Justin Kownacki
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@mcq.bsky.social What's a film that you've changed your opinion about over the years?
May 4, 2023 at 9:29 PM
@mcq.bsky.social What's a film that you've changed your opinion about over the years?
For every day of the WGA writer's strike, I'll post something interesting about the history of screenwriting. (I'm starting on day 3, so I need to catch up.)
Let's start with Billy Wilder, who fled Hitler's Germany to become one of America's most influential writer-directors.
Let's start with Billy Wilder, who fled Hitler's Germany to become one of America's most influential writer-directors.
May 4, 2023 at 6:46 PM
For every day of the WGA writer's strike, I'll post something interesting about the history of screenwriting. (I'm starting on day 3, so I need to catch up.)
Let's start with Billy Wilder, who fled Hitler's Germany to become one of America's most influential writer-directors.
Let's start with Billy Wilder, who fled Hitler's Germany to become one of America's most influential writer-directors.
Reposted by Justin Kownacki
I’m really bad at math but the studios and networks offered every single WGA screenwriter together a total offer of $86 million, or about 28% of one season of Amazon’s flop Citadel, or less than the CEO pay of just Netflix & TWD. So fuck ‘em we are on strike.
May 2, 2023 at 7:07 AM
I’m really bad at math but the studios and networks offered every single WGA screenwriter together a total offer of $86 million, or about 28% of one season of Amazon’s flop Citadel, or less than the CEO pay of just Netflix & TWD. So fuck ‘em we are on strike.
In 1958, Harry Belafonte and his family were about to be evicted from an apartment in Manhattan because they weren't white... so he bought the whole building and turned it into a co-op, where he lived for 50 years. His home also became a key planning base for the Civil Rights movement in the '60s.
April 26, 2023 at 11:11 AM
In 1958, Harry Belafonte and his family were about to be evicted from an apartment in Manhattan because they weren't white... so he bought the whole building and turned it into a co-op, where he lived for 50 years. His home also became a key planning base for the Civil Rights movement in the '60s.
In WWII, Polish soldiers in the Middle East adopted a bear cub they named Wojtek (pronounced "Voytek" or "Voychek"), who grew up thinking it was people.... so it literally fought in the war by helping them move artillery.
April 25, 2023 at 1:16 PM
In WWII, Polish soldiers in the Middle East adopted a bear cub they named Wojtek (pronounced "Voytek" or "Voychek"), who grew up thinking it was people.... so it literally fought in the war by helping them move artillery.