Category: Misc.

How games conquered the movies

For those who keep staring at the film listings for their local theaters and wondering, “Why?” TechCrunch has the scoop:

Keanu Reeves stars as ‘John Wick’ in JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM.

by Jon Evans

We used to think that as video games matured, as a medium, they would become more like Hollywood, becoming more focused on character development, plot reversals, and tight, suspense-driven narratives, rather than action set pieces alternating with cinematic cut scenes. Hoo boy, were we wrong. Instead the exact inverse has happened. Action movies have become more like video games. And you know what, this is no bad thing.

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I thought of this while watching John Wick 3 last night. (Which I loved, as I did 1 and 2.) It’s not just that its ballet of bullets — especially the one with the dogs — are so like video games, in both structure and form, that they seem to have been practically been torn from a controller; you can practically see health bars and Stun markets hovering over the heads of the characters. read article

WGAW June 2019 Calendar

Here’s what going on, socially and professionally,  at the Writers Guild of America West this month:

June 2019

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The Cord Cutting Trick You absolutely Must Know

Speaking of cord cutting, LB’s been using this sneaky little route to financial, um, equilibrium, for years. Well, the last few months anyway. We’re happy to pass it on to you:

by Jared Newman

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: There are too many subscription services—so many, in fact, that you might even forget that they’re silently siphoning away your funds. read article

LB: The Unfulfilled Potential of Video Games

Yes, it’s true. Diablo I is still LB’s absolutely favorite video game. What’s yours?

by Larry Brody

Here at TVWriter™ we haven’t had much to say about video games other than we like ’em. To be a bit more precise, I’ll sum up my feelings about video games and, especially, the writing that goes into them as best I can:

I approach video games the way I do TV shows or books. I’m into them for their world building, storytelling, and characterization. Which means that I end up obsessing on the whole ‘winning’ thing, because if I can’t make it through to the end of the last level it means I’ll finish the ‘book.’

All too often, even the most highly recommended video games fail to be worth all the OCD they demand. Mostly because they rely too much on the act of killing…and dying. read article

The Death of the Hollywood Movie Musical

Are you a fan of LaLaLand? This TVWriter™ minion isn’t. But I do love the great old Hollywood musicals that have disappeared from view. This video by the ever-delightful and wise Lindsay Ellis, tells us what happened…and why:

Check out Ms. Ellis’s YouTube channel!