Might be time to check it out.

Usually after watching the Oscars I feel depressed. I feel as i will never be as good or as bright as the people getting the little statues. So why bother? Why write? Why save all my money to do an other short? Why dream of directing a feature? Tonight was different. I guess I am too old to be jealous of others. Maybe I can see through the veneer that we call greatness and see hard work and dedication. So I am working tonight on my script. I am not going to try to make it perfect but i will try to make it 100% me. That is all anyone can and should do. Time to work now.

How to think when you’ve written something that’s already in production:

So to every screenwriter whose hopes and dreams have been dashed on the rocks of Hollywood - or a Christopher Guest movie – I salute you on post Oscar ceremony morn. ‘Tis better to have typed 120 pages and lost than to have never typed 120 pages at all.

The best story of last year, Up In The Air is now out on Blu-ray and DVD (Amazon Associate links, click through and I’ll get a kickback). Precious is too, but that seems more like a rental than a purchase to own.

I’ve gone back and forth on what kind of ending the authors of the film were going for, but my understanding now is that my original analysis was correct. I won’t blow the surprise if you haven’t seen it yet, but if you’re interested you can read my review of Up in the Air.