Author: Jeffrey Alan Schechter

SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD

Overall Impression – Visually exhausting and dramatically repetitive. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Scott Pilgrim. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: Defeat his new girlfriend’s seven evil ex’s. Personal: Learn how to be a good friend to his band mates and the girls who like him.  Private: Learn the true meaning… Continue reading SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD

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The Cover of My Book!

I got a nice surprise from Michael Wiese and Ken Lee of Michael Wiese Productions before the weekend: the cover of my book!  Ladies I gentlemen, I present the world premiere of “My Story Can Beat Up Your Story!”  Or at least, the cover. The book will be published in April, 2011.  I’m sure I’ll… Continue reading The Cover of My Book!

Tales From the Script: 5 Things I Learned Interviewing Screenwriters

I just read a fabulous article by author/filmmaker Peter Hanson.  It’s posted on The Writers Store website and it condenses down into five points some of the things he learned while interviewing screenwriters for the book he co-edited with Paul Robert Herman, Tales from the Script: 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories. I didn’t read one… Continue reading Tales From the Script: 5 Things I Learned Interviewing Screenwriters

THE LAST AIRBENDER

Overall Impression – Relentlessly bad, in every possible way, in every possible filmmaking discipline. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Aang. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: Defeat the Fire Kingdom. Personal: Nothing I can think of. Private: Decide if he’s willing to forego having a family in order to become the… Continue reading THE LAST AIRBENDER

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