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
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PAUL BLART: MALL COP
Overall Impression – A big hit with small laughs. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who is your main character? – Paul Blart. What is he trying to accomplish? – Professional: Protect the mall. Personal: Get Amy to love him. Private: Not be the loser he’s always been all his life. Who’s trying to stop him? – Veck… Continue reading PAUL BLART: MALL COP
GRAN TORINO
Overall Impression – Despite the evidence, Eastwood never gets old. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Walt Kowalski. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: save his Hmong neighbors from the local gang. Personal: teach Thao to be a man. Private: find a reason to keep living after his wife’s death. Who’s trying… Continue reading GRAN TORINO
HOTEL FOR DOGS
Overall Impression – Never trust anyone over 17. Or human. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who are your main characters? – Bruce and Andi. What are they trying to accomplish? – Professional: Rescue all the stray dogs of Central City. Personal: Not be split up. Private: Find a real family of their very own. Who’s trying to… Continue reading HOTEL FOR DOGS
YES MAN
Overall Impression – Fun, but it felt like something was missing. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Carl Allen. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: become a ‘Yes Man’. Personal: win over Allison. Private: not spend his life alone. Who’s trying to stop him? – Minor obstacles along the way… mostly his… Continue reading YES MAN