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Unfortunately, the film’s opening weekend turned out less-than-impressive results—a paltry $9.6 million compared with Scream’s $33 million debut—likely due to unimpressive performances and a screenplay that underwent too many changes to preserve any real cinematic value...
...postmodern masterpieces the Academy still refuses to touch. Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was visceral, virtuoso filmmaking, a visual trip that delighted the senses while ruminating on the deepest human themes of love, loss and memory. Charlie Kaufman picked up his second original screenplay nomination for this gem, whose late spring release date crippled its chances of Oscar success. Tape the awards and pick this one up on DVD; as he did with the masterpiece Adaptation, Kaufman questioned our assumptions of what film can accomplish, technically and emotionally...
...lastly, where was Napoleon Dynamite? An original screenplay nod would have been killer. Frickin’ idiot...
...approached the baggage claim I frantically tried to fix my cowlick because I could see the cameras rolling in the distance. Peter Rader, a Harvard alumnus and successful screenplay writer, was waiting for us with cameras in tow. The footage was for an upcoming documentary Rader is making concerning the relationship between Harvard and Hollywood, an apt scenario for our immersion into...
Nomination Best Adapted Screenplay...