Stoppard is a script doctor. He does it for money, as do several other established writers. Carrie Fisher is one of the most sought-after script doctors in Hollywood.
My work's illegal, but at least it's honest.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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Betsy HP - May 26, 2005 7:36:24 am PDT #3377 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Tom Scola - May 26, 2005 7:36:35 am PDT #3378 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Yeah, and Taxi Driver and Raging Bull.
Frankenbuddha - May 26, 2005 7:41:59 am PDT #3379 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Stoppard is a script doctor. He does it for money, as do several other established writers. Carrie Fisher is one of the most sought-after script doctors in Hollywood.
That used to be Joss' big gig too.
Nutty - May 26, 2005 7:47:47 am PDT #3380 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Script doctoring is how John Sayles has been able to stay independent, so one can't complain that the job exists.
I remember Joss saying, though, that he was usually brought in way too late, to add jokes and transitions to a script with a chasm of absent logic in the middle.
Sue - May 26, 2005 7:48:58 am PDT #3381 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Taxi Driver and Raging Bull.
And Goodfellas.
Invisible Green - May 26, 2005 8:10:31 am PDT #3382 of 10002
I've only seen a few of the movies on this list.
But Finding Nemo? Excluding the beatiful animation, the movie was awful. Horrible dialogue and acting.
I've tried watching Lawrence of Arabia several times, but it's *so* boring I've never even been able to make it halfway. I've never been able to make it through It's a Wonderful Life, either. And I couldn't stand more than 10 minutes of The Godfather.
And as for The Lord of the Rings, only the first movie was good. The second one sucked, and the third one was mediocre.
However, I do like Blade Runner, E.T., Pulp Fiction, and Star Wars.
Gris - May 26, 2005 8:15:28 am PDT #3383 of 10002
Hey. New board.
But Finding Nemo? Excluding the beatiful animation, the movie was awful. Horrible dialogue and acting.
Wow. Now you have to be dead to me. Shame, really.
Sue - May 26, 2005 8:18:19 am PDT #3384 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Have you tried watching LoA on the big screen? Because that made all the difference for me.
I have the attention span of a tse-tse fly, and so many movies that I have been unable to sit through at home just came to life in a movie theatre. I tried to watch McCabe and Mrs. Miller recently, and it was so dark on my TV I turned it off after 20 minutes.
I need to live somewhere with a great rep cinema.
DavidS - May 26, 2005 8:19:13 am PDT #3385 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I love Ellen Degeneres' performance in Nemo.
Betsy, they played one of your favorite movies on cable this morning: Swashbuckler. Robert Shaw! Young James Earl Jones! Young Genvieve Bujold! Going over cliffs in banana carts! All the actors of the 70s who never got a shot at costume dramas.
Hayden - May 26, 2005 8:20:18 am PDT #3386 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I thought that the 2nd LOTR movie was the keeper, myself, although I liked all of them.
Also, I've only seen McCabe & Mrs. Miller on DVD, but I'd sure love to see it on the big screen.