Confessions of a Climate Change Comedy Screenwriter
Woven tight into the current script is music, it arrives unexpectedly as a bossa nova band becomes enchanted with their first visit to Big Sur. Like anyone alive on the face of planet earth bossa nova is born in Antonio Carlos Jobim’s The Girl from Ipanema, the all-time most popular bossa song ever written. The 1963 smash […]
Read More Raining bossa pouring novaKey decision in my run up to the next screenplay is selecting the music tracks. Even if things all get tossed out, I like building a file of songs that catch the flavor. Bossa is of course Brazilian built for yearning, heartbreak and pathos. You want to dance you’ll play a samba. Bye, Bye […]
Read More Blame it on the Bossa NovaMay-December screenwriter Samy Burke was a terrific post screening conversation at the after screening party.
Read More Mill Valley Film FestivalOccupational hazards abound for the writer. Sitting at a desk all day, incessant use of reading glasses, fighting off the flurry of notifications our digital overlords have embedded on our phones, iPads, and desktop computers. Exercise patterns have changed, there is now a daily bike ride to account for. I’m averaging 100 miles a week, […]
Read More bike ride bijouSee you on the other side of Independence Day, we can get to work on the campaign to oust the gay haters who have lied their way onto our nation’s highest court—
Read More script coverageOur nearest reservoirs are full to the brim. Our hillsides are slathered in wildflowers.
Read More Falling Water/Crumbling Sea Cliffs