tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post6293500781900985237..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: If I wrote the next PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movieBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69555398529911251692016-02-01T21:30:57.196-08:002016-02-01T21:30:57.196-08:00Be daring, call it Pirates of the Mediterranean. Be daring, call it Pirates of the Mediterranean. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40048028592413611542016-02-01T11:18:27.841-08:002016-02-01T11:18:27.841-08:00If you are asked to write the next Pirates movie, ...If you are asked to write the next Pirates movie, my advice to you is DON'T!!!! Janice B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30956432860609648552016-01-31T23:29:47.092-08:002016-01-31T23:29:47.092-08:00Your column/blog today is absolutely hilarious. Fu...Your column/blog today is absolutely hilarious. Funny how we all stand on moral and artistic grounds until...mmryan314https://www.blogger.com/profile/03956737239500293977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32015726560613591152016-01-31T12:49:54.547-08:002016-01-31T12:49:54.547-08:00STUDIO EXEC: What's the title?
YOU: Pirates O...STUDIO EXEC: What's the title?<br /><br />YOU: Pirates Of The Caribbean 10 ~ We Are Family - Jack Sparrow vs The Pittsburgh Pirates<br /><br />STUDIO EXEC: I said no more baseball stories Levine!!!BluePedalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307466431120313073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19032945611349577772016-01-31T11:41:17.513-08:002016-01-31T11:41:17.513-08:00Yeah, sort of like how, back in the '80s, by t...Yeah, sort of like how, back in the '80s, by the time Paramount got to FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART 5, it was really starting to become pretty clear that they no longer cared about the creativity and artistry that had made the first two or three movies in the series so special, and that they were just in it for the money.Jerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76768828216168726472016-01-31T11:39:56.197-08:002016-01-31T11:39:56.197-08:00Friday question : Thoughts on Horace and Pete by L...Friday question : Thoughts on Horace and Pete by Louis C. K.? Not a lot of laughs, but I liked it. Alda was great.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464569763112665098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25560835531186479102016-01-31T10:41:41.068-08:002016-01-31T10:41:41.068-08:00By the way, after seeing photos of Susan Sarandon ...By the way, after seeing photos of Susan Sarandon at the SAG awards wearing a rather, ahem, revealing outfit, I think it's safe to say she's the hottest 69 year old in the world.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2743613213482339032016-01-31T10:39:31.137-08:002016-01-31T10:39:31.137-08:00How to resolve the eternal conflict between creati...How to resolve the eternal conflict between creativity and profit? I actually liked the first two Pirates movies, but the third one put me off watching anymore.Boomska316https://www.blogger.com/profile/07057030413893543908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73744213316235420182016-01-31T09:48:44.010-08:002016-01-31T09:48:44.010-08:00...Studio executive: By the way I have Mike Eisne......Studio executive: By the way I have Mike Eisner on the line<br /><br />ME: Ken, love your work, listen I want to option your book<br /><br />ME: Which one?<br /><br />ME: The ME Generation By ME!<br /><br />ME: Whose going to play me?<br /><br />ME: You<br /><br />ME: You want me to play me?<br /><br />ME: Thats right I want you to play you for me<br /><br />Lou Costello: Ok knock it off, this is just a hackneyed version of that old shit I used to do with Bud. Stephen Marks is a hack attempting to ride on Ken's coattails, who agrees with me?<br /><br />ME: Me!<br /><br />ME: Me!Stephen Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15382570443203706976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63952448306044092902016-01-31T09:34:59.042-08:002016-01-31T09:34:59.042-08:00Are you writing about PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN or ...Are you writing about PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN or JAMES BOND? Aside from the Disney ride, they're the same.RyderDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980791636129598607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43152798422798228872016-01-31T09:31:12.556-08:002016-01-31T09:31:12.556-08:00Friday question:
A former writer from The Office (...Friday question:<br />A former writer from The Office (US version) said as the years went on, they would try to pair up characters to keep stories interesting. For example, they would routinely try to come up with a Jim / Angela story (I believe). Was this the goal in your rooms, also, during the later seasons and, if so, what were the good or bad outcomes of that? Thanks, WallyWallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55244521839101170862016-01-31T06:59:58.457-08:002016-01-31T06:59:58.457-08:00(HE WRITES A NUMBER DOWN ON A SCRAP OF PAPER AND S...<b>(HE WRITES A NUMBER DOWN ON A SCRAP OF PAPER AND SHOWS IT TO ME.)</b><br /><br /><b>ME: I can have the screenplay for you in two weeks.</b><br /><br />LOL! I'd be exactly the same. If I ever achieve my dream of being a professional employed screenwriter, I'll have my artistic integrity, but hey, I won't lie, if a big gig was available with a fat salary, of course I'd jump at it. <br /><br />The irony though is that Jerry Bruckheimer SHOULD be coming to you and David to inject those Pirates movies with some wit. He has 100 writers who can do the endless repetitive action sequences but when I see these "event" movies, I wish some of them had just a modicum of wit in them. Granted, the kind of smart comedy you and David do might be wasted on mouth breathers who are just waiting for the next explosion.<br /><br />On a different note, we finally got Spotlight in the UK this weekend and I wasn't disappointed. A brilliant, intelligent and beautifully acted film which also angered me about what was allowed to happen for so long and is undoubtedly still going on. Keaton was wonderful as always, but while he and Mark Ruffalo have been garnering all the praise, I'd like to highlight how terrific Rachel McAdams is in this. I found her performance captivating.Peternoreply@blogger.com