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Veteran TV writer and producer Rob Long shares his behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood life on “Martini Shot.” A contributing editor for the National Review and Newsweek International, he was a co-executive producer of “Cheers” while still in his 20s and is the co-creator of a string of (cancelled) sitcoms: “George & Leo,” “Men, Women & Dogs,” etc. Rob is also the author of “Conversations With My Agent,” the cult classic about real life in Hollywood, as well as its recently published sequel, “Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke.”
In this installment called “Check Email”, Rob reveals the dark side of the creative process and the profound difference between beliefs and deeds. And if you’re anything like him you should find the following link valuable. I mean, why not get paid to do something you’re already spending half your day doing anyway, right?
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On the occasion of the October release of “Atonement” a film adapted from Ian McEwans award winning book, I discuss the origins of creative work and the question of plagiarism and share a 2002 audio interview with the author himself.
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Fresh from the Toronto Film Festival she rips the new Brad Pitt movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as […]
Harry Potter director Alphonso Cuaron turned a request for a book blurb into an award winnng film. Meet the author of The Shock Doctrine and see the entire film now!
