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July 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Elio isn’t out to save the galaxy.

He’s just trying to belong in his own skin.

Kaufman said it best: when the world stops making sense -- write one that does.

Not to escape.

To understand.

#HollywoodSpeakeasy #ElioMovie #Screenwriting 🌌🖋️
July 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
July 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
July 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
July 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
F1 isn’t about victory laps.
It’s about the loops we can’t escape.
Sonny doesn’t race because he’s healed; he races because he’s haunted.
The best arcs don’t end.
They circle back.

#HollywoodSpeakeasy #F1Movie #Screenwriting 🏁🖋️💭
July 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“Memento Mori” doesn’t preach.
It punctures.
28 Years Later reframes survival as burden, not instinct.
Death isn’t the twist—it’s the tension.
Great scripts don’t dodge it.
They write into it.
#HollywoodSpeakeasy #Screenwriting #28YearsLater 💀🖋️
July 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
July 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
When love turns into a transaction, what’s the cost?

Materialists doesn’t just flirt... it exposes.

Celine Song reminds us: the scene that scares you?

That’s the one worth writing.
July 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
July 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“Perfect first draft”?

Myth.

Rewriting isn’t failure -- it’s the work.

If you’re scared to bleed on page two, you’re not ready for page one.

Unlearn the fluff. Earn the truth.

#HollywoodSpeakeasy #Screenwriting 💥✍️
July 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
June 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
K-Pop Demon Hunters could’ve gone full sparkle.

Instead, it hits with grief, girlhood, and guts.

It’s not just about saving the world -- it’s about saving the ones who saw you before you did.

#HollywoodSpeakeasy #KPopDemonHunters 🎤💔⚔️
June 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Fly like you, not like them.”

One line. Soft as breath. Sharp as truth.

That’s not just advice -- it’s identity.

Want to write like that?

Forget clever. Write what hurts.

#HollywoodSpeakeasy #TheWildRobot #Screenwriting 🐦💥
June 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
June 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Elphaba wasn’t born a villain.

She was cast as one.

Wicked doesn’t just rewrite Oz -- it flips the lens.

Power didn’t break her. Public opinion did.

What would you do if the truth made you the enemy?

#HollywoodSpeakeasy #Wicked #Screenwriting 🧹💚🎭
June 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
June 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hiccup works because he’s written with empathy, not ego.

He’s flawed. Scared. Human.

Greta said it best: “The best scripts are written with empathy.”

Plot moves stories. Empathy makes them fly.

#HollywoodSpeakeasy #HTTYD #Screenwriting 🚀🐉
June 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
June 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Bottoms is chaos, yes. But beneath the absurdity?

It’s about craving a place to belong.

Comedy let it say the quiet parts loud—about identity, friendship, feeling seen.

That’s heart wrapped in havoc.

#HollywoodSpeakeasy #Bottoms #Screenwriting #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈🎬💥
June 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
June 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A great line doesn’t end a scene.

It rips open a portal.

If your story hit 88 mph… would your dialogue be ready for takeoff?

#HollywoodSpeakeasy #BackToTheFuture #Screenwriting #WritingTips 🚀🎬⚡
June 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
June 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Toy Story 3 didn’t just end a story; it grew up with us.

Andy leaving? That hit.

The heartbreak wasn’t in the goodbye... it was in the growing.

That’s how you close a chapter with truth, not fluff.

#HollywoodSpeakeasy #ToyStory3 #Screenwriting 🎬🧸📦
June 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
June 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM