Jeffrey Alan Schechter

Eat, sleep, pray. Eat, sleep, pray. Repeat for a month. Happy New Year. # Patrick Boivin — One of the most talented directors you’ve never heard of http://bit.ly/4gT4T # Talked last night about the age of the guys in our show playing high schoolers. Today I saw this http://bit.ly/2rqgqF #screenwriting # Met Alex Epstein last […]

Overall Impression – A big hit with small laughs. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who is your main character? – Paul Blart. What is he trying to accomplish? – Professional: Protect the mall. Personal: Get Amy to love him. Private: Not be the loser he’s always been all his life. Who’s trying to stop him? – Veck […]

Overall Impression – Despite the evidence, Eastwood never gets old. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Walt Kowalski. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: save his Hmong neighbors from the local gang.  Personal: teach Thao to be a man.  Private: find a reason to keep living after his wife’s death. Who’s trying […]

Overall Impression – Never trust anyone over 17.  Or human. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who are your main characters? – Bruce and Andi. What are they trying to accomplish? – Professional: Rescue all the stray dogs of Central City. Personal: Not be split up.  Private: Find a real family of their very own. Who’s trying to […]

Overall Impression – Fun, but it felt like something was missing. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Carl Allen. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: become a ‘Yes Man’.  Personal: win over Allison.  Private: not spend his life alone. Who’s trying to stop him? – Minor obstacles along the way… mostly his […]