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You have to take into context the time-period the film was made. The graphic violence at the end, as well as the rape scene itself, was pushing a boundary that nowadays we take for granted. The real reason the film generated so much interest, I think, was the political and social message...

Hi, I Am Tetsu I enjoyed the read. What's the story on it being "based very loosely" on a graphic novel? I haven't read the novel, but it raises copyright and story-infringement issues in my mind. Be careful with that. FantasySciFi has done an excellent job dealing with formatting issues...

Hi, good folks. If anyone has the time to take a quick look at my 6-page short, ANNIE OF THE THOUSAND LILIES, I'd be deeply honored and very grateful. Any thoughts are appreciated, and I've a thick skin, so be honest. -Charles Title: ANNIE OF THE THOUSAND LILIES Genre: Drama Pages: 9...

I would agree with Wombat here. There is no rule that a story arc has to bend toward good (or redemption) in the end. The fact that it bends, and bends believably, suffices to satisfy me; it validates and illuminates the forces at work outside of the human psyche (as well as within) that make...

I won't quibble about Treme, but I couldn't agree more about Gus. Pure Gus.

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The AMC series, BREAKING BAD is, in my opinion, the best written series currently on television. The writing veers from brutal, to delicate and approaches the sublime on occasion, a cross between Beckett and Mamet. Do yourself a favor and watch the series from the beginning. Netflix is...

I agree with your criticisms, Daniel. On the other hand, since he writes scripts that he intends to film himself, he's free to employ whatever industry-designated faux pas suits his fancy. It's good to keep in mind that even someone with Nolan's heavy-hitter rep, he still has to bend to the...

A little Sunday morning bonus: PDF copies of all Christopher Nolan scripts, thanks to Raindance Film Festival: http://www.raindance.org/site/christopher-nolan-scripts-and-movies

Saw it on Netflix last week. I enjoyed it. I'm a big fan of revenge flix in any case, and it hit most of the buttons. I can also say with confidence that it's a better picture than COLUMBIANA, also in the same genre. It, as well as HANNA, are descendants from that long line of female...

My pick for a 9/11 commemoration music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXbbcd_C8tw Springsteen in Barcelona, 2003. Very, very moving tribute. Others?

Steven Soderbergh Ends Movie Career to Focus on Painting There's an opening in Hollywood, Funkster, but you gotta move quick!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rf55GTEZ_E My first sci-fi/fantasy novel I read as a child was Edgar Rice Burrough's "John Carter of Mars." Pulp, sure, but deliciously so. Can't wait for this. (don't fuck it up, Disney)

I have to say I supported the protection of the city of Benghazi from annihilation at the hands of Gaddafi. I can also say I'm happy to see the Libyan freedom fighters triumphant. Of course one should always be suspicious of the motives behind military intervention, particularly of any western...

No problem. Oh, and don't let Pembroke's epic FAIL of a website dissuade you. She's a pro reader (just terrible at web design). :)

I've used Lynne Pembroke at http://www.converscript.com and Mike Cheda http://www.mikecheda.com at various points. Lynne's rate for a standard cover is $185 and Mike's is $250. Both approach it from a different angle. Lynne has worked for 20 years as a professional script reader for agents...

Of course, if you're someone like M. Night Shyamalan, and are the writer and director and hold all creative control in your hands, then by all means, don't complain when you get tarred and feathered. :D

My point was that the "blame" needs to be spread, not heaped on a writer's head. If you're not privy to the whole story behind a project, then don't point fingers. I've seen reviewers use plenty of caveats in their critiques that make it clear the final project is a pile of crap, but that...

that's something I HATE about many reviewers. It's so easy to riff on the "crappy" or "inept" screenplay without having any idea what the original script looked like compared to the final product. Rossio's advice is good, in my opinion. He's honest, he's been around, he knows his stuff, and...

Should be interesting. By the way, Scott just said he's done with 2-D. Seriously. "I’ll never work without 3D again, even for small dialogue scenes. 3D has been a wonderful exercise but I was brought up as a camera operator so its really about lensing and all that kind of stuff. So with the...