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August 28, 2018 Adaptation, Film Industry, Follow Up, Genres, Highland, News, Scriptnotes, Story and Plot, Transcribed, Travel, WGA

John and Craig are back at it with another installment of How Would This Be a Movie? They consider the story of a competitive mass Tinder date, a retirement home for ventriloquist dummies and the McDonald’s Monopoly heist.

We also revisit John’s WGA Corner for updates, follow up on the conflict within IATSE, and get a great sense of Craig’s passionate beef with ventriloquism.

Links:

  • Studios Back In Antitrust Spotlight As AMC Chain Loses Key Court Ruling by Dominic Patten for Deadline
  • Class Struggle in Hollywood, 1930-1950: Moguls, Stars, Reds, and Trade Unionists by Gerald Horne
  • @bvdhai’s Twitter thread about the mass Tinder date
  • Woman dupes dozens of dudes into weirdest Tinder date ever and Tinder hottie dupes dozens of dopes, but it’s all a marketing stunt by Ruth Brown for the NY Post
  • ‘Tinder Trap’ model claims she’s the victim after duping guys by Tamar Lapin and Ruth Brown
  • Monterey Jack’s Twitter thread about Vent Haven
  • Vent Haven’s official website
  • How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions Jeff Maysh for the Daily Beast
  • Behind Hollywood’s A-List Bidding War for a McDonald’s Monopoly Article by Chris Lee for Vulture
  • In a Town of 11 People, Mysterious Disappearance Turns Neighbor Against Neighbor by Jacqueline Williams for the New York Times
  • McGill music student awarded $350,000 after girlfriend stalls career by René Bruemmer for the Montreal Gazette
  • US judge orders 30-year-old man to move out of his parents’ house
  • Flat track roller derby, like Angel City Derby
  • 7 Billion Humans
  • The USB drives!
  • John August on Twitter
  • Craig Mazin on Twitter
  • John on Instagram
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  • Scriptnotes Digital Seasons are also now available!
  • Outro by Timothy Vajda (send us yours!)

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UPDATE 9-4-18: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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