Hilliard Guess' Screenwriters Rant Room

In this episode, Hilliard, Lisa and Chris chop it up and give critical criticisms about how Hollywood tends to grant certain entertainers: writers/directors/actors the title of “Genius/Master.” We discuss why that happens, who truly deserves this title and so much more!     DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-248   If you are enjoying this labor of love, please consider supporting the Rant Room's Patreon with a donation - we spend innumerable hours and tremendous resources on it each week, and every little bit of support helps enormously.    If you already donate: THANK YOU. Don't forget to also listen to...   The Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films! Pilar Alessandra's On The Page podcast     Alex and Nick drop TV-centric game for Young Writers on Paper Team podcast     Chris Derrick on Twitter   Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter   Hilliard Guess on Twitter     The 

Hilliard, Chris, Tracy and Geoff Thorne chop it up about the future of theatrical films, Netflix and Comic Books.     Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-247     Steven Spielberg's contention over  Netflix movies and their eligibility for Oscars.     “Once you commit to a television format, you’re a TV movie,” Spielberg said. “You certainly, if it’s a good show, deserve an Emmy, but not an Oscar. I don’t believe films that are just given token qualifications in a couple of theaters for less than a week should qualify for the Academy Award nomination.”     If you are enjoying this labor of love, please consider supporting the Rant Room's Patreon with a donation - we spend innumerable hours and tremendous resources on it each week, and every little bit of support helps enormously.  If you already donate: THANK YOU. Don't forget to listen to...   Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films! Pilar Alessandra's On The Page podcast     Alex and NJ drop TV-centri

This week Hilliard, Lisa, Chris, and Lynelle talk about the passing of TV Icon, Luke Perry and go deep into how to handle your own representation: from the importance of having managers and agents to how to choose the person that is right for you.    Chad Gervich's book on managing your representation     Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-246 If you are enjoying this labor of love, please consider supporting the Rant Room's Patreon with a donation - we spend innumerable hours and tremendous resources on it each week, and every little bit of support helps enormously.  If you already donate: THANK YOU.   And don't forget to listen to... Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films! Pilar Alessandra's On The Page podcast   Alex and NJ drop TV-centric game on Paper Team podcast Chris Derrick on Twitter   Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter   Hilliard Guess on Twitter Lynelle White on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook   The Screenwriters Rant Room on

Hilliard, Lisa, Chris and Lynelle Chop it Up about everything in this one y'all. A don't miss episode full of not-so-great Black History Month shenanigans, Tennis, Casting, Green Book and so much more! Wesley Morris's NYTimes article on THE GREEN BOOK and his interview on the NYTimes's podcast The Daily - "What Hollywood Keeps Getting Wrong About Race" - from the Monday after the Oscars.   The Swimming Pool scenes from MAN ON FIRE.   The HBO doc BEING SERENA.   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-245 If you are enjoying this labor of love, please consider supporting the Rant Room's Patreon with a donation - we spend innumerable hours and tremendous resources on it each week, and every little bit of support helps enormously.  If you already donate: THANK YOU. Don't forget to listen to... Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films! Pilar Alessandra's On The Page podcast   Alex and NJ drop TV-centric game on Paper Team podcast   Chris Derrick on Twitte

In this episode, Hilliard, Chris, Tracy and Showrunner Geoffrey Thorne go IN, from writers POV on the discussion and proposal for change between the WGAW and the top Agents in regards to Packaging. It’s a don’t miss episode with a ton of game from working, WGAW writers who are deep in the trenches y'all!   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-244   Hollywood Reporter Articles on The WGA Code of Conduct for Agencies. And some biased coverage.   A little history lesson on how the Supreme Court dismantled the Hollywood Studio monopoly.   Vote for Black Panther's Quest for an NAACP Image Award!   Stay Free: The Story of The Clash podcast narrated by Chuck D!!! Yeaaaaah, boooyyyyyy!   If you are enjoying this labor of love, please consider supporting the Rant Room with a donation - we spend innumerable hours and tremendous resources on it each week, an every little bit of support helps enormously.    If you already donate: THANK YOU. Don't forget to listen to...   Alex and Nick's PaperTeam podcast   Pilar Alessandra

In this week's episode Hilliard, Lisa and Chris sit down with DEADLY CLASS star Benjamin Wadsworth, with special guest Stella Maeva, who plays Julia Wicker on SyFy's THE MAGICIANS. We got a little silly with this, pitching potential movies for Benjamin and Stella to star in... but don't slip on the young LeStat concept Lisa talks about... watch out Anne Rice!   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-243   Benjamin Wadsworth on Twitter and Instagram Stella Maeve on Twitter and Instagram'   If you are enjoying this labor of love, please consider support the Rant Room with a donation - we spend innumerable hours and tremendous resources on it each week, an every little bit of support helps enormously.    If you already donate: THANK YOU. Don't forget to listen to...   Alex and Nick's PaperTeam podcast Pilar Alessandra's On The Page podcast Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films! Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Gue

In this weeks episode, Hilliard and Chris chop it up with Juan Grey, actor/writer/producer, who is currently one of the cast on The Russo Bros hit SYFY Series DEADLY CLASS.   A former athlete, Juan made the leap to acting in a story you gotta hear to believe! This episode is full of wisdom coming from a young cat who’s all ready a successful entrepreneur!     If you are enjoying this labor of love, please consider support the Rant Room with a donation - we spend innumerable hours and tremendous resources on it each week, an every little bit of support helps enormously. If you already donate: THANK YOU.   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-242     Don't forget to listen to...   Alex and Nick's PaperTeam podcast   Pilar Alessandra's On The Page podcast   Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films!   Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter   Hilliard Guess on Twitter       The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook   The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twi

Hilliard and Lisa are joined by Lynelle White and Jesani Drew to talk Horror Noire! It was a rousing success - The show sold out. The panel was amazing. The fans were supportive. And @Shudder showed the new documentary film at the Egyptian Theater right in the heart of Hollywood Blvd! #HorrorNoire   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-240       To all of you fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mention at the end of every episode, here’s the link to our new Patreon link, show some love! You can follow us at:   Hilliard Guess on Twitter   Chris Derrick on Twitter   Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter   Jesani Drew on Twitter   Lynelle White on Twitter   @ScreenwritersRR   @FinishLineScrip       The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook   The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard & Chris sat down with former Literary Manager Jenny Frankfurt and the winner of her 2018 Finish Line Script Competition Sebastian Magiera to discuss: the journey that led him to the competition, life after winning, what he’s learned thus far, navigating the Hollywood Water Bottle Tour, asking for referrals, being good in the room, pitching yourself and so much more!     Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-239     Don't slip on listening to Alex and Nick drop TV-centric game on Paper Team podcast   Also one of our favorites is Pilar Alessandra's ON THE PAGE podcast     To all of you fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mention at the end of every episode, here’s the link to our new Patreon link, show some love! You can follow us at:   Hilliard Guess on Twitter   Chris Derrick on Twitter   Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter   @ScreenwritersRR   @FinishLineScrip     The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook   The 

Hilliard and Chris sat down with good friend TV and Film writer STEVE HARPER to discuss his amazing career, the ups-and-downs and all around!   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRRR-238   First off, show some love for the Patreon page! You know you want that Pearls of Wisdom Document that is forthcoming and all of the other fun gifts we have to offer!   A FAMILY PORTRAIT (play) by Lenore Coffee, William Joyce Cowen   THE PIANO LESSON (play) by August Wilson   Steve's inspiring phrase: what's the engine for your re-invention?   Steve's shocking web series: SEND ME BACK TO SLAVERY CBS Writing Program Mark Zicree (he doles out advice) The book Steve mentioned: Crowdfunding for Filmmakers   Here's the link to Hilliard & Chris's interview with Barry Jenkins on the WGA podcast.   As we always do, shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films!   Don't slip on listening to Alex and NJ drop TV-centric game on Paper Team podcast   And Pilar Alessandra's ON THE PA

In the episode, Hilliard, Chris and Lynelle go IN on an inspiring TED Talk focusing on how people in business can rethink FINDING A SPONSOR!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-237   Carla Harris - How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work   More about Carla Harris -- cause she is the REAL DEAL   We talked about other well-respected Industry-vetting resources, YMMV   Sundance Lab   Film Independent Lab   BlckLst   Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition   Lee Jessup's Favorites   Golden Globes Categories FAQ.   Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films!   Alex Freeman and NJ Watson drop TV-centric game on Paper Team podcast   Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned on the show, here’s the link to this game-giving podcast’s Patreon link, show some love!   Chris Derrick on Twitter   Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter   Hilliard Guess on Twitter   @LynelleWhite on Twitter   The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebo

  Hosted by Hilliard - Geoff and Chris of course hogged the mic, this time talking about Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse and all of the comic book, geek shit you could imagine! And, true to form, the film WON the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film!   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-236   Counterpart - Trailer Babylon Berlin - Trailer Dogs of Berlin - Trailer   Dragon Prince - Trailer The Sinner - Trailer   Ozark - Trailer Peaky Blinders - Trailer   Bodyguard - Trailer Insatiable - Trailer   Miller's Crossing Script Citizen Kane Script   Geoff's BATTLEBOOKS on Amazon   Battlebook: Redjack Battlebook: The Return of Cadre One Battlebook: Pilgrim   Buy yours now cuz they are $1.99 digital comics - a steal!   Be sure to Subscribe to the WGAW 3rd & Fairfax Podcast!   Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films!   Alex and Nick drop TV-centric game on Paper Team podcast   Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned

The is our end of the year episode and it’s a good one... full of industry GAME and dedicated to the pitfalls of producing for Indie, web series and network projects!   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-235 PODCAST SHOUTOUTS: The Micheaux Mission Podcast Nick and Alex's Paper Team Pilar Alessandra's On The Page Donating = Loving Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned on the show, here's the link to this game-giving podcast's Patreon link: http://bit.ly/SWRRPatreon Monthly Donation Become a Sustaining Patron with a monthly donation of your choosing, between a shoutout to script coverage. One-time Donation Or you can became a Spontaneous Supporter with a one-time donation in any amount. Lynelle White - https://twitter.com/lynellewhite Tracy Grant - https://twitter.com/TheReelTray Chris Derrick - https://twitter.com/unauthorizedcbd Lisa Bolekaja - https://twitter.com/lisabolekaja Hilliard Guess - https://twitter.com/HilliardGuess The Screenwriters Rant Room on Fac

Hilliard, Chris, Tracy and Lynelle go IN on the hot topic of Black Criticism!   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-234     Wesley Morris' New York Times article THE MORALITY WARS   Zadie Smith's art critique (as mentioned in Morris' article)   Wesley Morris' podcast STILL PROCESSING   PODCAST SHOUTOUTS:   The Micheaux Mission Podcast   Nick and Alex's Paper Team   Pilar Alessandra's On The Page   Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned on the show, here's the link to this game-giving podcast's Patreon link: http://bit.ly/SWRRPatreon   Lynelle White - https://twitter.com/lynellewhite Tracy Grant - https://twitter.com/TheReelTray Chris Derrick - https://twitter.com/unauthorizedcbd Lisa Bolekaja - https://twitter.com/lisabolekaja Hilliard Guess - https://twitter.com/HilliardGuess The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/screenwritersrr/ The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter - https://twitter.com/screenwritersrr

In this episode, Hilliard, Lisa and Chris go in about an article Lisa balked at — Vogue's online article WASN'T THIS SUPPOSED TO BE THE GOLDEN AGE OF HORROR?    DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-233   Writer/Director Shane Black's cameo in Predator (1987)   Scripts we mentioned on the show:   Tony Gilroy's MICHAEL CLAYTON, BOURNE IDENTITY, DOLORES CLAIBORNE, DEVIL'S ADVOCATE   Tina Turner as Auntie Entity in MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME   Tupac's Thunderdome inspired music video: CALIFORNIA LOVE     Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films!   Alex and NJ drop TV-centric game on Paper Team podcast   Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned on the show, here’s the link to this game-giving podcast’s Patreon link, show some love!     Chris Derrick on Twitter   Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter   Hilliard Guess on Twitter   The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook   The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice mes

Hilliard, Lisa and Chris sit down with big bro, writer/director Dwayne Johnson-Cochran to talk about his new Music Documentary  BE KNOWN available on Amazon Prime!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.l/SWRR-232   Dwayne’s film LOVE & ACTION IN CHICAGO on Amazon Prime Other Must-See Music Docs: Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013) - trailer  Chasing Train  see it on Netflix  From The Sky Down - trailer (U2 documentary) Hoop Dreams (trailer)  Miss Sharon Jones! trailer  see it on Netflix      We also dapped up Melissa McCarthy’s new film WILL YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? trailer    Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast  for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films! Alex and NJ drop TV-centric game on Paper Team podcast     Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned on the show, here’s the link to this game-giving podcast’s Patreon link. Show some love! Dwayne Johnson-Cochran on Twitter Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter

Hilliard, Lisa, Chris and Showrunner Geoffrey Thorne talk about how sticking the landing is crucial for a screenplay to work; for a TV pilot, the engineering works differently because the ending is in most cases... the beginning. In a film, the ending contributes to your overall acceptance of the film as a whole, Act Three is the beast that needs to be looked it carefully. Sometimes Working Backwards is the key to success!   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-231   We talked about HEREDITARY had a controversial, but thematically satisfying ending. Here's a YouTube video essay that delves into it deeper.   Even confusing endings "work", they just require a little more engagement from the audience. Another video essay that explains difficult endings.   Here's a video essay on the Top 10 Most Iconic Movie Endings.   Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films!   Alex and NJ drop TV-centric game on the Paper Team podcast   Fans of the show, your support is alwa

This week Hilliard, Chris, and Lisa are joined by Geoffrey Thorne to discuss British vs. American actors - we weigh in on the unending debate about who can or can't portray Black life on screen!   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-230     Samuel L. Jackson takes umbrage when Black Brits play Black American roles. The UK's seminal acting school, RADA - Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Black British actors John Boyega, Letitia Wright and Damson Idris show support for the London-based Identity School of Acting's new Los Angeles annex Books mentioned on the episode: Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond Civilization or Barbarism by Cheikh Anta Diop Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films! Alex and NJ drop TV-centric game on Paper Team podcast Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned on the show, here’s the link to this game-giving podcast’s Patreon link, show some love!     Geoffrey Thorne on Twitter   Chris De

Hilliard and Chris sit down with Deric A. Hughes to talk about his crazy journey from the Writers On The Verge Program to Co Executive Producer on two of the hottest genre series: FLASH & ARROW!   www.bit.ly/SWRR-229     Warren Ellis' Planetary Stephen King's ON WRITING    John Cassidy (Comic Artist)   Robert Hewitt Wolfe Gene Roddenberry's ANDROMEDA DEEP SPACE NINE   NBC's Writers On The Verge Warehouse 13 Rescue Me   Greg Bertlanti Writing Rule: Heart, Humor, Spectacle   Deric’s Writing Partner Ben Raab   Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast (http://www.micheauxmission.com/) for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films! Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned on the show, here's the link to this game-giving podcast's Patreon link: http://bit.ly/SWRRPatreon Deric A. Hughes - https://twitter.com/dblackanese Chris Derrick - https://twitter.com/unauthorizedcbd Lisa Bolekaja - https://twitter.com/lisabolekaja Hilliard Guess - https://twitter.com/HilliardGues

Hilliard, Chris and screenwriter/director Todd Nunes chop it up about EVERYTHING we love about the Horror genre!   HIGHLIGHTS: HALLOWEEN, DAWN OF THE DEAD, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, THE WARRIORS (yes, it has elements of horror), SLASHERS vs PARANORMAL FILMS and so much more!     Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-228       Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned on the show, here's the link to this game-giving podcast's Patreon link: http://bit.ly/SWRRPatreon     Todd Nunes - https://twitter.com/todd_nunes Chris Derrick - https://twitter.com/unauthorizedcbd Lisa Bolekaja - https://twitter.com/lisabolekaja Hilliard Guess - https://twitter.com/HilliardGuess     The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/screenwritersrr/ The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter - https://twitter.com/screenwritersrr --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support