<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Oh, yes and we are just scratching the surface of what goes on. When the big shots in Hollywood say, "When you sit in a theater and watch a major film on the big screen, it's a MIRACLE," it is! You can't imagine all the hands that dip into the pot (that pot being the film). <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I have a pile of scripts on my nightstand right now from a successful Hollywood writer who has written for television and is about to have his third major studio film made. They are all written about the same story. The first one is FANTASTIC! I love it. And the rest...well, it is downhill from there as all the players get involved. And these are big names. The last script sent to me the screenwriter took a Sharpie and put a line through his own name. And this film doesn't start production until spring.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I use examples from the first script with my students for great scenes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The latest script I used to illustrate choices of opening scenes for a film.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The opening from the original script was exciting and visually appealing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The latest version, well…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">No, I can't say who it is. It will be in all the theaters within two years. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">But, the studio executives are scared. Production Companies want sure things and stars; well they have their own agendas. It is endless. Then you have the personal issues of everyone involved from, "That character reminds my newest wife of her ex-husband, change him,” to “I have an issue from my childhood I want to deal with in this role." Oh, you wouldn't believe what comes up. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">That being said, a film is a team effort. Sometimes the collaboration brings about junk and sometimes it produces Magic! You just never know. We have all seen both.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">It is always about choices. When the baby is yours you have to choose. Choose how much to give up and for how much money. My friend will make a great deal of money, as he has in the past. His next project after one he is writing now for Robert Redford's company he will probably produce independently on a low budget so that he has control. CHOICES!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Lessons learned. What will you do with your story? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Go! The rise of Independent Filmmaking!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 12/18/08, Fred Sternfeld <I><fsternfeld@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 6:08 PM, <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:KevinJosephKelly@aol.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>KevinJosephKelly@aol.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>i saw the movie MILK this past weekend with about 10 gay friends</DIV>
<DIV>at the end of the movie, we wept openly</DIV>
<DIV>we were moved about a story of one man who was strong enough to care about his fellow glbt's so much, that he risked his life so that glbt's could start to have a more secure future</DIV>
<DIV>you can say what you will about your feelings about the performances, but what i can tell you is what all of us felt that night, and that was a sense of pride that this story, this also tragic story was told, and told in a way that we felt empowered and proud to be out and gay in our society.</DIV>
<DIV>because to this day, it isn't easy for anyone</DIV>
<DIV>and by the way, at the end of the movie, the audience applauded</DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>I agree Kevin. I saw MILK a few days ago and thought it was an excellent movie and that Sean Penn's performance was worthy of an Oscar nomination. </DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>perhaps, but Gus Van Sant (Director) isn't exactly a pushover...it might have just been bad for other reasons....making a good movie is hard no matter how many talented people are involved. <BR> The studio system was draconian, yes...but DAMN if they didn't produce great films (much more so than today).<BR>T.<BR><BR><BR>--- On Thu, 12/18/08, Christopher Fortunato <<A href="mailto:learnedhand@live.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>learnedhand@live.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR>> From: Christopher Fortunato <<A href="mailto:learnedhand@live.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>learnedhand@live.com</A>><BR>> Subject: Re: [NEohioPAL] Got Milk?<BR>> To: "Robert Hawkes" <<A href="mailto:rhhawkes@gmail.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>rhhawkes@gmail.com</A>>, <A
href="mailto:neohiopal@listserve.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>neohiopal@listserve.com</A><BR>> Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 1:12 PM<BR>> And that's probably because in Hollywood today, the<BR>> actors drive the movie. Instead of letting the director do<BR>> the stuff that needs to be done, actors like Sean Penn start<BR>> stirring the pot. Penn ruined the remake of "All The<BR>> King's Men" with his one note performance. <BR>> That's because the actors are the bankable ones, and<BR>> since money is power, they select the director, the producer<BR>> et al.<BR>> <BR>> Could you imagine telling Victoria Bussert, Tom Fulton,<BR>> Terri Kent, Fred Sternfeld or Sue Johnson how to direct a<BR>> play or musical? That's not to say they won't let<BR>> you try things in rehearsal, but the director has to helm<BR>> the project and needs to determine the final direction in<BR>> order to
create wonderful art. Having worked with all of<BR>> them, I've felt confident in their direction as well as<BR>> others.<BR>> <BR>> I don't doubt, Robert, that Sean Penn stirred a lot of<BR>> stuff in creating that movie.<BR>> <BR>> Chris<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:00:07 -0500From:<BR>> rhhawkes@gmail.comTo: neohiopal@listserve.comSubject:<BR>> [NEohioPAL] Got Milk?Milk - now playing at the Cedar-Lee and<BR>> possibly elsewhere. See - here's what I mean: a story<BR>> which would have been "powerful" if merely told,<BR>> but which here thoroughly betrays wonderful actors by klunky<BR>> writing, an appallingly manipulative musical score, anxious<BR>> over-editing, distracting focus on the "up close and<BR>> personal" People/In Touch elements - in short, by a<BR>> completely successful attempt to make this film and its<BR>> story as numbingly ORDINARY as
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