barrington99@gmail.com Saturday night we went to a wedding. It was very nice — a short, pretty ceremony followed by dinner and dancing and desserts. The planned desserts were wedding cake, an outdoor s’more station, and donuts, but the family member tasked with picking up the donuts forgot to pick them up. No big deal, really, cake … Read more
Last night I checked out a monthly literary and music event called Library Girl. Each month the theme for the evening is inspired by a musical artist, and a line from a song. This evening’s inspiration was “Hot Tramp, I Love You So” from the David Bowie’s “Rebel Rebel,” one of those songs I don’t remember … Read more
This is a copy of the New Year’s letter I sent to some folks today. Happy New Year! Apologies if I asked for your address and implied you might get a card. That project lost steam. Hang on for next year, though – because I already bought the cards. In the meantime, here’s a little … Read more
I’m not sure I’ve mentioned here that I entered some scripts in the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition this year, and did okay — three scripts (two features and a short) made it to second round. Earlier this year I did some posts about The Black List website, blcklst.com. I talked about the random luck … Read more
My yearly scans: colonscopy, endoscopy, various ultrasounds and a trip to the dermatologist, are like my annual mini-gauntlet that must be run before the pleasant holidays. The first on that list is, of course, the least favorite, due to the day of fasting, followed by the night-long uncomfortable evening of “prep.” That evening was last … Read more
Austin Film Festival countdown: 3 days. Awesome, I’m excited to go, except not, because — I’m sure I’ve covered this in other posts — PACKING ANXIETY. Sometimes I’m late because I don’t want to go to things. But mostly I’m late because I don’t want to get ready to go. I find making getting-ready-to-go decisions … Read more
Movie awards season. I have mixed feelings about the awards themselves. Living in proximity to that world, I become ever more aware of all the lobbying and advertising, and how the people who get to vote on such things rarely have time to even watch everything they are supposed to be choosing between… And then … Read more
My brain is lazy. When it comes to screenwriting, there are those who say you don’t need guys in front of classrooms to teach you to tell a story. “Just read scripts,” they say, “and you will learn all you need to learn.” What they mean by that (I hope, at least), is not really … Read more
So this is it: My first Lovers in Their Right Mind “Friday Process Post.” Our movie is a about an African-American woman who falls in love with a Persian man, and has to decide whether to be with him at the risk of losing the support of her family and community. The woman—whose name is … Read more
Facebook has this thing now where it randomly shows you a picture from your timeline on a random anniversary of when it first appeared. Last week it showed me this one: I’m standing outside the convention center at Dragon Con in Atlanta, checking out the line of people waiting to see the big-screen premiere of … Read more