Writer’s Strike: Movies About or Featuring Writers As Characters
Posted on November 6, 2007
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On Monday, the people who write our favorite comedies, dramas, movies and late night shows went on strike. If this strike lasts for any significant period of time, we will eventually be watching re-runs. In fact, it’s already affecting late-night television. The strike could also shorten the final season of one of my favorite shows - Scrubs. Here’s hoping it ends soon.
With the current state of affairs in Hollywood, what would be more relevant than a list of movies about writers and/or that feature writers as characters? Here are ten eleven such movies (in no particular order) with a (very) short synopsis of each:
The Shining (1980)
Writer goes crazy.
Capote (2005)
Writer is obsessed.
Permanent Midnight (1998)
Writer likes drugs - a lot.
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Writer can’t figure out how to end her novel.
Misery (1990)
Writer is saved and then kidnapped by an obsessed fan.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Writer takes a trip with his lawyer.
Stand By Me (1986)
Writer remembers that crazy summer when he and his friends found a dead body.
Almost Famous (2000)
Wannabe writer goes on tour.
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Writer interviews a vampire.
As Good As It Gets (1997)
Writer with obsessive compulsive disorder falls in love.
The Player (1992)
Writer threatens a producer.
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Top 100 Movies: No. 91 - A Few Good Men (1992)
Posted on October 16, 2007
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For some reason, A Few Good Men does not seem like it’s fifteen years old, does it? Maybe that’s because it’s conducive to multiple viewings. Yes, I did use the word conducive. I have lost track of how many times I have watched A Few Good Men in its entirety, not to mention the dozens of times I watched it after happening upon it while channel surfing.
This is one of Tom Cruise’s best performances. I love how he goes from an arrogant, smart-ass young lawyer to shaking in his boots just before the climactic courtroom showdown.
Jack Nicholson isn’t half bad either. Doesn’t he have a really famous line in this flick? Oh yeah, it’s No. 29 on the American Film Institute’s 100 Years . . . 100 Movie Quotes list. Don’t worry, I won’t repeat it.
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