Doctor Strained
DOCTOR STRANGE may have mystical superpowers, but still can be felled by one small act: a lame First Act. Hollywood producers are wrong...
Oy, Gestalt!
"The audience will not undergo anything the protagonist does not undergo. For the journey is the same, and the audience members...
Enduring Freedom
Dalton Trumbo was a champion of the "little guy." You can hear his advocacy in movies such as SPARTACUS, PAPILLON and THE BRAVE ONE. Of...
Slap Me Five!
A good story is like a Russian nesting doll. Initially, you are drawn to it by its trappings, the plot, the pictures, the promise. Then,...
Think Big
What's the Big Idea? Who knows... but I better have one for my presentation at the Walla Walla Public Library this Friday night. If...
Stewart Stern Remembered
Stewart Stern was never on Twitter. He was incapable of expressing a sentiment simply, certainly not within 140 characters. Stewart loved...
Let's BAND together
Behind every song, there's a story. After every concert, there are tales to be told. On Sound Proof, I find the stories musicians hide in...
What's Wrong with this Picture?
While I never fully "got" Chuck Barris, I was always intrigued by The Gong Show; I loved the immediacy and (in?)sensitivity of the...
Faster & Furiouser?
Some films — actually, all of my favorites — can be classified as character-driven vehicles. Not sure what to do with THE FAST & THE...
Storyfinding at The Seattle Interactive Conference
Who knew foregoing a PowerPoint presentation would be such a popular move? I can't stand slidedecks and bullet points so, at this year's...
