Plot Would Thicken, if the Writers Remembered It
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One returning Hollywood writer asked, âCan anyone remember what we were working on three months ago?â
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IF THE whispers from Hollywood are true, the new James Bond movie - the 21st in more than 40 years - is to be delayed. In the scheme of things, this may not seem particularly significant.
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Perhaps perspective can be gained from the case of another controversial historical figure.
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The prosecutor called it "one of the most chilling plots imaginable." But the rhetoric may not match the charges
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LOS ANGELES  Â When the union representing Hollywood directors begins contract talks Saturday, striking TV and film writers will likely be calculating how a deal might affect them.
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An alleged blackmail plot should be good box office. But complex laws prevent the media from revealing juicy details
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Some fear a less lucrative future for writers as studios turn to alternatives.
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It should have been more decadent, this L.A. story of love, fame and jealousy. It should have been more lurid, with its competing conspiracy theories about murder vs. suicide and the high-powered players under suspicion.
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Long gone are the days when a film held on to one story and fleshed it out through the
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TV studio executives  might try to nip the potential threat of a writers strike later  this year by tucking away scripts or even shooting extra  episodes of hit dramas and sitcoms.
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A previously unknown story and a letter ascribed to Ernest Hemingway have caused a dispute between those who want to see them published and those who don't.
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About this time last year, I wrote a column following up on some pieces I'd written earlier to see what if anything new had happened to those topics. The reaction I heard afterwards convinced me that revisiting old news was a worthwhile exercise -- in general, it's too easy for tech reporters to lose sight of how a product works over time in the real world, as opposed to a brief trial in a reviewer's hands.
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Sometimes a TV series needs a tune-up. Tweak the plots, juice the promotion and it may end up a challenger in the ratings race.
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Plans to give murderers lighter sentences if they plead guilty have been watered down.
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Ronald Harwood, a screenwriter skilled in the art of adapting complicated books for the screen, defies the numbers by keeping busy.
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Iâm suspicious of sequels. They can be rotten at their core, like reeling in a wealthy elderly spouse - not to carry on a legacy, but to carry off the money.
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Fans of "Grey's Anatomy" should be careful what they wish for.