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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER: August 2005
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER. A pro script reader ponders movies, reading, writing and the occasional personal flashback. Wednesday, August 31, 2005. Carl Has a Life, Too. So I was reading an article yesterday about the terrible situation in New Orleans, with the streets flooding and the looters looting; you get an instant picture in your head, of immoral people crashing into stores and ripping off anything they can find. And a lot of them probably were. One of my pet peeves is that, in James Bond movies, ...
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER: April 2006
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER. A pro script reader ponders movies, reading, writing and the occasional personal flashback. Sunday, April 30, 2006. So I Saw United 93. It's harrowing, and extremely well-made. Posted by Scott the Reader @ 5:35 PM. Friday, April 28, 2006. How I Became a Reader. Q: How did you become a professional reader? Fast-forward into my 20s. Armed with a useless English degree from a large eastern university (the State University of New York at Stony Brook), I was managing a movie th...
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER: November 2005
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER. A pro script reader ponders movies, reading, writing and the occasional personal flashback. Wednesday, November 30, 2005. Handicapping the December Releases. Because if I don't do it, who will? Feel free to come back in two months, and tell me how stupid I am (or do it now, if you're brave). THE PRODUCERS. Another remake, and though this a musical, it is going to be very review-dependent. I think it'll get okay reviews, and okay box office. $80 million. AEON FLUX. It'll be...
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER: March 2006
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER. A pro script reader ponders movies, reading, writing and the occasional personal flashback. Thursday, March 30, 2006. Out Of The Box. So as I wrestle with my still-untitled screenplay, I find myself tempted to do something that most gurus would probably frown heavily on. Whether that is a reason not to do something, I don't know. Then, the other day, I was reading a largely mediocre college comedy (which has an agent, and which I was covering for a major prodco), in which one ...
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER: May 2006
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER. A pro script reader ponders movies, reading, writing and the occasional personal flashback. Sunday, May 28, 2006. It's amazing how often you see people warning writers against not using voiceover or flashback, because of the difficulty of using them right and because they tend to show up in the scripts of bad writers. But no one warns about chases and confrontations, which to me are even more of an amateurish sign. 1) It should be integral to the plot. But too often, these sce...
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER: October 2005
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER. A pro script reader ponders movies, reading, writing and the occasional personal flashback. Monday, October 31, 2005. I grew up in the middle class suburbs of Long Island, where Halloween (at least between the ages of like 7 and 13) meant our parents turning us loose to hit as many houses as we could. It was the 1970s, and no one was afraid of anything. But my best Halloween anecdote didn't take place in October. It took place in July. My parents had gone on vacation, leaving ...
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER: January 2006
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER. A pro script reader ponders movies, reading, writing and the occasional personal flashback. Tuesday, January 31, 2006. A Very Telling Trend In The Screenplay Oscar Nominations. All five nominees for Best Original Screenplay (CRASH; GOODNIGHT AND GOOD LUCK; MATCH POINT; THE SQUID AND THE WHALE; SYRIANA) were either written or co-written by their directors. Posted by Scott the Reader @ 11:08 AM. Monday, January 30, 2006. The Relief of the Finished Draft. Hopefully that will give...
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER: September 2005
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER. A pro script reader ponders movies, reading, writing and the occasional personal flashback. Friday, September 30, 2005. Another Dumb Plot Device To Avoid. As I come across these things in actual screenplays, causing me to vividly remember them (because I'd previously cast them out of my brain like Backstreet Boys lyrics), I'm going to post them, and warn you avoid their evil. This week: Climaxes (and other plot beats) involving live TV shows. But it's got to be credible. I...
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER: December 2005
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ALLIGATORS IN A HELICOPTER. A pro script reader ponders movies, reading, writing and the occasional personal flashback. Friday, December 30, 2005. Who's Bringing the Funny? Harkening back to my post about movies needing to be excellent or fun, there's no doubt that most of the surprisingly-successful movies this year were the comedies. Steve Carell is more of a true comedian, but the jury's still out on whether he can sustain his movie career. Adam Sandler has his fans, but it has been a while since he t...
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Red Wedding: January 2007
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Friday, January 26, 2007. Congratulations Slamdance Horror Winners! Festival awarded its prizes tonight, and the winners for the Horror Competition were:. 10,000 Grand Prize and Production Deal. Bobby Darby and Nathan Brookes for Slaughter. 1,000 Creative Excellence Award. Adam Balsam for Blood-Sucking Leeches and Flesh-Eating Maggots. The Grand Prize Winner, Slaughter. Will be produced by Angel Baby Entertainment and Maverick Red, and will premiere at next year's Slamdance Film Festival. One interesting...
