Ocean’s 77

Craig and John play “How Would This Be a Movie?” looking at three articles in the news. A band of pensioners pull off an audacious jewel heist — but is it a Working Title comedy, or something darker? Where does the story begin and end? What’s the MacGuffin? A researcher investigates sleep paralysis and visions of an Italian witch. Is the movie a straightforward horror thriller, and if so, how do you make the audience care about your hero? A revenge porn king is confronted by his victims. But would the movie version be an investigation (like Spotlight), or a tale of personal justice (like Taken)? We also need your suggestions for finding a non-coffeeshop place to write when sharing a studio apartment. Links: 10 Cloverfield Lane trailer Rachel Bloom at the Golden Globes, and on Scriptnotes, 175 Kvell at Merriam-Webster Andrea Berloff on Scriptnotes, 144 and the Bonus Straight Outta Compton episode, and the Bonus Drew Goddard episode Tickets are now available to see John talk to Andrea, Drew and more at the Writers Guild Foundation Beyond Words panel on February 4 Get your tickets now for Scriptnotes, Live on January 25 with Jason Bateman and Lawrence Kasdan, a benefit for Hollywood HEART On February 13, John will receive the WGA’s 2016 Valentine Davies Award Creative Spark: Aline Brosh McKenna 7 British Men Guilty Of Massive Easter Gem Heist on NPR Eddie the Eagle trailer The Imposter on Wikipedia The Demon Vanquisher by Theresa Fisher, on sleep paralysis Dream Warriors by Dokken Patrick on IMDb At Home with a Revenge Porn Mogul, from Fusion Do I Sound Gay? Priceonomics on How Mickey Mouse Evades the Public Domain Outro submitted by Martine Charnow (send us yours!) You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3. UPDATE 1-22-16: The transcript of this episode can be found here.The post Ocean’s 77 first appeared on John August.