#Scriptchat Topic: Holiday Films. What works? What doesn’t
work? Would you write one?
Great chat/debate about the pros and cons of holiday films. Reminder: next week there's no chat due to the Christmas holiday. Happy Holidays to all from your dedicated Treefort - Zac Sanford, Kim Garland, Jamie Livingston, Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, Mina Zaher, Teenie Russell, Taro Russell and Alli Parker. Enjoy!
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EURO CHAT:
@TaroJ: It's #scriptchat o'clock Merry Christmas everyone.
Tonight we're talking Christmas movies
December 18, 2011, 8:00 pm
@alli_and_that: It's #scriptchat o'clock! We're talking
Christmas movies so follow the hashtag and join in!
December 18, 2011, 8:00 pm
@alli_and_that: What's your favourite Christmas movie?
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:01 pm
@Will_Scothern: As someone recently reminded me: Die Hard =
Awesome Christmas film. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:02 pm
@alli_and_that: I love Love Actually. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:03 pm
@loulie2: evening - White Christmas #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:03 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that "have a jolly holly
xmas" -- has to be AMERICAN PSYCHO, natch ;) #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:04 pm
@alli_and_that: @Will_Scothern I think a lot more people
remember it now as a great Christmas film! #diehard #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:04 pm
@TaroJ: I'm a complete sucker for all of them but i could
watch its a wonderful life any time of year #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:04 pm
@n0nsensefactory: Call me crazy @alli_and_that but it's
Groundhog Day #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:04 pm
@loulie2: Totally RT @TaroJ: I'm a complete sucker for all
of them but i could watch its a wonderful life any time of year #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:04 pm
@alli_and_that: What do you think it is about Christmas
films that sucks people in but the storylines can be cheesy and cliched?
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:06 pm
@alli_and_that: @Bang2write Haha, obviously! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:06 pm
@loulie2: @alli_and_that It might be that people want a lil
cheese and happiness at Christmas, less doom n gloom #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:07 pm
@Securityfiles: Dont forget to check out my Security Book!
http://t.co/gWLwS26X #authors #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:08 pm
@antonsays: #scriptchat Ho, ho, ho! Mine are: National
Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Trading Places and I'm a sucker for Love Actually
too
December 18, 2011, 8:08 pm
@alli_and_that: @loulie2 I think so too - it's about people
coming together regardless of challenges or difference. Just like Christmas!
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:08 pm
@TaroJ: @alli_and_that it's the one time of year that is all
about 'feelgood'and trying to make you think about Christmas as a kid again
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:08 pm
@TaroJ: @Will_Scothern I was just talking about that today,
and Gremlins #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:09 pm
@loulie2: @alli_and_that Christmas with the Kranks is a
great one - trying to buck the trend but it doesn't work and is funny too!
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:09 pm
@antonsays: #scriptchat my favorite premise was for Four
Christmases but it wasn't as great as it could have been.
December 18, 2011, 8:09 pm
@Ben_Aspirin: @alli_and_that home alone 2 is the greatest
Xmas film ever. End of debate :) #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:10 pm
@TaroJ: I even managed to sit through James Van Derbeek in
Mrs Miracle seriously I will watch ANYTHING Christmasy this time of the year
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:11 pm
@LewSwift: A common answer but there's a reason why
It'sAWonderfullife is shown in theatres every Xmas. I freakin love
#GeorgeBailey! #Scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:11 pm
@Bang2write: @TaroJ JUST FRIENDS is set at Christmas and tho
some of its jokes misfire, its farce is hysterical, esp the xmas lights debacle
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:11 pm
@alli_and_that: @loulie2 I haven't seen that one - might
check it out this week! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:12 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays I agree - I loved the premise but
the trailer didn't sell me on the film. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:12 pm
@alli_and_that: @TaroJ I turned it off. Well done on
managing to get through it! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:12 pm
@LewSwift: Did anyone catch #LostChristmas? Thoughts?
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:12 pm
@Michael_R_Grant: #scriptchat Die Hard is the best Christmas
movie, hands down.
December 18, 2011, 8:13 pm
@TaroJ: @alli_and_that @loulie2 oh it's on I've checked
already ;-) #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:13 pm
@James_Burford: Has anyone mentioned The Holiday? I'm also a
fan of Love Actually and Christmas Vacation. n #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:13 pm
@iantendo: #scriptchat American's seem to go mad for "A
Christmas Story" but most people in England have never even heard of that
film!
December 18, 2011, 8:13 pm
@alli_and_that: Is anyone working on a Christmas movie? I'm
bouncing an idea around at the moment. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:13 pm
@teenierussell: Good evening all, just popping in and out.
I've already watched Elf, Christmas Carol, Alvin and the Chipmunks...
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:13 pm
@teenierussell: and have also seen all the cartoon Xmas
specials that appear at this time of year #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:14 pm
@alli_and_that: @James_Burford THE HOLIDAY IS AMAZING.
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:14 pm
@LewSwift: I concur. @alli_and_that @antonsays Premise felt
very screwbally but sadly it got bogged down in the #VinceVaughan brand.
#Scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:14 pm
@alli_and_that: It's interesting that Christmas movies are
much more popular in the Northern Hemisphere than the Southern cause of the
weather. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:15 pm
@iantendo: #scriptchat I watched a Christmas film with AC
Slater from Saved by the bell & Sabrina the Teenage Witch in - it was as
good as it sounds
December 18, 2011, 8:15 pm
@TaroJ: @alli_and_that I like the idea seeing as I'm such a
sentimental fan but I guess getting one of these made is a hard sell
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:15 pm
@antonsays: @LewSwift @alli_and_that when I heard the
logline for it I told everyone about it. Could have been amazing #Scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:15 pm
@teenierussell: @alli_and_that Not planning on writing a
Xmas movie anytime soon, a good Seasonal film could be timeless #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:16 pm
@wcmartell: Greetings from America - my favorite Christmas
movie is... DIE HARD. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:16 pm
@TaroJ: @iantendo it sounds AWESOME! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:16 pm
@alli_and_that: @teenierussell That's the plan! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:16 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays @LewSwift It had such massive
potential - so many people experience that at Christmas. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:17 pm
@teenierussell: There is a difference between a Christmas
movie and one that happens to be set during Christmas time. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:17 pm
@teenierussell: Die Hard for example could still have worked
at any time of year #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:18 pm
@James_Burford: @teenierussell Good point. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:18 pm
@jakewarren88: RT @antonsays: #scriptchat one of the best
examples of intro ever is the first 7 lines of the first FRIENDS where 4 chars
are nailed: http://t.co/JQRQkDI0
December 18, 2011, 8:19 pm
@teenierussell: @wcmartell Hi there William *waves from
across the pond* #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:19 pm
@wcmartell: DIE HARD is about a family coming together
during the holiday season... sorting out their differences... and explosions.
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:19 pm
@antonsays: #scriptchat the Christmas focused films have the
problem of when do you release the DVD? A year's a long time to wait between
releases
December 18, 2011, 8:19 pm
@alli_and_that: @teenierussell I think most that have a
Christmas thread - setting or story - join the throng of Christmas films,
regardless. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:20 pm
@alli_and_that: @wcmartell The explosions are the best bit!
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:20 pm
@teenierussell: RT @antonsays: #scriptchat the Christmas
focused films have the problem of when do you release the DVD? A year's a long
time to wait between releases
December 18, 2011, 8:20 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays That's a good point - will keep
an eye out to see when Arthur Christmas hits shelves. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:21 pm
@TaroJ: @antonsays if it works likeElf the most recent
addition to the classics it's there every single year. It's a gamble for
studios #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:21 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that watching FRED CLAUS right now on
C4+1... Some nice moments, but essentially Tick the box screenwriting!
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:21 pm
@wcmartell: I think even if you have a Christmas story
without explosions, your story needs to be strong enough for DVD in July.
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:22 pm
@teenierussell: @antonsays same with horrors set around
Halloween, for example. Script possibly has to be pitched at the right time.
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:22 pm
@antonsays: #scriptchat Four Christmases came out a year
later on DVD and I was waiting that long to see it.
December 18, 2011, 8:23 pm
@alli_and_that: @Bang2write I think that's often the
standard for Christmas films. One with a really amazing script could zing!
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:23 pm
@antonsays: @teenierussell yeah, same for Leap Year and St
Valentines Day :) #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:23 pm
@TaroJ: #scriptchat a Christmas movie has to in some way or
other melt the icy cynical heart we have the rest if the year.
December 18, 2011, 8:23 pm
@alli_and_that: @TaroJ @antonsays Elf is less of a gamble
cause of casting - Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:23 pm
@ShortIsBetter: How is your script coming along? Is it ready
to be entered into the CSSC? Details here: http://t.co/ctwSqjKJ #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:24 pm
@antonsays: @teenierussell Although Halloween gets shown
throughout the year #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:24 pm
@alli_and_that: I think a lot of people see Christmas movies
as guilty pleasure flicks. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:24 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that I always say to Bang2writers:
producers are ALWAYS looking for great xmas features... So where are your
specs?? #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:24 pm
@James_Burford: @antonsays Was Leap Year set at Christmas
time? #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:25 pm
@LewSwift: Anyone have any tips? I'm actually working on a
festive feature as we speak. #Scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:25 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @Bang2write: @alli_and_that I always say
to Bang2writers: producers are ALWAYS looking for great xmas features... So
where are your specs?? #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:25 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @alli_and_that In our household, christmas
films are something to semi drunkenly watch and chat over. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:25 pm
@alli_and_that: @LewSwift Me too! It's hard to try and
balance the cheese and your originality. But learn the rules of the genre!
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:26 pm
@alli_and_that: @n0nsensefactory Is there always someone who
gets sucked in? #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:26 pm
@Bang2write: @wcmartell agree. I rmbr watching SANTA CLAUS:
THE MOVIE all year round as a kid #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:27 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @alli_and_that Usually me because I don't
drink and disappear to my own TV. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:27 pm
@wcmartell: @n0nsensefactory - I think that's true many
places - it's background. But that means it's on the telly... and someone wrote
it. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:27 pm
@Francesca_Film: @LewSwift Erm include Santa Clause
somewhere in the script. And.. maybe some mistletoe..that should make it pretty
festive... ;) #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:27 pm
@peterbunzl: Hi all NightmareBeforeChristmas #xmasmovies #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:28 pm
@LewSwift: Way I see it, Xmas is the 1 time families sit
down to watch stuff together. Thus, producers should treat them with more
respect. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:28 pm
@wcmartell: @Bang2write: Didn't child services put a stop to
that and rescue you? They would do that here... #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:29 pm
@Bang2write: @LewSwift watch as many Xmas movies of
different genres as possible, see how they compare and contrast #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:29 pm
@LewSwift: Defo, there's a superhero element to mine so
trying to honour both genres is where it gets complicated. @alli_and_that
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:29 pm
@antonsays: Can be an emotional time of year as you see lots
of friends & family, the weathers bad, pressure of xmas day etc. so a
release #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:29 pm
@alli_and_that: I watched 'Snow' yesterday and could predict
the beats easily, much to my friend's annoyance. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:29 pm
@CathodeRandle: @alli_and_that perhaps we need to mix up the
genres a bit like a kung fu xmas or a western xmas #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:30 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @wcmartell Well all films have to be
written somehow! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:30 pm
@alli_and_that: @CathodeRandle Really? You don't think there
are many Christmas films to choose from? #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:30 pm
@CathodeRandle: @alli_and_that but surely that's because
you're a screenwriter? I drive my husband nuts when I say how far in are we???
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:30 pm
@wcmartell: I would watch a kung fu Christmas movie where
St. Nick & Elves fight ninjas. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:31 pm
@Bang2write: @wcmartell arf! Don't worry - My fave was still
DIE HARD, even as a child, I watched it (and entire Arnie catalogue) on the sly
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:31 pm
@CathodeRandle: @alli_and_that Nope not ones that can be
identified as Xmas. Still waiting for It's a wonderful life to come back
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:31 pm
@alli_and_that: @CathodeRandle That's part of it. But just
cause I'm a screenwriter, doesn't mean I can predict EVERY film. I don't like
to. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:32 pm
@Francesca_Film: @antonsays I agree with that! A time when
you miss loved ones too. A time when you feel more alone or more united.
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:32 pm
@TaroJ: Okay half an hour in and no ones mentioned Scrooged,
I'm putting the DVD on #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:32 pm
@antonsays: RT @Francesca_Film: @antonsays I agree with
that! A time when you miss loved ones too. A time when you feel more alone or
more united. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:32 pm
@antonsays: @Francesca_Film that's pretty spot on!
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:33 pm
@TaroJ: @Bang2write @wcmartell even Jingle all the way ;-)
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:33 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @antonsays: Can be an emotional time of
year as you see lots of friends & family, the weathers bad, pressure of
xmas day etc. so a release #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:33 pm
@antonsays: @TaroJ I love Scrooged! You got a mention in
before me #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:33 pm
@alli_and_that: Half an hour in and I've only just got
spammed for chatting about Christmas. The bots are slow tonight! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:34 pm
@wcmartell: @Francesca_Film I think you've nailed it (is
that an Americanism that doesn't translate). All the way back to A CHRISTMAS
CAROL. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:34 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Bang2write: @alli_and_that I always say
to Bang2writers: producers are ALWAYS looking for great xmas features... So
where are your specs?? #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:34 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @Francesca_Film: @antonsays I agree with
that! A time when you miss loved ones too. A time when you feel more alone or
more united. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:35 pm
@Francesca_Film: @antonsays From experience I know that!
When I was a kid it was a time when I wondered where my father was- where I
felt a void. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:35 pm
@wcmartell: The spambots are drinking eggnog & wrapping
gifts... #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:36 pm
@TaroJ: @wcmartell @francesca_film works here we have nails
in Europe :-) #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:36 pm
@Bang2write: @TaroJ @wcmartell haha love that crap! Nothing
better than a screaming Arnie... At Christmas. C'MON!!! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:37 pm
@antonsays: @Francesca_Film well if you don't have that
'perfect' big family Christmas that's in all the films and ads then it can be
tough #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:37 pm
@wcmartell: @antonsays Is there a movie in that? The
non-perfect family Christmas? #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:38 pm
@TaroJ: How about any of you with kids, do you think kids
Christmas films follow the same rules or are less sentimental and funnier
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:39 pm
@antonsays: @wcmartell absolutely, Four Christmases should
have been but you always need a happy ending for these movies don't you?
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:40 pm
@wcmartell: I have never written a Christmas script, but I
have an idea about the time my sister's band got stranded in a small town.
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:40 pm
@CathodeRandle: @alli_and_that One of my students & I
worked out that in Africa he has monkeys as elves get heat stroke. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:40 pm
@alli_and_that: @CathodeRandle I'm working on one at the
moment. And Santa still has reindeer, not roos. That's just a carol.
#australian #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:41 pm
@Francesca_Film: @antonsays Altho my grandad dressed up as
Santa which I loved- a red dressing gown & little red hat. I'll never
forget that. #Scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:41 pm
@SiFoulaReel: Apologies for missing #scriptchat again. I'm
editing the shows I was recording during last weeks. 150+ DVDs due tomorrow!
Happy xmas all!
December 18, 2011, 8:41 pm
@twoscriptguys: Two Scripts Guys podcast is on for today.
Please join on TalkShoe. http://t.co/zLZY1Xfc #scriptchat #screenwriters
December 18, 2011, 8:41 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays @wcmartell I don't think it needs
to be a 'happy' ending, just an uplifting one. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:41 pm
@CathodeRandle: @alli_and_that I'm fascinated no 1 has made
a warm weather xmas movie. Santa has 6 white boomers (roos) 2 pull his sleigh
in OZ #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:42 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that @wcmartell 'in the spirit of
Christmas' #happymedium #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:42 pm
@alli_and_that: @CathodeRandle There are a couple, but not
many. Aussies don't watch Christmas movies as much cause weather is good
outside. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:43 pm
@wcmartell: Or a "realistic happy". (And THE REF
is a great film!) #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:43 pm
@warrenforster: #scriptchat Muppets Christmas Carol: not
just a great Xmas film, but an amazing kids film that doesn't talk down to
them, yet plays to them
December 18, 2011, 8:43 pm
@CathodeRandle: @alli_and_that JUST A CAROL! It caught my
imagination & stuck, just or no just, isn't that what we want from our
films?#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:44 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel Good Luck and Happy Christmas
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:44 pm
@TaroJ: @SiFoulaReel Happy Christmas Simon, hope the end is
insight #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:45 pm
@alli_and_that: @CathodeRandle Totally! But Aussie kids
don't grow up thinking that kangaroos pulls Santa's sleigh! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:45 pm
@antonsays: @TaroJ @wcmartell yeah, love that film too. I
love the comedies more. Good to laugh! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:45 pm
@wcmartell: P,T&A may be dubbed as Christmas there, but
it's Thanksgiving here. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:45 pm
@OldDarkHouse: 'The Hudsucker Proxy' is a seasonal favourite
too. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:45 pm
@Francesca_Film: @wcmartell Sounds interesting! Will people
help them out or not , that's the question.#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:45 pm
@warrenforster: #scriptchat MCC: Caine playing it completely
straight opposite Gonzo & Rizzo's characters holding the audiences' hand
through the tale
December 18, 2011, 8:46 pm
@antonsays: #scriptchat they usually show Big around
Christmas which is one of my favourites
December 18, 2011, 8:46 pm
@TaroJ: @wcmartell I was going to ask if it was thanksgiving
I couldn't remember #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:46 pm
@Francesca_Film: @TaroJ @wcmartell @antonsays That is such a
classic! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:46 pm
@alli_and_that: @CathodeRandle Argh, now I'm getting
homesick! #aussiechristmas #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:47 pm
@wcmartell: @Francesca_Film In real life it wasn't holidays,
and they had to get gigs to make enough money to get out of town. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:47 pm
@TaroJ: How about any Christmas movie traditions that aren't
Christmas movies, anything you watch every year at this time? #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:48 pm
@CathodeRandle: @alli_and_that Inside our films, its our
world & our rules. Come with me & willingly suspend ur belief. Santa
isn't real is he. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:48 pm
@antonsays: @TaroJ Big! Ha! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:48 pm
@wcmartell: @Francesca_Film I'm going to have them get to
know people, not make the money to leave, and spend Christmas with "new
family". #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:49 pm
@alli_and_that: @CathodeRandle Of course. From my point of
view, I'd want to show the rest of the world what an Aussie Christmas is REALLY
like. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:49 pm
@alli_and_that: @CathodeRandle And not encourage some of the
more ridiculous cultural stereotypes people genuinely believe. But that's just
me. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:50 pm
@warrenforster: @TaroJ Lord of the Rings, simply because
they were released in December and I would get the extended editions as
presents #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:50 pm
@teenierussell: @TaroJ not in this house, but it seems that
The Sound of Music is a Holiday must #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:50 pm
@loulie2: @TaroJ i will not admit to loving Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang at Christmas on #scriptchat oops #fail
December 18, 2011, 8:51 pm
@antonsays: @TaroJ if there are any rows in the house I'm
putting on Scarface #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:51 pm
@TaroJ: @wcmartell @francesca_film in a feel good Groundhog
day way, or something a bit more serious? #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:51 pm
@Francesca_Film: @wcmartell That's lovely! Heartwarming.
Christmas brings out the best and worst in people. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:51 pm
@TaroJ: @warrenforster we saw each of them in the cinema
each Bicing day when they were released so they always feelChristmasy to me too
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:52 pm
@CathodeRandle: @alli_and_that Love the carol. I have a
strong desire for heat & sand about now 2. Yeah define your culture not
have it defined.#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:52 pm
@wcmartell: @TaroJ More serious - they play at the funeral
of a family member, etc. There will be comedy, but "real" comedy.
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:53 pm
@alli_and_that: TV Christmas specials are something that
kind of blows my mind. They don't exist Down Under cause we have SUNSHINE.
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:53 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @alli_and_that And Christmas BBQ's ...
#jealous #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:53 pm
@Francesca_Film: @TaroJ @wcmartell True! Interesting how I
romantised the family being nice.. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:53 pm
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December 18, 2011, 8:53 pm
@chained: bill murray film #scrooged is my favorite holiday
movie #scriptchat worst film of 2011 is #anotherearth damn that sucked
December 18, 2011, 8:54 pm
@wcmartell: @alli_and_that That sounds like a need that can
be filled - sunny Christmas specials! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:54 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that I think I'd dig the Aussie
Christmas the most. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:54 pm
@alli_and_that: @wcmartell I'm working on it! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:54 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays They are pretty fun. I know I'm
biased, but they are. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:55 pm
@CathodeRandle: @alli_and_that apart from Dr Who, He exists
down under special and otherwise. You need a sads lamp love or a trip home.
#scriptchat #drwho
December 18, 2011, 8:55 pm
@antonsays: #scriptchat christmas specials on TV are weird
too. Sitcoms turned into one hour comedy-dramas etc.
December 18, 2011, 8:55 pm
@teenierussell: @alli_and_that same in Brazil, not much
change in the schedule except in soaps where they all celebrate Xmas too
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:55 pm
@CathodeRandle: @alli_and_that There's a story in there
somewhere... what does eveyone consider the biggest xmas movie gaff?
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:56 pm
@alli_and_that: @CathodeRandle He does, but he's not
generally aired until January. #doctorwho #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:56 pm
@TaroJ: @antonsays @alli_and_that I had a sunny Brazil
Christmas, felt very different, something nice about being cosy inside in
winter #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:56 pm
@alli_and_that: @TaroJ @antonsays I love a British Christmas
but for me Chrissy is associated with beach & family, two things I don't
have here! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:57 pm
@wcmartell: Christmas Movie Gaff: How can the police trace
the call if it's coming from inside the house? #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:57 pm
@AllMightyGoold: 88 pages. Almost there. #TheAmsterdamned
#firstdrafts #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:58 pm
@LewSwift: A guest on my MA said that she always tried to
imagine the Xmas special when commissioning a new show. I think it's a good tip
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 8:59 pm
@antonsays: #scriptchat Have a brilliant Christmas and New
Year and see you in 2012!!! x
December 18, 2011, 8:59 pm
@TaroJ: Thank you to everyone who's contributed to
#scriptchat over the year here's our very own Christmas message for you
http://t.co/nNGf0rLE
December 18, 2011, 8:59 pm
@warrenforster: @antonsays True, I often think we just want
a glimpse of our favourite characters at Xmas time (like Gavin & Stacey
special) #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:00 pm
@wcmartell: (I was just going to lurk today because I'm
guesting in January... and instead posted. Thanks folks, now I'm off to the
cinema!) #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:00 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @TaroJ: Thank you to everyone who's
contributed to #scriptchat over the year here's our very own Christmas message
for you http://t.co/nNGf0rLE
December 18, 2011, 9:00 pm
@alli_and_that: @warrenforster @antonsays Sharing Christmas
Day with your TV family who you love just as much (or more) than your real one.
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:01 pm
@TaroJ: @wcmartell Thanks William be great to hear from you
next month #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:01 pm
@wcmartell: UK? SECRETS OF ACTION SCREENWRITING is Back!
http://t.co/ErcFLgNz for Kindle - revised, expanded, more dangerous than ever!
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:01 pm
@Alex_Carrick: "Foil's Forsaken Folio" A story
with a modern Shakespeare feel. If you don’t believe me… http://t.co/TEZYJyAN
#storycraft #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:01 pm
@teenierussell: “@TaroJ: Thank you to everyone who's
contributed to #scriptchat over the year here's our very own Xmas message for
you http://t.co/JmNdKA3h”
December 18, 2011, 9:01 pm
@antonsays: RT @TaroJ: Thank you to everyone who's
contributed to #scriptchat over the year here's our very own Christmas message
for you http://t.co/nNGf0rLE
December 18, 2011, 9:02 pm
@alli_and_that: Merry Christmas everyone, have an amazing
holiday and we'll see you on the other side! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:02 pm
@warrenforster: #scriptchat Can't remember who originally
suggested it, but do you think Xmas would be a better time for the Pilot
season?
December 18, 2011, 9:02 pm
@teenierussell: RT @wcmartell: UK? SECRETS OF ACTION
SCREENWRITING is Back! http://t.co/ErcFLgNz for Kindle - revised, expanded,
more dangerous than ever! #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:02 pm
@antonsays: @TaroJ crying with laughter. Brilliant. You all
move like that too. #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:02 pm
@TMA7: RT @Alex_Carrick: "Foil's Forsaken Folio" A
story with a modern Shakespeare feel. If you don’t believe me…
http://t.co/TEZYJyAN #storycraft #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:02 pm
@TaroJ: We'll be back 1st January with an open topic for you
to air your writing resolutions #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:03 pm
@teenierussell: Thank you everyone and Merry Christmas
#scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:03 pm
@alli_and_that: Disgustingly homesick now after Christmas
#scriptchat. Don't know whether watching a tonne of Blue Heelers will make me
feel better or worse
December 18, 2011, 9:03 pm
@teenierussell: RT @TaroJ: We'll be back 1st January with an
open topic for you to air your writing resolutions #scriptchat
December 18, 2011, 9:04 pm
USA CHAT:
@jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK talking Holiday films.
What makes them work? Would you write one?
December 19, 2011, 1:00 am
@SarahAlexis4: It's #scriptchat time.
December 19, 2011, 1:00 am
@zacsanford2: Die Hard! :) RT @Bekemeyer: @jeannevb You mean
holiday films OTHER than Its a Wonderful Life? What else is there? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:00 am
@elizabethkarr: rt @rdlln Charlie Kaufman: #Screenwriters
Lecture | BAFTA Guru | via @4thHorsePress http://t.co/Na0bFZ7W #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:00 am
@rebelshea: Lethal Weapon #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:00 am
@jeannevb: #scriptchat RT @byDougRich: Listening to my pal
@jeannevb on @CuttingRoomMRB's podcast. Great place to hang. ..
http://t.co/kXMSVYex
December 19, 2011, 1:01 am
@Jamie_LD: I only watch A Christmas Story, so I'm not much
for holiday movies. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: @zacsanford2 @bekemeyer haha #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:01 am
@richmagahiz: @jeannevb I guess they take an experience that
everyone can understand and twist it a little #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:01 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @mmaren: Notes to a first-time director:
Milos Forman & others chip in advice. #scriptchat #filmmaking
http://t.co/ej4z0TdB
December 19, 2011, 1:01 am
@zacsanford2: I actually have an x-mas idea, but I think it
will fall into the same pitfall that Fred Claus did. Too adult material for
kids. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: My family was chatting over dinner debating what
makes the holiday films they DO like work? What do you think? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:02 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK
talking Holiday films. What makes them work? Would you write one?
December 19, 2011, 1:02 am
@zacsanford2: I think the perfect christmas/holiday movie
that stands the test of time has equal parts for the kiddos and adults.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:03 am
@SarahAlexis4: Holiday films are perennial, seems like
always a need/want for them. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:03 am
@Georgia_McBride: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK
talking Holiday films. What makes them work? Would you write one?
December 19, 2011, 1:03 am
@jeannevb: @richmagahiz true... and the newer ones always
involve dysfunctional families :) #relatable #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:03 am
@mbhahn: @jeannevb i think its the feel good message and
overcoming adversity to promote the spirit of the holiday #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:03 am
@Dark_Emergence: Home Alone is a personal favorite from
childhood: It's about the importance of family to a kid who thinks he doesn't
need them. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:03 am
@Talltales08: @zacsanford2 I'm writing a horror christmas
flick "Bloody Christmas" Yeah, a little much for kids but horror fans
will love it #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:03 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @Jamie_LD Favorite. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:03 am
@elizabethkarr: @jeannevb @byDougRich @CuttingRoomMRB Great
job by JVB on show today! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:03 am
@SarahAlexis4: I think theme's usually an important element
at the forefront of holiday movies. Family, love, faith, believing in
something.n #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:04 am
@jeannevb: There's actually holiday film going on right now
on Hallmark channel (CHRISTMAS MAGIC) that was discovered on Virtual Pitchfest
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:04 am
@Georgia_McBride: @jeannevb I like holiday films where the
holiday is a part of but not central to the storyline. Makes more relatable.
#Scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:04 am
@BroNumsi: Someone getting a special nostalgic gift they had
always been denied always pulls at my heart strings #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:04 am
@richmagahiz: @jeannevb Even It's a Wonderful Life had a
troubled family there at the end #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:04 am
@elizabethkarr: Is there any other kind? rt @jeannevb
@richmagahiz true... and the newer ones always involve dysfunctional families:)
#relatable #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:04 am
@AndiWritesAgain: Fact: I'll watch Home Alone year 'round.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:05 am
@coachkiki: RT @mmaren: Notes to a first-time director:
Milos Forman & others chip in advice. #scriptchat #filmmaking
http://t.co/ej4z0TdB
December 19, 2011, 1:05 am
@jeannevb: @elizabethkarr thanks! I had a great time!
@byDougRich @CuttingRoomMRB #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:05 am
@jeannevb: absolutely! RT @richmagahiz: @jeannevb Even It's
a Wonderful Life had a troubled family there at the end #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:06 am
@zacsanford2: Why do so many holiday direct to TV movies
deal with finding love at Christmas time? I don't get it. #mancard #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:06 am
@jeannevb: RT @Georgia_McBride: @jeannevb I like holiday
films where the holiday is a part of but not central to the storyline. Makes
more relatable. #Scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:06 am
@jeannevb: @Georgia_McBride I agree. It's what I"m
trying to achieve in one I'm writing now #Scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:06 am
@danieljohnsonuk: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Backstory: The
screenwriting saga of "Moneyball." Interesting read
http://t.co/MjmVbPOb #screenwriting #scriptchat #scripttip #moneyball
December 19, 2011, 1:07 am
@SarahAlexis4: It's interesting how many of the successful
ones live on a long time after their initial releases. People like to revisit
them.n #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:07 am
@Talltales08: @zacsanford2 Because the world thinks that
everyone needs to be paired up for x-mas I think #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:07 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @Dark_Emergence: Home Alone is a personal
favorite from childhood: It's about the importance of family to a kid who
thinks he doesn't need them. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:08 am
@TheHalstead: "Every family has a secret, and that
secret is that it isn't like other families." - Alan Bennet #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:08 am
@IanTopple: @TMA7 I wasn't that crazy about that movie. It
was a little disturbing for me for some reason. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:08 am
@jeannevb: @zackgutin I agree. Those are all classics
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:08 am
@zacsanford2: @Talltales08 Well Xmas is really about sharing
and family... so it does make ense. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:08 am
@zackgutin: And also count the great John Hughes's
"Home Alone" series as holiday flicks too! #scriptchat Holidays w/
Hughes (Christmas Vacation too)
December 19, 2011, 1:09 am
@TMA7: RT @IanTopple: @TMA7 I wasn't that crazy about that
movie. It was a little disturbing for me for some reason. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:09 am
@AlchemistINC: I think movies like how the grinch stole
christmas, ebenezer scrooge etc are good holiday movies. values focused.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:09 am
@ryesss: @Georgia_McBride @jeannevb What about A Christmas
Story? Holiday central to storyline but yet really endearing film. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:09 am
@jeannevb: There seem to be so many older xmas ones now
classics. What spin wld u need to ensure ur new xmas film wld become a classic?
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:09 am
@Talltales08: @zacsanford2 true ..If I can suggest a future
topic.."Making the big move to LA" I'm making the move soon and I'm
clueless #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:09 am
@IanTopple: @zackgutin I still like that movie. When I was a
kid I hated it. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:10 am
@SarahAlexis4: @zacsanford2 Think it plays off the idea of
being w loved ones for the holidays, finding somebody to share such a holiday
with. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:10 am
@richmagahiz: RT @TheHalstead: "Every family has a
secret, and that secret is that it isn't like other families." - Alan
Bennet #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:10 am
@elizabethkarr: Like this film a lot. Variation on #Scrooge
story. rt @TMA7 Even BAD SANTA is about the transformative power of xmas.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:10 am
@zacsanford2: Every year I watch these: Home Alone, Just
Friends, Die Hard, Santa Claus: The Movie, & The Night They Saved Xmas,
Xmas Vacation #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:10 am
@IanTopple: @jeannevb Maybe a twist on the original ideas of
holidays? It's a tough question. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:10 am
@jeannevb: @ryesss that's def a good one. @Georgia_McBride
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:11 am
@TMA7: @IanTopple Definitely not everybody's cup of cocoa,
but I was surprised that it kept that convention. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:11 am
@dandollar: @Talltales08 i like that idea! apartments are
cheap there, right? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:11 am
@SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb I think it's important they appeal
to the whole family, various ages, it can become almost a family tradition.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:11 am
@AudryT: NOT being about a CG Santa. RT@jeannevb: What spin
wld u need to ensure ur new xmas film wld become a classic? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:11 am
@Talltales08: A wonderful life is a must at Christmas I
think #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:11 am
@zacsanford2: @jeannevb The best xmas films that last the
test of time deal with timeless themes and avoid pop culture references... :)
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:11 am
@TheWriteScript: Hey all. #Scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:11 am
@zackgutin: You will find a lack of good Hanukkah movies.
Eight Crazy Nights notwithstanding. And the business is run by my people!
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:11 am
@Talltales08: @dandollar Not what I've seen..rooms go for
500+ #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:12 am
@IanTopple: I still like The Santa Clause with Tim Allen.
It's still enjoyable to me. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:12 am
@byDougRich: God Bless articulate people. Never dull. RT
@jeannevb: @elizabethkarr thanks! I had a great time! @CuttingRoomMRB
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:12 am
@jeannevb: This RT @zacsanford2: @jeannevb best xmas films
last the test of time deal w timeless themes and avoid pop culture references
:) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:12 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @zacsanford2: Every yr: Home Alone,
Just Friends, Die Hard, Santa Claus: The Movie, & The Nite They Saved Xmas,
Xmas Vacation #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:12 am
@IanTopple: I also like Jingle all The Way still.
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:12 am
@dandollar: @Talltales08 honestly, i live in d.c. and it
doesn't sound like it's that much worse than here #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:13 am
@SarahAlexis4: @zackgutin Seriously! I'm with you on that
one. As a kid I wasn't pleased by the lack. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:13 am
@jeannevb: @zacsanford2 you always know the right answers ;)
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:13 am
@IanTopple: @zackgutin Yea I know right! How come there
aren't more Hanukah movies? #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:13 am
@mbhahn: you cant force a script to be a classic,
#scriptchat it has to have a lot of outside factors including luck to succeed
no matter how perf
December 19, 2011, 1:13 am
@zacsanford2: @zackgutin Why do you think xmas movies are
more widely accepted than Hanukkah movies? Too small of a niche? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:13 am
@jeannevb: @SarahAlexis4 definitely! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:13 am
@Bekemeyer: @jeannevb The Christmas spirit must be in
question the whole time. It has to be furthest thing from the reality of
characters. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:13 am
@Talltales08: @dandollar Oh.....I live in Hillbilly heaven
and a 2 bedroom house rents for $300..lol #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:14 am
@IanTopple: @zacsanford2 I think it's because Jews are a
minority. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:14 am
@Jamie_LD: Love that movie. RT @IanTopple: I still like The
Santa Clause with Tim Allen. It's still enjoyable to me. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:14 am
@zacsanford2: RT @mbhahn: U cant force a script to be a
classic, It has a lot of outside factors including luck to succeed no matter
how perf #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:14 am
@Talltales08: @IanTopple Not In Bethleham...lol #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:14 am
@dandollar: @Talltales08 that's what i'm talkin 'bout!
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:15 am
@zacsanford2: @Talltales08 Making the move to LA is a good
topic to cover. I've been meaning to write a blog post about my own
experiences. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:15 am
@BlueRidgefilms: Hi everyone!n #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:15 am
@IanTopple: @zacsanford2 Everyone automatically says Merry
Christmas. Then I tell them I'm jewish. lol. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:15 am
@elizabethkarr: AMEN! rt @byDougRich God Bless articulate
people. Never dull. RT @jeannevb: @elizabethkarr TY! I had a gr8 time!
@CuttingRoomMRB #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:15 am
@sdarancette: A lot of my choices for unconventional xmas
movies: SCROOGED, THE REF, GO. Someone mentioned DIE HARD #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:15 am
@AndiWritesAgain: K. I'm off to watch movies (see previous
tweet), fold laundry & prepare for snow (see previous, previous, previous
tweet). #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:15 am
@dandollar: @Bekemeyer that's a good observation #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:15 am
@Talltales08: @zacsanford2 If you write it, we will read
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:15 am
@zacsanford2: @IanTopple Guess I worked in sales too long
and became accustomed to "Happy Holidays" to never offend...
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:16 am
@jeannevb: @byDougRich you are way too kind ;) xo #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:16 am
@zacsanford2: @sdarancette Oooh, totally forgot about GO...
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:16 am
@zackgutin: @zacsanford2 for sure. A lot of Jewish people in
the business, not as many going to the theater. Not allowed on Fridays!
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:16 am
@IanTopple: @zacsanford2 Yea most people don't say that.
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:16 am
@dandollar: @sdarancette a lot of people say die hard is the
perfect action script, don't they? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:17 am
@quarantus: @BlueRidgefilms Hi #scriptchat replied
December 19, 2011, 1:17 am
@zacsanford2: @zackgutin But Jewish movies would then see a
magical bump to B.O. on Sunday which rarely ever happens!!! Let's make one!
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:17 am
@rebelshea: @dandollar Die Hard is the perfect action
script. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:17 am
@Jamie_LD: GO is awesome. RT @zacsanford2: @sdarancette
Oooh, totally forgot about GO... #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:18 am
@Talltales08: We need a comedy where Santa has to goto
therapy because The "Christmas Season" is stretched to long
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:18 am
@SarahAlexis4: @zacsanford2 Would love to read that blog
post if you write it #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:18 am
@IanTopple: @dandollar Yes they do. I read it was originally
based on a book but the book had a different title #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:18 am
@zacsanford2: So has anyone thought about setting a movie
around the holiday even though it doesn't make a diff to your main story? Like
DH? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:18 am
@AlchemistINC: The polar express....a must mention.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:18 am
@BlueRidgefilms: Fred Claus was a great idea, poorly
executed imho.n #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:19 am
@IanTopple: @AlchemistINC I thought that movie was very
boring. I stopped watching it half way in. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:19 am
@Bekemeyer: @dandollar It's a Wonderful Life, Christmas
Carol, they are all almost anti-Christmas spirit the entire time, like us every
year #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:19 am
@BlueRidgefilms: @AlchemistINC I gotta say the Polar Express
looks creepy. And it puts me to sleep every time. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:19 am
@zacsanford2: Too adult of a main theme is my opinion... RT
@BlueRidgefilms: Fred Claus was a great idea, poorly executed imho. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:19 am
@dandollar: @IanTopple i think i read somewhere that a lot
of the writing coincided with the production, like casablanca...that's crazy
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:20 am
@JAEL488: Anyone remember 42nd street with Danny Aiello and
Anthony Lapaglia #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:20 am
@dandollar: @zacsanford2 what's DH? also, what point would
that serve? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:20 am
@AlchemistINC: @Ian Topple actually never seen lol..... it
but everyone i meet seems to love it #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:20 am
@jeannevb: Yes RT @zacsanford2: So has any1 thought about
setting movie around holiday even tho it doesnt make a diff to your main story?
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:20 am
@jameskick: RT @Jamie_LD: Love that movie. RT @IanTopple: I
still like The Santa Clause with Tim Allen. It's still enjoyable to me.
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:20 am
@IanTopple: @dandollar Wow really? That is nuts. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:21 am
@efissenden: @zackgutin Home Alone is a *must* for me at
Christmas. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:21 am
@Talltales08: @zacsanford2 yes.."The Ghost of Christmas
Eve" Old man attempts to reconnect with estranged kids before death takes
him #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:21 am
@jeannevb: Re: remakes, I can't stand it when they remake
classics, esp holiday films. I love the nostalgia #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:21 am
@zacsanford2: @dandollar DH = Die Hard. Ran out of room in
my tweet. :) Many other reasons could have been had to its setting. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:21 am
@AlchemistINC: @Blueridgefilms @IanTopple actually never
seen lol..... it but everyone i meet seems to love it #scriptchat #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:21 am
@sdarancette: @zackgutin I would, it's certainly around
xmas. And GO gets the whole Xmas in LA vibe down pat. #scriptchat. @zacsanford2
December 19, 2011, 1:21 am
@IanTopple: Miracle on 34th street (the original) is still a
classic. So is It's A Wonderful Life. I watch that movie every year.
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:22 am
@GREGBIELA: Agreed! RT @jeannevb: Re: remakes, I cant stand
it when they remake classics, esp holiday films. I love the nostalgia
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:22 am
@zackgutin: @efissenden same! I usually kick off the season
with it the night of Thanksgiving after everyone goes home. #fullerwetsthebed
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:22 am
@Bekemeyer: AGREED!!! RT @jeannevb: Re: remakes, I can't
stand it when they remake classics, esp holiday films. I love the nostalgia
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:22 am
@SarahAlexis4: Blake Snyder used Four Christmases as ex. of
strong logline in Save the Cat. It's general audience, med budget, X-mas
perennial #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:22 am
@IanTopple: @AlchemistINC You should. You can probably catch
it on a movie channel. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:22 am
@Talltales08: The ghost of girlfriends past was better than
I thought it would be ...set at x-mas with not connection to plot #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:23 am
@JAEL488: @jeannevb Scrooge remade way too many times
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:23 am
@TheHalstead: Any Xmas movie has HUGE number people primed +
wanting it 2 be good. As long as not disappointing, repeat views await each
year. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:24 am
@SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb Not in my opinion and not to me.
But he cited it as a big spec sale, I believe. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:24 am
@BTerrell88: RT @zackgutin: You will find a lack of good
Hanukkah movies. Eight Crazy Nights notwithstanding. And the business is run by
my people! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:24 am
@AlchemistINC: @IanTopple I will keep that in mind for a
night i need help falling asleep haha. Thanks! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:25 am
@SarahAlexis4: @IanTopple I think he was using the logline
as an example but it was before the actual film was made. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:25 am
@kellenCdunbar: @jeannevb i could never write a holiday
movie. all the modern ones seem just plain tacky. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:25 am
@JAEL488: @rebelshea agreed #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:26 am
@jeannevb: Challenge to me is how to make a holiday film w/o
it being predictable? Or is that what that audience wants? Thoughts?
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:26 am
@IanTopple: Is anyone trying to write a holiday script at
the moment? #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:26 am
@efissenden: @zackgutin Haven't been able to crack them out
yet but may do so now! #keepthechangeyefilthyanimal #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:26 am
@IanTopple: @SarahAlexis4 Oh okay. Makes sense. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:26 am
@ChristinaDM2066: #SCRIPTCHAT what about A Christmas Story?
Every kids life revolves around Christmas & their birthdays. Sorry if some
1 already mentioned it
December 19, 2011, 1:26 am
@richmagahiz: @JAEL488 I like only the one with Alastair Sim
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:26 am
@jeannevb: @SarahAlexis4 @IanTopple. Def a good logline.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:26 am
@sdarancette: @jeannevb I guess Xmas is predictable in of
itself. Tree. Presents. Food. Relatives. Indigestion. Repeat. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:26 am
@zacsanford2: @kellenCdunbar But could you find a way to do
a holiday movie without being tacky? It could be done... I think. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:26 am
@SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb That's a really interesting
question. I wonder... #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:27 am
@rebelshea: @jeannevb Treat it like any other story. Except
the character goals relate to the holiday. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:27 am
@jeannevb: @kellenCdunbar I know. That's the challenge of it
though. How to make a new one that really works #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:27 am
@Jamie_LD: Lol RT @sdarancette: @jeannevb I guess Xmas is
predictable in of itself. Tree. Presents. Food. Relatives. Indigestion. Repeat.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:27 am
@JasminSharon: @jeannevb #scriptchat holiday film i think
audience wants predictable, safe, knowing everyone is happy/comes full circle
in the end.
December 19, 2011, 1:27 am
@zacsanford2: @jeannevb I think the predictability comes
with the territory. Xmas is supposed to be happy so the film must have a
perfect end. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:27 am
@jeannevb: @sdarancette and family fights... and lack of
money... and overdrinking. Oh wait #thatsmylife #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:27 am
@The_Jodi: Loved A Xmas Story before the marathons. Doesn't
every good holiday story involve familial humiliation? :)#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:27 am
@IanTopple: @jeannevb Use your own experiences to write it.
That's what I would do. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:28 am
@SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb I wonder if holiday films being
predictable is what is comforting about them? Is that why some people enjoy
them? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:28 am
@zacsanford2: The music in this lobby is awful! And I forgot
my headphones up in my room. #sigh #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:28 am
@jeannevb: @zacsanford2 I loathe predictability as a rule,
which is why I'm not a rom com fan. ;) But your point is dead on. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:29 am
@IanTopple: I used to cry watching Home Alone when I was a
kid because I felt bad that his parents left him home all by himself.
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:29 am
@richmagahiz: Someone should write a script for Apollo 8's
trip around the Moon which happened at Christmastime #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:29 am
@SarahAlexis4: @zacsanford2 Is it holiday music? :)
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:29 am
@JAEL488: @richmagahiz absolute classic #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:29 am
@IanTopple: @zacsanford2 Where are you? In a hotel?
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:29 am
@jeannevb: @SarahAlexis4 predictability = comfort. Excellent
point. #peoplecraveit #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:29 am
@AlchemistINC: @jeannevb what do those that love them want?
I think some predictability is coveted by some lovers of holiday movies
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:30 am
@dandollar: @zacsanford2 oh ok - yeah, i never gave that
much thought about DH, it could have been set at any time #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:30 am
@jeannevb: @zacsanford2 youre a champ for suffering through
it for us! xo #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:30 am
@Jamie_LD: @zacsanford2 start singing aloud to drown it out.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:30 am
@zacsanford2: @SarahAlexis4 Nope... Just annoying...
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:30 am
@zacsanford2: @IanTopple I'm at a timeshare in Tahoe...
spending the next six days doing some major writing before end of the year.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:30 am
@IanTopple: @zacsanford2 I wish I could afford that. lol.
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:31 am
@TheHalstead: @IanTopple I'm writing one, transformation arc
using xmas as ultimate catalyst. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:32 am
@richmagahiz: @zacsanford2 We spent a week there back in
June, a great hideaway #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:32 am
@zacsanford2: So what doesn't work in Holiday movies for
you? What do you despise about them and how would you fix it? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:32 am
@jeannevb: My guess is those who would NOT write a holiday
film aren't here tonight ;) But if you are, why wouldn't you? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:32 am
@rebelshea: I enjoy many Christmas movies, despite being an
atheist, so the appeal is in something other than the holiday. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:32 am
@IanTopple: @zacsanford2 I feel like some are really corny
and cliched. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:33 am
@MidwestPhoto: RT @jeannevb: Challenge to me is how to make
a holiday film w/o it being predictable? Or is that what that audience wants?
Thoughts? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:33 am
@jeannevb: @AlchemistINC I think so too, just like rom com
lovers. Safety in "knowing" end will be good. Go along for the ride.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:33 am
@sdarancette: tough to want to write a holiday movie, when
you have to normally write it in the summer the previous year. #scriptchat
#hallmarkchannel
December 19, 2011, 1:33 am
@zacsanford2: @IanTopple Came as a gift... wish I could
personally afford it too. :) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:33 am
@efissenden: @jeannevb I don't think I could write it trad.
I haven't tried, but I think my brain would want to write a sci-fi holiday
film. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:33 am
@IanTopple: @jeannevb It's just not something I would think
of, nor interested in. I guess since they're already so many of them.
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:33 am
@AlchemistINC: @jeannevb i do not want to make it to ABC
family's 25 days of christmas :-). #jokes #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:34 am
@IanTopple: @zacsanford2 That's a great gift! #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:34 am
@jeannevb: @efissenden oohhh sci-fi Santa! #goforit
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:34 am
@dandollar: @zacsanford2 i think there are a good portion of
xmas movies that too explicitly state the "meaning of xmas"
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:34 am
@zacsanford2: The best thing about writing a holiday movie
if successful... a yearly residual check!!! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:34 am
@jeannevb: haha RT @AlchemistINC: @jeannevb i do not want to
make it to ABC family's 25 days of christmas :-). #jokes #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:34 am
@rebelshea: You want "surprising yet inevitable"
rather than "predictable." #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:35 am
@jeannevb: The whore in me reminds you.... DVD sales are big
for holiday flicks #justsayin #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:35 am
@richmagahiz: @efissenden I think I would want to try to
make it tragic, or at least tragicomic #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:35 am
@dandollar: RT @zacsanford2: The best thing about writing a
holiday movie if successful... a yearly residual check!!! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:35 am
@efissenden: @jeannevb I just might actually!
#peculatingprojects #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:35 am
@ryesss: @jeannevb For me it's because their marketability
is far too narrow. That and it just doesn't appeal to me as a concept.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:35 am
@zacsanford2: Good point. RT: @dandollar i think there are a
good portion of xmas movies that too explicitly state the "meaning of
xmas" #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:35 am
@jbboyman: @jeannevb Too much expectation of tradition and
the obvious. Would only consider a complete remastering like Bad Santa!
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:35 am
@jeannevb: cha-ching! RT @zacsanford2: The best thing about
writing a holiday movie if successful... a yearly residual check!!! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:35 am
@Dark_Emergence: @jeannevb I would use a particular holiday
as a setting or metaphor. Otherwise, I think it's all been done by now.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:36 am
@AudryT: That would be awesome. RT @efissenden: @jeannevb I
think my brain would want to write a sci-fi holiday film. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:36 am
@efissenden: @richmagahiz That's my fear too. Dark comedy is
my love. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:36 am
@IanTopple: @TheHalstead How is it going? It's def a
challenge. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:36 am
@SarahAlexis4: It always amazes me every year how many made
for tv holiday films there are, especially in the Hallmark canon of films.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:36 am
@Jamie_LD: Reason alone to write RT @zacsanford2: best thing
abt writing a holiday movie if successful...a yearly residual check!!!
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:36 am
@jeannevb: @SarahAlexis4 and they usually suck #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:37 am
@James_Dean86: RT @Jamie_LD: Reason alone to write RT
@zacsanford2: best thing abt writing a holiday movie if successful...a yearly
residual check!!! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:37 am
@jeannevb: @AudryT @efissenden I'd see it #scifiSanta #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:37 am
@dwacon: @Jamie_LD Assuming you or your agent worked the
right deal. Otherwise, your movie runs annually but you get bubkus.n
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:38 am
@zacsanford2: Agreed. Too much romance, not enough Holiday
spirit! RT @jeannevb: @SarahAlexis4 and they usually suck #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:38 am
@Jamie_LD: Christmas theme and add a dog, an instant hit.
Lol #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:38 am
@Josh_Sager: #ScriptChat Coming in late, but wondered if
anyone caught Snowglobe? Like a creepy spinoff of Elf
December 19, 2011, 1:38 am
@AlchemistINC: @zacsanford2 What does not work? I think the
romantic/love story during christmas idea has been beaten to death. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:38 am
@Georgia_McBride: @ryesss @jeannevb true. Good choice. But
with name in title, sets high emotional expectation #Scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:38 am
@jeannevb: Hoping we get some new chatters in coming weeks.
I did interview for @CuttingRoomMRB today, pimping #scriptchat
http://t.co/xcgII7eg
December 19, 2011, 1:38 am
@richmagahiz: @jeannevb @AudryT @efissenden Christmas on
Mars - there's your pitch #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:39 am
@BroNumsi: The holidays do put in place a lot of common
knowledge traditions and folklore for you to work with without having to
explain #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:39 am
@AudryT: @jeannevb @efissenden Tho there is always the MST
classic SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:39 am
@zacsanford2: @AlchemistINC Yeah, the love story is done in
Holiday films. Give me something new and different. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:39 am
@Georgia_McBride: @jeannevb my faves are Gremlins, Edward
Scissorhands. #Scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:39 am
@SarahAlexis4: What are/were the holiday films this year?
Arthur Christmas is one. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:40 am
@Bekemeyer: RT @jeannevb: Hoping we get some new chatters in
coming weeks. Interviewed for @CuttingRoomMRB today, #scriptchat
http://t.co/19OHm1vN
December 19, 2011, 1:40 am
@TheHalstead: @IanTopple Most of structure inherent in the
preparations for xmas, people expect families to get ready as they do. Add
conflict #Scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:40 am
@jeannevb: @Georgia_McBride I didn't even remember Edward
Scissorhands was around holidays! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:40 am
@dwacon: I have considered “A Freddy Krueger Crimmus” with
Jar Jar Binks as lead elf. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:40 am
@efissenden: @jeannevb @CuttingRoomMRB Ooo, freshmeat.
#rubshandstogether #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:41 am
@ThirstyGirlFilm: Casey's great host! @jeannevb RT: Hoping
get some new chatters in coming weeks. Did interview 4 @CuttingRoomMRB today
pimping #scriptchat...
December 19, 2011, 1:41 am
@zacsanford2: @SarahAlexis4 Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas
and Arthur Christmas... I think that's it. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:41 am
@jeannevb: mwhahaha #virginsacrifices RT @efissenden:
@jeannevb @CuttingRoomMRB Ooo, freshmeat. #rubshandstogether #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:41 am
@dianewms: I think holiday/Christmas films need a satisfying
ending, which doesn't necessarily have to be "happy." #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:41 am
@Georgia_McBride: @jeannevb me neither till good friend
pointed out and I rewatched. #Scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:42 am
@efissenden: @SarahAlexis4 #scriptchat New Years Eve I
suppose? There aren't that many this year I think.
December 19, 2011, 1:42 am
@jeannevb: @ThirstyGirlFilm totally! @CuttingRoomMRB rocks
it #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:42 am
@IanTopple: @Georgia_McBride I love those movies. Forgot
about Gremlins. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:42 am
@AlchemistINC: Edward Scissorhands o yes! Now, i would dig
more christmas movies like that. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:42 am
@jeannevb: @Georgia_McBride love that #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:43 am
@zacsanford2: @dianewms Do you have any examples of
holiday/Christmas movies without the "happy" ending? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:43 am
@efissenden: @AudryT @jeannevb Haven't seen that one! I'll
take a gander. :) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:43 am
@JAEL488: A comedy with a sprinkle of xmas is a good combo
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:43 am
@AudryT: @efissenden Be prepared for...well, just be
prepared. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:44 am
@Georgia_McBride: @IanTopple yep. And Home Alone. Another
holiday favorite. #Scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:44 am
@AlchemistINC: But then again Edwards Scissorhands had
almost no christmas elements but the fact that it came out in december...o well.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:44 am
@jeannevb: @JAEL488 that's exactly what I'm trying to
accomplish in one of my new scripts #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:44 am
@efissenden: @AudryT I can tell by the title ;) but cheers
for the warning. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:44 am
@Scatoma: Strewnfields weekly chapter. http://t.co/BkBMu2HV
#amwriting #writing #bookbuzzr #scriptchat #fiction #novels #writers #reading
#Books
December 19, 2011, 1:44 am
@Georgia_McBride: @jeannevb sorry if I'm being disruptive.
I'm lurking from my phone. Apologize for repeating what may have already been
said. #Scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:45 am
@zacsanford2: Just Friends is another "Christmas"
movie centered around the time of the Holiday but has really no meaning behind
it. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:45 am
@richmagahiz: @zacsanford2 The Poseidon Adventure?
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:45 am
@efissenden: @SarahAlexis4 I couldn't stand Valentine's Day,
so I'm giving New Years Eve a VERY wide birth, but I know ppl who love both!
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:45 am
@jeannevb: @Georgia_McBride you're adds are great and very
welcome :) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:46 am
@IanTopple: @SarahAlexis4 I heard New Years Eve wasn't good.
Yet they had so many stars. Did they bribe them to be in it? lol #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:46 am
@Georgia_McBride: @SarahAlexis4 @efissenden Independence
Day. Forgot. You just reminded. #Scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:47 am
@zacsanford2: @dianewms but I take it the bad guy is still
taken down. One sacrafices himself for the happiness of many others. Happy
ending. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:48 am
@Jamie_LD: @IanTopple usually a movie with so many stars =
SUCKS lol #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:48 am
@dianewms: @IanTopple @SarahAlexis4 No, they just PAID them.
:-) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:48 am
@dwacon: How about http://t.co/bFPI6miM ??n #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:48 am
@zacsanford2: @dianewms Haven't seen the film... so your
tweet is a bit of a spoiler alert. :) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:48 am
@IanTopple: @Jamie_LD So I've noticed. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:48 am
@tvscriptdoctor: RT @GrayJones: TV Writer Podcast 045 -
@tvscriptdoctor Sarah McLaughlin (That 70's Show, Drop Dead Diva):
http://t.co/B8n50uZn #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:49 am
@rebelshea: Don't forget Eli Roth's Thanksgiving trailer
http://t.co/dGnZwyRV #scriptchat Almost a holiday movie. Very NSFW.
December 19, 2011, 1:49 am
@SarahAlexis4: @dianewms @IanTopple Was just going to say:
Quite possibly... with a fat salary. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:49 am
@dandollar: @zacsanford2 just friends is a guilty pleasure
of mine...or is actually a good movie? i can't decide #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:49 am
@Georgia_McBride: RT @zacsanford2: The best thing about
writing a holiday movie if successful... a yearly residual check!!! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:49 am
@dianewms: @zacsanford2 Ending up in jail (sacrificing his
queen) is not happy--but a satisfying ending. Ben Stiller gets out in two
years? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:50 am
@AlchemistINC: @IanTopple i think those movies are written
by really rich people that think screenwriting is for everyone. my guess.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:50 am
@IanTopple: @dandollar I've never seen Just Friends.
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:50 am
@zacsanford2: @dandollar I think Just Friends is a lot
better than many give it credit for. I say it's a good flick... #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:50 am
@IanTopple: @AlchemistINC haha. That is just not fair.
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:51 am
@dianewms: @zacsanford2 Sorry. It's been out 6+ weeks. I
just saw it last night. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:51 am
@dandollar: survey time: what would be the most boring
holiday to theme a movie around? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:51 am
@jeannevb: 10 more minutes, then I'm watching Rudolph... the
old TV classic #abominablesnowman #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:51 am
@richmagahiz: @AlchemistINC @IanTopple Or maybe the script
was excellent, but the studio crapped all over it #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:51 am
@zacsanford2: So ten minutes left. What gems about Holiday
movies you got??? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:51 am
@byDougRich: FYI. Christmas films don't all have to be fuzzy
and warm. I know people whose yearly tradition is DIE HARD 1 and 2. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:52 am
@zacsanford2: @dianewms I know. I figure spoilers should be
avoided until a month on video... but that's just me. :) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:52 am
@AlchemistINC: @IanTopple haha, life isn't. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:52 am
@jeannevb: As a mom of teens, interesting to see how kids
reacted to classics. They YAWN at It's a Wonderful Life #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:52 am
@Talltales08: What about "Santa Claus Conquers The
Martians" r #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:52 am
@jeannevb: RT @byDougRich: FYI. Christmas films dont all
have to be fuzzy and warm. I know people whose yearly tradition is DIE HARD 1
& 2. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:52 am
@zacsanford2: 4th of July as proven by Southland Tales RT
@dandollar: what would be the most boring holiday to theme a movie around?
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:53 am
@AlchemistINC: @richmagahiz never understood that logic but
apparently that is a possibility. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:53 am
@richmagahiz: @jeannevb It is a long film #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:53 am
@jeannevb: fyi, peeps @byDougRich wrote DIE HARD 2...
#awesomesauce #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:53 am
@IanTopple: @jeannevb Really? I liked that movie in my
teens. #ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:53 am
@dianewms: @jeannevb Rudolph's been remastered, right? I
thought it was on already. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:53 am
@zacsanford2: @jeannevb As a child I yawned to It's a
Wonderful Life until I could truly appreciate the message of the film as an
adult. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:53 am
@efissenden: RT @jeannevb: RT @byDougRich: FYI. Christmas
films dont all have to be fuzzy and warm. I know people whose yearly tradition
is DIE HARD 1 & 2. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:53 am
@rebelshea: Lethal Weapon counts as a Christmas movie too.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:54 am
@dandollar: @IanTopple it's worth seeing just to watch anna
faris blow a big blue toothpaste bubble #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:54 am
@jeannevb: @dianewms I have the DVD. Plus the one w the Heat
Miser *swoon* #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:54 am
@dianewms: @zacsanford2 @dandollar Most boring holiday theme
-- Arbor Day? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:54 am
@TheHalstead: @byDougRich Non-fuzzy xmas movies are what the
dads of the world watch with a beer when they're sick of the wife and kids.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:54 am
@dandollar: @zacsanford2 so funny, i was just reading
richard kelly's imdb profile page...i don't think anyone likes southland tales
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:54 am
@TheGolfChick: My family's Christmas eve tradition used to
be to go see whatever Clint Eastwood movie was out, or some violent substitute.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:54 am
@IanTopple: @dandollar I'll have to see that then. lol
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:54 am
@MBDymension: Sorry I missed the chat yall lol! I got caught
up in me screenplay. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:55 am
@dandollar: @dianewms haha...i almost listed that as an
example. great minds, right? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:55 am
@richmagahiz: @dianewms Has anyone written a Ramadan film
script yet? #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:55 am
@dianewms: @MBDymension That's a good thing! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:56 am
@zacsanford2: Most boring holiday to theme a movie around:
Secretaries Day... unless it include Maggie Gyllenhaal... :) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:56 am
@AlchemistINC: @MBDymension i wish i was you right now lol.
Time to get to writing. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:56 am
@jeannevb: @TheGolfChick haha why does that not surprise me?
;) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:56 am
@IanTopple: @zacsanford2 I never even heard of that holiday.
#ScriptChat
December 19, 2011, 1:56 am
@Dark_Emergence: RT @zacsanford2: Most boring holiday to
theme a movie around: Secretaries Day... unless it include Maggie Gyllenhaal...
:) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:56 am
@BroNumsi: Mount some lasers on the sleigh, give Santa
someone to go after hard, and my kids would be all over it #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:57 am
@byDougRich: We're all invited to Christmas dinner with
@TheGolfChick's familia #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:57 am
@zacsanford2: @dandollar Southland Tales is the only film
where about half the audience left during it... in LA. 20+ walkouts counted.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:57 am
@dianewms: Alvin & the Chipmunks is Christmasy! I need
to see Chipmunks 2. The trailer for Chipwrecked looks cute, but reviews are
bad. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:58 am
@jeannevb: @byDougRich @TheGolfChick I'll bring the pie ...
and the Irish coffee #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:58 am
@zacsanford2: Great chat everyone... Hope everyone has a
happy holidays and a safe and wonderful New Year. See y'all soon. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 1:59 am
@dandollar: @zacsanford2 you should have been at my
"tree of life" viewing...bah-zing! #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:00 am
@jeannevb: Reminder: There is no chat next week due to
Christmas. But that doesnt let you off the hook of drinking tequila.
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:00 am
@JasminSharon: RT @GrayJones: TV Writer Podcast 045 -
@tvscriptdoctor Sarah McLaughlin (That 70's Show, Drop Dead Diva):
http://t.co/B8n50uZn #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:00 am
@AlchemistINC: Goodnight and merry christmas movie watching
to all. #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:00 am
@zacsanford2: @dandollar I actually sort of dug Tree of Life
while hating Melancholia... #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:00 am
@SarahAlexis4: @zacsanford2 Thanks and to you too. Enjoy Tahoe!
#scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:00 am
@efissenden: Happy Holidays everyone! Stay safe, hug your
families and snuggle up by the fire if it's snowing! (it is here!) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:01 am
@jeannevb: Just an FYI: This wk's @scriptmag Balls of Steel
is last until the New Year http://t.co/Tv0FX2ge #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:01 am
@rebelshea: Okay, important #scriptchat lesson learned. I'm
never writing a holiday movie. #outofmyelement
December 19, 2011, 2:01 am
@zacsanford2: @SarahAlexis4 If it wasn't so cold I'd totally
be enjoying myself. Time to go exercise to warm up. :) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:01 am
@zacsanford2: RT @jeannevb: Just an FYI: This wks @scriptmag
Balls of Steel is last until the New Year http://t.co/lqqfnCkL #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:01 am
@SarahAlexis4: Happy holidays, everybody! Enjoy watching
those holiday movies :) #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:01 am
@dwacon: Over the break, maybe apply for that
Writer-in-Residence position: http://t.co/C1MunXdsn #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:02 am
@JAEL488: Happy Holidays everyone #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:02 am
@rjlackie: It is so great to dig into a script and feel,
viscerally, that you're making it better. #amwriting #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:02 am
@jeannevb: Thanks for joining us tonight! Some great
thoughts. Transcript up soon. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Thx for another great year of #scriptchat
December 19, 2011, 2:02 am
