The Voices

Today i'll give you THE VOICES by Micheal Perry. Its about a guy who's a little cuckoo. Everything around him that shouldn't be talking in the first place actually talk to him. Read to find out what. its a great read and everything screenwriters should embrace. its the perfect script. It was a top ten screenplay on this year's Blacklist. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
The Voices

AVATAR

I seen this film yet but judging by the crowd reaction i will see it soon. Meanwhile I will post a link to a review which i find both comprehensive and trustworthy. From the scriptshadow site which i follow faithfully.
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Chaos Reigns

Dogville the Lars Von Trier film is available free on you tube. If you are wondering who this filmmaker is just Google 'Antichrist" to get a feeling of what this guy is about. Also be sure to check out the comments left by people who have seen the film.

The Blacklist 2009...with a grain of salt

As years go by and this list becomes more prominent, the mudslinging among writers who feel slighted by the guy who compiles it grows. Frank Leorard, the brains behind the list is seemingly a mythical figure. He doesnt promote th list in any way except by the fact that he has set up a an official website. No red carpet. No champagne bottles. To him he was just trying to find some good screenplays to read and in the process promote writers. What started as a noble venture has come to be something larger than the craft itself. Every year around December, there's some buzz among industry people. The Blacklist is coming soon! And when it does come,the dirt comes to fore faster than one can read all the loglines on the list. I have followed the Blacklist since 2007 and have made the point to read the scrits that most raise my interest - crime dramas and biopics. There is one thing that I have come to understand and appreciate - most of the screenplays that i picked were damn good. So i wondered why all the boohoo about some screenplays getting slighted in favor of others? I came to one conclusion - writers need to sleep at night - they need to reassure themselves that they are good. Am sorry, not everyone makes the team there has to be someone who watches from the stands. So occasionally, I will  post a link to a Blacklist 2009 script that struck me. this is after i have read it. I willl leave a brief thought about it (not a review) just a thought. And you make the calll whether the screenplay deserved to be on the List. Remember the list is not the 'best of' it is the 'most liked'.


The Blacklist 2009

This City Has Sailed

I never thought this day would come. I thank you, Hunter Thompson, for your inspired writing that made this moment possible. i just wrapped watching the documentary Gonzo. whoa! Am in awe of a man i never knew. Am not about to hold a gun to my head though. we shared a love for all things earthly. Translation: Pop culture let me make this clear from that e on set - this is a pop culture blog. I hope that its content will be you-generated and hopefully sparkle in the midst of all those cooking blogs out there. Poetry, I love you. Gossip, i love you too. Mildly entertaining politicians I have nothing but love for all of you. A big wet kiss to all the hookers you've banged as I wrote this. See pop culture is what you make of it. No one truly holds the keys to this city so be free. Send me anything you hold dear and would like to share with the world, may it be opinions, poetry, paintings, video mash ups, pics (nothing dirty though) just be clever. I will obvoiusly give you credit I will try my best to post stuff everyday. I know for the next couple of months traffic here will be little but we all start somewhere don't we?