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Getting Your Shots: Departures and the Art of Inoculation |
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 When presenting material that can be disturbing or shocking to an audience, a screenwriter has two basic choices. The first is to bring the material in a way that will maximize its disturbing or shock potential, usually by withholding it for as long as possible and then introducing it in at apivotal moment in the story so that it can hit the audience between the eyes like a two-by-four. As an example, think of the “monster jumping out” moment in any effective horror film,the “here’s what really happened” scene of a mystery or thriller, or the “you-know-what” scene in The Crying Game. Continue reading ... |
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Giveaway: Hollywood Script Shop |
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 Enter to win a copy of the best screenplay of 2008, courtesy of Hollywood Script Shop. Click HERE to complete the poll and entry form. Entries will close at midnight EST, Monday, May 25. Three winners will be chosen at random. |
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Exposition: Taken |
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 Film: Taken
Writers: Robert Mark Kamen & Luc Besson
Logline: A U. S. Special Forces retiree is forced back into action when his daughter is abducted.
Tuesday, May 12, Fox Home Entertainment will release Taken, one of the biggest action flicks of 2009, on DVD and Blu-Ray. If you're in the mood for an against-the-clock shoot-‘em-up, the movie delivers. In addition, the film does an effective job of seeding -- in less than 20 minutes -- nearly 75 minutes of nonstop action. SOME SPOILERS FOLLOW |
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Review: The Reader |
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Don’t let the decidedly “literary” title (i.e. “non-cinematic”) fool you: The Reader is an exquisitely imagistic film experience. Directed by Stephen Daldry from a screenplay by David Hare (the team that adapted The Hours), The Reader synthesizes gritty realism and tenebrous tenderness in translating the internationally renowned book by Bernhard Schlink to celluloid. Continue reading ...
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The Wedding Video: A Film by Norman Korpi & Clint Cowen |
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 The Wedding Video will not be shown at The Seattle International Film Festival this year, but columnist Sable Jak hails the film as one not to be missed by the public. |
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Film Review of Walking on Water |
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gives its review of Walking on Water, the new Australian drama about grief,
friendship and jealousy. |
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