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The Man Behind 12 ANGRY MEN

Some observations about 1957’s 12 ANGRY MEN, one of the most powerful films in, um, well, in history, actually. If you haven’t seen it, get to any one of a zillion sites and make the time to do it. And then, read on:

klugmanandfondaby Jerry Peterson

I watched the 1957 film 12 Angry Men on Turner Classic Movies the other night. It was dynamite . . . or as a line on one of the movie posters of the time proclaimed, the film “explodes like 12 sticks of dynamite!”
It is one powerful courtroom drama, except 93 of the 96 minutes takes place, not in a courtroom, but in a jury room.

Now you know who the 12 angry men are, the jurors who must decide the outcome of a murder case. read article

Most Read TVWriter™ Posts of the Week Ending 11/20/15

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The most clicked-on posts by TVWriter™ visitors during the last week were:

Peggy Bechko on National Novel Writing Month read article

“I’m Done With Fear”

This is the most wonderful coming out party ever. Even if you aren’t a writer. Or gay:

lgbtronnyswanerby Chris Gardner

A wise man once told Ron Nyswaner that humans are motivated by two things: love or fear.

The life lesson has stuck with the out Oscar-nominated screenwriter — known for his work inPhiladelphia, Soldier’s Girl, The Painted Veil, Ray Donovan and most recently Freeheld and Homeland— for most of his. He applied the opposing emotions to his passionate work on behalf of the LGBT community during a moving speech at the Vanguard Awards benefiting the Los Angeles LGBT Center at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Nov. 7. read article

Cartoon: INSPIRATION FALLS

Grant Snider continues his run of spectacularly insightful picture things that we inadequately call “cartoons”:

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Josh Schwartz & Rob Thomas Talk About THE O.C. & VERONICA MARS

The creators of two of TV’s coolest cult classics tell us how they feel about what they’ve accomplished…and what they haven’t:

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by Vulture Editors

Here at Vulture, we’ve been examining some of the greatest and most beloved shows in the teen TV canon. Today, we turn our attention to two creators whose shows are not only part of our High-School-TV Showdown, but part of our hearts. Josh Schwartz created The O.C. at just 26, and then co-created Gossip Girl only a few years later. Rob Thomas gave usVeronica Mars, and we marshmallows were never the same. Schwartz and Thomas are responsible for some of the best parent-child relationships in TV’s modern era, some of the great romances, and the best Chrismukkah ever. Ahead, Schwartz and Thomas discuss how Freaks and Geeksinspired them, the state of teen dramas today, and the romantic pairings they never planned for. read article