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A lot of talk on here right now about Michael Clayton. I love that movie so much that I read its screenplay from time to time. There is something very special about how it& #39;s written — you feel you& #39;ve read a novel by the time you& #39;re done with it.
A few years ago, @briankoppelman did an interview with Tony Gilroy about it, and Brian& #39;s questions did a great job of summing up exactly what was so special about it. I think it& #39;s this ep? https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/slate/the-moment-with-brian-koppelman/e/57422291">https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/s...
Anyway, it& #39;s how I found out about The Moment, the podcast, and I& #39;ve been hooked since. And I& #39;ve also gotten my hand on every single Tony Gilroy screenplay since then, except The Cutting Edge. The Bournes are also great. M. Clayton is the best, I think.
I am a huge film school nerd who reads screenplays like other people read, like, books and magazine stories.
Also, am just remembering this: I didn& #39;t like it the first time I saw it. I understood why it was good. But I didn& #39;t like it. Then @harmancipants brought it back into my life a few years ago and this is what happened. I now write threads about it.
Which goes to show I& #39;m not sure what. I will say this. There are very few movies I can watch because I& #39;ve interviewed so many movie stars. I am grateful to never have interviewed Clooney because I couldn& #39;t bear having feelings like that about this.
Also, Sydney Pollack makes things good just by being in them.
