I keep thinking about this because it explains so much of the landscape right now and why it’s broken. Agents and actors signing onto ten year contracts with no scripts. No wonder the mechanism that judges worthy material is broken.

A new Shane Black film based on the Parker novels from Richard Stark? Why can’t I see this in theaters?

The old refrain of “no one knows anything” the film was practically dumped by Sony, now an unprecedented global sensation. #1 movie at the box office. 1# song. #1 all time on Netflix.

A question for Screenwriting Twitter. Is there a good term for a biopic that isn’t a biopic? Like whatever Boogie Nights or The Fablemans is.

If we’re going to continue this buying individual seats madness at movie theaters, then less desirable seats should be discounted accordingly.

Don’t worry, three seconds later, Guillermo says they use digital effects.

Wuthering Heights in quotes. Gone With the Wind grocery store knockoff poster. I’m so in.

Mike White is living the ultimate dream of a creative with wanderlust.

The weird thing about Alien is that the movie you could have made a great sequel to is Aliens. Instead, they’ve been reheating Alien for 30+ years.

Oh wow, the new PTA movie is really good? Who would have thought.

Lot of ugliness in the world. The Red Shoes is free on YouTube.

I don’t watch the Emmy’s but that every year it’s just like three shows winning everything kinda smacks of sense that no one watches any of this and they’re just going with what they’ve heard about.

We all know Redford really died of a broken heart. He wouldn’t see Sundance leave his beloved Utah.

This, as they used to say, is why you don’t sell out.

Lot of DOOM in the scroll today.

Being a parent means lifting the toilet seat and finding a nightmare darker than you dared imagine there.

When you miss your expected rapture date, what’s the day after like? Checking your calendar and making sure you did the math right? Humble pie? Disneyland?

Morning thoughts on the business. An R-rated anime is bigger worldwide than Superman K-Pop Demon Hunters is Netflix’s biggest of all time Original horror has had an incredible year Margot Robbie’s follow up to Barbie grossed less than 4m this weekend

Look who’s soft launching his next action film starring Tom Cruise.