tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post6781062571081477719..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: SCRIVENERS OF THE SILVER SCREENWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-34531951529546540422011-05-23T23:16:29.278-04:002011-05-23T23:16:29.278-04:00Apollo - All I can say is, "Yikes!" I t...Apollo - All I can say is, "Yikes!" I think we're more like Karen Eiffel (Stranger Than Fiction) in real life.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-82748595981740081272011-05-23T20:42:11.805-04:002011-05-23T20:42:11.805-04:00"Howl" with James Franco as Allen Ginsbe..."Howl" with James Franco as Allen Ginsberg is my current favorite film about writing and writers. I knew Allen. Certainly not as hot as Franco:)<br /><br />The Paris Review article on Hollywood's treatment of writers takes a different view than you:)<br /><br />"In movies, writers are only slightly less morally repugnant than serial killers (unless the writer is a serial killer). According to Hollywood, writers are either parasites (Deconstructing Harry, Barton Fink, Capote, Misery); perverts (The Squid and the Whale, Adaptation, Wonder Boys, American Splendor); addicts (Permanent Midnight, Barfly, Leaving Las Vegas, Sideways), or sociopaths (La Piscine, Deathtrap, The Shining). They have monstrous egos and tiny, wizened hearts. Their moral compasses are permanently cracked; their personal relationships are cynically contrived to produce “experience,” which they feed to the insatiable maw of their craft. They are creatively constipated. They practice poor personal hygiene. They are not lovely to look at. It almost goes without saying that they are almost always male."<br /><br />(3.18.11, "The Writers of Hollywood" by Jennie Yabroff)Apollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968649983655811675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-86527509462935998382011-05-23T20:40:29.121-04:002011-05-23T20:40:29.121-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Apollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968649983655811675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-91446137369621597142011-05-23T19:11:08.884-04:002011-05-23T19:11:08.884-04:00I love Secret Window! No surprise there since ever...I love Secret Window! No surprise there since everyone already knows I'm a huge Johnny Depp fan (just saw the new Pirates movie this afternoon!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-39586639950160011502011-05-23T11:55:46.733-04:002011-05-23T11:55:46.733-04:00I forgot about the creepy ones -
Has everybody se...I forgot about the creepy ones -<br /><br />Has everybody seen Johnny Depp in Secret Window? He's very convincing as a writer being stalked by someone who claims to have written his work - lots of twists and turns and a surprising ending.<br /><br />Then there's The Dark Half in which Timothy Hutton's character writes under the influence of his unborn evil twin. What else would you expect from a collaboration between George Romero and Stephen King?Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-9303170018868649972011-05-23T11:45:59.922-04:002011-05-23T11:45:59.922-04:00I forgot about Cross Creek, Ramona. And what abou...I forgot about Cross Creek, Ramona. And what about The Snows of Kilimanjaro? Isn't the main character in that a writer, too? Oh, Jeez. He's also dying.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-41805281371834528322011-05-23T10:38:30.834-04:002011-05-23T10:38:30.834-04:00Attempt #3--Seriously, Blogger, gimme a break.
St...Attempt #3--Seriously, Blogger, gimme a break.<br /><br />Stranger Than Fiction--adore. Also Finding Forrester and Adaptation, although with the latter, I loved the book (The Orchid Thief) much more. Does Field of Dreams qualify? One of my feel-good flicks.<br /><br />Cross Creek, the biopic about Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, is excellent. <br /><br />Good topic, Gina.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-26341570286376249882011-05-23T10:23:48.709-04:002011-05-23T10:23:48.709-04:00I almost included Adaptation, Nancy, but I figured...I almost included Adaptation, Nancy, but I figured folks were getting sick and tired of me posting about screenwriting all the time. I love that film. <br /><br />If we include screenwriting, we could list Leaving Las Vegas, too. And Sunset Boulevard! Of course, both those writers end up dead . . .Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-38171282940223350872011-05-23T09:44:57.716-04:002011-05-23T09:44:57.716-04:00Adaptation. It's a scream for writers. My hu...Adaptation. It's a scream for writers. My husband had no clue what was happening, though.<br /><br />The opening scene of Romancing the Stone--when Joan Wilder goes around her apartment peeling Post-It notes off the walls--that's my life right now.NancyMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-25515056610503878982011-05-23T08:05:41.113-04:002011-05-23T08:05:41.113-04:00Gina, (from the back of the DVD) Jamal Wallace is ...Gina, (from the back of the DVD) Jamal Wallace is a talented 16-year-old basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. Willam Forrester (played by Sean Connery) is a reclusive Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who never gave the world a second novel. After an accidental meeting, Forrester becomes Jamal's unlikely mentor, providing guidance to help develop the young man's exceptional skills. Soon, Forrester's harsh view of the world begins to change as both men learn lessons from each other about life--and the importance of friendship.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-79281229745213981892011-05-23T07:35:56.637-04:002011-05-23T07:35:56.637-04:00I haven't seen Finding Forrester. What's ...I haven't seen Finding Forrester. What's it about?<br /><br />She-Devil is a great film, another proof that Meryl Streep can do anything.<br /><br />Where the Lilies Bloom is narrated by Mary Call reading from her journal. It's a little-known but fantastic film, a serious story with a lot of humor.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-56274631936262231442011-05-23T07:24:23.530-04:002011-05-23T07:24:23.530-04:00Gina, I actually have the BluRay of Stranger Than ...Gina, I actually have the BluRay of Stranger Than Fiction here from Netflix. Just need to find the time to watch it. I've seen Romancing the Stone and A River Runs Through It more times than I can count. I've never seen She-Devil or Lillies, though. <br /><br />Have you seen Finding Forrester? I wouldn't say Forrester is my favorite writer on screen, but I do love the movie.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.com