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Bottom Line: "Inside Man" proves that if a cops-and-robbers film has a strong screenplay and award-winning actors, it doesn’t need to be frenetic to keep us at the edge of our seats. Bravo, Spike...
...beguiled me with his opening sentence: "I'm the guy they hired to f___ up your book." He had read the book, written a screenplay on spec (i.e., without financial guarantees) and sent it to Mel over the transom. Mel read the script and called Jason from his private jet--presumably flying from one bankruptcy court to another--to say it was brilliant and exactly the script he had hoped for and he would absolutely make it. And that was the last Jason Reitman ever heard from...
...that he pulls no punches—whether discussing Israeli politics, the Bush administration, or “Death of a Salesman.”Kushner, who famously authored the Pulitzer, Tony, and Emmy-winning “Angels in America,” as well as the screenplay to “Munich,” visited the Brattle Theatre last Wednesday. The occasion was a public discussion with theatrical director and theorist Robert Brustein about another celebrated American dramatist—the late Arthur Miller—and the recently-released anthology of Miller’s play...
Towne’s screenplay matches perfectly with the subtle horror touches of Roman Polanski’s direction (until then best known for “Rosemary’s Baby”) to hold the viewers rapt through a strange plot involving water, money, murder, and incest...
...attention his film—which opens in Boston on March 24—garnered at the Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival. In a sweater, loose jeans, and worn tennis shoes, his unpretentiously blunt words complement his laid-back personality. Reitman, having written countless overlooked screenplays, was almost ready to settle into a career of directing commercials and short films—until he had a breakthrough with the screenplay for “Thank You For Smoking.” Surprisingly enough, Reitman is relieved to be through with the production of the film...