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  1. Know of any scripts that have a serious tone where one character has a profound admiration for the main character like Shawshank Redemption?

  2. My script, Mother, is being featured on the Black List site! Glad to see the rewrites paid off. Hoping the rest of the year is as great for everyone!

  3. Really not sure how to feel about American Hustle. On one hand, I admire the theme of the story and the ambition of the storytelling; on the other hand, it feels like a hot mess and is just not as satisfying as it should be.

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      haha... I'm going to name my next cat Goombah Liberace

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  4. Really not sure how to feel about American Hustle. On one hand, I admire the theme of the story and the ambition of the storytelling; on the other hand, it feels like a hot mess and is just not as satisfying as it should be.

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      for me, the story was really confusing, vague, and not very interesting. actors were great, but the characters themselves were unclear too. the whole movie just felt like one big "dress up and act".

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  5. Man, it felt exhausting getting through Wolf of Wall Street. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      i'm surprised at how divisive the movie is. i def. loved it too though, i walked out feeling pumped up and excited.

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  6. Really not sure how to feel about American Hustle. On one hand, I admire the theme of the story and the ambition of the storytelling; on the other hand, it feels like a hot mess and is just not as satisfying as it should be.

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      i don't know why, but i really hated american hustle. i wanted to leave after about twenty minutes. it did get a little better, but i don't think it's a good movie at all.

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  7. A lot of movies coming out tomorrow and already out in theaters. Going for a double feature besides the Wolf... any suggestions.

  8. Much thanks to Kristen and Ted for the clickity-clicking. All the TB Colors for, well, being you. And a special congrats to Mr. Dollar for making both lists (equally of import). And to each and every member here, may the coming year find you all safe, sane-ish, and as near to your dreams as you can be. :)

  9. Congratulations to all of you who made The Hit List!!!

  10. DD CONGRATS on making the blacklist!!!!!

  11. I'm eleven episodes deep into MASTERS OF SEX and its fantastic. This is filling the BREAKING BAD void just nicely.

  12. Scorsese needs a new editor he trusts. WOLF OF WALL STREET suffers from its length and just about every scene runs too long, sapping the film (and audience) of its energy.

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      the "lemmon" sequence is probably one of the best things i've seen in a while

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  13. Scorsese needs a new editor he trusts. WOLF OF WALL STREET suffers from its length and just about every scene runs too long, sapping the film (and audience) of its energy.

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      absolutely stringer - i've heard the length complaint from two other people i know already. could just be a polarizing film. i thought dicaprio was great as always, but jonah hill was particularly surprisingly good and margot robbie was exceptional for a woman that beautiful.

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  14. Scorsese needs a new editor he trusts. WOLF OF WALL STREET suffers from its length and just about every scene runs too long, sapping the film (and audience) of its energy.

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      that's crazy, i thought it was awesome. did not even look at my watch.

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  15. Watching a show about mental health issues and emotional disorders is interesting and all but I'll admit I do miss the days when Homeland was about the CIA and espionage.

  16. Can anyone recommend any good (feature) procedurals on the server?

  17. Anyone been reading about the self-promoting Die Hard 6 writer? His story is crumbling like an Inception construct...

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      This is like that woman in Rear Window who always got dressed up and had imaginary dinner dates with herself in her apartment.

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  18. Say you have a character who is stuttering. Do you write the dialogue like he's stuttering or do you leave a note and let the actors do their job?

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      i would write the stuttering out as long as it's not too bad. i don't trust a reader to be that imaginative if it's not there on the page at least in part.

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  19. Can someone recommend something laugh-out-loud funny for me to read?

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      wow, that's a big 'un! yeah, def still funny.

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  20. Can someone recommend something laugh-out-loud funny for me to read?

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      loving iron jack so far, thanks guys for the recommend! although i wouldn't be surprised if it hasn't sold yet. feels kind of like an expensive jim carrey vehicle from the 90s.

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  21. Can someone recommend something laugh-out-loud funny for me to read?

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      hello ladies pilot! funniest spec i've read

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  22. What do you think about an inciting incident on pg 16? Is it too late?

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      i typed something out but it was all wrong, haha.

       

      opie is saying if you push your inciting incident up earlier, to say pg. 8 or 12, you can shift the extra "set up scenes" you had to cut to make it work, to later on in the first act after the catalyst, and they might even benefit now because you've got the added drama with the inciting incident having already happened.

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