Commentary: Screenwriter & BlueCat Founder Gordy Hoffman

This is my commentary and takeaways from my conversation with Gordy Hoffman, the Sundance-winning writer of Love Liza (starred his brother, Philip Seymour Hoffman), and founder of BlueCat Screenwriting Competition. Check the feed for the interview.    In this commentary I discuss What I appreciate about Gordy  My thoughts on feedback and dealing with the issues that come up when giving and receiving it The importance of having uncomfortable conversations Some reflections on addiction, in context to the character in Love Liza and other observations # If you'd like to hear another thoughtful conservation about screenwriting and story development, you might appreciate this interview with Golden Globe-winning producer Lindsay Doran, who helped develop icon films This Is Spinal Tap, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and Ghost. # Sponsor for this Episode Screenwriters Down South – We're a screenwriting group in Baton Rouge. Some of our writers have written scripts that have been made into films with movie stars, written award-winning shorts, and worked at production companies or on film sets around the world.   Screenwriters Down South on Meetup Facebook # Say hello: podcast@nsavides.com # Related Things BlueCat Screenplay Competition Facebook, Twitter, YouTube BlueCat success stories Gordy Hoffman on Instagram Screenplays for Love Liza and Dog Bowl Watch Love Liza and Dog Bowl on Amazon Ashley Scott Meyers interviews Gordy about Dog Bowlon sellingyourscreenplay.com Gordy interviews BlueCat winner (includes a reference to Morrissey!) The Independent's obituary for Philip Seymour Hoffman Scriptnotes episode with guest Aline Brosh McKennaabout the progress made in Hollywood after the Weinstein revelations. Shortcut for the podcast: nicksav.show Music for the show provided by Rob Costlow. # Books Mentioned Jugheadcomic book series Nightby Elie Wiesel # Shows & Movies Mentioned 27 Dresses Alien Almost Famous Animal House Annihilation Bicycle Thieves Boogie Nights Capote Citizen Kane Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Crazy Rich Asians Devil Wears Prada Get Out Godzilla Godfather Get Out Independence Day Jaws King Kong La Dulce Vita Love Liza The Master The Meg - reversals Mission: Impossible III  Nutcracker and the Four Realms Owning Mahowny The Searchers The Seventh Seal Titanic Unforgiven We Bought a Zoo When Harry Met Sally # If You Liked the Show Sign up for The nsavides Newsletter. Subscribe or leave an honest review:   Apple Podcasts   Spotify   Overcast Say hello on Twitter:  @nsavidesPRO Thank you for visiting!