Inception is an Exceptional Mindf**ck
It’s been more than a week since I’ve seen Inception, and I still haven’t felt this mindf**ked since watching, well, Memento. Not surprisingly, those two movies share the same writer/director: Mr. Christopher Nolan. Inception is the reason why I watch movies. It’s the reason why I write screenplays. And it’s the reason why I feel [...]
No Ed Norton??? Hulk Smash!
What is up with Marvel Studios’ crazy casting moves lately? Word came this month that Edward Norton will not reprise his role as Bruce Banner in any Hulk sequels or the upcoming Avengers movie, because of some dispute with Marvel. According to the comic book company, it’s because Norton doesn’t know how to be a [...]
SAY IT AIN’T SO: Del Toro Ditches The Hobbit Prequels
Sadly, the news has not be greatly exaggerated: Guillermo Del Toro will not be directing the big-budget The Hobbit films. The prequel to The Lord of the Rings was set to be split into two films, be produced by LOTR director Peter Jackson, and be directed by Del Toro (Hellboy and Blade II). Del Toro [...]
Guest Blog: Surviving Hollywood
Here’s an excellent guest blog on John August‘s site; it’s written by George Sloan, a writer’s assistant on How I Met Your Mother. It’s an insightful and witty piece on how to not only break into Hollywood but how to survive. Here’s Sloan picture-perfect description of the industry: “I think of Hollywood as a giant, [...]
J.D. Shapiro Embraces Writing “Worst Movie of the Decade”
Battlefield Earth recently won the Razzie for “Worst Movie of the Decade,” and its co-writer, J.D. Shapiro, wrote the most telling, hilarious, and honest article apologizing for it. In it he talks about star John Travolta, the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, and how it all went down because of his pecker. Below is [...]
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