Ep. 197: Our Layer Cake Philosophy

Liz and Sarah discuss why they compare the creative process to baking a layer cake. A script isn’t going to be rich and textured with just one layer. The goodness builds as all the different elements come together over time. And the same is true for work relationships. Give them time to develop layers. Then in The Mailroom, they answer a question from their Facebook Group about what to do when a colleague refers to a young woman as “dear.” In Hits & Bombs, Liz gives a Hit to Pretend It’s A City, the Netflix documentary series about Fran Lebowitz. And Liz and Sarah give a Bomb to Brooks Barnes for his New York Times piece about the late powerhouse producer and executive, Jame Tarses. This week’s Hollywood Hack is a must: wear sunscreen every day.

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Pretend It’s A City official trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MClMxqD-HNA

Metropolitan Life By Fran Lebowitz:

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=11050210107&searchurl=an%3Dfran%2Blebowitz%26fe%3Don%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3Dmetropolitan%2Blife&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-image2

Jamie Tarses IMDB:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1399339/

New York Times piece about Jamie Tarses:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/business/media/jamie-tarses-dead.html

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