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My recommendations for film watching this week in L.A. 11/6-11/13/15

FIVE GREATEST FANTASY FILMS: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

The next in my series of five greatest: this time, fantasy films:

The Lord of the Rings

The Wizard of Oz

Orpheus

La belle et la bete (Beauty and the Beast)

Pinocchio

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MY FAVORITE MOVIE QUOTE

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MISCELLANEOUS REVIEWS

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
8 1/2 (1963)
Battleground (1949)
Big Sky, The (1953)
Cat O' Nine Tails (Il gatto a nove code) (1971)
Chase, The (1966)
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008)
Entertainer, The (1960)
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Grand Illusion (La Grande Illusion) (1937)
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
History is Made at Night (1937)
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
Je t'aime je t'aime (1968)
Last Deadly Mission, The (aka Mr. 73) (2008)
Madam Satan (1930)
Mauvais Sang (The Night is Young) (1986)
Milk (2008)
Night Train to Munich (1941)
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray In Lithuania (1999)
Pulp (1972)
Quadrophenia (1979)
Shanghai Gesture, The (1941)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Stendhal Syndrome, The (1996)
Summer's Tale, A (1996)
To Have and To Have Not (1944)
Two Men in Manhattan (1959)

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EARLIERLY WRITTEN POSTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED TO BE PUBLISHED IN E-BOOK FORM. MORE INFORMATION IS IN THIS POST.
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Beatriz at Dinner
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FIVE GREATEST MOVIES AND/OR MOVIES ABOUT

Apocalyptic Films
Christianity
Comedies About Nazis
Fantasy
Fantasy
Farces
Female Lead Performances
Gay Films
Male Lead Performances
Movie Making
Musicals
Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
Romantic Comedies
Romantic Dramas
Science Fiction
Serial Killers Comedies
Theater

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A Complete List Of All the Inteviews so Far: Click to browse
Most Recent: Brandon Alexander
Most Recent: Jason Cusato
Most Recent: Julius Kelly

MISCELLANEOUS REVIEWS

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
8 1/2 (1963)
Battleground (1949)
Big Sky, The (1953)
Cat O' Nine Tails (Il gatto a nove code) (1971)
Chase, The (1966)
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008)
Entertainer, The (1960)
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Grand Illusion (La Grande Illusion) (1937)
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
History is Made at Night (1937)
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
Je t'aime je t'aime (1968)
Last Deadly Mission, The (aka Mr. 73) (2008)
Madam Satan (1930)
Mauvais Sang (The Night is Young) (1986)
Milk (2008)
Night Train to Munich (1941)
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray In Lithuania (1999)
Pulp (1972)
Quadrophenia (1979)
Shanghai Gesture, The (1941)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Stendhal Syndrome, The (1996)
Summer's Tale, A (1996)
To Have and To Have Not (1944)
Two Men in Manhattan (1959)

MOVIE REVIEWS 2009

MOVIE REVIEWS 2010

Movie Reviews 2011

Appropriate Adult
Brighton Rock (2011)
Bullhead
Carnage
Dangerous Method, A
Declaration of War
Grey, The
Haywire
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
In Darkness
Iron Lady, The
Kill List
Margaret
Miss Bala
Norwegian Wood
Separation, A
Shame
Warrior

MOVIE REVIEWS 2012

Movie Reviews 2013

Movie Reviews 2014

Movie reviews 2015

Movie Reviews 2016

MOVIE REVIEWS 2017

OBSERVATIONS ON SCREENWRITING/FILMMAKING

BAD TIMING: an essay on the passing of time in screenplays
DIRECTORS: CAN'T LIVE WITH THEM, CAN'T KILL THEM-Part I
DIRECTORS: CAN’T LIVE WITH THEM, CAN’T KILL THEM-Part II
EARLIERLY WRITTEN POSTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED TO BE PUBLISHED IN E-BOOK FORM. MORE INFORMATION IS IN THIS POST.
GOD DARNIT, MR. LAMARR, YOU USE YOUR TONGUE PRETTIER THAN A TWENTY DOLLAR WHORE: some reflections on how to write effective dialog
I OBJECTIVE: HOW TO DEVELOP CRITICAL TASTE IN FILM
OH MY GOD, THEY’RE CO-DEPENDENT: What’s More Important, Structure or Character, in Writing a Screenplay
ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL: Variations on Structural Engineering When It Comes To Screenplays, Parts I-V
STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND?: Some random thoughts on screenplay structure
THE FUTURE IS NOW: A PRETENTIOUS ESSAY FOR SCREENWRITERS and what they need to do to get their careers going
THE OBJECTIVITY OF SUBJECTIVITY: A Defense of Making “Best of…” Lists
THE RULES OF THE SCREENWRITING GAME: Truth or clichés in a couple of screenwriting tropes
YOU WANT ME TO READ WHAAAAAAT? A Snob’s Guide to Alternative Sources for Structure in Plotting for Screenplay and TV Writing, Part I: Stories of an Epic Nature
YOU WANT ME TO READ WHAAAAAAT? A Snob’s Guide to Alternative Sources for Structure in Plotting for Screenplay and TV Writing, Part II: Romantic Comedies
YOU WANT ME TO READ WHAAAAAAT? A Snob’s Guide to Alternative Sources for Structure in Plotting for Screenplay and TV Writing, Part III: Night Time Soaps
YOU WANT ME TO READ WHAAAAAAT? A Snob’s Guide to Alternative Sources for Structure in Plotting for Screenplay and TV Writing, Part V: Philosophical Depth

OTHER WRITING

Log Lines of Full Length Plays
Loglines for One Act Plays
Loglines of Monologue Plays
Poems in the Common Verse
POETRY

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3 1 2015
3 12 15

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EXPOSITION: YOU CAN'T WRITE WITH IT, YOU CAN'T WRITE WITHOUT IT
Interview with Ann Kimbrough on Screenwriters Beat
Interview with Hilliard Guess on Screenwriters Rant Room
Interview with Jasper Cole on On the Set with Jasper Cole
Interview with Jesse Ikeman on Craft Truck
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SCREENPLAY CONSULTATION PHILOSOPHY, FEES and TESTIMONIALS

CONSULTATION PHILOSOPHY, FEES and TESTIMONIALS
Sample Coverage A
Sample Coverage B

SCREENWRITING

I KNOW
Loglines
Resume
The First 19 Pages of my Screenplay: The Dead Letter Office
The First Ten Pages of My Screenplay The Last Tree Standing Mote
They Only Come Out at Night

SUCH STUFF I AM. A NOVEL.

CHAPTER 1: I FLEE

THE HOWIES or best films of the year

100 Greatest Films of All Time
2017 Howies
2019 Howies
A Complete of The Howies from 2008 to the present
The 2018 Howies
The Howies 2014
The Howies 2015
The Howies 2016
The Ten Best WTF Films of the New Millenium

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF SCREENWRITING

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF SCREENWRITING

WHAT I LEARNED READING FOR CONTESTS THIS YEAR

COMMON CLICHES, STALE STORYLINES AND MAJOR MISTAKES
EARLIERLY WRITTEN POSTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED TO BE PUBLISHED IN E-BOOK FORM. MORE INFORMATION IS IN THIS POST.

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