FROM BEDSIDE Reaches TOP 15% at Austin Film Festival

Very proud to announce that our feature film screenplay FROM BEDSIDE has finished within the TOP 15% at the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Co-written by Mark Violi and Fred Goldstein, FROM BEDSIDE is the remarkable true story of a teacher and his student’s journey of hope and courage. The logline reads: Fred is a […]

FARGO: Season 2, Opening Titles

FARGO Season Two on FX was a great television show and I am a big fan. An important and easily overlooked  artistic aspect of the show are the opening titles. Each television episode featured a mini film where the “Fargo” title appeared that was art of itself. Assembled here are the opening title sequences of […]

“TEST DRIVE” Reaches Nicholl Fellowship TOP 20%

Proud to announce my action/comedy feature screenplay, TEST DRIVE has reached the Top 20% of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences,  the Nicholl Fellowship is considered the pinnacle of screenwriting competitions. TEST DRIVE is a high energy, hilarious action/comedy with a crime edge, a youthful cast […]

Announcing New Literary Representation

I am pleased to announce a new literary representation agreement with Oxygen Films–Literary Division. Upon responding to a query specifically regarding my feature script TEST DRIVE, we have mutually agreed to an agency representation contract covering more of my work. Headed by Hazel Hoyle, who will also be the agent of contact, Oxygen Films has […]

“Pregnant Pause” Reaches Nicholl Fellowship TOP 20%

Proud to announce my comedy feature screenplay, PREGNANT PAUSE, has reached the Top 20% of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences,  the Nicholl Fellowship is considered the pinnacle of screenwriting competitions. A romantic comedy within a comedy, PREGNANT PAUSE is a city-styled, lower-budget feature film script […]

‘Pregnant Pause’ Reaches Top 10% in BlueCat

Proud to announce my comedy feature screenplay, PREGNANT PAUSE, has reached the Top 10% of the 2014 BlueCat Screenplay Competition. PREGNANT PAUSE is a city-styled, lower-budget film comedy script with a power-fem hero delivering lively characters and big laughs. The log line reads: Rebecca is a hard-boiled career woman focused solely on making partner at […]

Screenwriting Classes for Fall 2013

I will be returning to the Lawrence Library to continue a series of screenwriting classes. Classes will be held at the Lawrence Library branch October 5, 12 & 19, 2013 at 1:00 pm. Classes are expected to last 90-120 minutes. The focus of this series will be story and character. We’ll have three classes, this […]

On Board to Adapt “From Bedside” for the Screen

  I am proud to announce I have recently entered an agreement with the author Fred Goldstein to adapt his book From Bedside into a feature film screenplay. From Bedside is a non-fiction account of Fred’s real life experience tutoring Steven Estep, an amazing young man suffering from a rare form of cancer. Here’s our […]

42 Movie Poster Appeals to the Eye and is Symbolic of the Story

I’m in love with one version in particular of the poster series for the new Jackie Robinson biopic titled 42. This poster says a lot to me, as both a designer and storyteller. This poster is a visual stunner. The most obvious attribute is the horizontal image of the Jackie Robinson character (played by Chadwick […]

Write a Screenplay in 2013–Your Monthly Planner

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  If you are a screenwriter or want to be there is likely an idea or two rumbling around in your head that you would like to write. In respect of the calendar flipping to 2013 and in celebration of our new lease on life after fooling those meddling Mayans, I offer you a plan. […]