Hilliard Guess' Screenwriters Rant Room

Hilliard and guest co-host, drama writer Tracy Grant, have a blast with VJ Boyd, Executive Producer on some of the most respected series out there!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-113   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @TheReelTray @VJBoyd #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #Directing #Producing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard and Lisa have a blast with Austin Film Festival's Liz Mims - Senior Film Program Director and Maya Perez - Producer of the Emmy Award-winning television series "On Story: Presented by Austin Film Festival" - now in its sixth season on PBS!    Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-112   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @Austinfilmfest @ThisMaya #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #Directing #Producing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard and Lisa have a blast with Neil Landau, writer/director of the Television Program at the UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media! We discuss his amazing writing career and latest book "TV Outside The Box - Trailblazing in the Digital Television Revolution."   Short Link: bit.ly/SWRR-111   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK:   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @neilland #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #Directing #Producing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode, Hilliard and Lisa go IN with old friends, Quincy Le Near and Deondray Gossett, creators/producers of the hit DL Chronicles a power-couple in the LGBT Community!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-110   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @QLenear @DeondrayGossett #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #Directing #Producing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

It’s another don’t miss episode y’all. Hilliard chops it up with guest co-hosts, Tracy Grant and Chris Derrick, discussing their techniques for directing successful indie films!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-109   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @KristaVernoff @UnauthorizedCBD #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #Directing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this new episode, Hilliard and guest co-host, Tracy Grant, go IN big time with Executive Producer Krista Vernoff (SHAMELESS - GREY'S ANATOMY") on her amazing rise from playwrite/actor to Showrunner/EP!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-108   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @KristaVernoff @TheReelTray #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard and Lisa go IN with OBS little sis, writer-dir-prod Bridget Lawrence of the hit web series “The Value of Ex!”   HIGHLIGHTS: Hitting the web with Season One, the “process,” “production crack,” it all comes together, preproduction game, location logistics, Season Two setbacks, communicating with your producers, keeping a clear head and so much more!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-107     Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @TheDramaDiva #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #ValueofEx --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode we go IN with TV/Film Star Cleo King on her rise to stardom and progression into screenwriting!   HIGHLIGHTS: Growing up in St. Louis, Broadway bound with Big River, things can be revealed to you, The Wayans Bros Series, learning the game, working for David E. Kelley on Ally McBeal and David Milch on Deadwood, Dogville, family is everything, Mike and Molly and so much more!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-106   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @CleoKingactress #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #MikeandMolly --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard, Lisa, Lynelle and Chris “Chop it Up” about our favorite, screenwriting/popular topics of the day… but with a Rant Room twist!   HIGHLIGHTS: Lynelle’s winning script at UCLA, Derrick Bros “Architects of Crime” “Proof of Concept, our favorite cancelled tv series, streaming vs the movie theater, Underground series on WGN and so much more!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-105   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @LynelleWhite @UnauthorizedCBD #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #Underground --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard, Lisa, Lynelle and Chris go IN - the good, bad and ugly side of Marvel’s CAPTAIN AMERICA “CIVIL WAR!”    Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-104   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @LynelleWhite @UnauthorizedCBD #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #CaptainAmerica   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard and Lisa have a blast with big sis, genre writer/executive producer/director/author Deborah Pratt!   HIGHLIGHTS: Quantum Leap, performing on Broadway, Sci-fi nerds, Magnum PI, AFI Directing Womens Workshop, Vision Quest Sci-fi novel, the WGAW Board and how it works… and so much more!     Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-103   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @DM_Pratt #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama TheVisionQuest.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard and Lisa go IN with actress, writer, director Cyrina Fiallo on being a talent on the verge and landing the new series “RePlay” for the go90 entertainment app!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-102   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @CyrinaFiallo #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama #go90   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this don’t miss episode, Hilliard & Lisa go IN with big bro, Keith Hamilton Cobb and talk about his journey from Soap Star to Broadway actor/writer/producer!   HIGHLIGHTS: Ethnic vs Exotic hair, All My Children, breaking into Hollywood, everybody gets a standing ovation, NBC Development Deal, Beastmaster, Andromeda, how syndication works, cutting off the dreds, character actors, Noah’s Ark, the art of Soap Acting, American Moor's road to Broadway and so much more!   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-101 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   HIGHLIGHTS: Captain America vs Black Panther, Asian esthetic in films, The Invitation, Native Comics, Queen Sugar, the Directors Flex, Nat Turner, actor-singer Chris Pree raps/sings “Listen to My Thought” and a ton more game!    Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @KeithHamCobb #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-roo

Hilliard, Lisa, Geoff and Lynelle go IN on the most popular industry sh**!   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-100   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   HIGHLIGHTS: Captain America vs Black Panther, Asian aesthetic in films, The Invitation, Native Comics, Queen Sugar, the Directors Flex, Nat Turner, actor-singer Chris Pree raps/sings “Listen to My Thought” and a ton more game!    Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @LynelleWhite @GeoffThorne @ChrisPreeOfficial #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode we talk with comedy writer turned drama writer, Guy Nicolucci about his journey from writing talk show/award shows to TV movie writer!   HIGHLIGHTS: The failed journalist, writing for The Daily Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, writing comedy monologues/jokes, writing Roasts/Award Shows, transitioning to TV Movies/Features, the story “hook” and so much more!    Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: Bit.ly/SWRR-99   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @Nicolucci1899 #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard & Lisa go IN on a number of topics that get you thinking about all types of sh**!   HIGHLIGHTS: ICFA & NorthWest Con, Cosplay sh**, diverse writers rooms, The Outsiders series, Alexander Hamilton casting controversy and Batman vs Superman!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-98   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard, Lisa and Tracy do a Part 3 of “The Chop it Up” covering hot, industry topics that we should all be aware of!   HIGHLIGHTS: JK Rowlings First Nations issues, Keyboard Gangsters, award show campaigning, recap of the Oscars, writing dimensional characters, elements of a movie and a ton more game!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-97   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @TheReelTray #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard, Lisa and Tracy go IN this time answering some of the top industry questions most asked by writers and by our listeners!   HIGHLIGHTS: Hilliard’s new music documentary, breaking in when you live outside of LA, you have to “ask” for what you want, the Programs and their high level of competition, experimenting with genre, becoming a hyphenate, the word “basically,” writers over 40, our favorite writing books and so much more!    Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-96   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @TheReelTray #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard & Lisa go IN, covering some of the top industry and pop culture events going on in this kick ass “chop it up” episode!   HIGHLIGHTS: Zoe Saldana and the Nina Simone controversy, Shout Out to writer/producer Paul Guyot, Ghost Busters and Leslie Jones, Marvel's Iron Fist casting fiasco, Into The Badlands and The Walking Dead romance with “Richonne.”   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR_95   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama #Horror #AsianFilm/TV --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

If you’re a fan of Horror, don’t miss this episode with Todd Nunes indie writer/director of the film “All Through the House!”   HIGHLIGHTS: Making horror films as a kid, tenacity, Todd's sister “Scream Queen” Ashley Mary Nunes, directing horror stage plays, losing hope and gaining it back, LA Film School, “Two Brothers” thesis film, the “Scarry Larry” film, developing “All Through the House,” producing haunted house events, what’s next for Todd and more!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-94   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @Todd_Nunes #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama #Horror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support