Going Dark. The 100th, and last post on Blogger

As I wrote last month, I am leaving Blogger. So for the 100th post on this forum, I bid you adieu. Please read my latest blog posts on my website.

Goodnight America, where ever you may be.
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A New Post: Coming Soon

So, this migration, plus the new job and the old job(s) has put a bit of a damper on my writing as of late. Fear not, for I will have a new post for Tuesday. I will detail how John Hughes ruined high school for me.
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The Social Network Opens October 1

After a summer of films that I just couldn’t get behind (still haven’t seen Iron Man 2, and that was the most appealing one for me), I am ready to geek out this fall. I’m looking forward to three films (all three based on books, by the way). I’m excited for Harry Potter 7.1 (even though David Yates is directing) and Johnny Depp’s retelling of Hunter S. Thompson’s novel, The Rum Diary (it has a September release date in Europe…should come to the States sometime after). However, the movie I’m most excited about is The Social Network.

Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time on this site knows that I am a huge Aaron Sorkin fan. I absolutely loved “Sports Night” and “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”, and his films A Few Good Men and The American President. I love the pacing of his stories and the witty banter between characters (a style I have tried to replicate in my writing. To see what I mean, buy my book).

The film is based on the book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich. The film chronicles the progression of Facebook and portrays the company’s founder as a socially-awkward egomaniac who did whatever it took to make his social network the second largest website in the world.

The first draft of the screenplay has been available online for more than a year. I read it a few months ago, and it’s classic Sorkin. It’s witty, fresh and paced within an inch of its life. Just my style.

The new trailer features Scala’s cover of Radiohead’s “Creep”. The Belgian girls’ choir executes the song flawlessly. The minor chords give the song a more melancholy feel (if that was possible) than Thom Yorke’s stellar debut performance.

I already have the date circled on my calendar. Rest assured I will write a review of it.

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