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January 23, 2007 Awards, Projects, Rave, The Nines

In this morning’s Oscar nominations, I was delighted (but not surprised) to see Doug Crise and Stephen Mirrione nominated for Babel. Stephen Mirrione cut Go, and Doug Crise followed up his work on Babel with a little movie called The Nines. Huge congrats to both of them.

Some of The Nines

January 21, 2007 Projects, The Nines

As promised, here’s your first look at The Nines, as scripted. The following represents roughly the first three pages of each section. Part One: The Prisoner ==== A MAN’S HAND unwinds a short length of green string. We’re extremely close, with a shallow, blurry focus. It’s like the first moments after a dream -- just […]

The Nines, in script form

January 16, 2007 Projects, The Nines

Since some most readers won’t be able to catch the premiere in Park City, I’ve decided to give you the literary equivalent by posting the script online. Not the whole script, mind you, but enough of it so that you’ll get a sense of what you’re not seeing. The script will be available on this […]

That’s one expensive paper clip

January 15, 2007 Projects, The Nines

Sundance frowns upon selling festival tickets on Ebay. But looking through the ads, I’m heartened to find that most sellers are technically selling “Sundance guides.” And when you buy the guide, you get one free ticket! The best disclaimer, however, was this one: Note: These tickets are free with the purchase of the paper clip […]

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