Beloved/Hated Shawshank Redemption. OMFG a hallmark card come to life, filled with sappy cliches. I hate this film. Hate hate hate! Admittedly it's been years since I saw it and maybe I should rewatch. Maybe it's not that bad. But I can't rewatch because I've invested so much of myself in hating it, so I'm going to stick with that. Also in contention, Field of Dreams. Ugh. Under-rated Gem: Love Lies Bleeding. An absolute masterpiece in film noir and fantasy and passion and crime and all those good things. Right up there with Bound in terms of great female characters that are burning with life. Guilty Pleasure Armageddon. Bruce Willis flying to space to blow up an asteroid that's going to destory earth? LET'S GO! Also anything with Sharks. Including Deep Blue Sea, about a beautiful scientist harvesting the brain tissue of DNA-altered sharks as a possible cure for Alzheimer's disease. What could go wrong?! Luckily, Sam Jackson comes to save the day. I loved it so much I dragged my entire family to see it. After there were like... why did you make us watch that? Ingrates.

I'm also a gym rat, love mountain biking, theater in NYC with my daughter and talking history with my son. Oh, and I have the privilege of coaching some damn, fine creative people! Oh, and I'm in Santa Monica. My Desert Island Movies are: Interstellar Raising Arizona Being John Malkovich How about you? If so inspired, drop a pic of you and your workspace or fave hobby below so we can all get to know each other better!

This is a great, welcoming community. Let us know what your screenwriting journey is that brought you here. What movies you love, where you're from, and what was the moment that made you want to be a writer. You've finally found a place to explore that with other encouraging film lovers. Remember, you don't have to face the blank page alone!

Lot's going on here. I'm developing courses, a challenge, ads, even a possible lecture series for this group. So, plenty going on behind the scenes. But let's get specific about what YOU are working on and what specifically you want to accomplish in the next 3 months. Not the whole year. Thinking in terms of a year doesn't give us enough heat underneath us to get things done. We need shorter, more specific goals. Let's build accountability. Starting today. So... drop below what you are working on, hope to work on, are thinking about maybe working on... and see if we can't light that fire and fan that flame so in the next 90 days, you are not just talking about writing, but actually getting meaningful work done and thrilled with your own progress! Accountability starting now... who's in?