Edward Zwick
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Edward Zwick
@edwardzwick.bsky.social
· Jul 5
God bless America and E.Jean Carroll, a true patriot and fighter. 🇺🇸 Reading her book feels like an act of resistance this weekend.
The man who targeted and killed Rep Melissa Hortman of Minnesota, was a Trump Supporter. The man who targeted Josh Shapiro was a Trump Supporter. The man who wanted to hang Mike Pence on Jan 6th was a Trump supporter.
September 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The man who targeted and killed Rep Melissa Hortman of Minnesota, was a Trump Supporter. The man who targeted Josh Shapiro was a Trump Supporter. The man who wanted to hang Mike Pence on Jan 6th was a Trump supporter.
God bless America and E.Jean Carroll, a true patriot and fighter. 🇺🇸 Reading her book feels like an act of resistance this weekend.
July 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
God bless America and E.Jean Carroll, a true patriot and fighter. 🇺🇸 Reading her book feels like an act of resistance this weekend.
1.THE DIRECTORS' LAMENT🧵
You stumble back to your hotel room praying for six hours of sleep. At the wrap party you learn the DP was screwing the boom man, the producer split with his wife and the crew had an intervention for the key grip. While you're in your room doing the next day’s homework.
You stumble back to your hotel room praying for six hours of sleep. At the wrap party you learn the DP was screwing the boom man, the producer split with his wife and the crew had an intervention for the key grip. While you're in your room doing the next day’s homework.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
1.THE DIRECTORS' LAMENT🧵
You stumble back to your hotel room praying for six hours of sleep. At the wrap party you learn the DP was screwing the boom man, the producer split with his wife and the crew had an intervention for the key grip. While you're in your room doing the next day’s homework.
You stumble back to your hotel room praying for six hours of sleep. At the wrap party you learn the DP was screwing the boom man, the producer split with his wife and the crew had an intervention for the key grip. While you're in your room doing the next day’s homework.
Rebeccas Solnit does it again. Brilliant, acutte, simple.
Hearing “if you call white guys racist enough they’ll become racist to spite you” be voiced on a podcast I like/respect was a real bummer earlier this year
These stories amount to "the left was so annoying about pronouns or liberals made people feel so guilty about plastic straws they had no choice but to get on board with the second coming of the Third Reich and the destruction of the planet."
February 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Rebeccas Solnit does it again. Brilliant, acutte, simple.
Reposted by Edward Zwick
Hearing “if you call white guys racist enough they’ll become racist to spite you” be voiced on a podcast I like/respect was a real bummer earlier this year
These stories amount to "the left was so annoying about pronouns or liberals made people feel so guilty about plastic straws they had no choice but to get on board with the second coming of the Third Reich and the destruction of the planet."
The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything
The rhetoric and logic of the abuse of power operates similarly at all scales, which is why I've found feminism such useful equipment for understanding authoritarians in public and political life. Bec...
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February 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Hearing “if you call white guys racist enough they’ll become racist to spite you” be voiced on a podcast I like/respect was a real bummer earlier this year
TEN ANECDOTES, TRUE AND OTHERWISE🧵
"Hits, Flops & Other Illusions"
1.An actor insisted on having holes in his pants pockets so he could hold his genitals while acting. One day the wardrobe mistress innocently sewed them up. In the middle of a take he started cursing and left the set. She was fired.
"Hits, Flops & Other Illusions"
1.An actor insisted on having holes in his pants pockets so he could hold his genitals while acting. One day the wardrobe mistress innocently sewed them up. In the middle of a take he started cursing and left the set. She was fired.
February 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
TEN ANECDOTES, TRUE AND OTHERWISE🧵
"Hits, Flops & Other Illusions"
1.An actor insisted on having holes in his pants pockets so he could hold his genitals while acting. One day the wardrobe mistress innocently sewed them up. In the middle of a take he started cursing and left the set. She was fired.
"Hits, Flops & Other Illusions"
1.An actor insisted on having holes in his pants pockets so he could hold his genitals while acting. One day the wardrobe mistress innocently sewed them up. In the middle of a take he started cursing and left the set. She was fired.
TOMORROW I have the pleasure of sharing the stage with Charles Yu, National Book Award author and creator of the fabulous "Interior Chinatown" (now on Hulu.) We'll talk books, tv, movies and everything in between. Tickets still available.
February 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
TOMORROW I have the pleasure of sharing the stage with Charles Yu, National Book Award author and creator of the fabulous "Interior Chinatown" (now on Hulu.) We'll talk books, tv, movies and everything in between. Tickets still available.
From, "Hits, Flops & Other Illusions"
Anecdotes, Admonitions & Apocrypha
1. A PRODUCTION ODYSSEY🧵
The director hated the van and drove his Porsche. On a scout in New Mexico he misread a map, sped on ahead, took a wrong turn and never made it back to tell the designer what colors to paint the set.
Anecdotes, Admonitions & Apocrypha
1. A PRODUCTION ODYSSEY🧵
The director hated the van and drove his Porsche. On a scout in New Mexico he misread a map, sped on ahead, took a wrong turn and never made it back to tell the designer what colors to paint the set.
February 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
From, "Hits, Flops & Other Illusions"
Anecdotes, Admonitions & Apocrypha
1. A PRODUCTION ODYSSEY🧵
The director hated the van and drove his Porsche. On a scout in New Mexico he misread a map, sped on ahead, took a wrong turn and never made it back to tell the designer what colors to paint the set.
Anecdotes, Admonitions & Apocrypha
1. A PRODUCTION ODYSSEY🧵
The director hated the van and drove his Porsche. On a scout in New Mexico he misread a map, sped on ahead, took a wrong turn and never made it back to tell the designer what colors to paint the set.
Reposted by Edward Zwick
SCREENWRITING
from, "Hits, Flops, & Other llusions"
1. COUNTING PAGES
Each rewrite begs another. Don’t despair, the best souffle is made beating egg whites by hand. Just when you’re ready to give up, they peak. Take it out of the oven too soon, it collapses. Food metaphors work every time.
from, "Hits, Flops, & Other llusions"
1. COUNTING PAGES
Each rewrite begs another. Don’t despair, the best souffle is made beating egg whites by hand. Just when you’re ready to give up, they peak. Take it out of the oven too soon, it collapses. Food metaphors work every time.
February 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
SCREENWRITING
from, "Hits, Flops, & Other llusions"
1. COUNTING PAGES
Each rewrite begs another. Don’t despair, the best souffle is made beating egg whites by hand. Just when you’re ready to give up, they peak. Take it out of the oven too soon, it collapses. Food metaphors work every time.
from, "Hits, Flops, & Other llusions"
1. COUNTING PAGES
Each rewrite begs another. Don’t despair, the best souffle is made beating egg whites by hand. Just when you’re ready to give up, they peak. Take it out of the oven too soon, it collapses. Food metaphors work every time.
SCREENWRITING
from, "Hits, Flops, & Other llusions"
1. COUNTING PAGES
Each rewrite begs another. Don’t despair, the best souffle is made beating egg whites by hand. Just when you’re ready to give up, they peak. Take it out of the oven too soon, it collapses. Food metaphors work every time.
from, "Hits, Flops, & Other llusions"
1. COUNTING PAGES
Each rewrite begs another. Don’t despair, the best souffle is made beating egg whites by hand. Just when you’re ready to give up, they peak. Take it out of the oven too soon, it collapses. Food metaphors work every time.
February 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
SCREENWRITING
from, "Hits, Flops, & Other llusions"
1. COUNTING PAGES
Each rewrite begs another. Don’t despair, the best souffle is made beating egg whites by hand. Just when you’re ready to give up, they peak. Take it out of the oven too soon, it collapses. Food metaphors work every time.
from, "Hits, Flops, & Other llusions"
1. COUNTING PAGES
Each rewrite begs another. Don’t despair, the best souffle is made beating egg whites by hand. Just when you’re ready to give up, they peak. Take it out of the oven too soon, it collapses. Food metaphors work every time.
From, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Observations, admonitions and love songs
1. EXALTED SELF-REGARD
‘We think the script is only 60% there.” How best to react to group notes? Besides violence. Mark Twain said: “The only people entitled to use ‘we’ are editors, kings, and people with tapeworm."
Observations, admonitions and love songs
1. EXALTED SELF-REGARD
‘We think the script is only 60% there.” How best to react to group notes? Besides violence. Mark Twain said: “The only people entitled to use ‘we’ are editors, kings, and people with tapeworm."
February 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
From, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Observations, admonitions and love songs
1. EXALTED SELF-REGARD
‘We think the script is only 60% there.” How best to react to group notes? Besides violence. Mark Twain said: “The only people entitled to use ‘we’ are editors, kings, and people with tapeworm."
Observations, admonitions and love songs
1. EXALTED SELF-REGARD
‘We think the script is only 60% there.” How best to react to group notes? Besides violence. Mark Twain said: “The only people entitled to use ‘we’ are editors, kings, and people with tapeworm."
Reposted by Edward Zwick
10 CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING SHOWRUNNER…🧵
1. The "TEAM"
Back In the day, one executive could greenlight a pitch. Now it’s all about "the team." But consensus is the enemy of vision and the best storytelling is eccentric. If they could substitute an algorithm for a writer, they be much happier.
1. The "TEAM"
Back In the day, one executive could greenlight a pitch. Now it’s all about "the team." But consensus is the enemy of vision and the best storytelling is eccentric. If they could substitute an algorithm for a writer, they be much happier.
February 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
10 CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING SHOWRUNNER…🧵
1. The "TEAM"
Back In the day, one executive could greenlight a pitch. Now it’s all about "the team." But consensus is the enemy of vision and the best storytelling is eccentric. If they could substitute an algorithm for a writer, they be much happier.
1. The "TEAM"
Back In the day, one executive could greenlight a pitch. Now it’s all about "the team." But consensus is the enemy of vision and the best storytelling is eccentric. If they could substitute an algorithm for a writer, they be much happier.
10 CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING SHOWRUNNER…🧵
1. The "TEAM"
Back In the day, one executive could greenlight a pitch. Now it’s all about "the team." But consensus is the enemy of vision and the best storytelling is eccentric. If they could substitute an algorithm for a writer, they be much happier.
1. The "TEAM"
Back In the day, one executive could greenlight a pitch. Now it’s all about "the team." But consensus is the enemy of vision and the best storytelling is eccentric. If they could substitute an algorithm for a writer, they be much happier.
February 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
10 CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING SHOWRUNNER…🧵
1. The "TEAM"
Back In the day, one executive could greenlight a pitch. Now it’s all about "the team." But consensus is the enemy of vision and the best storytelling is eccentric. If they could substitute an algorithm for a writer, they be much happier.
1. The "TEAM"
Back In the day, one executive could greenlight a pitch. Now it’s all about "the team." But consensus is the enemy of vision and the best storytelling is eccentric. If they could substitute an algorithm for a writer, they be much happier.
SO YOU WANT A CAREER IN THE MOVIE BUSINESS?
from "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"🧵
1. FILM SCHOOL
Is the best preparation for a talented young person hoping to enter the film industry. It is also the worst disservice to an untalented person who should have gone into the family cleaning business.
from "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"🧵
1. FILM SCHOOL
Is the best preparation for a talented young person hoping to enter the film industry. It is also the worst disservice to an untalented person who should have gone into the family cleaning business.
February 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
SO YOU WANT A CAREER IN THE MOVIE BUSINESS?
from "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"🧵
1. FILM SCHOOL
Is the best preparation for a talented young person hoping to enter the film industry. It is also the worst disservice to an untalented person who should have gone into the family cleaning business.
from "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"🧵
1. FILM SCHOOL
Is the best preparation for a talented young person hoping to enter the film industry. It is also the worst disservice to an untalented person who should have gone into the family cleaning business.
A chance to talk books, movies, and everything in between with the brilliant Charles Yu.
February 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A chance to talk books, movies, and everything in between with the brilliant Charles Yu.
THE GENIUS OF LIEV SCHREIBER
From, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback edition available now.
From, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback edition available now.
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
THE GENIUS OF LIEV SCHREIBER
From, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback edition available now.
From, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback edition available now.
Claire Danes & MY SO-CALLED LIFE: an origin story
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions:
Paperback in bookstores now.
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions:
Paperback in bookstores now.
February 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Claire Danes & MY SO-CALLED LIFE: an origin story
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions:
Paperback in bookstores now.
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions:
Paperback in bookstores now.
THE BRILLIANCE OF THE SUPPORTING ACTOR
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback edition in bookstores and online
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback edition in bookstores and online
February 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
THE BRILLIANCE OF THE SUPPORTING ACTOR
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback edition in bookstores and online
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback edition in bookstores and online
"Gifts for the audience"
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions."
Paperback in bookstores and online.
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions."
Paperback in bookstores and online.
February 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
"Gifts for the audience"
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions."
Paperback in bookstores and online.
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions."
Paperback in bookstores and online.
The essence of Leonardo DiCaprio
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
(paperback available next week)
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
(paperback available next week)
February 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The essence of Leonardo DiCaprio
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
(paperback available next week)
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
(paperback available next week)
Is it just me, or would he not have been a better choice for Nosferatu?
February 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Is it just me, or would he not have been a better choice for Nosferatu?
THE CAMERA IS A BUDDHA
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback in bookstores next week...
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback in bookstores next week...
February 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
THE CAMERA IS A BUDDHA
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback in bookstores next week...
from, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Paperback in bookstores next week...
A trailer for a book? Why not...
"Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions."
Now in paperback...
"Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions."
Now in paperback...
February 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A trailer for a book? Why not...
"Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions."
Now in paperback...
"Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions."
Now in paperback...
Thrilled to share the stage with Charles Yu.
Feb 26th @7:30pm
Feb 26th @7:30pm
February 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Thrilled to share the stage with Charles Yu.
Feb 26th @7:30pm
Feb 26th @7:30pm
Reposted by Edward Zwick
It's getting a little North Korean around here.
February 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It's getting a little North Korean around here.