The Toronto Screenwriting Conference (TSC) is a yearly event that brings together professional screenwriters from across Canada and the US for a weekend of networking, workshops and lectures covering topics from “Maximizing Your Software with Final Draft” to “The ‘Unlikeable’ Female Protagonist” to “Breaking into Video Game Writing”. Founded by Canadian super-agent Glenn Cockburn, the […]
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Dead for a Ducat (A+) Hamlet in 85 minutes as a film noir two-hander. The concept sounds either silly or impossible but Reign or Shine Productions somehow pulls it off in a way that’s both technically impressive and emotionally involving. I was expecting a […]
Phil Rosenthal is a happy-go-lucky ball of quirky energy. The Emmy-winning creator of Everybody Loves Raymond was at the ATX Television Festival to talk about his new Netflix show Somebody Feed Phil, an earnest travel & food reality show where self-professed “schmuck” Rosenthal goes places, talks to people, and eats stuff. Tragically, the day I […]
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Life in a Box (A+) I left this show 12 hours ago and I’m still smiling. An episodic adventure that works as both live theatre and a web series, Life in a Box is as fresh as it is fun with a concept […]
The Musician Spotlight Series shines a light on up-and-coming bands and solo acts creating heartfelt and original work across genres, giving them an opportunity to talk about their music, their collaborators, and why they do what they do. Click Here to follow the series as it progresses. To submit an artist or band for consideration, email editors@myentertainmentworld.ca. […]
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews The Grass is Greenest at the Houston Astrodome (A) I like to go into Fringe with an open mind, ready to fall madly in love with new artists I’ve never seen before. On the other hand, Fringe is long and busy and exhausting […]
Press Rooms aren’t as big a part of the ATX Television Festival as they are, say, San Diego Comic-Con. I did a fair number of 1:1 interviews with people who make TV, attended screenings of new shows and reunions of old casts and panels discussing everything from the impact of TGIF shows making their Hulu […]
AMC’s new show Lodge 49 is odd and enigmatic and kind of entrancing. It’s hard to explain (it’s about a guy who joins a lodge, but it’s not really just about a guy who joins a lodge) and tough to pitch (I’m really feeling “because I said so” as my answer to your “why should […]