The bummer for screenwriters is that most people don't know you're name. Even if you're one of the greats, they don't recognize you in the streets, etc. For some...this is appreciated anonymity, I'm sure. But for others (the type that give long long long Oscar speeches), I'm sure they wish they were a little more famous.And yet...it's hard to be a "famous screenwriter." And yet somehow Diablo Cody busted on to the scene after scripting Juno and having her own intriguing off the set story.
Diablo Cody gets an opportunity that I think many StrangeCulture Readers would deem a dream come true, which is she gets to chose 12 of her favorite films to be part of a film series for the New Beverly Cinema. The series began this past Friday and goes through July 24th.July 11-12
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking
Xanadu
July 16-17
Gimme Shelter
Grey Gardens
July 18-19
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Fright Night
July 20-22
Midnight Madness
Wet Hot American Summer
July 23-24
Desperately Seeking Susan
Pretty in Pink
July 16-17
Gimme Shelter
Grey Gardens
July 18-19
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Fright Night
July 20-22
Midnight Madness
Wet Hot American Summer
July 23-24
Desperately Seeking Susan
Pretty in Pink
What do you think of Diablo Cody's picks? If you were making your own repertory cinema list what would you have to include?
5 comments:
I bet we all wish we could do this! Interesting list from Diablo. I would have to think for a while on my picks, but there would be a variety of genres in that list. I pretty much like things across the board.
How could you go wrong with a night of David Bowie and Muppets followed by a musical on roller skates starring Olivia Newton-John?
I don't think it gets any more fabulous!
diablo cody plays filmjockey?
i'll think my list up, but i'll say, it's gotta have some akira kurasowa and hong kong john woo, no matter how overplayed by pretentious film-school drop-outs like me.
I Approve:
Labyrinth
Xanadu
Grey Gardens
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Midnight Madness
Wet Hot American Summer
My twelve:
The Warriors
Assault on Precinct 13
Rad
Escape to Witch Mountain
Say Anything
Unfaithful
El Crimen del Padre Amaro
The Motorcycle Diaries
Dead Alive
Meet the Feebles
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Style Wars
I decided to make mine a week-long film festival, with 14 films. I shared a couple with elgringo.
Subtle Romance:
Say Anything
Once
"Thrillers":
Unbreakable
Memento
London Love:
About a Boy
Love Actually
Family Dramas:
The Squid and the Whale
Ordinary People
Dramedies:
Murderball
Little Miss Sunshine
Coming of Age Dramas:
Motorcycle Diaries
The Graduate
Bring the Kids:
Sandlot
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971 version starring Gene Wilder)
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