This month at the Screenwriters Salon, it's noted local filmmaker Brian McDonald at the mic. Seattlest has this freaking eterna-cold that's going around now, so we're still deciding whether or not to infect the goings on with our presence. It's a tough call, because McDonald's take on story structure in film is particularly insightful and grounded. more ›

Well, another month has rolled around, which means it's time for another installment of SIFF's Screenwriters Salon. In a change-up from the seminar format, this month's offering is a "top-secret" staged script reading, featuring George Wing. The George Wing -- who, by the way, used to be a legal assistant here in Seattle, before they turned 50 First Dates into a hit film and he disappointed his parents by turning his back on a promising legal career. more ›

Listen, you remember the last time you had a great idea. You sat down and sketched it out, outlined the plot, and wrote treatment after treatment. Then some Bobby-Evans-type said, "Kid, I like your stuff," a year-and-a-half later Tim Allen signed on in the lead, and after the three-day crying jag you nearly drove off the Aurora Bridge. more ›