First Draft Complete
by Michael B. Druxman on 11/08/14
November 10, 2014
A few days ago, I completed the first draft of my new play in THE HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS collection. This makes it an even dozen in the series and the third play that has more than one character. Indeed, this is a five character dark comedy. (The other 2 multiple character plays are NELSON AND JEANETTE and B MOVIE.)
Since MURDER IN BABYLON, my novel about the William Desmond Taylor murder, is (hopefully) set to be published around the end of this month, I will probably put off making any announcements about the play until sometime in the first quarter of next year. I'd like to fool around with it a bit more. However, if the novel gets delayed, I will probably make the play available sooner than later. We shall see.
There are two new reviews on the Best Bets on DVD site, accessible via the link in the Introduction section of this page. They are DEEPSEA CHALLENGE 3D and SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR, so please take a look.
During the past couple of weeks, I've been watching episodes from the old CHEYENNE western TV series with Clint Walker. Although the production values certainly leave something to be desired, these shows are rather fun to watch, primarily because you see future stars (e.g. Mike Connors, George Kennedy, Michael Landon) in early, often small, roles, and it's also a kick to see how the series, in order to save money, incorporates footage from old Warner Brothers western movies into their shows. In certain episodes, I've spotted both Gary Cooper and Joel McCrea "standing in" for Walker.
The studio was able to get away with that sort of substitution because these shows were made back in the day when TV sets were 13-15 inches. However, with sets now 50+ inches and high def, the old footage is much more obvious.
You have a creative week.
Michael
