Originally published on Facebook 7 May 2013. Edited for this publication. Josh Olson, a screenwriter, wrote an essay called “I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script.” Its thesis was that if you had a nephew or a cousin or next door neighbor of friend of a plumber who wanted Josh to read his screenplay and […]
Letter enclosed with a signed copy of the first Gustav Gloom novel sent to a young fan who had a slow start reading but was able to claim that book as the first… novel she had ever finished and loved. Dear ___________: Your teacher has told me that you loved the first Gustav Gloom book […]
A Remake Chronicles Extra by Adam-Troy Castro (This one comes from February 2009, shortly after Slumdog Millionaire defeated Milk in the Oscar Race for Best Picture. It’s a highly political piece, which has relevance, I think, far beyond its critical comparison of the two movies. – A-TC) It is fundamentally unfair to compare one piece […]