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...achievements that make him an almost implausibly imposing figure. Crichton trained as a doctor at Harvard Medical School. He directed Yul Brinner in Westworld and Sean Connery in The Great Train Robbery. He created ER, one of the most successful TV dramas of all time, and co-wrote the screenplay for the 90s tornado-chasing thriller Twister. (See the 100 best albums, movies, TV shows and novels of all time...
...hoping to work on the screenplay for that? GM: No, I am hoping to stay far away from that. The play was successful because I let the theater people take over. I probably will let the movie people takeover. However, I would like to play a role...
...acting, there’s nothing to keep audiences’ eyes open other than Levinson’s use of fast cuts to transition between scenes. These cuts create an offputting pace that first lulls the audience into drowsiness and then jolts them awake. Linson, who wrote the screenplay, and Levinson try to incorporate multiple plots into Ben’s life, but many drag on too long. Ben’s anger at his friend, played by Tucci, for sleeping with his ex-wife two years after their divorce is especially asinine and interminable. In the end, despite...
Creator and writer of the influential 1990's space television show Babylon 5 and long-time writer for Marvel Comics, J. Michael Straczynski scored some impressive co-workers for his first feature film screenplay. Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood, stars Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich. Straczynski spoke to TIME about writing for the big screen and why he's not ashamed that his house looks like a 14-year old's crash...
...pages, Cappellani’s novel seems to combine a nuanced tribute to Shakespeare’s work with a page-turning plot worthy of Dan Brown. However, there are times when Cappellani’s style distracts the reader from the story. The novel often reads like a screenplay, with quick cuts between scenes that are described entirely in the present tense. Although Cappellani’s constant use of the present tense throws his reader into the midst of the action, it also restricts the scope of each scene to the immediate present and creates a monotonous effect...