texas in the 70s
record amberjack but the happy to sell fisherman failed to weigh
The formula didn’t come from a mad scientist. Instead it came from a screenplay guidebook, Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need. In the book, author Blake Snyder, a successful spec screenwriter who became an influential screenplay guru, preaches a variant on the basic three-act structure that has dominated blockbuster filmmaking since the late 1970s.
fuck yeah, 66 & overcast.
dont know if its underappreciated but its certainly a lesser known mel brooks movie, twelve chairs. just underway on tcm.
finally got around to watching deadwood. highly recommended for anyone that hasnt seen it yet. seemed unfortunate that it only got three seasons (the reason the run ended is shrouded in mystery) but maybe it was for the best as the characters and plot were bound to start returning to well trodden territory.
deadspin has a secondary site, the stacks, that curates articles from sports journalism and literature of yore along with other elements of popular culture.
first of a five part feature on the france family and their relationship with the history of nascar.
saw pacific rim earlier. not great by any stretch but the pyrotechnics were well done and it was self aware of the expectations of the genre. got some pretty decent reviews but whether it lacked star power or didnt have a comic book franchise attached to it, the box office has been flat. will probably make its money though on foreign box office which some suggest is who it was aimed at anyway. guillermo del toro directs.
guess i ought to cross post this on 110%.
lewis black gives the finger to texas. this was part of a longer bit about texas governor perry trying to lure businesses from other states to texas via tv and radio ads.
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