AFI film school #10: Sunset Boulevard — Bigger than peanut butter

When I was in film school, one of my teachers called this one of the greatest films of all time, second only to Citizen Kane. And now on this viewing…

AFI film school #9: Psycho — Mad for this movie

One of the most interesting things about the AFI top 100 list is that there are some movies that most people know nothing about, maybe never even heard of…

AFI film school #8: The Last Picture Show — Adulting

There’s something so modern about being so retro…

The continuum: How to give your audience a complete experience

What do The Godfather, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and Fantasia all have in common?.…

AFI film school #7: Unforgiven— Bad reputation

Don’t put your six-shooters away quite yet--especially if you’re in Big Whiskey County--we’re back with another western this week.…

AFI film school #6: The Shawshank Redemption — Why the movie is so beloved

Today we’re looking at one of the most controversial movies of all time. Not controversial like The Interview or Human Centipede 2, but controversial because IMDb…

How to sell your show (a preview)

We have a new eBook out, and it’s free to anyone who signs up for our newsletter. How to Sell Your Show will go over specific ways to make it easier to sell your TV show idea to a network.…

AFI film school #5: The Searchers — Finding an antihero

Get your six-shooter loaded. We’re traveling back to the wild west this week…

AFI film school #4: In the Heat of the Night — The Power of Perception

When looking at the 2007 AFI List of top 100 movies and asking why did these particular films all make it--what singular quality do they all possess--I come up with...hmm…umm...

AFI film school #3: It's a Wonderful Life — Earned wings

This is the third post where I discuss what creators and filmmakers can learn from a specific AFI top 100 movie. The big news is this means I have surpassed the output of Sufjan Steven’s…