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Jones, do you think it'll do as well as PotC at the box office?

Hard to say, really - it definitely fits the four quadrants marketing needs it to. It's Disney and Depp, so that should help...assuming star power isn't dead. I'm going to go with a soft "yes".

Currently 22% on RT, but at the end of the day won't word of mouth matter more? I for one am curious to see Depp as Tonto, and the TV ads I've seen suggest a fun ride.

I compare it to Stephen King's "It". And by that, I mean when the "monster" was revealed. Not that there was a "monster" revealed in Under the Dome, but it was, to me, quite underwhelming. Laughable, actually. But as I've stated many times here, it's all subjective.

pilot reads great. haven't watched it yet. but no, not Mick Garris...

Pilot script was a hell of a lot of fun.

I think you found your answer S_W

Can't Netflix figure out how to block these dorks?

everything engineered can be reverse engineered.

A friend of mine whose company deals with intnl. distribution told me all the distribs talked about at Cannes was the mortal fear they all have of losing control to loopholes in streaming policies nation by nation.

I'm not surprised when a film contains the name Craig Mazin in the credits. He's not exactly the stamp of quality.

I actually really like Craig on his podcasts. He's smart and funny and I really wish I could say the same for his scripts.I'd like to think it's the collaboration effect...

You know what? I'm starting to think that we the movie-going public got punked with this one. I'm being serious. Like maybe it was the studio's way of saying, "Look what you suckers are willing to shell out $12 for!" Hahahaha...

Sounds nuts but...I'm being totally serious.

Hey Spec Writer -- here's a couple: But I think there's prob more versions. IDK - maybe it's just me -- but the horns and percussion of the Williams theme just give me chills with Snyder's awesome images:

Trailer 2:

Trailer 3:

Thanks.

This season has been so good so far.

Hey guys, remember in season 5 when a girl having her period was a plot point? Yeah.

brilliant episode. also, i love that jennifer getzinger gets to direct all the good episodes now. i worked with her a few times when she was a script supervisor doing low-budget indie features in new york. see people, dreams do come true!

I always get excited when I see her name in the opening credits; she's one of, if not THE best director on Mad Men. You can just tell the energy level was so much higher this week than the previous episode (which also sported a new writer on the team, Jason Smuts? Don't remember seeing his name.)

I disagree, Johnson. I think the kid was telling the Black theatre employee that they were sad about MLK's death. It was his way of saying he was sorry for that loss. When Don realized what he was doing and the compassion it showed, he felt that love for his son. It was good that they finally utilized his son after seasons of being completely ignored as a character.

Yeah it was a double meaning - he was talking TO the black guy, but talking ABOUT his own dad. So I agree he was outwardly showing compassion for the situation - but the subtext was him acknowledging his own father's sadness.

didn't love it, and really wish they were doing more with the pete and trudy storyline, which feels like their strongest in the early going of the season.

Nolan, man. Guy is a champion of celluloid.

Hey, as fellow fans of Justified what did y'all think of the new direction they took this season? I still loved it.

I thought it was a great season, especially loved Patton Oswalt's Constable Bob, but I kind of lost interest (and forgot why it was so important) in the hunt for Drew Thompson. The urgency and momentum slowed a bit, you know, and they kept recycling the scene of one bad guy betraying another bad guy, leading to a stand-off. Maybe they just had one too many criminal factions? And the accents are wearing on me, which is why I think they should set it outside Kentucky next season.

I loved Cole's last cigarette. Moments like that are what drama is all about.

Thumbs down

A sad day. The guy surely made the most of his life though.

I can't wait until Hobbit 2 comes out.

I'm looking forward to 4D.

That's when Peter Jackson actually reaches out of the screen and empties your wallet.

Ah, good to know. Because the teaser didn't look all that great to me.

Hear, hear to TB White!

Dude. My brother loves the shit out of these movies. He's seen Chronicles of Riddick more times than Return of the Jedi. Loves em.

kinda meh/blah...from a few I know who saw it in advance

which sucks because Fey and Rudd should be comedy gold...

I love Tina, but Rudd is overexposed, kind of sick of him. The Biebs should have been cast in that role. Kidding.

Saw an early screening here in the office. Actually really enjoyed it.

I enjoyed it.

Nice story, fun performances, some genuine laughs, consistently entertaining.

I haven't seen it yet, though I worked a few days on set as an extra, and it was a fun set. Buscemi, in particular, was hysterical when I was there. But even as much fun as it was to be on that set, I kept thinking Vegas magicians would have been a better world for a movie 10 or 15 years ago.

Yeah, the Jim Carrey character really skewers David Blaine and Chris Angel...and that's the problem. I always love Steve Carell, and it's still funny, but the same cast in a different scenario or maybe just a rewrite with a different angle could have worked so much better.

That explains why James Burrows has directed so many pilots.

Kaching!

Do you feel that compensation is warranted?

No, you'll never think it's 100%. But yeah, $95 is a lot of coin. Tough call.

Same boat, think I'll wait for the next one, and give a couple scripts a polish to put in at the early bird price.

I didn't get that it was a tribute to musicals and 90% of the content focused on Chicago and Dreamgirls. ???

ScarJo probably didn't want to put in an appearance after "I saw your boobs" took a shot at her. As for the musicals...the producers of the Oscars were the ones behind those musicals (except Les Mis) so it was blatant self-promoting/fellatio. Disgusted personally. The Bond "tribute" was astonishingly horrendous.

That ceremony was one big three hour shit.

I got dragged to it but LOVED it. Great movie. The dance was great.

I just watched the screener a couple days ago and loved it. Now I feel guilty for not supporting it by buying a ticket to see it in the theater.

Can't wait to see it. I was ambivalent but read the screenplay after seeing all the love it was getting and man alive, that was a well-written screenplay.

nice!

I LOVE Frightened Rabbit!

Hello!

Just got new Rabbit album - LOVE it.

what's the Google group list? or rather, where is it?

Are we talking the google writers group list?

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