Word: scripting
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LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA Last year, as he was preparing to shoot Flags of Our Fathers, his caustic epic about the U.S. invasion of Iwo Jima, Clint Eastwood got a script by his researcher, Iris Yamashita, about the soldiers on the other side of the battle and the losing side of the war. That cued Eastwood to make an Iwo Jima diptych and, after scouting Japanese filmmakers, to direct it himself (though he doesn't speak the language). The result is a unique, bifocal view of ground war--the men who fight it, the propaganda attending it, the awful...
...students involved with “Autobahn,” the play’s sense of intimacy approaches that of a film or even a novel. In fact, it’s this sense of closeness that drew director Adam G. Zalisk ’07 to the script. His past three productions were much more canonical: Sophocles’ “Antigone,” Chekhov’s “The Seagull” and Shakespeare’s “Richard II.” “Having a 20-minute scene...
...hands of a lesser filmmaker, the movie’s premise could have been little more than a schlocky script, fleshed out by A-listers looking to bank some cash and keep their visibility...
...script is riddled with clunky lines—“When the Santa Anas blow all bets are off. Anything can happen.” And yes, there’s a song from the Garden State soundtrack. Although “The Holiday” lacks the sentimental humor of the “Father of the Bride” movies (not to mention no gay Martin Short) and offers a less timely subject matter than that of “Something’s Gotta Give” (not to mention no nude Diane Keaton) it still...
...isn’t the material, but the proper execution of a fluffy film that matters, so casting is key—plus, it doesn’t hurt that Myers wrote the script with her leading actors in mind. Jude Law is an obvious choice as the romantic book-lover with more baggage than the average bachelor. Black is best in the few moments when he’s himself, working those eyebrows and serenading Iris with movie themes at the local Blockbuster (observe his incredulous onlookers closely and you may recognize...