Ahh, it came back and nearly all was right with the world.
And you thought baseball was a slo-o-o-ow game.
With the party vibe scaled back to a dull murmur, the CSI environment actually becomes more than tolerable, if less than totally engrossing.
Understanding Screenwriting #63: The Social Network, Inside Job, Capitalism: A Love Story, & More
The Social Network has the best opening scene in a movie since that great montage at the start of Up.
Understanding Screenwriting #60: Boardwalk Empire, How I Met Your Mother, Castle, & More
Mommy, do I have to watch this?
Nick Hornby does not just balance the two main characters, but all the supporting ones as well.
Understanding Screenwriting #34: Jennifer’s Body, Paris, Art & Copy, We’re Not Married!, The Good Wife, & More
Not one of the Mistress’s finest, but amusing.
Understanding Screenwriting #26: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Angels & Demons, In Plain Sight, & More
Sometimes it’s the writers.
Can Eastwood pick ‘em or what?
Understanding Screenwriting #17: Slumdog Millionaire, Dodge City, Ride Lonesome, ER, & More
Angels With Dirty Faces go to Mumbai. On steroids.
Understanding Screenwriting #8: Eagle Eye, American Gangster, The Captive City, The Ex List, & More
This being a big-budget American film, there is the obligatory car chase, not bad of its kind.
Vanished is, if nothing else, a seminar on just how much of a role good casting plays in the success or failure of a modern TV show.