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We consume a chill pill to discuss Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” and discuss:

“I don’t pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.“ – Arthur C. Clarke

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We grin at Naomi Scott’s “Smile 2” and discuss:

“Do you remember when you found out you wouldn’t live forever? People don’t talk about this, but everybody had to go through it because you’re not born with that knowledge.“ – David Cronenberg

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We evoke Sam Raimi’s original “The Evil Dead” and discuss:

“Jim Cameron is proof that if you are good, you’ll get promoted.“ – Roger Corman

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We camp at Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead II” and discuss:

“I’m too obsessed that the people who say critical things about me are right, even though I’m getting to do something I love.“ – Sam Raimi

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We sparkle through Richard Kelly’s “Donnie Darko” and discuss:

“If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or is it the same faith under another mask?“ – Graham Greene

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We take the mask off of Todd Phillips’ “Joker: Folie à Deux” and discuss:

“The trees here are in misery, and the birds are in misery. I don’t think they sing. They just screech in pain.“ – Werner Herzog

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We stop time in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” and discuss:

“Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!” – Percy Bysshe Shelley from the poem “Ozymandias”

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Todd’s Top 5:

Wes’ Top 10:

Wes’ honorable mentions: Braveheart, Man on Fire, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Fall, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Notting Hill, Gladiator

Wordplayer.com – Great screenwriting resource

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We floor it through Keanu Reeves’ “Speed” and discuss:

“If you spend enough time with yourself in silence, you’ll be surprised what goes through your head.“ – Sandra Bullock

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We keep it real with Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and discuss:

“With movies, you are always in search of a good story, one that everyone will relate to and love.“ – Don Bluth

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The Devil Wears Prada screenplay (PDF from JohnAugust.com)

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We jump in the line of Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice” and discuss:

“You don’t know whether chimps are going to kill you or kiss you. They’re very open on some levels and much more evil in a certain way.“ – Tim Burton

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