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I think these lines nicely encapsulate Hollywood's problem:

67.160.130.12

no writing talent.
From "The Big Sleep:"
"Vivian: (speaking of horses) I like to play them myself. But I like to see them workout a little first, see if they�re front runners or come from behind, find out what their whole card is, what makes them run.
Marlowe: Find out mine?
Vivian: I think so.
Marlowe: Go ahead.
Vivian: I�d say you don�t like to be rated. You like to get out in front, open up a little lead, take a little breather in the backstretch, and then come home free.
Marlowe: You don�t like to be rated yourself.
Vivian: I haven�t met anyone yet that can do it. Any suggestions?
Marlowe: Well, I can�t tell till I�ve seen you over a distance of ground. You�ve got a touch of class, but I don�t know how, how far you can go.
Vivian: A lot depends on who�s in the saddle."

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RE: I think these lines nicely encapsulate Hollywood's problem: - RedGrant 19:33:28 05/23/11 (0)
I agree, they talk too much.

Perhaps they should take a lesson from some of the better French movi es, where they let the action speak for the characters.
Faulkner ... - Mike K 20:56:40 05/19/11 (0)
his screen writing was good, his books are unreadable. What happened?
Raymond Chandler, too (nt) - eppis1 07:16:45 05/17/11 (0)
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Yeah, that William Faulkner guy was such a hack! ;-) - MaxwellP 06:31:40 05/17/11 (2)
where'd they find him
- Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, Chandler... the list goes on and on. Hacks--- all of 'em! nt - tinear 07:33:23 05/17/11 (1)
  dfs
  - I was about to mention that - oldmkvi 15:39:42 05/17/11 (0)
    it's Hole Card ( as in Ace in the Hole ) when it hit me-you're having us on, bit of fun, touch of irony and all that, so I'll skip it!
As spoken by Bogie and Bacall, these lines have - oldmkvi 05:26:05 05/17/11 (0)
humor and underlying sexual tension as expressed by the double entendres. It's funny
and really them at their best. How about "just put your lips together and blow" ? More bad writing? Please!

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