They gave him 9 weeks at, presumably, the staff writer minimum $4,546, which amounts to $41K before rep fees and taxes. With no residuals, no sustained work for being a writer on a series because the AMPTP’s arbitrary division on “mini-rooms” and you’re left somewhere around $32k FOR THE YEAR. That’s well below good…

They are far, far, far away from the task. They are astoundingly impressive in many ways, and fun to play around with, but when it comes to actually writing a coherent narrative, they are incapable of it. No matter the prompts, you see what they’re regurgitating and their shine quickly falls off.

Uh, reality TV was big long before the 2007 strike. Apparently you’re young and don’t remember The Real World, and it’s host of copies in the 90's, or that unscripted Tabloid TV dominated daytime and dumb shows like America’s Funniest Home videos, and it’s copycats, started in ‘89. Shit, American Gladiators was a…

at least until those contracts expire in May

No, under normal circumstances. Improvisation isn’t considered writing under the WGA terms. By definition improv is unwritten. Similarly, if an actor or director just doesn’t like how a line is written and they workshop a different line, that’s not writing either, which is what makes Halpern’s tweet a bit hyperbolic.…

Hahaha! What!?! That’s not that not what these new “rules” are meant to combat at all. The complete opposite actually. The Academy was pissed that private screening were being held rather than through there FYC streaming service, and PR companies that millions trying to get Oscar noms, and I’m sure their clients, were…

Indeed. The thing with The Kid is that he’s in many ways the least distinctive character in the book. At times the reader’s point of view but then the prose goes far beyond anything that would be The Kid’s POV and he just disappears in sequences, that he should’ve been a part of, without any explanation, but then it…

I hadn’t thought of Clancy Brown. I like that idea. He’s also 6' 3". I agree that age doesn’t really factor into casting choice and I’d venture that an older actor would probably more convincingly sell Holden’s preternatural wisdom and intellect. It also helps that Holden doesn’t age, so the actor’s age isn’t a prime…

“Cleopatra was Greek!” Oh, Lawd! Why would that be a good thing to you, Amir? You’re Egyptian.”

I really can’t see any adaptation of Blood Meridian working. While Hillcoat’s The Proposition probably came closest to the tone, with Kent’s The Nightingale a close second, Blood Meridian is a whole other thing. It really doesn’t have a plot in the traditional sense of the word and there’s no way in hell the endless,…

The Proposition is one of my all time favorite movies. When I came out, I literally said to myself, there might finally be a director that can adapt Blood Meridian. Unfortunately I’ve found each of Hillcoat’s subsequent films to drop in quality with each one. Realize, Nick Cave wrote The Proposition. He didn’t just do…

And as though on cue, the current North Carolina Supreme Court, which now has recent Republican majority, overturned 3 decisions of the prior state Supreme Court. No facts changed, no new arguments, just blatantly trying to hold power. They said the State Legislature can gerrymander as much as they want, an onerous an…

Other reviews I’m seeing put it into the “faith-based” category but say it generally avoids the pitfalls of such movies by being more raw and being tempered by just how extraordinary Foreman’s story is.

Yup. Republican state legislature gerrymandering and trying to reduce voting access was always blatant, as in you knew why they were doing it, but they still attempted to pass it off as normal legislative process and they knew they couldn’t go too crazy as it wouldn’t survive the courts. In the last eight years, and…

On top of that, the GOP has miscalculated the political stances they are taking badly. Polling is showing even most Republicans don’t want total bans on abortion, and anti-LGBTQ legislation is a very low priority legislative priority amongst Republican voters. The current GOP extremism is a result of them wallowing in…

Let’s hope, though I doubt it. Disney took a while to even take a stand on the Don’t Say Gay bill. They tried be apolitical but there was finally enough pressure internally and externally that the CEO had to take a stand. I’m no fan of megacorps, and corporate donations in politics should be outlawed again, BUT a…

There should be a dozen documentaries about this movie by now, as it’s the most absurdly reckless film production of all time. So many serious and life-threatening injuries. It took over 5 years of filming and 11 years total to make, mainly due to crew dropping out repeatedly due to the conditions, actors having to…

“We are unaware of any legal right that a company has to operate its own government or maintain special privileges not held by other businesses in the state. This lawsuit is yet another unfortunate example of their hope to undermine the will of the Florida voters and operate outside the bounds of the law.”

As an add on: I’m remise if any “animal attacks” movie comes up and I don’t mention Roar, which is the most fucked up animal centered movie ever made. Novels should be written about it. It’s mind boggling.

I looked up Caine’s character’s full name: Hoagie Newcombe lol.