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Charlie's Angels

When do you walk away?

November 28, 2006 Charlie's Angels, Film Industry, QandA, Tarzan, The Nines

Often, the only power a screenwriter has is to walk away, and the decision whether to do it is almost never straightforward.

Test screening The Movie

August 6, 2006 Charlie's Angels, Film Industry, The Nines

Test screening is important but potentially dangerous in the internet age.

How accurate is the page-per-minute rule?

March 22, 2006 Big Fish, Charlie, Charlie's Angels, Corpse Bride, Go, QandA

Most screenplays are about 120 pages, and most movies are around two hours. But the conversion rate between paper and celluloid is rarely one-to-one.

Mongolian characters speaking Chinese

April 28, 2005 Charlie's Angels, Rant

I’ve been thinking to write you this letter for a while. I saw the movie Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle on a movie channel recently. As a Mongolian, I’m deeply offended by your knowledge about my country. In the beginning of the movie you show a scene that something is happening in Northern Mongolia and the […]

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