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Eric Grant
@themovieman.bsky.social
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Writer, etc. Academy Nicholl Fellowship semi-finalist.
MFA Screenwriting Fellow at Chapman (He/Him)
Co-founder, ActionLinesMedia.com
ericgrantwriting.com
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incredible that my first Onion issue arrived on the same day and the exact envelope size as my MFA diploma……

do we think @bencollins.bsky.social is hiring?
Two large envelopes, one from The Onion, the other from Chapman University containing a diploma.
July 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Got 7s across the board (with one 8!) for my true crime neo-noir on @theblcklst.bsky.social with the best write-up I’ve ever received

Read it here: blcklst.com/projects/178...
IRREVOCABLE TRUST. Written by Eric Grant. Logline: Based on a true story. A Detroit detective falls for the wife of a murder victim, trapping him in a conspiracy that threatens his freedom—and his life. Prospects This screenplay has potential to translate well to the big screen or function nicely on a streaming platform. In a higher budget production, the chases and noir setpieces provide strong opportunities to evoke NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN or even SIN CITY in a theatrical release. However, the strong characterization and dialogue provide enough on the page for strong actors to sink their teeth into solid roles and make a character-driven, lower budget adaptation shine (e.g. THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI). In the current marketplace, the diverse array of players in the piece stands out as attractive given its refreshing balance of ethnicity and gender in what is historically a predominately white and male centered genre. On the whole, strong writing and characters are likely to stand out to filmmakers and talent alike, making this a real candidate for attraction and attachment.
June 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Hollywood loves multi-hypenates and people who can "do it all" unless you're a writer who can write both genres. That's illegal. Pick one genre. Never cross genres. How could they possibly know where to staff you if you can do both??
Q: Can I mix genres between my two scripts, e.g. submit one comedy script and one drama script? A: No. If you are a comedy writer, submit two half-hour comedy scripts. If you are a drama (or dramedy) writer, submit two hour-long drama scripts.
May 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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The same location along PCH, two years apart
Google street view of an apartment complex along PCH with a white VW Beetle parked outside. A burned, rusted VW Beetle on the side of PCH after the 2025 Palisades fire
May 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Ari Aster making a David Wojnarowicz adaptation for A24
A24 tweet announcing Ari Aster's "Eddington" featuring a poster of American buffalo falling off a cliff. The cover of David Wojnarowicz's memoir "Close to the Knives," featuring the same image of American buffalo falling off a cliff.
April 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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This is so funny considering all it takes to stump AI is to ask ChatGPT how many a’s are in the word Alamo
New York Times notification: “Smarter than AI?” This puzzle was designed to stump artificial intelligence. Can you complete it?
March 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Robert Caro spending the first two chapters of "Means of Ascent" recapping the book I just spent 40 hours listening to
Patti LaBelle at the White House Christmas concert begging "Next card, honey! Next card!"
March 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Every time a shot lingered for too long in last night’s Severance when we only had 37 minutes for the entire episode
Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Lady” shouting “Come on, Harmony! Move your blooming ass!”
March 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Severance S2E8 “Sweet Vitriol”
Mr Burns saying “I need some more ether.” Mr Smithers saying “We’re fresh out, sir. I’ll get some more.” Mr. Burns demanding Mr. Smith leave behind the rag of ether. Mr. Burns enjoying the intoxicating aroma of an ether rag.
March 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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watching all 40min of this guy searching for rocks on the same beach where I first touched Lake Superior. God I love Michiganders
Screenshot of two YouTube videos by the user "Michigan Rocks." The first video is titled "I Found a Rare One at Crisp Point Lighthouse," the second is titled "Lots of Fun Rocks at Crisp Point Lighthouse"
March 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Shoutout to my parents’ 1985 Oscars poster hanging in my childhood bedroom for helping me remember the most niche answers to today’s Cinematrix
Poster listing every Best Picture winner from 1927-1985
March 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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omg I also learned this last night from a friend and literally jumped up off the couch in shock
February 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Robert Caro writing about Lyndon Johnson as a teenager
February 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Severance S02E04 "Woe's Hollow"
February 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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What the hell is this headline @latimes.com? Detroit has a thriving arts community and the city doesn’t charge through the nose for permits to film there. Are your cultural-punching-bag references still stuck in 1993?
February 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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I’m so worried it’ll be the same cycle as every time we think we’ve finally replaced the mayor with someone who won’t suck and it just keeps getting worse
January 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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walking into the gym management office bc I spent my morning fighting with a wedding venue and then immediately had an elderly man get staff to force me off of a treadmill bc he “didn’t like that my treadmill was making noise” in a room where HE WASNT EVEN WORKING OUT
January 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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January 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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The anti-social implications of Instagram pushing a fake McDonald’s Cashier to chat with…..

Also love the idea that LeBron can’t spell basketball?
AI chatbot characters from Instagram. One is named LeBroBot with the speech bubble “Baskemtball.” The other is named 6’5” nonchalant dread head, with a speech bubble “yo wsg” Two AI chatbots from Instagram. One is a pig named John Pork saying “Hello there! Prepare to be disturbed. I’m John Pork, your unexpected caller!” The other is McDonald’s Cashier saying “Hi, what can I get for you today?”
January 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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It’s striking how this exact style of image is quickly becoming prevalent among people I know in LA. Take for example this one that Alissa Walker posted on torched.la this morning
A burnt piece of paper featuring a Valvoline ad with the LA fires behind it
January 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Us in Chicago tonight 🥰
December 29, 2024 at 4:54 AM
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TikTok just advertised a literal swastika to me when is that ban going into effect?
A “produced you may like” tiktok advertisement featuring a swastika necklace A rotated swastika necklace sold on TikTok shop
December 26, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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in love with the "frequently bought with" suggestions on The Substance UHD Amazon page
December 17, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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going hard at the gym this AM
The audiobook for Robert Caro’s “The Power Broker”
December 15, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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HEAR YE, HEAR YE, WICKED BLEW MY EXPECTATIONS OUT OF THE WATER

2024 turning out to be one of the best years for film in decades
In the summer of 2004, my mom and I would listen to Wicked every day on the drive to film camp. For twenty years since, I have imagined every conceivable way I would direct the film. I am glad Jon M. Chu got the job instead. Also that summer, the clerk at Borders heard my mom saying I could buy Wicked and discouraged her because it was “too adult,” and my mom AGREED (which almost never happened). That Borders clerk has been my mortal enemy ever since. I entered the theater with low expectations from the trailers and after ten minutes I thought to myself, “Oh no. It’s a masterpiece.” The physical set pieces gave the film tremendous life. We had a truly perfect audience full of tween girls and gays. Nobody sang. Everyone was eagerly quiet for the entire runtime, and the only outburst was the understandable cheers for the fantastic cameo. All those kids left the theater crying, it made my heart so happy. One girl came in full Elphaba costume and makeup! [SPOILER-ISH STUFF BELOW] “What is this Feeling” is cut together like an ABBA music video which really gave me life. During “Wizard and I” there is a brief moment that is almost certainly a reference to the Karl Struss transformation technique. I need a ComiCon-level Grimmerie that opens like that. I am so glad that Idina Menzel got to put her iconic Defying Gravity riff on screen. Jon M. Chu has such clear reverence for all that came before him, what a blessing.
November 22, 2024 at 7:37 AM