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  1. Scott Beck

    Did you like About Schmidt or Sideways?...

    Haggai -- Yep, Payne did work on that same Brazilian film "City of God" at the Sundance labs. He said he only worked on it for a week, so it probably wasn't anything substantial. Here's an excerpt from his interview with Cinema Confidential: "I’m sometimes friends of films, like I have a...
  2. Scott Beck

    Did you like About Schmidt or Sideways?...

    Also -- don't forget Payne helped on the Jurassic Park 3 script -- in which he got a good paycheck, but they threw most of his ideas out the window. He also worked (uncredited) on the scripts for Meet the Parents & City of God. Producers for the Charlie's Angels film also brought him in for a...
  3. Scott Beck

    Did you like About Schmidt or Sideways?...

    About Schmidt is definitely my favorite -- it's incredibly powerful, and a perfect depiction of "ordinary characters," as compared to many contemporary studio pics who care more about box office intake. "Sideways" was terrific as well. It has some of the most realistic characters and writing...
  4. Scott Beck

    Did you like About Schmidt or Sideways?...

    I hope this is of interest to some of you. I'm a big fan of Alexander Payne's work, which includes "Sideways," "About Schmidt," "Election," "Citizen Ruth," and some other, lesser know films. A few months ago, I was looking around the net for various information about him, but everything was...
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