More Don't-Miss Events!

Musical Improv class at ComedySportz starting April 30th...

Will I be the next Wayne Brady? I'm about to find out. I'm taking the musical improv class taught by ComedySportz artistic director James Thomas Bailey. Monday evenings from April 30th to May 21st. 7:30-10pm. The National Comedy Theatre, 733 Seward Street (NE of Melrose/Highland), Hollywood. $275. http://www.comedysportzla.com

Free Comic Book Day on May 5th...

Two thousand comic book stores will give away 2 MILLION comic books absolutely free! Includes comic books for all ages and tastes.
with up to 44 titles to choose from. Saturday, May 5. Free. To find your local comic book store participating go to http://www.freecomicbookday.com. To add the Free Comic Book Day MySpace page to your MySpace friends list go to http://www.myspace.com/freecomicbookday.

Manager-Producer Colin O'Reilly on May 6th...

ScreenplayLab presents Manager-Producer Colin O'Reilly [IMDB] of newly launched Menlo Park Productions. While at Smart Entertainment Colin co-produced the comedies Blades of Glory for DreamWorks and Tangled Up In Blue for ABC Family. ScreenplayLab's "fresh pages with actors" workshop will be the comedy action-adventure 'Book of Z' by Robin Rowe. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Avenue (by Paramount), Hollywood. Sunday, May 6th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Mingle starting at 2:30. Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com.

Cartoon Overlord on May 6th...

My company Comic Strip Network is providing artwork and artists for this live stage comedy improv with cartoons. Imagine 'South Park' crossed with 'Mystery Science Theater 3000', and you have a good idea what the Cartoon Overlord show is like. Stellar cast of actor-comedians who've appeared on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno', 'Curb your Enthusiasm', 'That '70s Show' and 'Scrubs'. At the beautiful 99-seat ACME Comedy Theatre in Hollywood. 135 N. La Brea Ave. Sundays, 8pm. Continuing through May 27th. Tickets $12. Or, $10 if you draw your own cartoon character. Info at www.comicstripnetwork.com. Box office 323-525-0202.

VFX Supervisors of the Movie '300' on May 8th...

L.A. SIGGRAPH presents '300' visual effects supervisor Chris Watts and other visual effects supervisors from the hit movie '300'. I've invited my friend Chris Watts and a distinguished panel of visual effects supervisors from many post-production houses that built sequences for '300'. They'll screen clips from the movie and explain how the visual effects and unique look of the film were created. Outdoor reception 6:30-7:30pm, presentation 7:30-9:30. Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Tuesday, May 8th, 2007. $15 at the door (or $35 to join L.A. SIGGRAPH for the year http://la.siggraph.org).

ScreenplayLab Party and Mixer on May 14th...

About 40 of us get together once a month to chat at a restaurant. Screenwriters, actors, and filmmakers. No program. Gabrielle Pantera and I will be there and able to answer questions about how we're getting our screenplay read at production companies with studio deals and by the managers of A-list stars. No telling who you might meet. At our last event I met a co-finance guy who says he wants to fund some films for me. Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, West Hollywood. Monday, May 14th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm. No cover. RSVP online at www.ScreenplayLab.com.

Warner Brothers President of Animation on June 3rd...

ScreenplayLab presents Warner Brothers President of Animation Sander Schwartz. Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Sunday, June 3rd, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Free with RSVP. Will start taking RSVPs in May. Check back in May at www.ScreenplayLab.com.