Analyzing Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds is – surprisingly — kinda glorious.
Writer-director Quentin Tarrantino has finally shot a script that A) doesn’t beat us to death with pages and pages of unending Tarrantino-ese, and B) actually tells a story that goes beyond his ego — in that I mean its sole purpose is to not show off how many [...]
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 [...]
District 9 to Top 2009?
There is no doubt: District 9 will be on most film critics’ lists of the top 10 best movies of 2009.
But will it be at the top of the top? I don’t think so — most sci-fi movies are never seen in the same class as tear-jerking dramas or period-piece epics. But it certainly deserves [...]
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, [...]