Modern Times (1936) dir. Charlie Chaplin. USA. So it goes, and mighty pleasantly, too, with Charlie keeping faith with his old public by bringing back the tricks he used so well when the cinema was very young, and by extending his following among the moderns by employing devices new to the clown dynasty. If you need … Continue reading Film 37: Modern Times
Film 36: The Only Son
The Only Son (1936) dir. Yasujiro Ozu. Japan. Now turn to Yasujiro Ozu, who is one of the three of four best filmmakers in the world, and certainly the one who brings me the most serenity. I've seen 14 of his films, four of them with the shot-by-shot approach. That doesn't make me an expert, … Continue reading Film 36: The Only Son
“Off the Record”
Alright, boys and girls. So it’s difficult to say whether it’s any good, but here it is! If you’re curious, click the link below for a PDF of the script. We’ll post longer thoughts on the whole thing tomorrow, but right now we’re going to bed. Off the Record
What We Learned
So. We did in fact finish another movie in a weekend. A testament either to our resilience, or obstinacy. Probably a little of both. It is a tiny bit short still, but not enough that we care to continue writing. We don't even really feel accomplishment. Which is sort of depressing. We HATED this … Continue reading What We Learned
Script # 2
Well, here it is. One erotic thriller, written in a weekend, as promised. It's...really explicit. Like, NC-17 explicit. Like, I-can't-believe-it-came-out-of-our-heads-and-I-sort-of-wish-it-hadn't explicit. Like, don't-read-it-unless-you-REALLY-want-to explicit. Seriously. Patronage
First Draft is Done. …Hooray?
Sunday Morning Update!
Still Going!
We have done a TERRIBLE job of staying in touch. But we are doing pretty well! Just heading back from dinner. We currently have two times more pages than we had at the end of Saturday last Movie in a Weekend - clocking in at 24 pages at 10pm. We expect to have 30 before … Continue reading Still Going!
Back to Work!
We are actually ahead of schedule! We decided to take a midday break at lunch time instead of a dinner break, so we left the house! Yay! Before we broke, we finished a treatment. Now, Forrest is working on adding sluglines in while I write all of you lovely people! We are both in a … Continue reading Back to Work!
Treatment!
Hey! We've got a treatment! We're going to break for lunch, then come back and add sluglines to it and start writing! A word of caution. We really leaned into the genre on this one. Like, there's a whole lot of really weird sex and people die gruesomely. Our moms and grandmas would probably do … Continue reading Treatment!
Movie in a Weekend 