Overall Impression – A sweeping epic that’s as fresh now as the day it was released. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Kambei Shimada. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: lead the samurai in defending a peasant village from 40 bandits. Personal: bridge the samurai/peasant caste division. Private: figure out if it’s… Continue reading SEVEN SAMURAI
Month: September 2009
1926 Remington, Model 12
Why was it that I simply HAD to own this typewriter when I saw it at the antique mart? It’s old, yet incredibly still works perfectly (needs a new ribbon). I wrote one, 120 page script on a typewriter and the subsequent several dozens of thousands of pages since were all done on computers. … Continue reading 1926 Remington, Model 12
Scripts and bibles galore
Found a cool site for scripts and bibles. Take a look! http://tvwriting.googlepages.com/index
THE INFORMANT!
Overall Impression – A fun and inventive movie that really sucks you into Mark Whitacre’s confused, paranoid world. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Mark Whitacre. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: help the FBI gather evidence against a supposed worldwide price fixing conspiracy organized by his company. Personal: keep his personal… Continue reading THE INFORMANT!
This Past Week’s SchechTweets
Eat, sleep, pray. Eat, sleep, pray. Repeat for a month. Happy New Year. # Patrick Boivin — One of the most talented directors you’ve never heard of http://bit.ly/4gT4T # Talked last night about the age of the guys in our show playing high schoolers. Today I saw this http://bit.ly/2rqgqF #screenwriting # Met Alex Epstein last… Continue reading This Past Week’s SchechTweets