Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to this special of my prestigious column. Friends, readers and colleagues, it's with great pleasure that I announce that I've written my first magazine article.
I wrote the cover story on The Grinch in the November/December issue of Scr(i)pt Magazine. I was asked at the last minute to right an in-depth script review of The Grinch's script. Within 72 hours I wrote a pretty interesting article that I'm sure you will all enjoy. Also featured in the issue are: -A review of the Unbreakable script. -An interview with Bill Broyles, the writer of Cast Away and the new Planet of the Apes remake -An article written by Rod Lurie, who wrote The Contender, about how to write the strong female character.
The issue hits newsstands Tuesday, November 7th. I would like to thank a few persons who made this article possible. Special thanks to John Shea, Tyler Durden, Hollyfeld and Shelly Mellott. It's been a lifelong dream of mine to be published in a magazine and I would like to thank TNMC and Scr(i)pt Magazine for making it happen. I hope it wont be my first and last time writing for a magazine. If anyone out there is interested in hiring me to write for their magazine, Please email me.
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The Grinch Review
Continuing the theme of this column, we have a review of The Grinch written by the newest addition to my crew, A.R. Stampler. Here it is:
"The hummoids filed in, sitting on their buggle bottoms, and bopped their tops as the curtain rose. Soon, little voices squealed as the Grinch appealed to their senses of nonsense and views of the Whos. The audience members were young, they were old, they came in from the rain, wearing scarves of gold.
From the upturned rosy noses to the upturned ringlets of hair, director Ron Howard created the perfect Whoville, filled with joyous simplicity and glee in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. For once in a movie, over-expression and over-animation in the characters and setting only helped to forward the mood. The makeup and hair were amazingly done, especially on the body of the main character, who had plenty of both.
In the role of an outcast, Jim Carrey fit in perfectly. In addition to the full-screen close-ups on his makeup-covered face, it was scary how well Carrey portrayed Suess's creation. His trademark antics and expressions were a perfect dichotomy to the stereotypical good girl Cindy Lou-Who, who saw the Grinch's potential when everyone else only saw his nasty habits and manner.
Little Cindy soon embarked on her mission to discover the meaning of Christmas, taking the entire town of Whoville and audience with her. Succeeding for most of the journey, with a few cliché stumbling blocks along the way, she found her way up a steep snow-covered mountain and into the realm of the strange, where the Grinch made his home.
When the Grinch began to sing, I almost expected a rendition of Kermit the Frog's 'It Ain't Easy Being Green.' The musical interludes by Carrey and little Cindy were the only part of this movie that I felt was just a little 'too much.' Touching at some points and entertaining at others, the songs seemed a bit superfluous for the 'family film' effect. The Grinch is a great holiday-season film and, even with its early release date, ought to surely make it close if not well into the new year."
(Review sent in by 'A.R. Stampler'.)
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