We're back, babyyy!

Our unplanned hiatus is OVER and we are ready to RAMBLE! Err... rumble?

Screenwriting competitions, festivals, fellowshipsSpreadsheets are our savior. (Even if Caitlin is a psycho about it!)Reflecting on our pre-2021 episodes and our predictions and excitement (Inauguration fashion, Disney+ Marvel shows!)Amazon buys MGM for $8 BillionWizard of Oz sequels - Return to OZ (1985)John Chu - Director (Crazy Rich Asians, In The Heights, Wicked)Our college days in NYC circa 2007-2012 and theater school antics at AMDAAnthony Ramos - actor and AMDA alum (Hamilton, In The Heights)Acting school tries to make every student a “blank slate” but ends up making everyone homogenous when what usually gets you the job is the thing that makes you stick out from the crowd!Originating a role versus replacing a role in theaterTick, Tick… BOOM! Movie musical trailer. Directed by Lin Manuel Miranda. Andrew Garfield - actor (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Under the Silverlake, Spider-Man, The Social Network)*Disney+ SPOILERS* and our collective freak out on Disney’s Shareholder Day announcementsJon Favreau and Dave Filoni doing the most (and the best) at LucasFilms.Daniel Brühl - actor (Falcon and the Winter Soldier, The Alienist)Loki, Disney+ series starring Tom HiddlestonBrit’s vision for an indie superhero movie a la Logan (2017)Brie Larson - actor (Captain Marvel, Room) who is prepping for Captain Marvel 2 with celebrity trainer, Jason Walsh (Rise Movement and Rise Nation - our favorite cardio class in LA!)Jurassic World sequel - Bryce Dallas Howard (actor) & Colin Trevorrow (writer/director)NOTE: Caitlin calls people by their first names simply because she is lazy. These people are ~ not ~ her friends.Dax Shepard’s podcast - Arm Chair Expert, Kerri Russel, and our love of JJ AbramsPacific Palisades - JJ and Caitlin are from the same small town that has recently been dramatically renovated by developer, Rick CarusoPitching! Our two recent pitches - one project to a studio and the other for an OWA at a major production companyOur career coach, Lee JessupQuestions everyone in Hollywood asks about your project: 1. Why are you the person to tell this story? And 2. Why now?Adapting a real life event - what about this makes it a movie and not a documentary?No matter how specific a story, audiences need an emotional journey to connect to that makes the project feel universalOpen Writing Assignment - screenwriting work for hireA brief interlude on music licensing in podcastingGeneral meetings - we’ll cover that soonTent Pole Intellectual Property - example: Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Star WarsISA - International Screenwriting Association“Kill Your Darlings”Brit’s SKIMS obsession is real. We sidebar to discuss our favorite Kardashians.Caitlin’s recent TV binges: Shrill on Hulu and Peaky Blinders on NetflixLindy West’s book - Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern CinemaOur DMs are open! (Not THAT way. Or maybe…)