tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post2506675192472607113..comments2023-10-15T05:01:43.528-07:00Comments on Bamboo Killers: Martin McDonagh: Personal HeroEmily Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-32039547977543777242011-05-22T10:00:45.691-07:002011-05-22T10:00:45.691-07:00In the last decade, movies that are both comic and...In the last decade, movies that are both comic and serious that have won Academy Awards for screenwriting:<br /><br />Original: Juno 2007, Little Miss Sunshine 2006, Lost in Translation 2003<br /><br />Adapted: The Social Network 2011, The Departed 2005<br /><br />Just sayin'.dkfwritinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539315244253420830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-51402503513094843292011-05-21T20:59:11.209-07:002011-05-21T20:59:11.209-07:00He wrote "The Pillowman" too...one of th...He wrote "The Pillowman" too...one of the most amazing, dark plays that I've ever had the pleasure of seeing on Broadway. I loved every single weird minute of it. He's one of my personal heroes too. :)<br /><br />And screw it. Life is uneven. Comedy, tragedy...these things happen right after each other. Sometimes seconds after each other. Hollywood just continually tries to convince us otherwise.<br /><br />Keep fighting the good fight with your uneven comedy. I LOVE IT.JUST MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663723046451628228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-33859169968262390752011-05-21T01:13:09.420-07:002011-05-21T01:13:09.420-07:00Seven Psychopaths is just brilliant. You should re...Seven Psychopaths is just brilliant. You should read his play The Pillowman. Disturbing stuff.Recovering Booth Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665607001278114858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-63192358515318660022011-05-20T09:32:30.429-07:002011-05-20T09:32:30.429-07:00That's cool, cshel. I'd like to go there s...That's cool, cshel. I'd like to go there some day.<br /><br />Thanks, Atlanta. I love that.<br /><br />Adam, the story is about two guys who set out to write a screenplay about seven psychopaths that start to enter their real life experiences. But the story is way more than that. Way more. And genius.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-24537890125270034772011-05-20T09:25:34.288-07:002011-05-20T09:25:34.288-07:00I've never seen In Bruges, though I've alw...I've never seen In Bruges, though I've always meant to. As for Seven Psychopaths, is it a good sign if you have no idea what the story is? You can relate the story of Waiting for Godot. I don't know. I hear "meta" used in terms of contemporary film and I head the other way these days. But I do have to see In Bruges.Adamhttp://www.ourmaninlosangeles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-16231448485437683042011-05-20T08:10:40.081-07:002011-05-20T08:10:40.081-07:00Unique voice! Damn fabulous.
Did not want to read...Unique voice! Damn fabulous.<br /><br />Did not want to read SS, world ugly enough, I like my stories silly and kickass, with sparklies, but your recommendation intrigues, and I look forward to delving into McDonagh's brilliance.<br /><br />OT, but are threat of zombies really ever OT, thought of you when I saw this: http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.aspAtlantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977994956871446229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-5613341506691554042011-05-19T18:02:46.961-07:002011-05-19T18:02:46.961-07:00Good choice for a hero. I love McDonagh, too. In...Good choice for a hero. I love McDonagh, too. In Bruges was great. The fact that I spent a week in Bruges myself made it all the more hilarious. But yeah, dark moments for sure. It really is a storybook little town. I kept trying to picture them filming in some of those places, like the cramped, steep stairwell of the bell tower. I agreed the fat guy shouldn't try to climb it. I have to read SS. : )cshelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-49930595088003392942011-05-19T17:56:04.503-07:002011-05-19T17:56:04.503-07:00Great post.
In Bruges is one of my favs...Great post. <br /><br />In Bruges is one of my favs...Erichttp://www.scriptdoctoreric.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-52659048221338785552011-05-19T16:14:08.752-07:002011-05-19T16:14:08.752-07:00I never hear about plays until they're already...I never hear about plays until they're already gone.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-56662701165516146872011-05-19T15:10:50.129-07:002011-05-19T15:10:50.129-07:00Did you go see Cripple of Inisshman (sp?) at the D...Did you go see Cripple of Inisshman (sp?) at the Douglas last month?mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017087573156252234noreply@blogger.com