April 2013
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March 2013
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February 2013
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"Why Dirty Dancing is the Female Star Wars." →
Fairy tales and father issues. Turns out there’s not much difference between blowing up the Death Star and a mambo lift. Okay, there is, but humor me.
October 2012
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September 2012
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August 2012
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July 2012
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Kickstarter - Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa →
Charlie Kaufman + exec. produced by Dan Harmon + claymation = Kicking in a few bones to see what happens.
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June 2012
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Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people...
– E.L. Doctrow
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'Pixar Story Rules' From Pixar Artist Emma Coats |... →
#1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.
#2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different.
#3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.
#4: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___....
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The things that you do should be things that you love. And the things that you...
– Ray Bradbury
May 2012
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The D is back and they’re rockin your f-ing socks off. “The Roadie” starring Tenacious D and Danny McBride, directed by Jody Hill.
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April 2012
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March 2012
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February 2012
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"Why I Wuv the Princess Bride" →
YouOffendMeYouOffendMyFamily.com blog about a film nerd who comes to grips with his reluctant love for The Princess Bride. It’s a story about chick flicks, William Goldman and true love. Oh, and wine.
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January 2012
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What the what? Sh*t Liz Lemon Says. I want to go to there.
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… Jokes are funniest when played upon oneself.
– Steve Martin (from his autobiography, “Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life.”)
December 2011
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Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.
– Lawrence Kasdan (screenwriter of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK & RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK)
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“Vulture On Set: Watch the Community Cast Engage in a Hilarious Pop-Culture Battle” One team totally Britta’d this up.
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10 Gift Books for Film Nerds →
From the ALIEN VAULT to STAR WARS: THE BLUEPRINTS, these gift books make me wish I had more rich, generous friends.
November 2011
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The only thing standing between greatness and me is me.
– Woody Allen (from the fantastic PBS American Masters “Woody Allen: A Documentary”)
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October 2011
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We’re not bad people; we’re just doing it all for the first time.
– Alexander Payne