by Scott Holleran (@ScottHolleran) Kicking off the 7th annual Classic Film Festival in Hollywood was a 40th anniversary screening of 1976's crusading reporter-themed All the President's Men at Sid Grauman's historic Chinese Theater. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) also featured a panel discussion on journalism in movies during the recent festival. Speaking on the press in motion... Continue Reading →
Quote of the Day: William Faulkner
A writer is congenitally unable to tell the truth and that is why we call what he writes fiction.
Quote of the Day: Ray Bradbury
We have our Arts so we won’t die of Truth.
Quote of the Day: Mark Twain
Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.
Quote of the Day: Stephen King
Fiction is a lie, and good fiction is the truth inside the lie.
Quote of the Day: Piers Paul Read
Truth is always duller than fiction.
Quote of the Day: Mark Twain
Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Quote of the Day: Jim Hart
I think too many screenwriters try to be commercial as opposed to being accessible. Find that material which speaks to you and has a certain truth. Forget about whether it's commercial.