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When I'm not hiding in my cave as I am known to do I can be found wandering the streets of Brooklyn mumbling to myself. Read more about William Speruzzi.
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September 28, 2008 at 6:00am
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If the news of a Rashomon remake is making you sick and uninspired take a lesson from Paul Schrader. I found this film theory lesson of him decoding the Robert Bresson film Pickpocket. It’s worth checking out if not just for a jolt to the system and to see the way Schrader “reads” the film. [Parts 1 and 2]
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September 27, 2008 at 11:26am
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I was just speaking with an old NYU friend while I was at Independent Film Week last Sunday and we were discussing The Hustler and The Color of Money and how they both held up. Even though my friend and I disagreed on the films, I saw The Color of Money recently and I still think it’s a great character piece — The Hustler is iconic, but one thing that we agreed on was Paul Newman. He was my first memory of what a movie star was in the first film I ever saw, The Towering Inferno. Maybe not the best display of his talents but at seven years old Paul Newman was the coolest guy in the room. Ironically, I have The Verdict and The Hustler in my stack of films to watch. I think today is a good day to remember him by screening a couple of his best performances.Take a look on IMDb and see how many films he’s been in that you have fond memories of.
The true test of a man will be how he is perceived once he is gone and this man will always be looked at as a class act. Rest in peace.
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September 18, 2008 at 10:55am
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I uhhhhhhhhhhhh, don’t know what to say other than I’m preparing my mind to be blown as we speak.
[Hat tip: BSLS]
See below for meta thoughts on the film, career and being percieved as a recluse from Kaufman.
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September 12, 2008 at 7:49pm
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Wired Magazine tries to interview Charlie Kaufman.
Updated: Here is the complete interview in five parts [mp3 files.]
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September 12, 2008 at 1:00am
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September 14th-19th kicks off the meeting of the minds in independent film. I will only be attending this Sunday of the Conference which in my opinion looks like the better day to go. Panels. Networking. You know the deal. A good week to get reenergized and bump into some old friends and hopefully make some new ones. The schedule can be viewed here. Anyone going? Drop me an e-mail.
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September 11, 2008 at 6:00am
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September 9, 2008 at 2:41pm
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The Anthology Film Archives is screening the films of one of the more underappreciated directors to come out of the Golden Age of American filmmaking. [Hat tip: Michael Tully]
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September 9, 2008 at 8:19am
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This is a test of John August’s newly designed screenplay format plug-in for WordPress, Scrippets. It converts your post text into a industry standard screenplay format. If you have a WordPress blog you should try it out and do some testing yourself.
FADE IN:
INT. APARTMENT – DAY
A MAN sits at his computer overlooking the Hudson River.
MAN
When will I get around to writing today?
A CAT meows. The meows suddenly transform into words.
CAT
Really man. Let’s finish the script already.
The man just stares at the cat.
MAN
Why don’t you write it?
CAT
I will.
MAN
Well...go ahead.
CAT
I will.
MAN
What’s stopping you?
CAT
I don’t have hands you fucking idiot!
The man drops his head in defeat and starts typing.
CAT
(to self)
Works every time.
FADE TO BLACK.
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September 8, 2008 at 9:31am
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September 3, 2008 at 11:16am
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Scott Myers drops screenwriting knowledge regularly on his site Go Into The Story. Take this for example.
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