We stop time in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” and discuss:

We, uh, review Megalopolis;
Story & Writing, exposition, melodrama;
Afterwards we’ll rank our top 5 or 10 films;
and other such stuff and things and stuff.

“Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!” – Percy Bysshe Shelley from the poem “Ozymandias”

Top 5/10 Films:

Todd’s Top 5:

Interstellar
Back to the Future
Warrior
Shawshank Redemption
The Godfather Part 2

Wes’ Top 10:

Interstellar
Good Will Hunting
Lord of the Rings
Sunshine (2007)
Before Sunrise
Call Me By Your Name
Warrior
Spotlight
Never Let Me Go
Garden State

Wes’ honorable mentions: Braveheart, Man on Fire, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Fall, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Notting Hill, Gladiator

This Week’s Recommendations:

Wordplayer.com – Great screenwriting resource
some favorite articles:
“Crap Plus One” – You know when you see a movie and say even you could do better than that? Uh oh…
“Points for Style” – screenwriting tips on efficient and effective style

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