by Film School | Feb 27, 2020 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #098 Entitlement and the Fruits of our Labor The Bhagavad Gita, an ancient Hindu epic, tells us that we are entitled only to our WORK. We are not entitled to the FRUITS of our work. So…what does that mean? And *is* there wisdom in detaching...
by Film School | Feb 24, 2020 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #097 Taxi Driver (1976) You talkin to me? You talking to ME?! Martin Scorcese may have broke through with Mean Streets, but it was this classic DeNiro collab that cemented him as a cinematic force. And the same for DeNiro, who was becoming the biggest...
by Film School | Feb 20, 2020 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #096 Boundaries in Writing and Life Boundaries; the line between me and them, and I get to draw it wherever I want. But…where do I draw it? Who and what do I need to keep separation from? And how do I keep that separation when the line is...
by Film School | Feb 17, 2020 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #095 The Deer Hunter (1978) Russian Roulette. Historical inaccuracies aside, it’s director Michael Cimino’s central metaphor for the Vietnam War. It’s also the pillar around which he builds this epic tale of three normal, blue-collar...
by Film School | Feb 13, 2020 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #094 How To Have A Great Writing Day You’re exhausted, but exhilarated. The words are done, they’re on the page, and they were perfect. Inspired. A breakthrough! We’ve all had that writing day. They’re magic. We’ve also all...
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