My go to movie at Thanksgiving is Pieces of April (2003), written and directed by Peter Hedges Here are some post I’ve written about it over the years: Thanksgiving with ‘The Florida Project’ and ‘Pieces of April’ Pieces of April (Part 1) Pieces of April (Part 2) Pieces of April (Part 3) Pieces of April […]
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Last night my wife and I went to the Toledo restaurant at Walt Disney World to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The restaurant is on the top floor of the recently opened Gran Destino Tower at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. If you’re ever at Disney World in Orlando and want an ideal place to eat and […]
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This fountain was about 100 yards away when I turned a corner while driving this morning and something told me it had potential for a nice photograph. All the layering componets there. You have a fountain with water giving movement in the foreground, some trees in the middle area, sun in the background, and lots […]
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“Have you ever wondered why it had to be so hard to get through school? Or just make it from day to day? Well, that’s because what you were building [your foundation] had to be strong enough to support the weight of whatever you could dream. And if you’re like me, you’re a huge dreamer.” Tyler […]
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“[Hollywood has] welcomed change with about the same relish the dinosaurs welcomed the Ice Age.” Stephen Galloway The Hollywood Reporter “I get asked all the time, ‘Where does this stop? When does it stop?’ The truth is that it is only getting started.” Brett Sappington (on the growing number of streaming services) A senior Parks […]
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Last week, I dug up some CDs of novelist Stephen King’s reading of his book On Writing and came across this nugget: “Plot is, I think, the good writer’s last resort and the dullard’s first choice. The story which results from it is apt to feel artificial and labored. I lean more heavily on intuition, […]
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“I’m not a movie producer, I’m in the feelings business. . . . I’m captivated by things that move me emotionally, and elevate me emotionally.” Oscar-winning Producer Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind) The Joe Rogan Experience #1370 Related posts: 40 Days of Emotions
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Last year when the first version of The Quiet Place screenplay found its way online it was unorthodox in that Scott Beck and Bryan Woods where on one page they used just one word (SNAP…) among other techniques. (See the post Writing an Unorthodox Script.) Well, this year’s unorthodox script (or maybe just unorthodox page) goes to […]
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“We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness” ― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness “Hello darkness, my old friend…” —Simon & Garfunkel The Sounds of Silence (written by Paul Simon and sung by Simon & Garfunkel) The last two movies I happened to see in theaters were Joker and The Lighthouse. Thankfully, I didn’t see them on […]
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If you’re on Twitter, two writer/directors that I’d recommend you follow are Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place, Haunt) who go by @beckandwoods on Twitter. Here’s an example of one of their tweets.
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