Rewrite Needed?
Now that the Oscar races are heating up, I would like to nominate screen writing for the category of dubious distinction.
Because members vote on what they see rather than what they read, there is no way of knowing if a screenplay was well written. This is especially true of big-name productions, where dialogue and structure are generally polished and reworked by a range of high-priced talent.
The year’s best script might be one that wasn’t even produced--a good possibility in an industry where access to its power players is everything.
TOM DASHIELL
Sepulveda
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