I believe that if you want your stories to endure, then plot must come from character and not the other way around. I have often said that storytellers are the most powerful people on earth– because they have the power to move the human heart. There is no greater power on earth. You cannot move hearts by relying on plot mechanics.
Category: Movies
#ThinkpieceThursday – The Adventures of Tintin: Another Spielberg Misstep
#ThinkpieceThursday – Spielberg should know better.
War Horse – Spielberg Loses His Way
Steven Spielberg’s War Horse is the definition of an episodic narrative with very little character development.
Iron Lady
Meryl Streep gives a tremendous performance in IRON LADY– but the film ultimately didn’t work because it has no point of view.
Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen’s new movie, Midnight in Paris, is his best since Hannah and Her Sisters. It’s charming, funny and life affirming in a wonderfully whimsical way. It’s a rare foray into Power of Idealism territory for Allen.
Summer Blockbuster Roundtable
Video on writing the summer blockbuster
God Grew Tired of Us – Day Forty – #40movies40days
God Grew Tired Of Us chronicles the horrific journey of three young men, John Bul Dau, Daniel Pach and Panther Bior, across war-torn Sudan and finally to the United States.
Rififi – Day Thirty Nine – #40movies40days
Rififi is a 1955 French crime film that is probably the basis of every intricate heist movie you’ve ever seen
The Secret Life of Words – Day Thirty Eight – #40movies40days
Sarah Polley gives a mesmerizing performance as a young woman whose silence is her protection from terrors she’s seen.
Triage – Day Thirty Seven – #40movies40days
Injured and traumatized war photographer, Mark (Colin Farrell), returns home from a photo assignment in Kurdistan. He returns alone. He professes to have been separated from his best friend Colin. Unravelling the mystery of what happened is key to his recovery.