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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Report Card---Rothman's Picks For The Oscars--Best Director.

Director:
Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
(One of the great stylists, and the style is clearly on display.)
Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
(Didn't see it.)

Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
(Nice job.)
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
(Not impressed by any of it.)
Adam McKay, “Vice”
(Very well done.)

Winner: Spike Lee.  In his own class.
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My books, "Show Runner" and "Show Runner 2" can be found at the Amazon Kindle Store,
along with newer ones, "The Man Is Dead", and "Report Cards".
They are all compilations of blog entries have since been removed from the blog.
So this is the only way you can find them.,
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Just get the free app from Kindle, and they can be downloaded to an IPhone, IPad, or Blackberry.
The paperbacks, "Mark Rothman's Essays" and my new novel, "I'm Not Garbo" are not e-books.
But they are available for people without Kindle.
I have many readings and signings lined up for those, and the thing about Kindle is you can't sign one.
If you'd like one of the paperbacks, personally autographed, contact me at macchus999@aol.com.
And now, there's my reading of my screenplay of my unmade "Laverne and Shirley" movie on "YouTube".


Monday, January 28, 2019

Report Card---Rothman's Picks For The Oscars---Best Original Screenplay.

"Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
(Really good script.)
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
(Not really good anything.)
“Vice,” Adam McKay
(Actually made me care about Cheney.  To some extent.)
"The Favourite"  Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
(Excellent all-around film)

"First Reformed"  Paul Schrader
(Didn't see it.)

Winner: "Green Book".  A marvelous film, on every level.

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My books, "Show Runner" and "Show Runner 2" can be found at the Amazon Kindle Store,
along with newer ones, "The Man Is Dead", and "Report Cards".
They are all compilations of blog entries have since been removed from the blog.
So this is the only way you can find them.,
You can search by typing in my name, Cindy Williams, Laverne and Shirley, The Odd Couple, or Happy Days.
Check them out.
You don't need a Kindle machine to download them.
Just get the free app from Kindle, and they can be downloaded to an IPhone, IPad, or Blackberry.
The paperbacks, "Mark Rothman's Essays" and my new novel, "I'm Not Garbo" are not e-books.
But they are available for people without Kindle.
I have many readings and signings lined up for those, and the thing about Kindle is you can't sign one.
If you'd like one of the paperbacks, personally autographed, contact me at macchus999@aol.com.
And now, there's my reading of my screenplay of my unmade "Laverne and Shirley" movie on "YouTube".

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Report Card---Rothman's Picks For The Oscars---Best Adapted Screenplay.

“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Joel Coen , Ethan Coen
(Six short stories.  Mostly good.  I didn't think they were award worthy.)

“BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
(Very well crafted on the page.)
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
(I love her work, after seeing several of her films.)
“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Barry Jenkins
(Wasn't that impressed with the writing.)
“A Star Is Born,” Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters
(Not really a written movie.)

Winner--"Can You Ever Forgive Me?'  (Hands Down.  How this wasn't nominated for Best Picture is beyond me.)

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My books, "Show Runner" and "Show Runner 2" can be found at the Amazon Kindle Store,
along with newer ones, "The Man Is Dead", and "Report Cards".
They are all compilations of blog entries have since been removed from the blog.
So this is the only way you can find them.,
You can search by typing in my name, Cindy Williams, Laverne and Shirley, The Odd Couple, or Happy Days.
Check them out.
You don't need a Kindle machine to download them.
Just get the free app from Kindle, and they can be downloaded to an IPhone, IPad, or Blackberry.
The paperbacks, "Mark Rothman's Essays" and my new novel, "I'm Not Garbo" are not e-books.
But they are available for people without Kindle.
I have many readings and signings lined up for those, and the thing about Kindle is you can't sign one.
If you'd like one of the paperbacks, personally autographed, contact me at macchus999@aol.com.
And now, there's my reading of my screenplay of my unmade "Laverne and Shirley" movie on "YouTube".


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Hi. I am, according to my Wikipedia entry,(which I did not create) a noted television writer, playwright, screenwriter, and occasional actor. You can Google me or go to the IMDB to get my credits, and you can come here to get my opinions on things, which I'll try to express eloquently. Hopefully I'll succeed. You can also e-mail me at macchus999@aol.com. Perhaps my biggest claim to fame is being responsible, for about six months in 1975, while Head Writer for the "Happy Days" TV series, for Americans saying to each other "Sit on it."