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Hmm, Write2Reel went to a "paid site" status yesterday. ($60.00 a year) How many of you frequent this "little brother" to the Tracking Board? For the most part, TB kicks ass over it in all areas, but lately some gems have popped up via someone scanning in hard to find scripts. I think I'll pass on paying for their weak service. Any thoughts?
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Alright, I'm dying to head to a magnificent Indian buffet for lunch - can I get some suggestions on what will be my next fantastic read? There's nothing like grazing well, hunched over a dynamite script.
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WOW. I caught a sneak peek showing of GET ON UP (James Brown bio-pic) earlier this week and it is REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
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I'm looking for suggestions on what to read next... Any thoughts on some of the new specs shared here recently?
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May I take a moment, as the trailer for NIGHTCRAWLER is so tasty - I'd just like to stop for a moment and say, damn, page 40 of the 11.27.2012 draft is downright delicious.
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Is anyone else reading the graphic novel EAST OF WEST? This other-worldly Science Fiction Western would really be something on the big screen. I'm surprised I can't find any reports of producers, etc buzzing all over this one.
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Well, Revenant was a good read, but damn, couldn't they stick with an African-American in the lead role?!? Where is Woody Strode when we need him?!?
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Easy on the eyes, but NOAH was a steaming pile. I like what Ken Ham had to say in Time: I like what Ken Ham had to say in Time I like what Ken Ham had to say in Time http://time.com/42274/ken-ham-the-unbiblical-noah-is-a-fable-of-a-film/
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Spent the ady yesterday at the multiplex while my truck was being worked on. 3 Days To Kill was completely forgetable, even though I enjoyed the script last year. Robocop wa a steaming turd. My passion is the craft of screenwriting. I'm a movie nut. I'm a story junkie. I'm a script hound. So why is that I can't remember the last time a film actually satisfied me... I have high hopes for Noah, even though Hollywood (Sodom and Gomorrah) looks like it's trimmed the ev...
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benskelly2 - yes, I agree, but isn't the 70's era you highlight a product of a unique time period where maverick independent filmmakers were able to work within the studio system ($) and still make it THEIR WAY with vision and daring do, rather than the mush-machine Playdoh Pumper #9 we suffer through now?
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Very true, Mr. Cakes! Your description of what made the 70's great (maverick talent given the big train set and left alone) is spot-on. Well said. Maybe if film gets as democratized as it seems to be heading and overrun with
"amatuers", studios will start trusting and valuing talent again over familiarity and number crunching.
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I'm so sorry that the ABC Pilot of WARRIORS posted here is not about about the further adventures of Swan, Cleon, Vermin, Ajax and Cochise.
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OOOOH! After reading about the addition of Ian McShane (http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/ian-mcshane-patrick-wilson-star-in-the-man-on-carrion-road/), I searched out the script and I AM LOVING IT.
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So, after all the hoopla over the Gawker leeking HATEFUL EIGHT, I'm surprised that there isn't a thread of reaction to the script. I just finished it and am composing my thoughts... Very QT (can he rip off himself?) but in the end it felt a little, well, "light." So, if Samuel L, Jackson plays Maj. Warren (way too easy, and a rather boring choice), Christoph Waltz plays Oswaldo (?),Tim Roth plays Bob (?), then Bruce Dern must be John Ruth, maybe???
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I've posted my own "2013 List" in the Lists page. I invite all to rave about what they read and experienced this year!
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Sad news. I have fond memories of watching the Billy Jack films with my dad. http://movies.yahoo.com/news/tom-laughlin-star-billy-jack-dead-82-212410321.html
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Good Lord, the season finale of Sons of Anarchy was brutal.
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Gizmado is listing the best Cyber Monday deals, and I'm interested in a e-reader 'cause it's so damn cheap ($39). Has anyone had experience with a Nook Simple Touch? Might it be a good entry into an e-reader for PDF scripts? http://gizmodo.com/the-best-cyber-monday-deals-1474441564/@shanerobertscommerce
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The Filmography of Cars: http://gasolinefacts.tumblr.com/image/67378939872
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Your TV pitches reviewed: writers and producers dish out the tough love - http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/interactive/2013/sep/25/reader-tv-pitch-review#Endless-Bummer
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This article feels rather "old" and "on the nose": http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304500404579126364005185556
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"Old" is right. I remember reading a similar article 13 years ago about how M. Night Shyamalan and his scripts were so hot that he would have a courier deliver them to studio executives to read with a time limit and have the courier wait there until the executive was done and then immediately bring the script back to him.
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I really enjoyed ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK and ANIMAL KINGDOM pilots. Thanks for all the sharing.
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Is it a problem with ME or what's offered up as an alternative, but, dang, I've got to say that I rather enjoyed watching HIT AND RUN. Seen a lot of negative vibes bounce around this dude, but I thought the chemestry (natch) was really sweet. Made me feel good to hear some sweetness.
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Well, the "cat's" out of the bag - http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2013/07/hollywood_and_blake_snyder_s_screenwriting_book_save_the_cat.html
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Oh, my, The Heat was horrid. Horrid, horrid putrid.
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Just got back from WWZ. I think it worked, but it sure was different from the 3 drafts I read. There not one iota of gay in me, but Brad Pitt sure is easy on the eyes...
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Does any one have any "scripts" of videogames? I guess it's in some sort of form of "rights and lefts", as in the choices a player makes along the way? My son is interested in media arts / game development and I'm trying to turn him on to the STORY side of the "art form." (cough cough...)