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Betty Draper
I'll keep bringing interest texts from other authors and bloggers since I feel they complement the whole creative-writing process. Today, for example, Anne Helen Peterson wrote a great article that describes Betty Draper in a nutshell. Many people (myself...
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Penny Dreadful | S01 (2014)
Created by John Logan Storyline: Explorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London. Main Characters: ETHAN and VANESSA - (hero) VICTOR, FERDINAND, DORIAN -...
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Bates Motel | Pilot (2013)
Created by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehin and Anthony Cipriano. Storyline: An intricate back story to Norma's life is revealed and Norman's psyche slowly starts to unravel in his teenage years, long before the events way down in the fruit cellar. Main Characters:...
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TV SERIES
I've recently finished Brett Martin's book Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution. For years I ignored the television industry for many reasons. I knew I was losing a lot by doing it, therefor I decided to start my television adventure...
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Thor (2011)
Director: Kenneth Branagh Writers: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz and Don Payne. Based on the work of Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. Winner of Best Costume Nominated for Best Fantasy Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Production Design Storyline: Thor...
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Amores Perros (2000)
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Screenplay: Guillermo Arriaga Nominations: Best Foreign Language Film (Mexico) - Academy Awards 2001 Best Foreign Language Film (Mexico) - Golden Globes 2001 Storyline 1: Octavio is in love with the wife of his brother....
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Whiplash (2014)
Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle Best Film (jury award) - Sundance Film Festival 2014 Storyline: Andrew dreams of being a great drummer. He is invited to be part of his conservatory band and have the cruel Fletcher as coach who has the power to...
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Gone Girl (2014)
Directed by David Fincher Written by Gillian Flynn Storyline: Amy is missing. Nick and the detective must follow her anniversary clues in order to get more information about her whereabouts. Main Characters: NICK - (hero) AMY - (goddess/villain) MARGO...
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The Lego Movie (2014)
Written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Storyline: Emmet is an ordinary lego of Lego Land but people believe he might be The Special, able to save the world against Lord Business, because he found the Piece of Resistance. Main Characters:...
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Big Eyes (2014)
Directed by Tim Burton Written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski Storyline: Margaret is the painter behind her husband, Walter Keane. She is forced to live a lie in order to protect herself, her daughter and Big Eyes success. Main Characters: MARGARET...
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The Normal Heart (2014)
Directed by Ryan Murphy Written by Larry Kramer Storyline: Ned is a writer who seeks for love. A HIV epidemic starts in the US among gay men during the 80s and he decides to fight for the the funds to research the cure of it. Main Characters: NED WEEKS...
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Redirected (2014)
Directed by Emilis Velyvis Written by Jonas Banys Storyline: Four friends - John, Ben, Tim and Michael - turned first-time robbers, get stranded in Eastern Europe through a series of misadventures and have to find their way back home. Main Characters:...
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Birdman (2014)
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Written by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo. Storyline: A washed up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family,...
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Uma História de Amor e Fúria (2013)
Directed and written by Luiz Bolognesi Storyline: Abeguar has one mission. He must fight the undefeatable, for the rest of eternity, and never quit. Main Characters: ABEGUAR - (hero) JANAINA - (goddess) PIATA, OFFICER - (enemy) PAJE - (mentor) FEIJAO...
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Like Crazy (2011)
Directed by Drake Doremus. Written by Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones. Storyline: A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa. Main Characters: ANNA-...
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Frank (2014)
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson Written by Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan Storyline: Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank. Main Characters:...
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Cyberbully (2015)
Directed by Ben Chanan Written by Ben Chanan and David Lobatto Storyline: A British teenager is forced by a computer hacker to do his bidding. If she refuses, the hacker will leak compromising photos of her to the public. Main Characters: CASEY (hero)...
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Le Week-End (2013)
Directed by Roger Michell Written by Hanif Kureishi Storyline: A British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon there in an attempt to rejuvenate their marriage. Main Characters: MEG and NICK (hero) HOTEL RECEPTIONIST (mentor) MORGAN,...
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Unbroken (2014)
Directed by Angelina Jolie Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson and Laura Hillenbrand Storyline: After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow...
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Casa Grande (2014)
Directed by Fellipe Barbosa Written by Fellipe Barbosa and Karen Sztajnberg Storyline: Exploring issues of class privilege among Rio's decadent elite, Casa Grande depicts a teenage boy's struggle to escape his overprotective parents as they covertly spiral...
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Son of a Gun (2014)
Directed and Written by Julius Avery Storyline: JR busts out of prison with Brendan Lynch, Australia's most notorious criminal, and joins Lynch's gang for a gold heist that soon pits the two men against one another. Main Characters: JR (hero) BRENDAN...
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Mozart in the Jungle | S01 (2014)
Created by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Alex Timbers Storyline: Sex, drugs and classical music illustrate what happens behind the curtains at the symphony can be just as captivating as what occurs on stage. Main Characters: HAILEY (hero) RODRIGO...
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The Last Man on Earth | S01 (2015)
Created by Will Forte Storyline: Phil Miller was a normal guy, but when a plague struck, he became the last man on earth. His only wish was to have company, preferably a female. When he meets a survivor named Carol, he starts to rethink his wish. Main...
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The Avengers (2012)
Written and Directed by Joss Whedon Storyline: Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity. Main Characters: BLACK WIDOW, HULK, CAPTAIN AMERICA,...
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Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
Directed and Written by Harmony Korine Storyline: A portrait of the effects of schizophrenia on family life is the central focus Main Characters: JULIEN - (hero) PERL - (goddess) LITTLE GIRL - (ally) FATHER - (enemy) CHRIS- (enemy) Milestones (FIRST...