In this moody, deliberately paced film noir, from an early screenplay by Eric Roth ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Cooperer discovers that his standing has come into question because of his inability to close a real estate deal that would extend his empire.
"The Social Network," is directed by Mr. Fincher ("Zodiac,""The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), left, with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ("The West Wing") adapted from Ben Mezrich's book "The Accidental Billionaires".
But the fact that no one has managed, even after a decade of trying, to make a workable screenplay from The Secret History suggests something curious about Donna Tartt's work.
Reporting on the entertainment business is one of the most bewildering tasks in journalism: no one talks, or people want a favor first, or they suddenly become very curious about the reporter's ideas for a screenplay — and even then the unburdening is selective, always with an eye toward concealing the truth.
She's written novels, essays, screenplays and helpfully, for those curious about her life memoirs.
Curious patriots — and Hollywood producers — can read Mande's screenplay here.
The screenplay excerpt for the inexplicably over-nominated Curious Case of Benjamin Button included the stage direction: "There's an inept quiet" What is an "inept quiet"?
I was curious about which screenwriting software Nolan had given Joy, seeing that everyone I know who writes screenplays uses Final Draft, despite loathing it.
Ms. Kazan's mother is Robin Swicord, who helped adapt "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" for the screen, and her father is Nicholas Kazan, who received an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for "Reversal of Fortune".
Everything was a screenplay.
