LB Sees INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

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This turd in a blanket is on so many “Best of” lists that after I saw it I felt compelled to write a review about how empty, soulless, and dispiriting it was. About how a slice of the life of a no-talent, selfish, boring loser is not the same as telling a story. About how all I could think of as I watched was that I was in hell…a Coen brothers hell and not even my own, to boot.

I hated this film and couldn’t wait to publish my hatred so my piece would effect potential audiences the way the heads of beheaded criminals hanging on city walls were designed to yell, “Beware!” to criminal members of medieval populaces. read article

LB Sees The Complete BULLET IN THE FACE

TVWriter™ ran a post yesterday about the new BULLET IN THE FACE DVD, where we, well, what we did was give it our highest recommendation.

How much did we like it? So much that, hey, I even wrote an Amazon.Com review:

BULLET IN THE FACE IS GENIUS
by Larry Brody

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…And so is it’s totally, wonderfully insane creator, Alan Spencer. read article

LB: Answers to 2 – Count ’em 2 – Vital TV Writing Questions

Glad You Asked Department 12/18/13

question_ditkoToday I’m going all out and answering two questions that you’ve emailed me in the past week.

The first question is from Adam, who writes:

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Remember When Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Won a Screenwriting Oscar?

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Yeppers, they did. And they accepted it the way any of us would. Like, you know, real people.

There’s a lot to be learned from this short clip:

LB: I Can’t Wait to See Spike Jonze’s New Film

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…And believe me, that’s the kind of thing I never say. But look here:

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