Easy guide to production
By Brock Cooper (doddleNEWS) Jack The Giant Slayer underwhelmed at the box office, but Oz: The Great and Powerful is a hit. Big-budget blockbusters are always a gamble. High-end visual effects and big stars should almost be a guarantee for good money, but when you're talking budgets in the hundreds … [Read more...]
By Brock Cooper (doddleNews) It's not easy breaking into professional screenwriting. If you're located in Los Angeles, then you've got a step up on everyone else, but even there the only people who outnumber screenwriters are people who think they are screenwriters. As a freelance writer, I … [Read more...]
By Brock Cooper (doddleNEWS) There was a time, and it wasn't that long ago, that film actors would never consider doing television. Film and television actors lived in two different circles and never the twain shall meet, but that tide seems to be changing as the line between film and television … [Read more...]
By Brock Cooper (doddleNEWS) I think we can all thank Edward Cullen and Bella Swan for the current and foreseeable future glut of young adult horror and fantasy movies on the horizon. Apparently gone are the days of blood filled gorefests as studios roll out angst ridden PG-13 movies aimed at … [Read more...]
By Brock Cooper (doddleNEWS) Actors have long worried that certain characters or film genres would limit their ability to get different parts. Typecasting can be a boon for some actors and a nightmare for others, but it can also be the same with screenwriters. I admit that when it comes to my … [Read more...]
By Brock Cooper (doddleNEWS) This past week, Top Gun was released in theaters in 3D, and while it stands out as definitely one of the best movies of the 1980s, I can't help but think to myself “Why is it back in theaters?” 3D is great technology. It was great in the 1950's and who can forget … [Read more...]
By Brock Cooper (doddleNEWS) When writers find out they have to write a screenplay adaptation to an existing novel, it can be a frightening. It doesn't matter if the original work is your own or someone else's, because the thought of boiling down a full-length novel into a 120 page script is … [Read more...]
By Brock Cooper (doddleNEWS) This weekend Mama proved that a mother's bond transcends life, death and everything in between, and became a box office smash hit. It's safe to say that many horror movie villains have mommy issues that led them to skin, slash, and hack up people on a whim. It doesn't … [Read more...]
The Josh Brolin-led Gangster Squad will hit theaters and the world will decide how this group stacks up against gangster squads of old. For every miscreant booze runner or dope head, there is a squad of pseudo good guys ready to take them down. They may not always go by the letter of the law or be … [Read more...]
By Brock Cooper (doddleNEWS) They're the guys you love to hate. The anti-heroes that steal, cheat and murder to get their way to the top. Along the way, we see into their inner lives and may even begin to feel a little pity for them. There wouldn't be any fearless lawmen if it wasn't for scheming … [Read more...]
It looks like old Leatherface is back and badder than ever in the newest reboot of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series. The Tobe Hooper original is one of the classics of horror, but the 2003 reboot was just bad, even with the curvaceous Jessica Biel, but the current 3D version seems to be lighting … [Read more...]
By Brock Cooper (doddleNEWS) Well, we survived the Mayan Apocalypse and Christmas, which leaves only New Year's Eve as the last big hurrah of 2012. The new year represents rebirth and new beginnings, so it's no surprise that its used as fodder for some of the sappiest reunions and turning points in … [Read more...]
By Brock Cooper (doddleNEWS) Christmas wouldn't be the same if there wasn't a dozens of Christmas specials with our favorite characters rejoicing about the miracle of Christmas and the spirit of giving. They run the gambit from the truly amazing to the just plain cheesy, but one thing is … [Read more...]
The holiday season is in full swing and families huddle around their television to watch the millions of Christmas-themed movies. They range from the low budget telefilms to the big budget blockbusters, but there are only a handful that have become Christmas traditions and guilty … [Read more...]
As everyone on the planet anxiously awaits the premiere of The Hobbit this week, you have to remember that none of this would have been possible without Peter Jackson. Sure, I guess they could had another writer/producer/director, but it wouldn't have been the same. Once again we venture into Middle … [Read more...]
Once again reports seem to be conflicting about Bill Murray returning as Dr. Peter Venkman for Ghostbusters 3. One minute the eccentric actor is gung ho as long as he plays a ghost, and the next he's off again. Murray's genius as an actor is proven, but the difficulty in contacting and committing … [Read more...]
