Required Reading: Cutting ‘Snowpiercer’ and Neil Gaiman on Creativity

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“Unpopular Opinion: Maybe Harvey Weinstein Should Cut 20 Minutes From Snowpiercer” – Rodrigo Perez at The Playlist makes the case for a saggy movie, defending TWC for wanting to shake off the director’s cut. It’s tough to think of any movie that’s been better served by a studio cut…except maybe Donnie Darko.

“Old News: What were movie fans talking about on February 17, 2004?” – Matt Singer digs up a decade-old story about Kevin Smith directing The Green Hornet and follows what really happened.

“How Creativity Works: Neil Gaiman on Where Ideas Come From” – Ah, Brain Pickings. Thanks for this.

Scott Beggs: Movie stuff at VanityFair, Thrillist, IndieWire, Film School Rejects, and The Broken Projector Podcast@brokenprojector | Writing short stories at Adventitious.