Jan
29

What’s a movie that you watch over and over again, and why? “The movie I probably go back to the most is the documentary AMERICAN MOVIE.  Not only is it funny and honest and crazy inspiring, I always try to watch it when I’m developing a character.  I’ve always been drawn to deluded characters chasing a dream that we know there is little to no chance they can achieve. And you really can’t dream up a more likable and endearing guy than Mark Borchardt, the hero of AMERICAN MOVIE.  I guess I keep going back to the doc to try and figure out why I like him so much, and why I relate to him so much, and ultimately how I can use both those answers to make whatever I’m working on that much better.” - Scott Rothman (writer of Draft Day, with Kevin Costner attached to star and Ivan Reitman to direct) See more Hollywonk conversations with Variety’s Screenwriters to Watch.

What’s a movie that you watch over and over again, and why?

Scott Rothman“The movie I probably go back to the most is the documentary AMERICAN MOVIE.  Not only is it funny and honest and crazy inspiring, I always try to watch it when I’m developing a character.  I’ve always been drawn to deluded characters chasing a dream that we know there is little to no chance they can achieve. And you really can’t dream up a more likable and endearing guy than Mark Borchardt, the hero of AMERICAN MOVIE.  I guess I keep going back to the doc to try and figure out why I like him so much, and why I relate to him so much, and ultimately how I can use both those answers to make whatever I’m working on that much better.”

- Scott Rothman (writer of Draft Day, with Kevin Costner attached to star and Ivan Reitman to direct)

See more Hollywonk conversations with Variety’s Screenwriters to Watch.

Jun
07

Mister Rogers meets Auto-Tune, and it’s a must-see. The video was created for PBS by John D. Boswell, the Symphony of Science creator responsible for The Quantum World, starring Morgan Freeman, Richard Feynman and others. Explained PBS Digital Studios: 

Turns out that [Boswell] is a huge Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood fan, and was thrilled at the chance to pay tribute to one of our heroes […] This is the first in a series of PBS icons remixed.

(via @io9)