July 29, 2025
Ep 332: “The American” (2010)
We sight George Clooney’s “The American” and discuss:
- Cinematography, compositions, center framing;
- Story & Writing, cold opens, adding complexity to simple stories;
- and other such stuff and things and stuff.
“Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.“ – H.L. Mencken
Notes & References:
“The American” Script link (scriptslug.com) – the PDF is 130 pages, but the listed page count is 108
Director Anton Corbijn’s IMDB – his other big movie is “A Wanted Man”, and he also directed “Life”, “Control”, so 4 movies total upon closer inspection
Brandon Sanderson’s Writing Lecture (2025) (YouTube)
This Week’s Recommendations:
“The Thin Red Line” (IMDB) / “Winner” (IMDB)
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