Screenwriters' Rant Room

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: @S...

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 opini...

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 m...

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...

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 #Screenwri...

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  ...

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 @LisaBo...

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...

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: C aptain 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”...

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, "K...

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...

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://b...

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 fav...

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 opini...

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,” prod...

That's right all you Rant Room Heads, it's one of our most anticipated episodes yet!  Hilliard & Lisa go IN with the very popular, Glen Mazzara - creator/showrunner on the new, hit A&E Series “DAMIEN!” HIGHLIGHTS: Pitching on “Nash Bridges,” the writers room on “The Shield,” creating “Crash,” the ins-and-outs of “Hawthorne,” moving up on “The Walking Dead,” showrunning “Damien” at A&E, writing for...

If you wanna write and direct - don’t miss this episode y’all. Lynelle sat in again with me as we interview one of the busiest DGA TV/Film Directors out there… the amazing Rosemary Rodriguez! HIGHLIGHTS: NY Indie Films, “Acts of Worship” makes it to Sundance and The Spirit Awards, Artist Colonies, John Wells Women Directors Program, becoming a TV Director, the business side of TV, directing hit ne...

It's another kick ass episode y'all. Tracy Grant co-hosts with me as we interview big sis, top casting director/producer Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd! HIGHLIGHTS: Twinkie’s Hollywood Monologue Slam, “craft,” growing up smart, casting music videos, visualizing success, becoming a producer, casting do's and don'ts, “actors speak” and so much more game y’all don't wanna miss!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep...

Today we go IN with James La Rosa - creator/showrunner of VH1’s hit dance series "HIT THE FLOOR!"   HIGHLIGHTS: Soap Opera’s, writing strong women, “Spring Break Shark Attack,” assisting at Big Ticket TV, the first agent, the first TV writing gig “DC”, writing TV Movies, the agent honeymoon, creating “Hit The Floor,” Block Shooting and so many more on-the-set stories!   Our motto, "Keep it real, k...

It's another don’t miss episode with the coolest chick in TV, my friend and office neighbor, Co-Executive Writer/Producer Nicole Mirante! HIGHLIGHTS: “Writer Gang Signs,” the Cub Reporter, Under One Roof series,  assisting director Thomas Carter, Writers Assistant vs Script Coordinator, the hit series Huff, moving up in the writers room, being in a Writer Fog, agent stories,  Law & Order Criminal...

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...

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 writer...

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...

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: ht...

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,...