Being a writer means you are always on the hunt for the next opportunity. Whether you are a novelist, a screenwriter, a poet, a journalist, or a critic, you constantly have your eyes and ears open for your next chance to write something. Especially if the pay is good, which is a true rarity in the business. You never know when a pitch will hit with someone or whether there's someone out there is reading your work, likes it, and offers you the chance to write something. Take this very job I'm doing now. I applied for the position, didn't hear anything for three months, and had given up hope. Now, I've been writing for /Film for over a year and a half. The life of a writer is chaotic.
This is even true of some of the most successful writers working today. Take George R.R. Martin, the author behind...
This is even true of some of the most successful writers working today. Take George R.R. Martin, the author behind...
- 9/10/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
Filmmaker William Friedkin forever changed horror with 1973’s The Exorcist, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. He returned to the genre again in 1980 with the Giallo-like thriller Cruising and fearlessly got weird with gory folk horror The Guardian in 1990. Fearless perfectly encapsulates Friedkin’s style and his approach to life; he was never afraid to speak his mind or direct productions too peculiar or niche for mainstream audiences. The not-so-easily defined psychological thriller Bug, and its mixed initial reception, speaks to this.
That likely stemmed from Friedkin’s upbringing and his early career start in nonfiction. Bridging his path from his earlier work in commercials and documentaries to his seminal horror effort was television. It was a single episode of a popular anthology series from a horror master that kickstarted Friedkin’s career in fiction, and Friedkin never seemed to forget it.
While the acclaimed director continued to trailblaze in film,...
That likely stemmed from Friedkin’s upbringing and his early career start in nonfiction. Bridging his path from his earlier work in commercials and documentaries to his seminal horror effort was television. It was a single episode of a popular anthology series from a horror master that kickstarted Friedkin’s career in fiction, and Friedkin never seemed to forget it.
While the acclaimed director continued to trailblaze in film,...
- 8/11/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
George R.R. Martin has no patience with mini-rooms and how they make it impossible for new writers to succeed.
In his latest blog post, the author talks about how he got his start in TV by writing for The Twilight Zone in 1985. Had it not been for the old system where writers worked their way up, he never would have learned how to actually make a series.
“For the first fourteen years of my career, I wrote only prose; a few novels, and lots of stories for Analog, Asimov’s, and various other Sf magazines and anthologies. Much as I enjoyed television, I never dreamt of writing for it until 1985, when CBS decided to launch a new version of The Twilight Zone, and executive producer Phil DeGuere invited me to write an episode for them. A freelance script; that was how you began back then. I decided to give it a shot…...
In his latest blog post, the author talks about how he got his start in TV by writing for The Twilight Zone in 1985. Had it not been for the old system where writers worked their way up, he never would have learned how to actually make a series.
“For the first fourteen years of my career, I wrote only prose; a few novels, and lots of stories for Analog, Asimov’s, and various other Sf magazines and anthologies. Much as I enjoyed television, I never dreamt of writing for it until 1985, when CBS decided to launch a new version of The Twilight Zone, and executive producer Phil DeGuere invited me to write an episode for them. A freelance script; that was how you began back then. I decided to give it a shot…...
- 5/9/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Mike Cecchini Nov 4, 2016
Despite what you may have heard, the 1978 Doctor Strange TV movie is one of Marvel's better early TV efforts...
Marvel's 1978 Doctor Strange TV movie (officially known as Dr. Strange) is admittedly, something of an acquired taste, but there's an undeniable charm and air of mystery about it.
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It's a deliberately paced origin story set in New York City that's light on action and long on exposition and sometimes questionable special effects. The eastern elements of Strange's origin are scrubbed in favour of Arthurian overtones with Morgan le Fay (Jessica Walter playing not necessarily the Marvel Comics version) as the villain and The Ancient One replaced by "Lindmer" a mentor who is, essentially, Merlin (wonderfully played by Sir John Mills). Clyde Kusatsu's Wong isn't a robed manservant, but an ally and student of the Ancient One,...
Despite what you may have heard, the 1978 Doctor Strange TV movie is one of Marvel's better early TV efforts...
Marvel's 1978 Doctor Strange TV movie (officially known as Dr. Strange) is admittedly, something of an acquired taste, but there's an undeniable charm and air of mystery about it.
See related Joseph Kosinski on Tron 3 and The Black Hole remake
It's a deliberately paced origin story set in New York City that's light on action and long on exposition and sometimes questionable special effects. The eastern elements of Strange's origin are scrubbed in favour of Arthurian overtones with Morgan le Fay (Jessica Walter playing not necessarily the Marvel Comics version) as the villain and The Ancient One replaced by "Lindmer" a mentor who is, essentially, Merlin (wonderfully played by Sir John Mills). Clyde Kusatsu's Wong isn't a robed manservant, but an ally and student of the Ancient One,...
- 11/2/2016
- Den of Geek
John Saavedra Sep 20, 2019
Years before Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin wrote five episodes for the '80s revival of The Twilight Zone.
Entering the Twilight Zone
If you're a fan of fantasy fiction or simply enjoy a good violent drama, George R. R. Martin is probably a name you know. Since at least 1996, with the release of A Game of Thrones, the first book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series, Martin has been crushing all of your hopes and dreams with his pen, which I imagine drips a sanguineous ink. But before he (along with Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss) busied himself with ruining your Sunday nights, Martin brought his disturbing creations to the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone.
Unlike its predecessor, the '80s version of The Twilight Zone didn't quite carve out its own special place in American pop culture,...
Years before Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin wrote five episodes for the '80s revival of The Twilight Zone.
Entering the Twilight Zone
If you're a fan of fantasy fiction or simply enjoy a good violent drama, George R. R. Martin is probably a name you know. Since at least 1996, with the release of A Game of Thrones, the first book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series, Martin has been crushing all of your hopes and dreams with his pen, which I imagine drips a sanguineous ink. But before he (along with Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss) busied himself with ruining your Sunday nights, Martin brought his disturbing creations to the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone.
Unlike its predecessor, the '80s version of The Twilight Zone didn't quite carve out its own special place in American pop culture,...
- 6/20/2016
- Den of Geek
Ryan Lambie Nov 4, 2016
Nearly 40 years ago, Doctor Strange got his first shot at screen glory. We take a look back at the Dr Strange TV pilot...
Even the biggest superheroes had to start somewhere. Batman made his screen debut in a 15-part serial for Columbia, where he spent the entire time tussling with a ‘Japanese’ criminal called Dr Daka (actually Irish-American character actor J Carrol Naish). Superman also made his first live-action appearance in a 40s serial, with Kirk Alyn wearing some very large underpants as the Man of Steel.
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Marvel’s roster of characters started to get their own shows in the 1970s, with Spider-Man leading the way and The Incredible Hulk following him with a successful, five-year run on CBS.
Nearly 40 years ago, Doctor Strange got his first shot at screen glory. We take a look back at the Dr Strange TV pilot...
Even the biggest superheroes had to start somewhere. Batman made his screen debut in a 15-part serial for Columbia, where he spent the entire time tussling with a ‘Japanese’ criminal called Dr Daka (actually Irish-American character actor J Carrol Naish). Superman also made his first live-action appearance in a 40s serial, with Kirk Alyn wearing some very large underpants as the Man of Steel.
See related Looking back at Disney’s Beauty And The Beast Beauty And The Beast: see Angela Lansbury sing the title song Top 10 films of 2013: Frozen
Marvel’s roster of characters started to get their own shows in the 1970s, with Spider-Man leading the way and The Incredible Hulk following him with a successful, five-year run on CBS.
- 4/20/2016
- Den of Geek
With Marvel Studios gearing up for a big screen 3D "Doctor Strange" feature, adapting the Marvel Comics' character created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, take another look @ the entire 1978 CBS TV pilot "Dr. Strange", written and directed by Philip DeGuere, starring Peter Hooten as 'Dr. Stephen Strange', Sir John Mills as 'Lindmer' aka 'The Ancient One' and Jessica Walter as 'Morgan Le Fey':
"...'Clea Lake' becomes a pawn of the sorceress 'Morgan Le Fay'. Meanwhile, the primary defender of the world against threats of a magical nature, the 'Sorcerer Supreme' is 'Thomas Lindmer'.
"He and his pupil 'Wong' contact a psychiatrist named 'Stephen Strange', who is the heir to becoming the next Sorcerer Supreme.
"As Strange bears a magical ring, Lindmer must convince Strange of the reality of the mystical world where the battle between good and evil is played out on a magical level, unknown to the mundane world,...
"...'Clea Lake' becomes a pawn of the sorceress 'Morgan Le Fay'. Meanwhile, the primary defender of the world against threats of a magical nature, the 'Sorcerer Supreme' is 'Thomas Lindmer'.
"He and his pupil 'Wong' contact a psychiatrist named 'Stephen Strange', who is the heir to becoming the next Sorcerer Supreme.
"As Strange bears a magical ring, Lindmer must convince Strange of the reality of the mystical world where the battle between good and evil is played out on a magical level, unknown to the mundane world,...
- 10/4/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
With Marvel Studios gearing up for a big screen 3D "Doctor Strange" feature, adapting the Marvel Comics' character created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Sneak Peek the entire 1978 CBS TV pilot "Dr. Strange", written and directed by Philip DeGuere, starring Peter Hooten as 'Dr. Stephen Strange', Sir John Mills as 'Lindmer' aka 'The Ancient One' and Jessica Walter as 'Morgan Le Fey':
"...'Clea Lake' becomes a pawn of the sorceress 'Morgan Le Fay'. Meanwhile, the primary defender of the world against threats of a magical nature, the 'Sorcerer Supreme' is 'Thomas Lindmer'. He and his pupil 'Wong' contact a psychiatrist named 'Stephen Strange', who is the heir to becoming the next Sorcerer Supreme.
"As Strange bears a magical ring, Lindmer must convince Strange of the reality of the mystical world where the battle between good and evil is played out on a magical level, unknown to the mundane world,...
"...'Clea Lake' becomes a pawn of the sorceress 'Morgan Le Fay'. Meanwhile, the primary defender of the world against threats of a magical nature, the 'Sorcerer Supreme' is 'Thomas Lindmer'. He and his pupil 'Wong' contact a psychiatrist named 'Stephen Strange', who is the heir to becoming the next Sorcerer Supreme.
"As Strange bears a magical ring, Lindmer must convince Strange of the reality of the mystical world where the battle between good and evil is played out on a magical level, unknown to the mundane world,...
- 5/8/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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