- 2:00 am - Thu, May 17, 2012
Last night, talking about Johnny Carson on American Masters, Joan Rivers said, “Everyone stabs everyone in the back in this business.” It’s not true, guys. That’s just something people who stab people in the back say.
- 9:50 pm - Tue, May 8, 2012
Robert Downey Jr. Can’t Wear the Suit Forever
I don’t believe that there is an actor more viscerally connected to a character in modern cinema than Robert Downey Jr. to Tony Stark. Tobey Maguire’s Spiderman was fine but I can separate those two with ease. But RDJ is Tony. Tony is RDJ. They are one.
But he can’t wear the suit forever.
Whoever comes next is obviously going to be compared to Downey, and that person will lose, because losing is what happens when you are compared to Robert Downey Jr. So what I’m thinking is, why bother getting a good actor just to lose? Why bother getting an actor at all?
Why not just give it to me?
I would look GOOD in that armor.
E for Iron Man.
- 3:43 am - Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Awesome Day 2012
As longtime heroes know, today, the 24th of April, is my birthday. But that’s not important, what is important is that it is also, not by coincidence, Awesome Day. It is the one day each year that I ask you all to set aside just for awesomeness. The fact that this thing isn’t on mainstream calendars baffles me. If you’re new to the concept I’ll explain by way of reblogging in just a sec, but for the heroes old and new alike, please do take this day and honor it with kindness and greatness and, you know, awesome. Honor it in ways big or small, however you like. Be great for yourself, for a friend, for a stranger, just be great. I know you’ve got it in you. I see it every day.
I love you all. Happy Awesome Day everyone!
From Awesome Day 2009:
So Awesome Day is upon us once again. For those who are new to my ramblings or those who do not catalog each of my glorious syllables in a special, perhaps gilded, mind-drive (for shame!) Awesome Day is part of my continuing, global and lifelong mission to turn things I hate (in this case my birthday) into things that kick ass (in this case Awesome Day).
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- 3:06 am - Thu, Apr 5, 2012
Q: where do you find movies' scripts? Nice blog btw
sin-cerely-yours
Thanks! Most of the scripts I read are sent to me directly by people who have reasons for sending them to me, but there are a couple of good resources for finding scripts out there. Probably the best that I’m aware of is the Internet Movie Script Database. I’ve also heard decent things about MyPDFscripts, though I don’t think I’ve ever used the site myself.
And, as with most things in life, Google is your friend. If there’s a specific script you’re looking for search for it. Just the other day I found an unaired pilot script I’d been looking for on some dudes Tumblr.
Best,
E
- 12:46 pm - Wed, Apr 4, 2012
765 Words About “No Strings Attached” vs its Script “Fuckbuddies”
I’ve been hearing for, I dunno, hours about how genius Elizabeth Meriwether’s OG script for “No Strings Attached” (née “Fuckbuddies”) is so I decided to finally get my hands on a copy. And you know what, yeah, it’s pretty damn dope. This wasn’t a surprise since Ms. Meriwehter’s show “New Girl” is one of the best things on the TV. It’s so nectar. And, because comparing and contrasting is fun, (Shut up, it is. Do a blind taste test of every tequila on the market and tell me if you aren’t having fun by the time you take your fifth or sixth shot.) I went ahead and watched “No Strings.” And, honestly, the movie isn’t bad.
It’s not genius but most things aren’t and “No Strings” has its moments. I was particularly into the final shot, to be honest. A little cheesy, maybe, maybe a lot cheesy but romantic comedies are made of cheese and you love cheese and you know it so stop acting like that’s not why you’re there. The final shot (SPOILERS) turns on the idea that, maybe, for some people holding hands is more intimate and more daring than fucking and that’s cute and sweet in context. And, sadly, it’s a sentiment to which I can relate.
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- 3:23 pm - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
What I Watched Last Week
I’m going to try to keep a short diary of the movies I watch each week, mostly so that I can look back over it in coming years, but also to help motivate me to watch more and better movies. So far I’m not off to a GREAT start, but I’m working on it. So…what i watched this week: Our Idiot Brother. This Means War. All Star Superman. The Woman In Black. Bronson. In a Lonely Place.
To list the television I watched would get too long and embarrassing. If you really want to know just ask or, if it’s easier, just think about all the shows where someone who isn’t police solves a crime and assume I saw it.
Also, I don’t do movie reviews because of screw that, but I will say that Tom Hardy’s performance in “Bronson” was HUGE. One of the best I’ve ever seen. It was really something.
- 4:17 pm - Tue, Feb 7, 2012
I’m more or less out of the comic business at this point. The Cutting Room isn’t dead so much as it’s in a coma while my partner and I try to figure out how to kill it. But I imagine every once in a while when a comic is easy and I have some time on my hands I’ll throw one out there for the giggles and the whatnot. This is one of those times. It’s a super relevant comic, too, because it relies on a basic knowledge of a cartoon that’s been off the air for a decade and an ad campaign that’s been gone even longer, probably. Enjoy!
E
- 3:57 am - Wed, Jan 18, 2012
Late Night Rant:
I get asked for advice and help with writing a lot. Often these questions come with links to other advice with more questions. “Is this true?” “Is this how you do it?” “Should I just put my shit in a drawer because it can’t possibly be any good?”
When you search for general writing advice online, nine times out of ten the advice presumes you suck and are an idiot who is kidding him or herself. This presumption, like all writing, says much more about the source than the subject. Sorkin and Moffat and Whedon aren’t sitting at home handing out advice anonymously on internet forums. They just aren’t. And they aren’t trolling you. They will never try to break you down just for funsies. And I bet they never googled how to be a writer.
E
- 7:14 pm - Sun, Jan 8, 2012
I Don’t Believe in Judging A Person’s Worth Based on Aesthetics. But…
If there exists a more attractive human than Yvonne Strahovski I don’t think my brain could process the sight of them. They would just appear to my eyes like a spinning beach ball floating in the air.
- 2:58 pm - Mon, Jan 2, 2012
My Christmas Presents
This year for my Christmas presents I decided to recreate the covers of Iconic comic books but switch out members of my family and friends for the heroes. I then had them printed up and framed. These things were a pretty big hit and I had a lot of fun making them, so I thought some of you guys might like to see them. And if not, it’s a big internet. I bet there’s something out there you’d like.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I love you all. Even you.
E
