Screenwriters' Rant Room

Hilliard, Lisa, and Chris break down why we love bad guys and "the hero's journey" in film!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-157   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnauthorizedCBD #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing #Diversity

It’s part 2 of this hilarious, don't miss episode... Hilliard and Lisa hang with popular comedian/actor JAY MOHR. We have an absolute blast with him as he talks about comedy, standup, sincerity, the Ah, Ha Moment and we even go IN on some deep level shit... everyone will fall in love with our good friend, JJ!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-156   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http...

In part I of this hilarious, don't miss, two-part episode, Hilliard and Lisa hang with popular comedian/actor JAY MOHR. We have an absolute blast with him as he talks about his journey here, comedy, working with Clint Eastwood and Tom Cruise on Jerry Maguire, standup... and we even go IN on some deep level shit... everyone will fall in love with our good friend, Jay!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-155...

In this short, fun episode, Hilliard & Lisa chat about a ton of new things going on in the world of Film and TV! HIGHLIGHTS: Where are the Wonder Woman ads, what we've been up to, producing the new pilot Abbeville, Fan Cons, Horror gets a bum rap, why film's important and more! DIRECT LINK:    Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR...

In this don't miss episode, Hilliard and Lisa have a blast with actors DEWANDA WISE star of "Shots Fired" and "She's Gotta Have It" along with her her husband ALANO WISE star of the hit WGN series "Underground!"   HIGHLIGHTS: The series regular audition, working with writers, maintaining a relationship in the industry,  going to Sundance  as producers and so much more!   DIRECT LINK:    Subscribe,...

In this episode Hilliard, Lisa and Lynelle tag-team a fun interview with Amani Walker, series creator of REBEL -  the new one hour drama on BET - Executive Produced by John Singleton!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-152    Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @LynelleWhite @Rebel_Writers #ScreenwritersRantR...

Hilliard, Lisa & Lynelle go IN for another, by popular demand, CLAPBACK EPISODE!   HIGHLIGHTS: Showtime’s Guerrilla, the new upcoming film Detroit, scientific racism, Wonder Woman’s poor publicity, The Outsiders cancellation, light-skinned vs dark skinned casting and so much more!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-151   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitte...

Hilliard and Chris Derrick (sittin' in for Lisa this week), have a ball with Co-Exec Producers Paul Guyot and Geoffrey Thorne. This time we go IN on their solutions to ending Diversity in Hollywood... A don't miss episode y'all!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-150   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @Fizzhogg @GeoffTh...

Hilliard, Lisa and William Derrick, the other half of the popular Derrick Bros Team, discuss writing Frat Films by using the hit Netflix film The Burning Sands as a guide!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-149   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @William3Derrick #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwritin...

Hilliard and Lisa have a blast with Instagram/ YouTube sensations, TYREIK & NATE! This one's full of game y'all. We go IN on how they met, prison life, going Viral, maintaining an audience, developing a series around their show and they even give us a taste of their dope Rap Bars from Tyreik & Nate's new song "Lil' Bitty Bih" that blows the house down!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-148   Subscribe, C...

In this kick ass episode, Hilliard tag-teams with WGAW Writers and Friends: Tracy Grant, Natasha "TASH" GRAY, Chandus Jackson and Brandon Easton! We go IN, answering some of your favorite questions about Screenwriting  Programs and of course go off on Rants about staffing, meetings and the writers room!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-148   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit...

It's another hot episode in the Rant Room! Hilliard & Lisa "Chop it Up" with seasoned writer/executive producers: Paul Guyot and Geoffrey Thorne as well as TV drama writer Lynelle White and  Chris Derrick from the writer/director team, The Derrick Bros! DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-146   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardG...

In this don't miss episode packed full of industry game, Hilliard & Lisa share the Mic with seasoned writer/exec producers: Paul Guyot and Geoffrey Thorne as well as writer/director Chris Derrick and TV drama writer Lynelle White! DIRECT LINK:   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @Fizzhogg @GeoffThor...

In this episode, Hilliard and Lisa go in with pop culture geek Nancy Yuen, author of the new book Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-144   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @Nancywyuen #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing

Hilliard Guess is joined by writer/producer Tracy Grant, director Chris Derrick, and author/staff writer of Showtime's "The Chi" Kenji Jasper to talk about film and the industry!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-143   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @TheReelTray @UnauthorizedCBD @Somekindalova #ScreenwritersRantRoom...

Hilliard, Lisa and guests, Chris Derrick from the Derrick Bros writer/dir team and Joelle Monique of Black Girl Nerds, joins us in a hilarious episode that's all about our Oscar predictions and favorite screenplays and films!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-142   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess  @ JoelleMonique #Scr...

Hilliard and Lisa sit down with C FITZ, JEWEL and PAT BRANCH, the team behind the amazing new documentary about the Studio 54 of the West Coast “JEWEL’S CATCH ONE!" DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-141   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @CFitz_ @PattyChocMilk @Jewelscatch1doc #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwritin...

Hilliard & Lisa have a blast with tv/film star Mark Valley. We discuss his amazing career as an actor and his future transitioning behind the screen as a writer/director!   In this episode, Hilliard & Lisa are joined by actor Mark Valley!   Direct Link: bit.ly/SWRR-140   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @yesmark...

In this episode, Hilliard & Lisa talk about the obstacles of women in film and getting the attention of Hollywood by thinking out of the box. This time we're with writer/creator Myah Hollis and actress/producer Sarah Hawkins from the new series "OR DIE TRYING!"   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-139   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR...

This week on The Screen Writer's Rant Room, Hilliard and Lisa are joined by former literary manager and current Script Consultant Jenny Frankfurt to discuss "rewriting" and the 'The Finish Line Script Competition'!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-138   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @FinishLineScrip #...

In this episode, good friend, Chuck Rose, executive producer and creator of the hit series THE ART OF MORE, comes back for a second time to talk about Season Two and executive producing with the great Viola Davis!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-137   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @ChuckRose4 #Screen...

In this EXTENDED episode, we answer even more of the most frequently asked screenwriting questions. Hilliard & Lisa sat in with genre writer/TV producer Geoffrey Thorne and from the popular Derrick Bros writer/dir team Christopher Derrick!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-136   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBo...

This week Edwin Benton joins Hilliard, Lisa  and guest Lauren Warren of the popular Black Girl Nerds - talking with Edwin about making his hit app "Slang 'N Friends" and how he got the endorsement from Rap Superstar Ludacris! Happy New Year!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-135   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @Lisa...

Hilliard, Lisa and Christopher Derrick go IN -- this time all about the new, hit film, STAR WARS ROGUE ONE! DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-134   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @GeoffThorne @UnauthorizedCBD #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing #StarWars

CEO, Writer-Director Shequeta Smith of Rayven Choi, The Takeover and The Gestapo vs Granny,  joins Hilliard & Lisa Lauren Warren of Black Girl Nerds/Nerds of Prey, in an episode about writing comics with powerful women of color as their center!!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-133   DIRECT LINK:    Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR...