Principle 1: Network + Indifference. Meet as many people in the entertainment industry as possible, with complete and total disregard and indifference for who they are, or what they can do for your career. Yes, you read that correctly. Principle 2: Never Ask. Never ask anyone for anything unless absolutely necessary. If you are to […]
Hello. Welcome to Seven Thoughts, and what has become one of the most widely read articles on film financing on the planet. Thank you for attending. I’m Lee Rudnicki, an entertainment lawyer and producer based in LA and Italy. First, a legal disclaimer: DISCLAIMER. This is a simple guide to a complicated topic, and it involves […]
Ciao, gatti. Ho scritto questo per tutte le persone che si trasferiscono a Los Angeles da tutto il mondo per “farcela” a Hollywood. Ai fini di questo articolo – “Hollywood” non significa solo l’industria cinematografica e televisiva statunitense, ma anche l’industria musicale, in quanto una percentuale significativa delle persone che si spostano a Los Angeles […]
The Roma season doesn’t start for a few days, but the English Premiere League kicked off over the weekend. I woke up at early in LA-LA land on Saturday and Sunday to watch Liverpool and Manchester United. It’s only game 1 of a long EPL season, but on Day 1, Manchester United looked like the […]
I just randomly watched three episodes of the television program Under Arrest on Netflix. What the fuck just happened … a phrase that keeps coming to mind as the credits role. Hmmmmm. This surreal and violent show is apparently from Canada, circa 1980s or 90s … I should look it up with a few keystrokes, but I’m […]
I have been saying the same thing about Donald Trump for months, and it came to fruition yesterday. I don’t have anything to add, I was right, and I still assert that we should be very worried about the next two weeks with an insane and angry president. However, I want to say one more […]
Last year, I went to the best New Years party. Truth be told, I typically don’t go out on New Years Eve (nerd), so it’s not a fair comparison, but the bottom line is Stefano’s party in Rome last year was fucking AMAZING. The food was perfect, the music was awesome, the people were friendly […]
At 11:30 PM on Christmas Eve 2019, I went to my church on Via Del Corso in Rome, for Midnight Mass. And to my surprise, there was no midnight mass. I went in anyway, spent some great reflective time with God and one other man, who was sitting about 25 rows ahead of me. And […]
I’ve been watching the 1970s sitcom “Taxi” on Hulu lately. The jokes are a little dated, of course, it’s not as wacky and crazy as today’s sitcoms. But the writing is genius, I think. Somehow, someway — every episode, makes you feel happy. It’s weird, kind of interesting, and a great thing to watch in […]
Borat 2 appeared on Amazon Prime last night. I am surprised to say … from the beginning of the film to the end, actress Maria Bakalova (Tutar) stole the show — she is the real star of this film. Yes, there are crazy and funny moments, as always — but the real story of this […]
The entertainment industry — music, film and television — is reinventing itself right now, all over the world. In my humble opinion, the key to surviving and succeeding as a musician, filmmaker, actor or other entertainment professional right now, is to focus, and to transform, improve and reinvent your career, so you can take advantage […]
Back in the day, as a music lawyer in San Francisco, I represented a ton of metal bands. This is True to Form from San Jose. True to Form played intense relentless music, their fans used to go berserk in the clubs. This was an amazing learning experience as counsel, because I didn’t know a […]
Netflix Series Home Game, Season 1, Ep. 1 A documentary about “Calcio Storico” (Historical Soccer), a crazy violent sport which has been played in Florence for 500 years or so. Imagine two soccer teams ready to start a match — then as soon as the ball is put into play, a big fight erupts on […]
In my lifetime, the worst thing I’ve ever seen a US President do, is to convince large sections of the American public to perceive wearing a mask during a pandemic as a political statement, and worse, as a sign of weakness. This is unbelievable and stupid. Instead — IF, regardless of his political beliefs — […]
