Yet someone like Etta James gets into you differently. She turned up The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-25498454160190984672012-01-19T17:12:00.001-08:002012-01-19T17:12:18.820-08:00All In A Day's WorkYesterday I preached about being on time. Today I was late.
We got on the train. Everything was going well, until a woman came over and asked if it goes to the airport.
We said yes.
And then some passenger said no.
And we said what?
And he said no.
Turns out it didn't go to the airport and it didn't go to our film location but it did go to the seaside.
We didn't believe the passenger and stayed The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-21070821160699047132012-01-18T17:23:00.001-08:002012-01-18T17:23:32.667-08:00The Kid In The Front Row Screen Acting School1. Cinema has been around less than 200 years. No-one can claim any technique is perfect. The art is still developing.
2. Don't yap on about your technique until you're awesome. Nothing worse than an actor yammering on about some teacher with an unusual name, when they can't even remember their lines.
3. Turn up on time.
4. Don't make diva like demands, you're just an actor, and there is nothing The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-13068313595675807512012-01-17T16:14:00.000-08:002012-01-17T16:14:21.427-08:00CollaboratorsPick them carefully.The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-66068668218383107332012-01-15T18:32:00.001-08:002012-01-15T18:32:24.592-08:00New GroundYou reach a dead end. You have the same thoughts, same complaints, same answers.
You're torn between getting away from yourself, or fighting deeper into it.
Watch a film, go for a walk, read a self-help book, whatever you think will pull you through. But nothing you purposefully do, will.
Creativity is when you all your knowledge, talent, ambition and ideas find a new pathway. And then you're The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-30624853606315281832012-01-13T20:36:00.001-08:002012-01-13T20:36:57.525-08:00Band Of Brothers. Michael Kamen. My Grandfather.He says it's nothing like the real thing, he dismissed it. Same with Private Ryan. But It's as near as I'll ever get to the real thing cause I'm just a lucky Kid who can sit around making lists of Top 5 War films. But he really lived it, and lost people.
'Band Of Brothers' was a profound show for me. It captured everything I love about my Grandfather and his generation. I mean, they stood up. The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-72345228642064958062012-01-13T19:52:00.001-08:002012-01-13T19:52:56.220-08:00Illegal Streaming of MoviesSome kid from the UK was running an illegal streaming site, called TV Shack, and he's in the process of being extradited so he can face trial in a US Court. Read about it here.
Now, that's fair enough. He broke numerous laws, probably lost the studios hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he profited through advertising.
So, he's the bad guy.
But watch what happens two years from now, when the The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-1345911504970803062012-01-12T18:25:00.001-08:002012-01-12T18:25:13.075-08:00ONLINE STREAMING: The Future Of Film Distribution?1. Streaming movies online, illegally, for free - nearly everyone I know does this.
2. The music industry tried to kill Napster, they thought it was just people stealing -- but something else was happening, a revolution of music distribution. This is why we have iTunes and Spotify.
3. Physical media isn't needed anymore. I keep going to buy DVDs but then realise I don't want them taking up my The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-17889344872872843352012-01-12T07:06:00.000-08:002012-01-12T07:06:46.652-08:00MeFor my heart I go to Charlie Chaplin.
For my creativity I go to Bruce Springsteen.
For my happiness I go to New Orleans jazz.
For my heartbreaks I go to Counting Crows.
For my optimism I go to Ally McBeal.
For my artistic discipline I go to Woody Allen.
For my politics I go to The West Wing.
For my coolness I go to Ellen Page.
For my rhythm I go to Aaron Sorkin.
For my The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-16094527028436702402012-01-12T04:01:00.000-08:002012-01-12T04:01:13.048-08:002012 Weblog AwardsI have been extremely fortunate in recent years to be nominated for 'Best Entertainment Blog' in the Weblog Awards; Kid In The Front Row was nominated in 2010 (and won) and 2011.
I am generally not the award type - I am a bit shy about it and see it as distracting -- but the flip side of that, is that the nominations in 2010 and 2011 greatly increased my readership, and helped my blog in The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-38630793485040518612012-01-11T16:52:00.001-08:002012-01-11T16:52:22.846-08:00Advice CultureThere's so much of it and I kind of despise of it.
And I know I'm a part of it, how hypocritical!
But do you think Woody Allen and Spielberg sat around sharing self-help books and Godard quotes? No, they were too busy building their careers and working through their failures!
Failure is not optional, it's a MUST! No writer, director or actor (who you care about) got anywhere without huge amounts The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-48383793268102030682012-01-10T13:21:00.000-08:002012-01-10T13:21:32.366-08:00The ArtistFascinating concept: a silent film about the death of silent film. And make no mistake, it is dead. This film works because of the nostalgia, we like to believe we want it the old way.. but how often do you listen to CDs and watch films on VHS?
That being said, in the last year, there has definitely been something in the air. 'Midnight In Paris', 'Hugo' and 'The Artist', all nostalgic films The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-45648077813322669612012-01-09T17:35:00.001-08:002012-01-09T17:35:55.571-08:00Find The Collaborators You Want To Spend The Rest Of Your Life Working WithThe best independent films are made by people who trust and believe in each other.
I was with a director and a producer today, watching the rough cut of a film I wrote. Afterwards we were talking about the crew. They both kept raving about one of the runners. The guy was getting paid hardly anything at all, but he gave so much to the production, they couldn't have done it without him.
And the The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-13198314531835575772012-01-09T09:26:00.001-08:002012-01-09T09:26:33.254-08:00Going To See THE ARTIST tomorrow.....anything less than the greatest film ever, and I will be disappointed.The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-28282934957615969402012-01-07T14:08:00.000-08:002012-01-07T14:08:17.222-08:00Friends In The Front RowAnthony Abatte has been following my blog for about a year now (at a guess). He's that friend who just 'gets it', you know what I mean? Everyone has friends they write for -- and he has become one of them. We're just on the same wavelength somehow. As is often the case, he lets me know often that he likes my work, but how often do I say thanks, or say I like his stuff? Not nearly enough.
Tay andThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-13932357751566528922012-01-05T17:44:00.001-08:002012-01-05T17:44:29.839-08:00The FilmI watched our movie with someone else.
I held off, for a while. That was always the plan.
But you're not here and I'm not there. And we're neither here nor there anymore.
You could be anywhere, with anyone, watching anything. And that's fine, totally fine.
But tonight, I'm here, with her, watching this.
The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-65151530087237985172012-01-05T07:05:00.000-08:002012-01-05T07:05:49.986-08:00Film Directing Competition - Closes January 14th 2012Forget the excuses! Forget your fears! Forget the fact you're not sure if your idea is good enough! Get making a movie!
The rules are here.
It all has to play out in a single take, of no longer than two minutes. So can you and a couple of friends/actors spare two minutes to make a movie? Sure you can! Get working!The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-60202888644654408072012-01-03T14:19:00.000-08:002012-01-03T14:30:26.853-08:00The Future: Truly Independent Art"Aided by the support of blogs and the relative ease of modern recording, bands are making great records, touring, and - most importantly - surviving... all without major label contracts."-Adam DuritzLead Singer, COUNTING CROWS
The future is here. You can distribute your film online. You can get an audience for your band on YouTube. You can record your stand up comedy set on your iPhone.
The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-32729386503513742852012-01-02T18:59:00.001-08:002012-01-02T18:59:16.074-08:00Habits of Creativity and ProductivityProductivity requires attention. It demands that you put your work as the main priority.
Creativity comes when you allow yourself to do the work. As writers we often don't write until we 'feel' something, but in actuality the best writing doesn't come out until we have been working away at it for a while.
Your best creative work comes from a mystical place. You look back at what you did and The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-38289911280976654772011-12-31T09:26:00.000-08:002011-12-31T09:26:39.753-08:00Last Word Of The Year"And we'll see you all again next year!"The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-91539304087492928212011-12-30T17:31:00.001-08:002011-12-30T17:31:21.624-08:00Inside Of MeMy favourite films become part of my DNA. It's the same with music. I am more complete because of the art that resonates with me. I have a stronger sense of who I am.
For me, all it takes is a clip of Chaplin going for a leisurely walk, or It's listening to some Ennio Morricone late at night. These simple things remind me of who I am, where I've been, and the journey I'm on.
There are few The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-69779324329749722742011-12-29T21:00:00.000-08:002011-12-30T03:26:02.595-08:00'The Artist's Voice' - FREE Kid In The Front Row E-BookI have just published my first e-book. It's called 'The Artist's Voice' - and is written as a tool to help you get past your creative blocks and all those little ways we sabotage our work when it comes to doing what we love: creating art.
You can download it at this link. The e-book is FREE to all and I encourage you to share it with as many people as you can. Download it, print it, email it to The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-42266971805803411932011-12-29T18:54:00.001-08:002011-12-29T18:54:26.017-08:00Life / AfterlifeIs this really all there is, and then when we die, nothing? Surely there must at least be a disco.
I hope there is a heaven -- my only concern is that it will be an extremely long journey to get there. I can't afford a trip to Australia, let alone the afterlife.
If I do reach heaven, I hear that it's a paradise; filled with love and happiness. However, once there, what if someone at the dinner The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-36573391617324931012011-12-28T16:15:00.000-08:002011-12-28T16:15:07.304-08:00The Kid In The Front Row Disaster Filmmaking CompetitionWriters! Directors! Actors! This is a competition for YOU!
The Kid In The Front Row Disaster Competition
Here's the deal:
The world is about to end. A poisonous gas has descended over the planet, and everyone is about to die. With this knowledge and realisation, you pick up your video-phone, and capture the final two minutes of your life, and in fact, the last moments of humankind on the planetThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-12391443643436164552011-12-28T11:05:00.000-08:002011-12-28T11:06:41.269-08:00Five Question Interview: "Going The Distance" Screenwriter GEOFF LATULIPPEA few weeks ago I wrote about the film 'Going The Distance' in my article 'The Moment You Connect'. Teri, over at the Year 31 Blog, sent the post to the film's screenwriter Geoff LaTullippe via his Twitter account. Then Geoff left a lovely comment on my blog. After that, it was Christmas; and Geoff didn't get me a present. I soon forgave him and decided to interview him about 'Going The Distance'The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-2725193398610899572011-12-28T07:16:00.000-08:002011-12-28T07:16:50.022-08:002012: Enjoy The JourneyWe always focus on the goals. Our giant ambitions. The problem is, anything less than complete success and we feel like failures.
But you're a success every time you wake up in the morning and declare yourself an artist.
Too many people I know, myself included, get locked into self-judgement, angry about the things we haven't accomplished yet and how we're not achieving everything we want. The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-33025746129767470362011-12-24T09:36:00.000-08:002011-12-24T09:36:05.061-08:00Christmas Eve At The Video Store!I used to rush down there as early as possible for the Christmas Eve deal. It was 4 discs for £5, and you could keep them for 3 nights. The big titles would go first. And then the Christmas classics were gone. You'd scramble around for the perfect films to fit your mood.
The place was rammed. The best part was the conversations, the banter. It was the place to be.
They knew me from when I wasThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-68919320491830471932011-12-22T16:45:00.001-08:002011-12-22T16:45:38.878-08:00DIRECTING ACTORS: Multiple TakesSometimes you don't need to give any feedback, the actor will get it right the second time around.
When you do too many takes, everyone loses their energy. It's good to remind your actors what their character's intentions are.
Be prepared to insist on a certain bit of dialogue when an actor wants to change it. Also be prepared to disregard the script and let the actors be free. Both ways are The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-86013958950275883882011-12-21T11:01:00.000-08:002011-12-21T11:07:10.302-08:00Movie Star Girl - Chapter FourNicola filmed with Spielberg and got famous. Jason and his wife separated and his friendship with Nicola turned into something more. Tommy stayed in New York, finishing the movie. That’s how it went for a while. Tommy began dating some big-breasted French girl who was all excited about meeting a film director, but he soon dumped her because he could never remember her name.
Tommy liked things The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-57575512498615869962011-12-20T19:54:00.001-08:002011-12-20T19:54:16.928-08:00AuntI only really started making films just before you left us. You were always so supportive. Always saw who I was. You were a dreamer but you were realistic. You were a listener. You were a traveller. You showed that life could be something else.
You watched my first film when you were already near gone. I think I forced it on you, I wanted you to see it. Wanted you to know who I was.
Of course, The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-25748766030535848552011-12-20T13:16:00.000-08:002011-12-21T10:39:45.753-08:00Movie Star Girl - Chapter ThreeThe picture first appeared in the New York Post. And then it was all over the internet. ‘JASON HURL & HIS NEW LOVER’. It was an image of Jason, with his hand on Nicola’s arm, in a Chinese restaurant.
This was not what Tommy wanted to wake-up to on the first day of principle photography.
They arrived on set and the awkward atmosphere was palpable. Nicola didn’t look at anyone. Jason was two hoursThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-20393904056202819822011-12-19T08:51:00.000-08:002011-12-21T10:38:45.918-08:00Movie Star Girl - Chapter TwoIt was 4am, three Tuesday’s after the night they first met. Tommy and Nicola were all snuggled up in her bed watching Frank Capra films. This was a wonderful time for Nicola. Tommy, however, was in some kind of psychotic breakdown. Does this mean anything? Does she like me? What if she does this with lots of men? What the hell is going on? These were the thoughts scrambling through his brain.
The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-76032763040752029112011-12-18T15:13:00.000-08:002011-12-18T15:13:43.844-08:00Movie Star Girl - Chapter OneIt felt like the beginning of something. They sat in a tiny restaurant on Mulberry Street and Tommy hid the Bolognese sauce stain on his shirt. Nicola knew about the stain but she could also see how desperately he was trying to hide it. Weeks later, they’d joke about it, but on this night it was important business.
When they think of their first meeting, they think of Mulberry Street, but they The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-67831222724158321862011-12-17T16:11:00.001-08:002011-12-17T16:11:53.553-08:00IndiesToday I watched "Breaking Upwards", an Indie flick from 2009. They shot it for $15,000 in New York. The actors supplied their own make-up and costumes.
I love that! And they had great actors, including Olivia Thirlby from "Juno". Movies aren't about the studios anymore. There are niche audiences all around.
I was listening to a great podcast interview with comedian Chris Rock today. He was sayingThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-28195372798194565182011-12-16T18:59:00.001-08:002011-12-16T18:59:54.032-08:004am MiracleI've had so many of them. Writing breakthroughs, insights about life, transcendent music listening experiences.
After a while you realise it isn't coincidence. Springsteen was right: "Show a little faith, there's magic in the night."
Too many good things have come from not sleeping. Sure, I feel like shit come the morning, but you carry on. Right now it's 3am and I'm up at 7 for an 8am call time.The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-60570099532916969952011-12-16T18:45:00.001-08:002011-12-16T18:45:40.098-08:00Creative BlocksAre annoying, because we take them so seriously!
Have you seen the movies coming out of Hollywood? They're terrible! Chill out, relax, and write what you wanna write!
So you lack clarity? That's part of the process! Your characters lack clarity too, explore it with them!
Don't be oppressed by the gatekeepers. The producer/studio/teacher figure you hear in your head --- why give it so much The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-28690157358005156722011-12-16T18:44:00.001-08:002011-12-16T18:44:09.098-08:00Recent viewings.Harold and Kumar's Xmas movie 3D: Watchable but not great. 3/10
Hugo 3D: Magical. 9/10
Breaking Away: Coming of age flick from the late 70's. Intriguing. 7/10
Little White Lies: French, wonderful. 10/10
The Way: subtle, touching, Martin Sheen rules. 8.5/10
Moneyball: I worship Sorkin but didn't love this. I know I should. I'll try again on DVD. 7/10
Fear Me Not: Small Danish film. Ulrich Thomsen The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-58580931617936587452011-12-15T14:21:00.000-08:002011-12-15T14:21:02.502-08:00The HOME ALONE Dialogues: Part 3INT. RESTAURANT - EARLIER TONIGHT
THE KID is sipping PEPSI through a straw. CARL is drinking PEPSI the normal way, and CRAIG doesn't have a PEPSI.
CARL You think it's the right time now to watch Home Alone?
THE KID Yeah, maybe.
CARLYeah.
THE KID I think you should watch 'Home Alone' on the 23rd, and 'Home Alone 2' on the 24th, Christmas eve.
CARLYeah that sounds good.
CRAIG What about if The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-21468495995415170332011-12-14T20:02:00.000-08:002011-12-15T01:35:12.630-08:00Inspiring Film Industry InterviewsI have been lucky and privileged to interview some of my favourite writers, directors & actors on Kid In The Front Row. I have also interviewed some fabulous producers, composers and DOP's. Here are some of my favorites. Read them, be inspired, and share them!
SCREENWRITERS & DIRECTORS
Scott RosenbergScreenwriter: Beautiful Girls, Con Air, Gone In Sixty Seconds
"The biggest mistake I see youngThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-60178869598148420082011-12-14T17:21:00.001-08:002011-12-14T17:21:29.992-08:00The Negative Elements Of AmbitionAmbition is good, I'm certain, but only when it's handled consciously. Otherwise, if you're not careful, it becomes this repetitive thing cycling around in your brain which gets more and more meaningless.
It's important to remember who you are, where you've come from and what you are capable of. But the key thing is:
Enjoyment.
If you're so busy trying for success that you go to bed unhappy everyThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-20841240820252903282011-12-14T14:58:00.001-08:002011-12-14T14:58:41.040-08:00I Will Talk And Hollywood Will ListenYeah.
The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-467106531490462982011-12-12T01:55:00.001-08:002011-12-12T01:55:34.369-08:00Bootlegs, Mistakes & AccidentsI've always loved the mistakes. So many of my favorite moments in movies tend to be the accidents they left in. They're the most real, and I usually spot them a mile off, as happened this week with 'Going The Distance'.
I guess it started with the radio. I was so in love with music that I'd sit there with cassettes and tape everything I liked. It's just that the sound quality was so bad, there The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-48496514333713235512011-12-11T23:45:00.001-08:002011-12-11T23:45:33.518-08:00PoemLife is short
Life is short
Life is short
I like you.
Life is short
Life is short
I really do.
Life is short
Life is short
Life is short
The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-45774251086341643202011-12-11T16:33:00.001-08:002011-12-11T16:33:41.820-08:00TogetherYou never really realise, when you start out. The years tumble by and people fall to the side, but some stay.
You're in it together.
You have those people at the top and the people at the bottom, and you find yourself somewhere in the mix struggling to get by.
And the geniuses pass straight to the top, as do the ones related to the big shots. Everyone else shuffles through the fields trying The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-18800202497932427102011-12-11T05:29:00.001-08:002011-12-11T05:29:38.197-08:00Being DiscoveredThe emphasis should be on the work you do. The value you give to others.
If you haven't done the work, why should anyone care?
Opportunity will arise when you show you can continually work to a quality higher than others.
The people who will hire you, cast you, sign you, are the people who know you and your work. They're people who know you.
Sometimes you need to reach out, send a letter, make aThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-67632791180395698902011-12-10T15:27:00.000-08:002011-12-10T15:27:56.654-08:00Key Acting Performances In "50/50"SETH ROGENThis is possibly the best work I've seen him do. He always annoys me, but in this, he's perfect -- extremely relatable and exactly like the friend you'd expect to be around in this situation. The 'break-up' scene is his masterpiece -- a brilliant moment of righteous, comedic, brilliance. He totally got this character right -- perfect casting, perfectly performed.
ANNA KENDRICKI neverThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-78192475029867147192011-12-08T17:04:00.000-08:002011-12-08T17:04:21.537-08:00Screenwriter Geoff LaTulippe, re: 'Going The Distance'Geoff wrote the film 'Going The Distance'. Here is his response to my article "The Moment You Connect"
Shit yeah! Really glad you had such a reaction to the movie. Though it it worries me; as one of only 6 people to see and enjoy the movie, your enthusiasm is probably indicative of a dangerous mental ailment. Sucks.Anyway, the scene in question happened much like you said. We originally had an The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-91933375588603157132011-12-08T15:25:00.000-08:002011-12-08T15:31:55.634-08:00The Moment You ConnectNovember 19th-December 19th 2011 is Rom-Com Season at Kid In The Front Row.
To love a romantic comedy, there has to be a moment when you really connect. And do you connect because it's a great film? Because they used the right lighting? Maybe. But probably not.
I like the film 'Going The Distance'. Why? I guess because it's about people of my kind of age and mentality, and it has good dialogueThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-72755960576657253882011-12-08T11:40:00.000-08:002011-12-08T11:40:02.638-08:00The Romantic GestureNovember 19th-December 19th 2011 is Rom-Com Season at Kid In The Front Row.
Once upon a time a king gave a feast and there were all the most beautiful princesses of the realm. Basta, one of the guards, saw the king's daughter: she was the loveliest of all! And he immediately fell in love with her. But what could a poor soldier do compared with a king's daughter?!...One day he managed to meet herThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-81478954016573217732011-12-08T04:10:00.000-08:002011-12-08T04:10:48.793-08:00JOHN O'FARRELL - Writer InterviewI first discovered John O'Farrell in an airport. Well, I discovered one of his books. I genuinely did not want the flight to end because I was more engrossed in his writing than I had ever been before in pretty much anything.
From there on, I read everything of his I could get my hands on. Luckily, there was a lot of it out there, including his weekly Guardian column (which stopped in mid 2005).The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-23753375201209079202011-12-06T16:32:00.000-08:002011-12-06T16:32:27.226-08:00Vonda Shepard "Solo"I love her new album. She's revisiting old tracks. It's great when artists do this. Joni Mitchell did it a few years ago, and do you remember the Bon Jovi album when they did acoustic tracks of their hits? That was the only album where I was a Bon Jovi fan.
There's something poignant about journeying back to key places and re-finding and re-imagining.
Most of Vonda's hits were covers. And now The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-34418960145679238042011-12-06T15:49:00.000-08:002011-12-06T15:49:38.609-08:00Tuesday Dialogue #6: JOE BERLIN & STEFFI DANDRIDGE (Woody allen & Goldie Hawn)They're in Paris. They've left the party and they've gone for a walk. They danced for a bit, and now, they're sitting down and sharing some thoughts.
STEFFI: You know over the years I often wondered what would have happened if we'd stayed together?
WOODY: That's something we're never gonna know, y'know? We've managed to produce a fabulous daughter though. I mean, she is unbelievable. She's The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-24033973236841582682011-12-05T11:24:00.000-08:002011-12-05T11:24:22.430-08:00Critics Are VocalSupporters are not.
Bear that in mind when you're getting trashed.
There are people who love what you do, they just don't realise you need to hear it.
But don't blame 'them'. Because I'm sure you do it too, love someone's work and never tell them, just point out when they fuck it up.
It's easier to criticise. Not sure why, we're just wired that way.
Change the wiring and you'll have a much The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-31062123342662103002011-12-05T11:02:00.000-08:002011-12-05T11:02:09.411-08:00Shine / This Year's LoveIt's amazing how artists have a way of capturing magic in a bottle at certain times in their lives. David Gray caught the zeitgeist with his album "White Ladder", suddenly everyone was a fan.
His career prior to that was a good one; making interesting music that was occasionally wonderful, often average. And since then, he's faded away again. His music is still the same, but the magic is gone. 'The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-32693433530769128532011-12-03T16:26:00.000-08:002011-12-03T16:26:23.251-08:00Wild World
I was floating around Spotify the other day and came across this version of Cat Steven's 'Wild World', it's the demo version. I love that about Spotify. It's like the early Napster days. You thought you knew what music you liked, but somehow you'd find yourself in a whole other place. You'd go look for an Oasis song, but then you'd find an Oasis cover by a Dutch band. And then you'd download it The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-2429125614310178512011-12-03T15:59:00.000-08:002011-12-03T15:59:11.362-08:00My Ideal Woman, In SongShe'd be a mixture of these three songs.
The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-82689696310348311792011-12-01T18:13:00.001-08:002011-12-01T18:13:43.085-08:00The StruggleThere are people with talent who spend every day perfecting their art. There are others who have huge talent but disregard it completely.
How do you become one or the other?
What makes one person value artistic integrity and the other take the money regardless of such matters?
Life is about happiness, right? What if you create crap junk films but are happy? Is that better or worse than being an The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-52474085087816624432011-11-29T14:50:00.000-08:002011-11-29T14:53:51.852-08:00A Few Thoughts On MY WEEK WITH MARILYN"She was a star. Every time you saw her, she was something. Even when she was angry, it was just a remarkable person. A remarkable person, and in spades when she was on the screen."-Billy Wilder
The MovieI loved every second of this movie. It swept me away into its world and come the end, I didn't want it to stop.Marylin died. She stopped dead. All we were left with was a tragic tale of one of The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-9494239573227572682011-11-29T03:41:00.000-08:002011-11-29T03:41:03.849-08:00Tuesday Dialogue #5 - Jack Taylor, The Therapist & Maggie TaylorJack Taylor (George Clooney) is having a nightmare day. His job is in jeopardy, his career is on the line, and he's stuck with his daughter for the day. To make matters worse, he's met a woman, Melanie Parker (Michelle Pfeiffer), who is a "real piece of work".
There's only one way to make sense of it all. Go see your therapist. Things get a bit complicated due to his daughter being with him - The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-38184534757494530582011-11-28T18:00:00.001-08:002011-11-28T18:00:37.332-08:00Anything Is PossibleIt's just ideas. And cameras. And microphones.
Dream big. Begin small.
You're unique. Capture that in a bottle and release it into the world.
The world won't care at first, because artistry is a long game. It takes time to learn about ourselves, and our craft.
But we're better than we were three years ago. Better still than we were three months ago.
Watch films. Read books.
Stop watching films. The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-5761648313915813512011-11-28T17:15:00.000-08:002011-11-28T17:18:24.848-08:00Den du frygter (Fear Me Not)I love Danish films. Ulrich Thomsen is one of my favorite actors. He is able to play normal. Normal is really difficult to find in an actor, but he nails it. Having said that, his characters are always crazy! He got known after the film 'Festen', and I've been hooked on his work ever since.
What I love about Danish cinema is how real it is. How much it grips you. 'Fear Me Not' (Danish Title: The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-41343031250558715352011-11-25T22:00:00.000-08:002011-11-26T03:05:52.928-08:00KidInTheFrontRowIsm #1Your favorite movie is your favorite movie because it's your favorite movie. It is better than the movie that you just thought up - by virtue of the fact that it actually exists. Someone dared to make it. Before that, someone dared to write it. And as you count up the times you chickened out of writing a film, as you count up all the scattered 3-pages of notes that pop up in random corners of The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-58235961454904100852011-11-25T21:00:00.000-08:002011-11-26T03:06:08.871-08:00Gender and The Rom-ComNovember 19th-December 19th 2011 is Rom-Com Season at Kid In The Front Row.
Men aren't allowed to like rom-coms. This is the rule. If the girlfriend wants to watch a rom-com then the man can watch it but he has to say "she made me watch it". If the man doesn't have a girlfriend then he needs to say "I watched it so that if I ever get a girlfriend I'll have something to talk about". Men have to The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-13658103146214819092011-11-25T18:38:00.001-08:002011-11-25T18:38:28.819-08:0015It's kind of funny
You're 15 years old
And dive head first into your passions
The years trickle on and
For a while
You watch every movie
You read every book
And everything's a dream
Later on
The rejections come
You sign a bad deal
The girlfriend leaves you
The world signals a no
But you know what you love
You just can't reach it
But you can almost see it
You fly through the years
You fight your The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-3406625356655228052011-11-24T15:02:00.000-08:002011-11-24T15:03:51.352-08:00HOME ALONE WTF With My Friend CarlINT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT
I'm eating. Carl is eating. Craig is playing a game on his iPhone, oblivious to everything.
CARL Did you see 'Home Alone' the other night?
KIDIt was on TV?
CARLYeah. The first and the second film.
KIDIt's too early.
CARL Definitely too early.
KID What the hell were they thinking?
CARL I know.
KID They do this every year. Everyone knows 'Home Alone' should be on The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-23832279295057435262011-11-23T15:50:00.001-08:002011-11-23T15:50:51.337-08:00WordsI have nothing to say, but I want to write. Ever have that feeling?
So I'm just going to write.
I'm in the research stage for one project, I'm in post-production on another, and in the rehearsal stage for something else.
What I just wrote makes me sound productive but a huge part of me always feels like I'm doing nothing.
The research stage for a writing assignment is actually quite exciting, The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-27114791635363947242011-11-22T17:17:00.000-08:002011-11-22T17:17:36.347-08:00LIKE CRAZYNovember 19th-December 19th 2011 is Rom-Com Season at Kid In The Front Row.
On the one hand, this film is great. It's about falling for someone and waiting for their call and missing them when you break up and dying to be back with them and seeing them again and crying and not crying and running around laughing and kissing and being young and beautiful and for the briefest moment you think this The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-12244867886605750832011-11-21T18:01:00.001-08:002011-11-21T18:01:08.232-08:00Knowledge and Talent..is nothing without focus.The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-91216899683114707812011-11-21T10:48:00.000-08:002011-11-21T10:51:19.894-08:00A Mix Tape Of GoodbyesMark's mix-tape had a place in Sarah's heart forever, but did it have a place in her room? She liked the idea of keeping it, but how often did she listen to it? The truth is, she hadn't owned a cassette player since 2001.
The cassette tape knew it, too. His time was up. How could something so personal and loved not be needed anymore? No-one was safe. Even the CD's were getting packed up and The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-72541981997999566852011-11-20T15:33:00.000-08:002011-11-20T15:33:30.027-08:0010 Things You Need To Make An Average-Yet-Likable Romantic ComedyNovember 19th-December 19th 2011 is Rom-Com Season at Kid In The Front Row.White people.
Who are aged 30-35.
And live in New York City.
At least one of them must be a writer/journalist.
The female character should have a friend who is full of quirky advice.
Towards the end there must be a work engagement that clashes with the precise moment when their romantic destiny can be fulfilled.
The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-58109651844271260262011-11-19T05:59:00.000-08:002011-11-19T05:59:52.199-08:00Rom-Com Season @ Kid In The Front RowStarting today, for a month, I will be blogging primarily (but not exclusively) about romantic comedies.
Why? Because I enjoy them! Especially in the lead up to the holidays when you need them a little bit more. The rom-com is unique in that it is one of the most loved and watched genres, yet it is also the most dismissed. Women who love a good romantic comedy are seen as sappy losers who just The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-4030405765822701832011-11-18T13:02:00.000-08:002011-11-18T13:02:03.761-08:00Join The Kid In The Front Row Facebook Fan Page!Did you know there's a Facebook fan page for Kid In The Front Row? Would be great if you could join! I not only share the latest articles, but also occasionally share some of the older ones. I also often ramble little thoughts and ideas that aren't quite enough for a full blog post.
And if that doesn't convince you, I also share quotes from great movies. Actually, it's usually just from Forrest The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-50791121017214364452011-11-17T18:39:00.000-08:002011-11-17T18:39:18.077-08:00shooting running rainingEveryone is running around all crazy trying to get all the shots and there isn't time to get the shot with the guy in the thing so you wonder if you need it and you change the dialogue in the last scene to make it not matter so much about the thing but then it rains and you all go running and hiding under the place and your feet get drenched all crazy and the make up girl is crying because her The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-28179892085586359202011-11-16T12:30:00.000-08:002011-11-16T12:30:27.103-08:00GEORGE CARLIN on being an ARTISTI'm an entertainer first and foremost, but there's art involved here. And an artist has an obligation to be en-route. To be going somewhere. There's a journey involved here. And you don't know where it is and that's the fun. So you're always going to be seeking and looking and going and trying to challenge yourself. So, without sitting around thinking of that a lot it drives you and it keeps you The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-76690934217766046692011-11-14T18:08:00.001-08:002011-11-14T18:08:37.023-08:00That's A WrapPeople smile and laugh, and they think "We've done it!"
But you never get it back again. You assembled a family and you shared a purpose and you ate chocolate bars at 3am and you had in-jokes about the producer and now it's done, finished up, gone.
Because this family never comes together the same way again. The actors move on and the make-up girl dumps the director and everyone goes back to The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-21730494317746807742011-11-14T05:07:00.001-08:002011-11-14T05:07:30.765-08:00Good Riddance Old MediaThe newspapers are about drunken celebrities and political cheapshots. They always were but now it's even worse. I've been realising more and more recently that they've got nothing to offer me. I've grown out of wanting news with a political or nationalistic slant. I just want the news.
We get that online. We subscribe to the feeds that tell the truth. Ideas can't get squashed anymore. Every The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-32156769969000232702011-11-13T07:21:00.000-08:002011-11-13T07:21:25.572-08:00BEGINNERS - Great MovieYes yes yes! It had been recommended to me a heap of times but I never saw it in the cinema because other things kept coming up. I remember one time specifically making plans to see it, but I can't remember what happened.
I finally watched it and wow, yes! Fantastic! I remember reading some time ago that this is a very personal film for the writer/director Mike Mills, and it shows -- the film The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-25998923746679265462011-11-13T05:06:00.000-08:002011-11-13T05:06:29.110-08:00The Nuclear Bomb: Intercepted Conversation Between IRAN and USAAMERICA
You must not develop a nuclear bomb.
IRAN
Why?
AMERICA
They are bad. The world should be free of nuclear weapons.
IRAN
But you have some.
AMERICA
We believe in peace.
IRAN
How many millions of people are dead in Iraq?
AMERICA
Millions of people are dead all over the world.
IRAN
What's your point?
AMERICA
We don't need nukes to kill people and neither do you.
IRAN
If youThe Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-30053835342880359902011-11-12T12:40:00.001-08:002011-11-12T15:48:02.297-08:00A Modern Break-UpShe was gone from Facebook. It was just like that. Access to the five years he spent with her were gone. He craved it. It would be enough just to see the 'Spain 2007' photo album, or 'New Years Eve 2009', but he was locked out. And she didn't update her Twitter anymore.
She was happy at first. She wanted him gone. But after a while she desperately needed to know the simplest of things: is he The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-5856808244525294352011-11-12T12:26:00.001-08:002011-11-12T12:26:25.010-08:00Back To BasicsMoving images excited people. It was fascinating to see something new. You'd turn a wheel and a picture would flicker and change.
And then there was the film camera. Babies cried and we wanted to help them. Trains rushed towards the screen and we had to dive out of the way. Something new and simple was all it took to set our souls racing.
D.W. Griffith told stories. Chaplin made us laugh and cry.The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-38189778872203994602011-11-12T01:44:00.001-08:002011-11-12T01:44:02.803-08:00Build A Diverse AudienceDo you have to make it in Hollywood? Is that really your goal?
Film is a business. If your films earn more than they cost to make, people will invest in you. Everyone talks about 'making it' in Hollywood, but why?
If you have a blockbuster you need to make, then it's possible you need a film studio. Otherwise, maybe not.
If your film costs $100,000 to make, and your film earns $105,000 through The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-22148315006153953992011-11-12T01:40:00.001-08:002011-11-12T01:40:40.953-08:00Thinking Of YouI recently wrote a guest post at Tonja's Musings.
When you like someone it's scary isn't it. You like them and you wonder where they are and who they're thinking about at this precise moment in time. And the chances that it's you are so minimal.
And even if they're thinking of you they could be thinking of someone else too. Everyone is getting over someone and everyone is dreaming of their own The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-83464370672735394542011-11-08T02:27:00.000-08:002011-11-08T02:28:55.009-08:00Tuesday Dialogue #4 - Ally Mcbeal & Larry PaulSetting the scene: Ally is getting insecure about Larry's feelings at the beginning of their relationship. In her office after a case, Larry tries to set her straight.
LARRY: Uh, look, Ally. I, uh -- I know you're probably wondering why things maybe haven't err, accelerated as fast as as maybe, y'know last week, I-I opened up to you more than I ever-- it was exhilarating and uh, a little The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-66981866576221403162011-11-02T16:03:00.000-07:002011-11-02T16:03:20.788-07:00A Blogging BreakI've done this before: Said, "Hey I'm taking a break!" and then I immediately write fifty posts in three days. I think that happens sometimes; you give yourself permission to stop and then by doing so you relieve the pressure to perform. It's a bit like sex, but even then, 50 times in 3 days is a little much even for me.
But I am aware that I am a little burned out on the blogging front. Burned The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-72623368728505439162011-11-02T04:46:00.000-07:002011-11-02T04:46:09.378-07:00Just BreatheDid I say that I need you?Did I say that I want you?Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool, you seeNo one knows this more than meAs I come clean
I had to delay calling my friend yesterday as I was walking home, because I had to listen to this song another four times. Weird how a song can do that sometimes. When I finally called her I was saying how sad it is that we don't get as flat out moved by songs and The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-34857330997881640232011-11-01T17:38:00.000-07:002011-11-01T17:41:08.395-07:00Tuesday Dialogue #3 - Claire Colburn & Drew BaylorSetting The Scene: Claire Colburn, a flight attendant, met Drew Baylor as he made his way across the country to make arrangements for his Father's funeral. Feeling an attachment towards him, Claire gave him her number. Late at night, feeling the need for company, Drew gives Claire a call, and a quick hello turns into an all night conversation.
CLAIRE: It will hit you. It could be ten minutes, The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-39694092740127621182011-11-01T10:25:00.001-07:002011-11-01T10:25:19.812-07:00The Screen On The GreenI love that this place exists, even though I've only been here twice.
I guess that's the problem with small one screen cinemas that show 'This Is Spinal Tap', how often do you really go? I blog about independent film and about 'being an artist' every day, yet do I live it all the time?
No I don't.
This cinema isn't too far from me and I could come here more often. It gives me a buzz just walking The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-84125870728868154542011-10-31T20:16:00.001-07:002011-10-31T20:19:41.512-07:00Matt and Sally The Paragraph Genre HoppersMatt and Sally were hit suddenly by the most important fact of life: that love is all that matters. They looked into each others eyes and felt a spark that resonated deeply in their souls. They had found what everyone longs to find, love. They kissed passionately and then made love for hours before finally falling asleep in each others arms.
Sally jolted upright in bed as she heard the sound of The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-91736256182405023782011-10-31T05:29:00.000-07:002011-10-31T05:29:41.235-07:00My Top 5 Spike Lee Joints
1. When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts2. Mo Better Blues3. He Got Game4. 25th Hour5. Jungle Fever
What are yours?The Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.com4