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Movies

Tom Lennon and Ben Garant's 'Hell Baby' Gets a VOD Premiere and Short Theatrical Run

by | March 12th, 2013

Hell Baby, a horror comedy written and directed by Reno 911! and The State's Tom Lennon and Ben Garant, is coming your way this fall. Millenium Entertainment just bought up rights to the film, which premiered at Sundance yesterday, and they're debuting it on all VOD platforms this fall followed by a token theatrical release. Hell Baby follows an expectant couple (Rob Corddry and Leslie Bibb) who move into a haunted house in New Orleans, only to have to call out the Vatican's exorcist team to save them from their new home's demonic curse. A whole slew of lovely comedy people (Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel, Michael Ian [...]

Books

Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant's Screenwriting Book Looks Incredible

by | June 3rd, 2011

I mean, the cover alone! Not to mention these blurbs:

"These two guys are the reason Night at the Museum won so many Oscars" – Ben Stiller

"These guys are proof that with no training and little education, ANYONE can make it as a screenwriter." – Paul Rudd

"These guys probably ripped off everything in this book just like they do in all their screenplays. That would explain why it's actually kind of good." – Ed Helms

"Ben and Tom are a great fit for me. I love working with talented writers and then telling people everything was my idea. This is a great book, that I pitched to [...]

Lost Roles

10 More Promising TV Pilots That Weren't Picked Up

by | February 2nd, 2012

Every year during TV's pilot season (it's happening right now!), each network develops three times as many shows as it actually needs, seeing what works and what doesn't before deciding which shows to pick up. While most of the rejected shows are turned down for a reason, every once in a while, TV networks let a show slip by that could have turned into something special. Let's take a look back at 10 TV series that networks passed up, including the shows that spun off Spinal Tap and Between Two Ferns, the community college comedy that's not Community, and a show that's been described as "Reno 911! in space."

Writing

Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant Explain How To Become A Screenwriter, Keep Your Heart From Breaking

by | April 8th, 2011

The Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant episode of Life After Film School is available on Hulu, along with many other excellent screenwriter interviews that will be eating your free time this weekend. The pair lays down some serious screenwriting wisdom in between reminiscing about costumes taken from Moulin Rouge, Teddy Roosevelt quotes and the eye patch Lennon wore after getting beaten "almost to death" while in film school. A few gems they share about their process includes:

Professional Advice

Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant on Screenwriting: "Don’t write your 200 page pirate romance"

by | July 5th, 2011

Just for the record, Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant understand that you loathed Herbie: Fully Loaded. They embrace that reality, they take it into themselves, and they release it back out into the universe before diving into a giant pool of gold doubloons ala Scrooge McDuck. Scott Wampler over at Collider interviewed the former members of The State about their new book Writing Movies For Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at The Box Office and You Can, Too!, and they have excellent advice for those among us who'd rather sell The Pacifier than starve to death in a Starbucks bathroom trying to sell our [...]

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