Tales of a Screenwriting Hack V.2

Thursday Nights showing of Raiders of the Lost Ark at Tazza Cafe for movie night went well.

There is no bad seat, even sitting at outside table you could still see everything. The crowd was small at first then everyone showed up as dusk arrived.

Free seating, burgers and hot dogs grilled outside, popcorn.

The basic set up is showing said movie (on DVD) across a large white board on a brick wall with two large speakers for left and right channels. Simple and effective once the crowd settles and thankfully they turned up the sound last night cuz let’s face it, you wanna hear all those punches and the music.

There was even a little kid dressed up as Indy with the hat, shirt, pants and the whip and I’ll assume his father had a mix of Beloq’s hat and creepy german guy jacket.

Even one of the PVD Cops driving by asked when the movie started.

If anyone feels like going I’d highly recommend bringing a chair, blanket and jackets.

Stan Winston passed away.

Let’s see… Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, cars straight out of Spyhunter and some women convicts straight out of a skinamax flixx.

I think it helps that McShane is channeling Morgan Freeman’s Red from Shawshank Redemption.

Trailer doesn’t look so bad.

Even if it is directed by him.

Looks like Oliver Platt will be playing Buddy Cianci in Michael Corrente’s new flick, Prince of Providence.

Filming begins in Rhode Island in August.

Babylon AD trailer.

This might just be the movie to bring Vin back to his post-Pitch Black/FaTF/XXX hype and ignore the no brainer but throughly dreadful in it’s execution CoR.

Kung Fu Panda from Dreamworks is well worth going to see. Great acting, music, CGI and story.

And, while the end credit scene is no where near as cool as Iron Man was, I recommend sitting through all the credits to watch the artwork scroll by.

Oh noes.

The penguins are flying the plane.

Why are the penguins flying the plane?!?!?

About two weeks ago, Projo posted an article about the Tax Credit Verbiage being adjusted to include more Rhode Island base companies instead getting out-of-state companies involved. Judging from the article I’d say it’s a step in the right direction.

Now, if SAG/AFTRA would come to agreement and get their respective contracts signed…

It should come, as no surprise that the latest Indiana Jones flick Indiana Jones and Search for Steven Spileberg’s Missing Mojo does not live up the previous three movies.

I say it should come as no surprise due to the fact that one third of the creative team: George Lucas already pissed all over a great franchise and our childhoods with the Star Wars prequels and the other two thirds, Spielberg and Ford haven’t had a blockbuster for several years.

And, unfortunately, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is not a blockbuster no matter what Box Office returns will be brandied about.

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Absolutely Perfect.