@WriterLe

Screenwriter-Producer of Film & TV: RIVER WILD (Universal), BMF (Starz), PATIENT ZERO (Sony), DARK SUMMER (IFC), AMNESIAC (Amazon)

 Los Angeles
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Joined September 2008
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Quentin Tarantino devotes a terrific chapter to ROLLING THUNDER in his book CINEMA SPECULATION, detailing how Paul Schrader’s original screenplay was far darker and more disturbing before being significantly softened through rewrites by Heywood Gould.
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@DannyDrinksWineOct 13
John Flynn's "Rolling Thunder" (1977) is a movie of two-halves. The first part makes you believe that it is going to be a really great movie about a returning US war veteran from Vietnam. In the second half, it becomes more of a angry white guy loner revenge movie filled only with violence and blood. There was real scope in Paul Schrader's script at the start. As the movie progresses the movie's quality fades away too.
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“First Period” as the title of the premiere episode of Mike Flanagan’s CARRIE is diabolically clever.
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This episode was masterfully directed by Gareth Evans.
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@StrictlyireneOct 6
If you want the wildest shootout ever put on TV, this is the one. Gangs of London. My 10/10.
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This epic masterpiece based on Shakespeare’s King Lear, was Kurosawa’s 27th film. He was 75 years old when he made it.
Miou@Once4alllSep 27
Ran (1985) | Akira Kurosawa
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Whit Stillman@WhitStillmanSep 27
Suprisingly Kubrick was about Barcelona's biggest booster; he cast Thomas Gibson for "Eyes Wide Shut" directly from it. (As we loved Barry Lyndon & were inspired by its score for Love & Friendship.) @Criterion @bnbuzz
Whit Stillman@WhitStillmanSep 26
The #BarcelonaMovie cousins hiding out in the @BNBuzz Union Square @Criterion Section - all 3 trilogy on sale but not Box Set
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Zack Stentz@MuseZackSep 24
I was just watching clips from The Ghost and The Darkness which in the 90s was considered a second tier late summer adventure movie but now with its gorgeous location shooting, smooth camera work and confident movie star performances feels better than anything released in 2026.
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Brian Duffield@BrianDuffieldSep 23
The only AI I will accept is Steven Spielberg's 2001 masterpiece.
Variety
@VarietySep 23
Jeffrey Katzenberg Says Hollywood Must Accept AI as a Tool: It ‘Is Not Going Away’ variety.com/2026/biz/news/je…

Jeffrey Katzenberg Says Hollywood Must Accept AI as a Tool: It ‘Is Not Going Away’

Jeffrey Katzenberg, the legendary Hollywood producer, thinks Hollywood needs to accept AI if it wants to remain at the forefront of the future.

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Nick Newman@Nick_NewmanSep 22
I had a long, excellent talk with Richard Linklater about Criterion's Nouvelle Vague 4K, Godard, Antonioni, and Alex Jones: thefilmstage.com/a-little-co…
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Remember when IMDB had a message board for every title? I miss that little corner of the internet.
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Marla Seraphine@marlaseraphineSep 16
Ellison is steadily eliminating his own optionality. A month ago he had: Option A: settle. Option B: litigate. Option C: quietly explore relocation. Option D: threaten relocation and retreat later. Option E: restructure California footprint without leaving. Today, (cont’d)
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@DEADLINESep 16
Paramount Sets California Exit Plans Over Antitrust Battle With Blue States & Stymied $111B WBD Merger deadline.com/2026/09/paramou…

Paramount To Leave California Amid Antitrust Battle & Stalled Warner Bros Merger

Leaks out of David Ellison's inner circle said the CEO wold take his Paramount ball & leave California if state AGs didn't back off on their antitrust suit

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Jo June@jo7filmSep 13
hoyeon so tuff
Jo June@jo7filmSep 13
#nw
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Zack Stentz@MuseZackSep 11
I did a fun panel for the @WGAWest a couple weeks back on world building in screenwriting, together with big brains Akela Cooper, Kira Snyder, and the man himself @Dean_Devlin with Robert Wolfe moderating. Watch it here if you're interested: youtube.com/watch?v=mEpQAb-A…

Worldbuilding 101

Our panelists Akela Cooper (M3GAN, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), ...

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I feel like ZOOROPA is due for a reappraisal. THE JOSHUA TREE may be the more beloved U2 album, but ZOOROPA has aged better and sounds like the world we’re living in right now.
Dollarita@FashyFitSep 10
U2 is an interesting band. They were huge. Bono was a cultural icon well into the 2010s, and you still hear from him sometimes. Nobody talks about them. No cultural influence on millennials or zoomers whatsoever, even as a lot of 80s/90s music is big with Gen Z
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The first half of DEER HUNTER moves at the aimless, mundane rhythm of real life. Then we're dropped into the Vietnam war and the movie’s entire rhythm is violently shattered, just as the characters' lives are. That stark contrast is what makes the second half hit so hard.
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@stevensongsSep 6
I'm probably a little late with this movie review, but other than about 30 minutes, The Deer Hunter is too long and boring as hell.
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Any Oscar chatter must include Rachel McAdams' towering performance in SEND HELP.
Shannon & Swift@shannonandswiftSep 6
Lot of discourse out there and of course we are biased, but viewing as we did from inside: what Rachel McAdams did in SEND HELP was extraordinarily layered. Funny, scary, wacky, sad, infuriating and heartbreaking. She walked a tightrope and gave a tour de force performance.
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@taesdawn26Sep 5
happy 31 years of wong kar-wai’s fallen angels. still a beloved classic, with its iconic neon-lit hong kong setting and every single scene shot at night xitter.cf/takeshiro26/status/159…
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@taesdawn26Sep 4
fallen angels'墮落天使' (1995)
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At 23, Spielberg understood the difference between moving the camera and motivating the camera.
All The Right Movies
@ATRightMoviesSep 4
Did you know the pilot episode of Columbo was filmed by a 23-year-old STEVEN SPIELBERG. This is how it opens - very cinematically.
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CAROLINA CAROLINE is a pulpy, beautifully observed emotional journey, anchored by a phenomenal Samara Weaving. She’s never been better.
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Watching THE INVITE got me thinking about other great movies set in San Francisco. My Top 5: 1) VERTIGO 2) WHAT’S UP, DOC? 3) HAROLD AND MAUDE 4) BULLITT 5) TIME AFTER TIME
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THE INVITE is masterfully directed by Olivia Wilde, working from a witty, searing script, with towering performances from everyone involved. It's a funny and vicious chamber piece, proof that a dinner party can be just as combustible as any action set piece.
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