Screenwriters' Rant Room

In this episode Hilliard and Chris chop it up with old friend, NAACP Image Award Winner ABDUL WILLIAMS for his recent work on the bio/musical The Bobby Brown Story as well as The New Edition Story, Lottery Ticket and the upcoming Salt-N-Pepa Music/Bio Miniseries for Lifetime.
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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!

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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  

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  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.”  

 

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  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     Geoffrey Thorne on Twitter  

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  

 

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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. 
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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
 
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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.

 

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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. 
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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


The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
 

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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!

 

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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's On The Page podcast

 

Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films!

 

Connect with Us on Social Media: 

Tracy Grant on Twitter

Geoffrey Thorne on Twitter

Chris Derrick on Twitter

Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter

Hilliard Guess on Twitter

 

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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!

 

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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 Guess on Twitter<

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 Twitter

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

 

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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

 

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