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Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Storyteller’s Rulebook #72: Beware the Dark Side (Of Bio-Pics)

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Okay, I’ve teased this for a while, talking about bio-pics here , here , and here , b ut now I’ll get to my real problem with most bio-pics....
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Monday, March 07, 2011

Underrated Movie #110: Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey

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More Sadler, more creatures from the afterlife... Title: Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey Year: 1991 Director: Peter Hewitt Writers: Chris Mat...
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Sunday, March 06, 2011

Underrated Movie #109: Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight

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The Long-Awaited Return of Cheesy Movies Week: Title: Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight Year: 1994 Director: Ernest Dickerson Wr...
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Thursday, March 03, 2011

Storyteller’s Rulebook #71: Screw-Ups Don't Screw Up All Day Long

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One of the biggest mistakes that many indie movies make is to pile on the pathos with a shovel. In the interest of telling a “warts and al...
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Underrated Movies: Special Guest Picks #15

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Today is the first day of Women’s history month and it’s been about a year since we’ ve heard from any lady-like special guests on this blo...
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Monday, February 28, 2011

Storyteller's Rulebook #70: If You Want To Be Lean, You Have To Be Dense

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Last week, I talked about how a movie must have a small enough story that it can fit within two hours and still leave enough time for char...
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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Underrated Movie #108: Real Life

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Title: Real Life Year: 1978 Director: Albert Brooks Writers: Albert Brooks, Monica Johnson and Harry Shearer Stars: Albert Brooks, ...
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Meddler #6: ...And My Fixes For Julie and Julia

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As I explained yesterday, Julie’s choice to merely cook all these recipes is never going to be as interesting as the parallel story, in whic...
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The Meddler #5: Some Problems with Julie and Julia...

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Usually, when people say that a movie is half-good, they don’t mean it this literally. As every single reviewer of Julie and Julia said i...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Underrated Movies: Special Guest Picks #14

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Hey everybody, this week it’s another two-timer (there’s gotta be a better way of saying that): Luke O’Brien . Luke actually withdrew an ea...
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Matt Bird
Evanston, Illinois, United States
My book "The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers", from Writer's Digest Press, is available in all fine bookstores. I have an MFA in Screenwriting from Columbia University.
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