tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post971495916452710966..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Decoding HollywoodspeakBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11884196858323314832009-11-25T00:50:02.574-08:002009-11-25T00:50:02.574-08:00Wow. I had a guy who's putting together a new...Wow. I had a guy who's putting together a new film fund who is new in town go off on me today when I told him people never say "no" to your face in Hollywood. He informed me after research that only people at the lower rungs of Hollywood, an area far below him behave in such fashion. What a jerk. Last time I try to educate anyone on Hollywood speak.<br /><br />Ken Sheetz<br /><br />7 Years in Hollywoodsheetzkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05144739988435941318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69947935865422469542009-10-18T19:07:19.680-07:002009-10-18T19:07:19.680-07:00Reimagining = Reboot = remake
They alll mean, we ...Reimagining = Reboot = remake<br /><br />They alll mean, we couldn't come up with an original idea.<br /><br />"Radical reimagining" = "we're seriously fucking it up." See the Robert Downey Jr film of "Sherlock Holmes," where we have a shirtless, hunky, Sherlock Holmes. Why oh why did Basil Rathbone never do any beefcake scenes in his Sherlock Holmes films?D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2467621897670660912009-10-18T13:01:40.413-07:002009-10-18T13:01:40.413-07:00"Art theatre"--couldn't survive play..."Art theatre"--couldn't survive playing real movies.<br /><br />"Cult classic"--flopped when first released.<br /><br />"It's not a remake, it's a reboot."--It's a remake; we're too dumb to think of another word to call it, so we made one up.cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70081593179573073932009-10-18T11:40:36.318-07:002009-10-18T11:40:36.318-07:00We decided to go in a different direction = We'...We decided to go in a different direction = We're no longer humoring youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58986245678292770122009-10-17T15:32:27.282-07:002009-10-17T15:32:27.282-07:00“We’re pleased with the demographics” – the rating...<i>“We’re pleased with the demographics” – the ratings are shit</i><br /><br />Last night, I warned my sister to expect the worst with Ugly Betty's ratings. She's a huge fan of the show (while I've been doing research for a book I'm co-writing, I sent her season 1 set to director Richard Shepard, who directed the pilot (he also made a documentary about actor John Cazale, the subject of one of my essays), to autograph it for her. He did.), and she's slowly getting used to the fact that this might be the last season of Ugly Betty.<br /><br />Well, point proven, Ken, as it has been countless times in television's history. In spinning the numbers, ABC's pleased with the rise in female demographics: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20091017abc01<br /><br />I don't think DVR playback numbers are even going to help this one.Rory L. Aronskyhttp://scrapsofliteracy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50645249448772387832009-10-17T11:39:24.944-07:002009-10-17T11:39:24.944-07:00so true so true...
Years ago working as a set-dre...so true so true...<br /><br />Years ago working as a set-dresser I was taking my job way too seriously. We brought a couch onto the set and it had some scratches on the wood. I was hustling to fix the scratches while the director was setting up the shot. Tensions were high as usual. The director looked at me and asked what I was doing. I said "fixing the scratches on the couch".<br />He yelled at me "THIS FILM IS NOT ABOUT THAT FUCKING COUCH!"<br />Ever since I have been slowly working on my script - The Couch.Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78437692114774811052009-10-16T15:03:21.504-07:002009-10-16T15:03:21.504-07:00"I'm a really big fan." : You're..."I'm a really big fan." : You're too old.Gordon Bressackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841702749151117876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-871565047903850592009-10-16T10:59:13.372-07:002009-10-16T10:59:13.372-07:00"Exhaustion" - I was waiting for that on..."Exhaustion" - I was waiting for that one. Sometimes called "fatigued" and my favorite: "dehydrated".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85295701798665849482009-10-16T10:29:37.879-07:002009-10-16T10:29:37.879-07:00Indie darling = commercial failure.
I'm just...Indie darling = commercial failure. <br /><br />I'm just sayin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61163042537276507572009-10-15T22:17:12.891-07:002009-10-15T22:17:12.891-07:00"tyro screenwriter" - He/she got lucky t..."tyro screenwriter" - He/she got lucky this one time.Rory L. Aronskyhttp://scrapsofliteracy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55697802865861843392009-10-15T16:31:52.049-07:002009-10-15T16:31:52.049-07:00“Do you have a card?” – I want to get away from yo...“Do you have a card?” – I want to get away from you but don’t want to appear rude.<br /><br />I've heard that before. Ouch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54408950434578020682009-10-15T15:38:00.218-07:002009-10-15T15:38:00.218-07:00@D. McEwan—yes those people are all likely heavy a...@D. McEwan—yes those people are all likely heavy acid users.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969054398800479582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46708532404880918272009-10-15T15:16:49.813-07:002009-10-15T15:16:49.813-07:00"Will Teullive said...
'I've done ye..."Will Teullive said... <br />'I've done years of improv' - heavy acid user"<br /><br />I hate to get all offended by what is just a funny, on-target comedy piece, but I did 25 years of improv, and have never done acid in my life. You can't actually be any good at improv on acid, and I was good. I've improvised onstage with Robin Williams, I've taught (at Second City, Santa Monica) Andy Dick (okay, HE is a heavy drug user, but wasn't then) and many others. What makes "'I worked in an off-Broadway production'- high school play" funny (and I laughed at that one) is that it's true. (Hey, a play I was in in the 5th grade appears on my resume as "The Lunada Bay Players"). The reason "'I've done years of improv' - heavy acid user" is not funny is that it is not, indeed can not be true.<br /><br />After all, it takes a brain to be any good onstage without a script. Ever managed it yourself?<br /><br />So Robin Williams, Nichols & May, Alan Arkin, Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Cooledge, Gilda Radner, Amy Sedaris, Mike Meyers, Dan Akroyd, George Wendt, John Candy, Betty Thomas, Catherine O'Hara, everyone whoever started out at Second City, all heavy acid users? John Belushi, maybe, although his drug-of-choice was cocaine.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44580109479715152982009-10-15T15:08:05.070-07:002009-10-15T15:08:05.070-07:00We're looking for fresh blood: You're too...We're looking for fresh blood: You're too old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57465068880976351052009-10-15T14:23:38.971-07:002009-10-15T14:23:38.971-07:00funny, i just came across an article with this quo...funny, i just came across an article with this quote from Avril Lavigne about her filing for divorce:<br />"I admire Deryck and have a great amount of respect for him. He is the most amazing person I know and I love him with all my heart. Deryck and I are separating and moving forward on a positive note."<br /><br />sounds ugly!leorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498938749074364613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56849514577226531362009-10-15T14:15:54.225-07:002009-10-15T14:15:54.225-07:00"Wants to spend more time with his family&quo..."Wants to spend more time with his family" - Fired<br /><br />"We are delighted to someone with his background and experience join our team" - Will be fired in 6 months<br /><br />"I'm doing some consulting" -Unemployed<br /><br />"I've got a great development deal with the Weinsteins" - Delusional<br /><br />"I enjoy being Scott Rudin's assistant" - S&M Club presidentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59975470226056552372009-10-15T14:13:32.572-07:002009-10-15T14:13:32.572-07:00emily said...
“Emmy winning writer” -- blogger (wh...emily said...<br />“Emmy winning writer” -- blogger (who provides my daily dose of smiles, laughs, and undie-soiling hysteria.) -- MEANING: KEN, PLEASE READ MY SCRIPTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33419954701947985982009-10-15T13:48:09.232-07:002009-10-15T13:48:09.232-07:00Kater Gordon wasn't fired. She 'reached he...Kater Gordon wasn't fired. She 'reached her full potential'.<br /><br />WV: thollog = a brilliant idea that occurs to you when you have no pen or paper, and that you have forgottten an hour later.blogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24663021274616061532009-10-15T13:39:49.653-07:002009-10-15T13:39:49.653-07:00Nice...
http://ovelhadog.blogspot.com/Nice...<br /><br />http://ovelhadog.blogspot.com/ovelhadoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348665010032754515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51326890396666228972009-10-15T12:34:45.786-07:002009-10-15T12:34:45.786-07:00Ellen:
The prolbem, of course, is that "fuck...Ellen:<br /><br />The prolbem, of course, is that "fuck you" can mean so many different things in NYC, depending on who says it how, where and when to whom.<br /><br />VW: Smize. What Robert Smiegel boasts aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49075071470510509282009-10-15T12:06:48.985-07:002009-10-15T12:06:48.985-07:00Absolutely brilliant hahahAbsolutely brilliant hahahUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040392991098393975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68724777047529902142009-10-15T11:50:21.190-07:002009-10-15T11:50:21.190-07:00"Why would we look anywhere else????"--t..."Why would we look anywhere else????"--the music dept's already got the call out for about 30 spec demos.<br /><br />"how fast can you get down here???"--the guy we've always used doesn't know he's out, so keep this quiet.<br /><br />"We're open to and only want something fresh, clever and creative?"--our template for great cues is Miller-Boyett-STUDY IT!!!bruce millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3264920698508058262009-10-15T08:47:29.179-07:002009-10-15T08:47:29.179-07:00I like "He commands a great deal of respect&q...I like "He commands a great deal of respect", ha, great stuff. Kentbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8658560249172624902009-10-15T08:42:39.159-07:002009-10-15T08:42:39.159-07:00“Emmy winning writer” -- blogger (who provides my ...“Emmy winning writer” -- blogger (who provides my daily dose of smiles, laughs, and undie-soiling hysteria.)emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36908265967779860282009-10-15T07:59:51.447-07:002009-10-15T07:59:51.447-07:00The phrase "on hiatus" also comes in han...The phrase "on hiatus" also comes in handy when friends outside the industry ask what you're working on at the moment. It still means "collecting unemployment while spending my days sending out resumes and hoping I can at least get an interview for a job I'll be told I'm "overqualified" for", but your high school friends on Facebook don't know that.Mockingbirdnoreply@blogger.com