The lesson here is FaceBook and Zuckerberg’s deft handing of The Social Network movie. Despite being a fictional and immensely unflattering protrait, Zuckerberg wisely refrained from going ballistic in the press– which wouldn’t have helped and would have only made him look worse. Now he is at the point of being able to laugh at the whole thing and wins points for not taking himself too seriously.
Tag: Screenplays
#BeFabFriday – CineStory Competition
#BeFabFriday – Here is a guest post from a good friend and wonderful writer, Lisanne Sartor.
#ThinkpieceThursday – Skins: No Consequences
#ThinkpieceThursday – Dramas that don’t work often don’t attach a price to the choices a character makes.
The Weinstein Co. and Sony Pictures Classics Close Deals at Sundance
According to IndieWIRE, The Weinstein Co. has paid $8 million for worldwide rights to Jacob Aaron Este’s The Details, starring Tobey Maguire and Elizabeth Banks. Meanwhile, Sony Pictures Classics closed on The Guard and Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold and Take Shelter. Harvey Weinstein was in a good mood Tuesday after earning 13… Continue reading The Weinstein Co. and Sony Pictures Classics Close Deals at Sundance
Coraline
Coraline is a creepy delight to behold. The visual world of the stop-motion animated story is rich with texture, fine detail and has a wonderful handcrafted quality. The direction builds an increasingly sinister but whimsical tone. A compelling emotional journey is what is sorely lacking here.
The Black Swan and The Social Network
Two of the most highly acclaimed and most talked about movies of the 2011 Awards season are The Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John J. McLaughlin and The Social Network Directed by David Fincher and written Aaron Sorkin adapted from a book by Ben Mezrich. Both are Power of Reason films with Power of Reason protagonists.
It Never Gets Easier
Here is the good news and the bad news about being a writer– “It never gets any easier.” Every writer from an Academy Award winner to a complete beginner face the same challenges, obstacles and terrors
Day Five at eQuinoxe
Working on a script with a group of advisors is never a linear process.
Day Four at eQuinoxe
The function of film and television is not to provide a reflection of the world, but to provide a compensation for it.
Day Three at eQuinoxe
Your antagonist is your protagonist’s main adversary. This person is not necessarily evil or bad, but he or she is a significant obstacle to your main character’s goal.