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Welcome to round two of Face/Off! For the next 12 weeks we will be pitting… The post Who’s the Better Director? Edgar Wright or Rian Johnson appeared first on ScreenAge Wasteland. via Who’s the Better Director? Edgar Wright or Rian Johnson — ScreenAge Wasteland

It’s Paul Thomas Anderson’s birthday! Today we honor the curious craftsman as he celebrates his… The post ‘Boogie Nights’ and Four More Films For Paul Thomas Anderson’s Birthday appeared first on ScreenAge Wasteland. via ‘Boogie Nights’ and Four More Films For Paul Thomas Anderson’s Birthday — ScreenAge Wasteland

Welcome to round two of Face/Off! For the next 12 weeks we will be pitting… The post Who’s the Better Director? Ivan Reitman or Penelope Spheeris appeared first on ScreenAge Wasteland. via Who’s the Better Director? Ivan Reitman or Penelope Spheeris — ScreenAge Wasteland

It’s John Cusack‘s birthday! To mark the occasion, here are 5 of his overlooked or… The post ‘1408’ and Four More Films For John Cusack’s Birthday appeared first on ScreenAge Wasteland. via ‘1408’ and Four More Films For John Cusack’s Birthday — ScreenAge Wasteland

Both Alfie (2004) and Hitch (2005) begin the same way. After a short voice over narration, the titular protagonist breaks the fourth wall by turning to the audience and introducing themselves. By talking to the audience, they introduce themselves as not just a character, but a host. They control this part of the story. […] via… Continue reading Talking to the Audience: ‘Alfie’ (2004) and ‘Hitch’ (2005) — ScreenAge Wasteland

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the biggest movie franchise on the planet. At the time of writing this post there are currently 6 MCU films in the list of the 20 highest-grossing films of all time, and ‘Avengers: Endgame‘ is sitting pretty at the top with a current $2,797,800,564 worldwide gross in just over 1 […]… Continue reading Top 3 Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies… So Far — Berry Good Films

(This article contains affiliate links from bookshop.org! Buying through these links gives me a small commission and supports independent bookstores!) There’s a slew of books and lists of books about how to write screenplays, and they’re all fine, but let me tell you, it’s the weird and unexpected books that really added to my writing […]… Continue reading 5 Unexpected Books That’ll Make Your Screenwriting Better (and one popular one you can trash!) — Betsy the Gremlin

Shortly after the 2016 presidential election, Saturday Night Live did a skit featuring Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, and a few white actors at an election night party. The white attendees kept a positive attitude throughout the night confident Hillary Clinton would win while Chappelle and Rock were sure Donald Trump would come out on top. […]… Continue reading I Can’t Breathe — claytoonz

From his interview in the NYT: “There’s always this begrudging sense that black people are being granted something, when it’s white people’s lack of being able to live up to the defining words of the birth of the country that is the problem. There’s a lack of recognition of the difference in our system. Chris […]… Continue reading Why I Love Jon Stewart — I Tried Being Tasteful…

I had a lot of comedy albums growing up and these were my favorites. 10: Steve Martin – His Wild and Crazy album, Let’s Get Small, and Comedy is Not Pretty stayed on my turntable forever. 9: Sam Kinison – His routine of Are You Lonesome Tonight is worthy enough to have him on this […]… Continue reading My Top 10 favorite Stand Up Comedians — PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture