Best Produced Screenplays of 2009 — Redux
OK, so yet again I’ve rewritten my Best-Of list. This time, it’s because I finally saw The Hurt Locker. Here’s how it ranks up against my other favorites of last year:
1. Up
Written by Bob Peterson & Pete Docter
The first three on my list are all running neck and neck and neck for the top spot, [...]
Best Produced Screenplays of 2009
Another year, another arbitrary “Best Of” list. But this isn’t just any arbitrary “Best Of” list. This is my arbitrary Top 8 list. Why Top 8, why not Top 5 or Top 10? Why not. Plus, I did a Top 4 last year. So, enjoy!
It’s kinda hard to judge a screenplay by watching the resultant [...]
Sherlock Holmes + Hollywood = Victorian Action hero
“I deduce that this movie is elementary entertainment, my dear boy.”
Bad joke aside, Sherlock Holmes could have been an excellent action thriller…but it’s hampered by a slow second act and unoriginal third act, resulting in only an above average popcorn flick, despite Robert Downey Jr. starring in the title role and Jude Law as his [...]
Why Josh Olson Doesn’t Want to Read your Effing Script
I just read a hilariously truthful article by Josh Olson, writer of A History of Violence, called “I Will Not Read Your F*cking Script.”
He uses a true story to help explain why professional screenwriters should not be asked to do anyone the favor of reading their screenplay and why most people can’t write.
You should definitely [...]
Marvel and Mickey … Married?
I’m sure by now you’ve all heard that the Mouse House has bought the House of Ideas.
Disney has purchased Marvel Entertainment (AKA Marvel Comics and all its movies and merchandising) for about $1 billion. That’s billion. Not million, but billion. As in more money than the GNP of most nations.
What does that mean for screenwriters, [...]