Hilliard Guess' Screenwriters Rant Room

In this episode I go IN with big bro, DGA director/writer/producer Jeff Byrd. Along with guest co-hosts Lynelle & Ruty, we cover Jeff’s long, successful career - how he got here and the next amazing chapter! HIGHLIGHTS: Brooklyn NY, learning the ropes from Spike Lee and Ernest Dickerson, directing some of the baddest 90s music videos, shifting to short films, landing an HBO Development deal, black vs white fraternity’s, the “Book of Love” film, Showtime’s Seventeen Again, Soul Food the series, how the DGA works, #Oscars-so-white and over an hours worth of industry game!     Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SRWW-88   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LynelleWhite @RutyRutenberg @FeatherFilms #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TV/Film --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https:/

Wanna hear awesome stories from a top Hollywood Lit agent? Check out the this episode packed with industry game from Veteran Literary Agent at Kaplan Stahler, my old friend, Bradley Glenn!  HIGHLIGHTS: Rescue 911 - being William Shatner’s El Pollo Loco Bitch, assisting/grids at APA, becoming a Lit agent at Metropolitan, learning the ropes, “from who-to-hello” at Kaplan Stahler, representing writers/directors, catching Bradley’s attention, working with clients, Spec vs Pilots and so much more!  Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” CLICK DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SRWW-87 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1  Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LynelleWhite @RutyRutenberg #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TV/Film --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

We got a ton of emails asking us to do a bonus episode of “The Chop it UP.”  So this time we’re going IN on two of the most anticipated films of the year: Star Wars and The Hateful Eight!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-BONUS Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 TWITTER: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @LynelleWhite #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TV/Film #StarWars --- 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 with Niceole Levy, writer on the hit series "The Mysteries of Laura!" HIGHLIGHTS: Into the Badlands talk, #AsianBaeWatch, from actor to writer, the job of a police dispatcher, the CBS Diversity Program,  NBC Writers on the Verge, Ironside, Allegiance, The Mysteries of Laura and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-86 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @NiceoleCookies #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TV/Film --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

It’s the second episode of 2016... and it’s a dope one y’all. We go IN with good friend writer/director Chandus Jackson -- Universal & Disney Fellow! HIGHLIGHTS: The WIZ, Howard U, Military life experience, The Disney Fellowship, rules for a fellowship interview, The PGA Program, The Universal Feature Program, signing with WME & Circle of Confusion and an hour packed with industry game! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-85 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @ChandusJackson #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TV/Film --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this kick ass, first episode of 2016 -  we talk with Executive Producer/Showrunner Jeff Melvoin “The Series Fixer!” HIGHLIGHTS: Engaging the fans, becoming a journalist at Time Magazine,  coming up in TV with: Remington Steele & Northern Exposure, “The Hail Mary Syndrome,”  Showrunning the series Army Wives, rising above the clutter, the WGA Staff Writers Boot Camp, vanity & fear, the WGA Showrunner Program and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-84 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @Jumper139 #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

In this new, kick ass episode - Hilliard & Lisa talk with actor/series creator Bashir Gavriel about the hustle muscle it takes to sell a TV Series to the USA Network! HIGHLIGHTS: Discovering your talent at a young age, going to Nursing School, understanding “God Winks,” navigating the world & the industry, life changing advice from Will Smith, the engaging pitch, writing, creating and selling “Paroled” to the USA Network, the WGA CBW Holiday Soul Event at UTA and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-83 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @BashirGavriel #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

Today we talk about making intersectional feminist films with two of the women behind the hit, new Moon Faze Fem Film Festival - actors/producers - Premstar Santana and Sarah Hawkins! HIGHLIGHTS: World star faces, making your own work - “her changing faces,” creating Moon Faze at LA Mother, championing female filmmakers, becoming producers and so much more… Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SRRW-82 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #Feminist --- 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 good friend - motion graphics artist Jonathan Winbush and we discuss the hustle muscle it takes to get to the top of your game! HIGHLIGHTS: Taking the plunge to LA, being on your game, designing opening titles for Happy Madison’s company, DVD & BlueRay Menus, working with producers, My Little Pony, why motion graphics is important to filmmakers and so much more!  Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SRR-EP-81 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @SixteenxNine #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

“Fade the f**k In!  That’s right, Hilliard & Lisa go IN big time with big bro, Malcolm Spellman writer/Producer of the hit series “EMPIRE!” HIGHLIGHTS: Becoming the IT Writer, balancing a steady career, Writer-Action Message Board, creating Balls Out, savvy writers, inside the hit show “Empire” and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-80 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @MalcolmSpellman @RutyRutenberg #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #EMPIRE --- 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 big bro, writer/producer Geoffrey Thorne from the hit show The Librarians, chopped it up in this episode - big time y’all! HIGHLIGHTS: Star Trek, Jessica Jones, “women with agency,” TV’s getting it right - Film’s getting it wrong,, diverse casting - only when it’s smart and part of the character, do we really need a black James Bond and a ton more sh**!  Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-79 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @GeoffThorne #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 talk shop with Science Fiction Author/Professor Dr. Adilifu Nama about his latest book - “RACE ON THE QT -Blackness and the Films of Quentin Tarantino!” HIGHLIGHTS: Inside the new book, projecting race in films: The Planet of the Apes, Django Unchained, Jackie Brown, the self hating black man, living myths, The Groundhouse Pictures and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-78 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @Killer_Brew #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BLACKNERDS   --- 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 Chuck Rose - writer/creator of “THE ART OF MORE” a new, hit series on The Crackle Network! HIGHLIGHTS: Developing with Samuel Goldwyn Jr, playwriting and writing features, creating The Art of More series, behind-the-scenes, structure and pace, rewrites, The Vampires of Hollywood, diverse casting, Chuck’s novel “Head Games” and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-77 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @Killer_Brew #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Crackle --- 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, Lisa, Tracy Grant and Willie Davis came together and taped a Tribute Episode in memory of our fellow third wheel co-host, Kevin Killebrew, who recently passed away unexpectedly... Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-BONUS Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @Killer_Brew #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, Lisa and Kevin go IN in this episode. This time covering some of the latest and most talked about Hollywood BS! HIGHLIGHTS: The Martian, Project Greenlight, casting “people of color,” more opportunities for woman directors and so much more!  Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-76 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @Killer_Brew #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

In this episode, Hilliard, Lisa, Kevin and sitting in with us, rock star horror writer, Jeffrey Reddick! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SRWW-74 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #HORROR --- 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 old friends, twins, JaNieka & JaShieka James, Staff Writers on Season Two of the hit series “EMPIRE!” Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-74 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja #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

In this episode Hilliard, Lisa and Kevin go IN on an episode of Hollywood Roundup, talking about all kinds of industry sh*t! HIGHLIGHTS: Viola Davis and the haters around the Emmy’s, the top tv series for commercial ads, Matt Damon and Effie T Brown, issues with Fear The Walking Dead and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-73 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @Kevin_Brew --- 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 Kevin go IN - Part 2 with Carlito Machete, writer on the hit show EMPIRE! HIGHLIGHTS: The traffic stop, shit wasn't easy, "The Chop Up" on BET, getting stabbed at a bar, breaking in - "The Left Overs," the writers room on "Empire" and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-72 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja #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

HIGHLIGHTS: Carlito's hustle muscle, the streets of Philly and the Bronx, Prison PTSD, The Source Magazine,  Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015”  DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-71 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes!  http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1  Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #EmpireSeason2 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support