O Brother, Where Art Thou?
By Ethan and Joel Coen – John Demmery Green O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a fascinating work of screenwriting in its tapestry-like detail and wealth of incident. It establishes a historicized, episodic… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: December, 2011
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Magnolia
After countless viewings, I still get as much pleasure out of watching Magnolia as I have each time prior. It is a rare example of a film that takes risks, that uses familiar… Continue reading
Reading the Reader
The Reader Script by David Hare Alright! The film I chose to read and write about is actually a film about reading and writing itself. The Reader is a film from 2008… Continue reading
Away From Her
Originally I was going to write on the film Up In the Air, adapted for the screen by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner. Then I read up on the story and found an… Continue reading
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
First off, the title—can a title be so peculiar at the same time so fitting? With screenwriter Charlie Kaufman behind the mighty pen, it is apparent that this isn’t another Hollywood, conveyor-belt… Continue reading
Why Thelma and Louise?
Thelma and Louise (1991), Screenplay by Callie Khouri. Why Thelma And Louise? By Alexa Gilker Well, there’s the obvious. Guns, sex, a murder, a robbery, a chase scene, an explosion, a few laughs… Continue reading
Crazy Heart
Screenplay by Scott Cooper Based on the novel by Thomas Cobb Even though I gave up my love of country music when I was a teenager (and I ain’t lookin’ back), I was… Continue reading
Toy Story
I chose to read Toy Story for a number of reasons. One of the lesser ones was that I couldn’t find a .PDF of the screenplay from Alien or Aliens. One of the… Continue reading
Buried
I will freely admit it: when I first heard about the film Buried, I was skeptical. I mean, honestly, who wants to spend an hour and a half of their time watching a… Continue reading