In 1949, the writing team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green walked into the MGM offices of Arthur…
In 1987, I lived near Melrose & La Brea just south of Hollywood. My neighbor was a 30ish guy named Chris with…
During the 1980s, David Lynch was a ubiquitous presence in Los Angeles. He gave talks at the American Film…
Los Angeles, 1997. I’m in a Hancock Park mansion for three marathon days working on a…
In 1991, my mom worked as a production coordinator on a low-budget movie shot largely in downtown Los…
Herman Mankiewicz was a tough-talking, wisecracking screenwriter who despised sentimentality. When Warner…
In June 1954, a Hollywood cast and crew flew to Saint George, Utah to make the movie The Conqueror…
In 1987, I was a struggling screenwriter living with two friends in a Hancock Park…