“EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO HEAVEN, BUT NOBODY WANTS TO DIE.”—Blues song lyricA few years ago, when I was working on a spec screenplay that involved gangs, I visited a school with a lot of gang activity and asked the kids about how gangs worked. One of the things that I found out was that in order to join a gang you had to be “jumped” in. What that means is that you let the other gang members
Friday, September 30, 2005
Thursday, September 22, 2005
TELEVISION - THE FIRST THOUSAND YEARS
Posted on 2:52 PM by christofer D
I once saw a TV guide, or something, that claimed to list the top shows of the millennium. Since TV wasn't around until 1948 that left around 950 years of programming that could not qualify simply because there was no way to broadcast it. I thought this was unfair, favoring shows in the 20th century, so did a little research and decided to add my historical shows to the list.This list is not
Sunday, September 18, 2005
dramatization and armature
Posted on 12:23 PM by christofer D
The following is a story by Aesop.“BUNDLE OF STICKS”Once there was a farmer with many sons whose sons were always bickering and fighting with each other. One day the farmer called his sons together. He had with him a bundle of sticks tied together.He commanded each son to take the bundle and break it in half. In turn they tried and failed. The farmer then untied the bundle, handed each son a
Thursday, September 8, 2005
THE ARMATURE Part 6
Posted on 1:45 PM by christofer D
The success of There’s Something About Mary was a film that sent Hollywood rushing to produce toilet-humor comedies. But the Farelly Brothers had made other “shock-comedies,” why did this one become a mega-hit that almost everyone seemed to love? I thought the film was so good I saw it three times in the theater. If you knew me, you’d know that I like few films. And I certainly don’t like
Friday, September 2, 2005
The ARMATURE Part 5
Posted on 3:13 PM by christofer D
The Iron Giant is an amazing animated film directed by Brad Bird. On its surface, this film is like E.T. in many ways. It is about a boy who befriends a being from outer space (in this case, a giant robot). And, as in E.T., the government is seeking the alien. So what’s different about it, you might ask. It’s the armature. As a matter of fact I heard very few people compare the two films.
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