#Hollywood 101

[let-this-ship-sink-already]

It’s always “critical acclaim” girl, there is a surplus critics, podcasters, YouTubers. And now that, everyone has been bought off buy studio houses or pr managements. THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE IN THE INDUSTRY. Why do you think the golden globes wasn’t even televised this year? Why do you think viewership for the Oscars and Emmys keep going down. Because it’s an industry game! Whenever people rely on “ur opinion doesn’t matter only critics do” meanwhile they are quick to take it back when critics pan euphoria and uncharted and malcom and Marie.

Studios are not gonna waste money on saving euphoria from critics because it doesn’t matter about quality, they have automatic viewership bc of zendaya. Some thing with uncharted. But u can always buy off performance reviewers and it’s beyond simple.

And whenever there is valid criticism her stands go to “jealous, racist, sexist!” Like nah! Not everyone has the taste level of a 13 year old stan. Also it’s this mentality that never lets a possible actor become better. Case in point Scarlet Johansson, she was NO WHERE NEAR a natural talent. She got PANNED in the beginning of her career but she was hot. But she didn’t buy praise, she took her criticisms and made smart choice and became a quality actress (not a ICONIC one, but she has done it smartly).

Y’all calling zendaya the greatest is not allowing her any room to even attempt to grow. Same thing with Tom. All I’m saying is STOP using buzzwords like racist, sexist, and jealous against ppl who have valid criticisms and also know how the Hollywood machine worst.

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[eliceislandent]

How To Break Into Hollywood As A Writer

If you want to make it in Hollywood as a writer you better know what you’re doing. There are a few ways you can try to “break into the biz” as we say. Here are some ways people have succeeded before.

Good writing is honest, authentic, and precisely crafted. If you can stand out in these ways on the page then you will find success.

For starters, if you want to be a writer you need to offer something pretty special. One way is with an original script. Or a “spec script” as it is called in the business. A spec script is a script you write for free (speculatively) banking on the hopes it will get you more work.

A mediocre script isn’t going to cut it. It can’t be something we’ve seen before. You need to be original. You need to demonstrate you have an original voice.

It is important to adjust your expectations and have the proper goals for your spec script(s). Your spec script is a calling card. For people in the business to get a sense of your writing. Are you a comedy writer? Drama? What’s your style ? Do you have a voice? The goal of a good spec is to offer a sample of your work that makes an impression on people.

Good writing is honest, authentic, and precisely crafted. If you can stand out in these ways on the page then you will find success.

The goal should not be to sell your spec. Ultimately, you have no control over whether something sells. Besides, the odds of selling your spec pilot are very very low.

A spec script is meant to get you a job. On a TV show. Then, once you have that job, say on a TV show writing staff, you write your way up the ranks at that show. Eventually, you earn the right to sell and run your own show in the future.

Or your spec gets you a job writing a movie for an open writing assignment working someone else’s movie (i.e. a producer or a director). It gets made so you get to write another movie. Until, eventually it’s your movie that’s getting made.

Another way to get your foot in the door it is you can work as an Assistant. Start at a talent agency, get in a desk and use the relationships you make as you come up in the business to land a job as a writing assistant to a big time Showrunner.

Often times, this is a way to earn yourself a shot at proving you can write. Other writers in the show or the Showrunner themselves may offer you that chance by reading your script and giving you feedback. You might even be offered a chance to write an episode of the show you’re on.

Even if you aren’t you will learn more in a writers room than four years at film school.

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The true thing is there is no one way to make it as a writer in Hollywood. If there were everyone would go that route. Like law school for lawyers.

But whatever way you choose to try and break into the biz there is one truism: you can’t be lazy.

Hard work beats talent every time talent doesn’t work hard. There are no shortcuts. If you want it go after it. Don’t wait.

When it comes to the actual writing the key is to actually write. Only through doing will you get better.

And don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Not in the job you hope to get. The plan you make for yourself. Or on the page. Give yourself permission to suck in the beginning. Keep at it and you’ll get better. Eventually, if you get good enough Hollywood will come to you.

[damn-these-eyes]

table for two please

[hollyweirdangeleno]

[dischordantcerebralballistics]

Victoria Justice. Gorgeous actress and singer 💕💕💕

[filmcourage]

I Was Never Going To Sell A Screenplay If I Didn't Learn This - Jason-Shane Scott

Watch the video interview on YouTube here.

[iced-american0]

Quiet on Set

The documentary revealed some extremely shocking details. Personally I have felt disturbed after learning about everything that took place. How did Dan not know about Brian Peck being pen pals with a serial killer? Why did Disney hire Brian after he got out jail and how many more pedos did Disney hire??? And Penelope TAYNT?? For all these years i thought it was TATE. And all of those slang terms from iCarly and Victorious such as: Jank, Chiz, Wazbag, Gank, Grunch, What the Yuck, Hob-Knocker, Skunk bag. We all know what some stand for but now that I'm an adult revisiting all of this its actually disgusting. And Alexa Nikolas has been doing an AMAZING job exposing more predators. Check out her youtube channel she has covered so much about the documentary and so much more. She has shared her experience working with Dan and the cast of Zoey 101.

Tell me your thoughts on the documentary.

Alexa's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@eatpredators

[agentark]

I was certain the Uglies movie would be absolutely awful, but it was much better than I expected

[britneyshakespeare]

throughout the series of drake and josh it pretty consistently implies that josh nichols is a christian (josh peck is jewish) and in the finale of the series helen (played by yvette nicole brown, not jewish[?]) is portrayed as a practicing jew

[save-the-villainous-cat]

The lorax more professionally explores sensitive topics than 99% of modern movies from Hollywood lmao

I’m sure it does…

[oldshowbiz]

1955.

The Pre-Opening Report From Disneyland featured footage of the newly built Disneyland structures being transferred along the Hollywood Freeway.

In this sequence, the convoy turns off of Barnham Blvd and onto the Hollywood Freeway, traveling south past the western side of Whitley Heights.

[gobbogoo]

There's a lot of reasons why this sort of thinking hampers the long-term success of these films, and one of the major ones is recognizability. With Halloween coming up, consider how many "iconic" costumes you see from modern films, vs films from yesteryear? There are a few to be sure, but nowhere near the number of immediately recognizable outfits there used to be.

More and more, short-term gain over long-term success seems to be the preference, and I'm not entirely sure why the industry's mindset has shifted like that? I assume the rise of social media and the internet as a whole has SOMETHING to do with it, but I'm not quite sure.

the decrease in costuming quality over the last 20 years has been soooo precipitous & nauseating. i’m not even talking abt marvel’s cg supersuits or anything this time, look at the fabric quality, structure, layering, character, and craftsmanship of older costumes in 102 dalmations (2000) vs cruella (2021)

ever after (1998) vs cinderella (2021)

lord of the rings (2001-2003) vs the rings of power (2022)

this trend should upset you not just because it looks cheap, but because it suggests a strong anti-art and anti-labor movement in film and tv making. don’t forget costumers are unionized

[us-uk-news]

A Rising Star from Austin Butler Zoey 101 to Hollywood Heights

Austin Butler’s entry into the entertainment world began with a breakout role in the Nickelodeon teen sitcom Austin Butler Zoey 101. Cast as James Garrett, Butler quickly became a fan favorite with his charming portrayal of a character blending mischief and charisma. This initial foray into television laid the groundwork for what would soon evolve into a promising career.

[nevertoparadise]

୨୧ list of all lana unreleased, demos and covers ୨୧

unreleased songs

1. You Can Be The Boss (leaked)

2. Kinda Outta Luck (leaked)

3. Oooh Baby (= “Are You Ready?”) (leaked)

4. Hundred Dollar Bill (leaked)

5. Driving in Cars With Boys (leaked)

7. Daddy Issues (= “I Was In A Bad Way”) (leaked)

8. Trash Magic (leaked)

9. Paris (= “Take Me To Paris”) (leaked)

10. Heavy Hitter (leaked)

11. Dum Dum (3 different versions) (leaked)

12. Match Made In Heaven (leaked)

13. She’s Not Me (= “Ride or Die”) (leaked)

14. Pin Up Galore (leaked)

15. Dangerous Girl (leaked)

16. Never Let Me Go (leaked)

17. Children Of The Bad Revolution (leaked)

19. Marilyn Monroe (= “Puppy Love”) (leaked)

20. Come When You Call Me America (2 different versions) (leaked)

21. 1949 (leaked)

22. You’re Gonna Love Me (leaked)

23. Put the Radio On (leaked)

24. Gangsta Boy (leaked)

25. Summer of Sam (leaked)

26. Serial Killer (leaked)

27. Go Go Dancer (leaked)

28. Delicious (leaked)

29. Big Bad Wolf (= “Hot Hot Hot”) (leaked)

30. Playing Dangerous (leaked)

31. Afraid (leaked)

32. Hollywood’s Dead (leaked)

33. Damn You (= “American Dream”) (leaked)

34. Lift Your Eyes (leaked)

35. Boarding School (leaked)

36. Butterflies (leaked)

37. Every Man Gets His Wish (leaked)

38. Fordham Road (leaked)

39. Motel 6 (leaked)

40. Paradise (leaked)

41. Velvet Crowbar (leaked)

42. Fake Diamond (2 versions) (leaked)

43. Backfire (leaked)

44. Moi Je Joue (leaked)

45. Last Girl On Earth (leaked)

46. Live or Die (leaked)

47. Push Me Down (leaked)

48. Teenage Wasteland (= “Prom Song” [Gone Wrong]) (leaked)

49. Tonight (= “I Don’t Wanna Go”) (leaked)

50. My Best Days (leaked)

51. Break My Fall (leaked)

52. Catch and Release (leaked)

53. Crooked Cop (leaked)

54. Is It Wrong? (leaked)

55. Jealous Girl (leaked)

56. Hawaiian Tropic (leaked)

57. Heartshaped Chevrolet (leaked)

58. Hit and Run (2 versions) (leaked)

59. Making Out (2 versions) (leaked)

60. Noir (leaked)

61. Scarface (leaked)

62. TV In Black & White (leaked)

63. Us Against The World (leaked)

64. Midnight Dancer Girlfriend (leaked)

65. Maha Maha (leaked)

66. Television Heaven (leaked)

67. Golden Grill (leaked)

68. Beautiful Player (leaked)

69. Dynamite (leaked)

70. Breaking My Heart (leaked)

71. Black Beauty (leaked)

72. Hollywood (leaked)

73. Angels Forever (Forever Angels) (leaked)

74. Starry Eyed (leaked)

75. JFK (leaked)

76. Butterflies Pt. 2 (leaked)

77. Daytona Meth (leaked)

78. Tired Of Singing The Blues (leaked)

79. St. Tropez (= “Party Girl”) (leaked)

80. Queen Of Disaster (leaked)

81. All Smiles (leaked)

82. Bentley

83. Betty Boop Boop (leaked)

84. Born Bad Bay

85. Caught You Boy

86. C U L8r Alligator (leaked)

87. Criminals Run The World (= “Hit And Run” alternate version) (leaked)

88. Cry Me A River

89. Girl That Got Away

90. I Was In A Bad Way (= “Daddy Issues” alternate version) (leaked)

91. I’m Fucked

92. Kindness of Strangers

93. Mermaid Hotel (leaked)

94. Put Your Lips Together (leaked)

95. Resistance

96. Roses

97. Ruby Tuesday

98. Slow Gin Fizz

99. So Legit (= “Against Gaga”) (leaked)

100. Smarty (leaked)

101. Playground (leaked)

102. Wrong

103. Strange Love (leaked)

104. Bollywood Hawaii (leaked)

105. Baby Blue Love (leaked)

106. I Want It All

107. Behind Closed Doors (leaked)

108. Jimmy Gnecco (leaked)

109. Break The Cycle

110. Epiphany

111. Jonah

112. Little Angel

113. Lullubye

114. True Love On The Side (leaked)

115. Living Without You (= “TV In Black & White” alternate version) (leaked)

116. True Love

117. Greenwich (leaked)

118. Shadow Of A Doubt (leaked)

119. Get Drunk (leaked)

120. BBM Baby

121. Be My Daddy

122. China Palace

123. Dance Money

124. Fine China

125. For Charlie

126. Living Legend

127. Morricone

128. Piano Theme

129. W

130. Yes To Heaven

131. Ridin’/My Bitch (feat. The Kickdrums & A$AP) (leaked)

132. Back To Tha Basics (leaked)

133. Because of You (leaked)

134. Coca Colla (= “Television Heaven” alternate version) (leaked)

135. Hangin’ Around (leaked)

136. In The Sun (leaked)

137. Joshy & I (leaked)

138. Let My Hair Down (leaked)

139. Live Forever (leaked)

140. Meet Me In The Pale Moonlight (leaked)

141. Methamphetamines (leaked)

142. On Our Way (leaked)

143. Stoplight De-lite (leaked)

144. Trash (leaked)

145. Wayamaya (leaked)

146. You & Me (leaked)

147. Your Band Is All The Rage (leaked)

148. The good life (leaked)

149. Zodiac (snippet leaked)

150. Ave Maria

151. Pink Champagne (leaked)

152. Fine china (leaked)

153. Dragonslayer (leaked)

154. Poetry in motion (leaked)

155. There’s nothing to be sorry about

156. All for you

157. Unidentified flying bill

158. Smile

159. California

160. In wendy

161. More mountains

162. When i’m with you

163. French restaurant (leaked)

164. Coconut & key lime pie

165. Sweetheart

166. Roses bloom for you (leaked)

167. I must be stupid for being so happy

168. Earthquakes

169. Star lux

170. Eat for free

171. Wait

172. Crazy for you

173. Blizzard

albums

Lana Del Ray (Steven Mertens recordings)

Tracklist: unknown

Lizzy Grant and the Phenomena (leaked)

Tracklist:

1. Disco

2. For K Part 2 (Demo)

Sparkle Jump Rope Queen (leaked)

Tracklist:

1. Axl Rose Husband

2. Elvis

3. Blue Ribbon (= “Gramma”)

The Money Hunny Recordings (leaked)

Tracklist:

1. Money Hunny

2. A Star For Nick

3. Rehab (“For K Part 2″ Demo)

4. Pawn Shop Blues (Demo)

May Jailer – Sirens (leaked)

Tracklist:

1. Sirens (Titled as “For K”)

2. Next to Me

3. A Star for Nick

4. My Momma

5. Bad Disease

6. Out with a Bang

7. Westbound

8. Try Tonight

9. All You Need

10. I’m Indebited to You

11. Pretty Baby (Or “For K”)

12. Aviation

13. Find My Own Way

14. Pride

15. Birds of A Feather

Lana del Ray AKA Lizzy Grant

Tracklist:

1. Kill Kill

2. Queen of the gas station

3. Oh say can you see

4. Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven)

5. For K Pt. 2

6. Jump

7. Mermaid Motel

8. Raise me up (Mississippi south)

9. Pawn shop blues

10. Brite lites

11. Put me in a movie

12. Smarty

13. Yayo

demos

1. Born To Die (2 different versions) (leaked)

2. Blue Jeans (leaked)

3. Video Games (leaked)

4. Diet Mountain Dew (3 different versions, also known as Diet Mnt Dew) (leaked)

5. National Anthem (2 different versions) (leaked)

6. Dark Paradise (2 different versions, one with other lyrics) (leaked)

7. Radio (leaked)

8. Carmen (2 different versions, one of them is acapella with other lyrics) (leaked)

9. Million Dollar Man (leaked)

10. This Is What Makes Us Girls (2 different versions) (leaked)

11. Without You (2 different versions, one with other lyrics) (leaked)

12. Lolita (4 different versions, also known as Hey Lolita Hey or Lolyta) (leaked)

13. Lucky Ones (leaked)

14. Driving in Cars with Boys (leaked)

15. Hundred Dollar Bill (leaked)

16. Heavy Hitter (leaked)

17. Yayo (leaked)

18. Trash Magic (leaked)

19. Ghetto Baby (Demo for Cheryl Cole) (leaked)

20. White Pontiac Heaven (= “Axl Rose Husband” alternate version) (leaked)

21. Summertime Sadness (leaked)

22. Young & Beautiful (leaked)

23. Jump (leaked)

24. Put Me In A Movie (leaked)

25. Brite Lites (leaked)

26. Unfixable (Demo for Shades of cool) (leaked)

27. Miss America (demo 1 and 2)

28. Beautiful people beautiful problems (leaked)

29. Freak (leaked)

30. Thunder (leaked)

other songs – live/covers/collaborations

1. The End of the World (Skeeter Davies Cover)

2. Iron (with Woodkid) released

3. Chet Baker (with Mando Diao) released

4. Gloria (with Mando Diao) released

5. The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. (Donna Fargo Cover)

6. Ten Dollar Ring (with Bryan Dunn)

7. Goodbye Kiss (Kasabian Cover)

8. Heart-Shaped Box (Nirvana Cover)

9. Blue Velvet (Bobby Vinton Cover – for H&M) released

10. Chelsea Hotel No. 2 (Leonard Cohen Cover)

11. Summer Wine (Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra Cover)

12. Spender (feat. Smiler) released

13. Dayglo Reflection (feat. Bobby Womack) released

14. Cry Me A River (Various)

15. I Love Paris (Ella Fitzgerald Cover)

16. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan Cover)

17. Roadhouse Blues (The Doors Cover)

18. Why Don’t You Do Right? (Peggy Lee Cover)

19. Wonderwall (Oasis Cover)

20. Some Things Last A Long Time (Daniel Johnston Cover) released

[filmcourage]

Biggest Mistakes Writers Make Trying To Build A Career - Steve Harper

Watch the video interview on YouTube here.

[probinism]

Gladiator 2000 Film Review: How Far Can a Man Go to Avenge His Family

Released in 2000, Gladiator is an epic historical action film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe as the lead character, Maximus Decimus Meridius. The film tells the story of a Roman general who is betrayed and enslaved and ultimately seeks revenge against the emperor who killed his wife and son and burnt his house and betrayed him. The film was a critical and commercial success,…