I just read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and it really got me thinking. The point of the book is great- part of it is that there are people in this world who seem born to excel beyond all others. These people (the “outliers”), are not just lucky to have their brains, they have also had [...]

I have taken time off from WongDoody this week to work at the American Film Market, which is basically a huge trade show that rolls through Santa Monica every year at about this time. The Loews Hotel is all abuzz with businesspeople, buying and selling their films. Booths are set up everywhere advertising film services [...]