AliM
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New Disney-owned Star Wars trilogy starting 2015 -- Not a big SW fan, but it'd be cool if they went 'Mission Impossible' on the franchise and let a different director tackle each installment.
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The smart move would be to go with a director who's known for performances and story, not VFX, and let ILM handle the VFX, a la Marvel -- Jon Favreau, Kenneth Branagh, Shane Black, etc. ILM has tons of TD's and video game guys who can design amazing action sequences, but what they need most is a director who will cast good actors and actually direct them. Less Phantom Menace and more Empire, please.
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Someone should write a spec called KEPT UNDER WRAPS.
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Hope A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT is the start of a hilarious new trend for spec titles.
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TED - Very funny, with more hits than misses. The flick does hit some dry spots during the second/third act, but MacFarlane's ability and chemistry with Wahlberg really helps.
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"A Monster Problem"/"Monster Problems" -- Totally different movies, but you gotta love how synchronicity works
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Question for working screenwriters here: What would be your key advice for career longevity? Ie. What do you think the difference is between the folk who get one big sale and/or a Black List mention and then flame out forever, and the folk who are actually putting their kids through college with screenwriting?
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1. Write something that makes a ton a money or gets an Oscar nomination early in your career. 2. Be able to write for production and not just for a reader. Very different things. 3. Listen with your brain and not your ego. 4. Figure out who you want to be early and don't take every stupid thing offered if it doesn't fit your plan. Don't dilute the brand.
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PROMETHEUS - Stunning to look at, extremely engaging in parts, fantastic Fassbender, but ultimately muddled and pointless. Shame. Wanted it to be phenomenal.
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Just stumbled upon the hidden 'Katamari' game built into the main TB page. Just scroll down to the bottom and click on the tiny "pi" symbol. #EasterEggs!
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- New 'Dark Knight Rises' trailer. Looking like classic Nolan. Restrained, deliberate, awesome!
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http://bit.ly/HCtlsp - Whoa! The Eszterhas letter to Gibson on his anger issues. A must-read!
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Ted looks hilarious! McFarlane looks like he's jumped to the big-screen no sweat! Looking forward to it.
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Project X - Front runner for worst film of 2012! My god! Most bland, overly-long, unfunny, 88 mins of my life!
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'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' - Beautifully shot & performed, overrated nonsense.
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Didn't mind the pacing, love slow-burn flicks. But the editing and chronological presentation of the narrative was unnecessarily convoluted. And the ultimate reveal of who the mole was ended up being anti-climactic.
Felt like it was made for people familiar with the source material already.
Eff this film. Eff this film in the fayce! [Lol, not nearly that vitriolic about this flick, but pretty damn close ]
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What's the quickest you guys have ever churned out a spec? 'Decent' to 'Sellable-ish' quality?
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Anyone know if the 2005 blacklist scripts are available anywhere?
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'How To Get Over That Bitch' -- Just read. I give it a 5ish out of 10. Decent enough potential to be an entertaining 'bro comedy', just needs a solid revision or two.
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Anyone read 'Holy Fuckin' Matrimony'? Worth a look?
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Bigups to kLO for the newest batch of uploads to the File Exchange. Dudes like you are what make having a TB account worth it!
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Anyone know what X-files creator Chris Carter's new project 'Fencewalker' is supposed to be about? Is it sci-fi? Heart-warming, talking-animal, family comedy?
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Anyone read any decent limited-location ghost/supernatural specs they can reccomend?
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Anyone know of good modern heist films to read? Already read 'Now You See Me'. Looking for glossy, 'big' visuals stuff. Any recommendations?
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Why go modern, when classic is REALLY where it's at. And read/watch whatever you can... So without further ado -- DRUM ROLL PLEASE:
-Rififi (masterpiece)
-Le Cercle Rouge
-Heat
-Bullitt
-Point Break (Katherine Bigalow's 1st semi-classic)
-The Killing (Kubrick's 1st masterpiece aka Tarantino's father)
-Reservoir Dogs
-City On Fire (Reservoir Dogs REAL father)
-Sexy Beast
-Thief (Mike Mann pre "Heat")
-The Ital...
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Just read 'Amaranth' - Boooring.
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Horrible Bosses trailer is LOL. Looks like they stuck pretty closely to the script. Great stuff.
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How the hell did the writer of 4 Sale By Jerks get repped!? That thing was full of grammar/spelling/formatting typos. And it was boring as hell! Can't believe this thing was actually sent out to studios!