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Editor Roundtable: In Defense of Food

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This week we put food on the Roundtable as we study the 2015 Big Idea Nonfiction documentary In Defense of Food, by Edward Gray based on the book by Michael Pollan. Leave a comment below or visit us on Twitter @StoryGridRT to let us know what you think of our analysis. You can find the… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Double Indemnity

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This week we investigate the claims of Double Indemnity, the 1944 film noir classic about murder and insurance fraud, with screenplay by Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder. Leave a comment below or visit us on Twitter @StoryGridRT to let us know what you think of our analysis. You can find the Foolscap Global Story Grid here… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Dead Poets Society

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The Roundtable team waxes lyrical over the 1989 movie Dead Poets Society, directed by Peter Weir with screenplay by Tom Schulman. What we thought was a Global Worldview Story could actually be a Society Story that ends negatively. Leave a comment below or visit us on Twitter @StoryGridRT to let us know what you think… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: True Grit

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In this week’s episode, the team rides off across wide-open country with the 1969 Western True Grit, written by Marguerite Roberts based on Charles Portis’s bestselling 1968 novel. Comment below or visit us on Twitter @StoryGridRT to let us know what you think of our analysis. You can find the Foolscap Global Story Grid here (sheet… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Marathon Man

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This week we drill into the 1976 political thriller Marathon Man, with screenplay by William Goldman (based on his novel of the same name) and directed by John Schlesinger. Share your thoughts on our analysis or ask questions in the comments or on Twitter @StoryGridRT. You can find the Foolscap Global Story Grid here (sheet 10). You… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Jack the Giant Slayer

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The Roundtablers make the long climb with Jack the Giant Slayer, the 2013 Action-Adventure CGI extravaganza, written by Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie, and Dan Studney, and directed by Bryan Singer. Share your thoughts on our analysis or ask questions in the comments or on Twitter @StoryGridRT. You can find the Foolscap Global Story Grid here…. Read more »

Editor Roundtable: The Muppet Christmas Carol Show Notes

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The Roundtablers know what the Dickens they’re doing this week as they pay a ghostly visit to The Muppet Christmas Carol, the 1992 music-and-puppets version of the classic scary Morality tale, with screenplay by Jerry Juhl based on the story by Charles Dickens. Visit us on Twitter @StoryGridRT and let us know what you… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Thelma and Louise Show Notes

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In this week’s episode, the team drives right up to the edge with the 1991 Society movie Thelma and Louise, Oscar-winning screenplay by Callie Khouri, directed by Ridley Scott. Share your thoughts on our analysis or ask questions on Twitter @StoryGridRT. You can find the Foolscap Global Story Grid here (sheet 7). The Story… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: A Midnight Clear Show Notes

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In this week’s episode, the Roundtable goes to war with the tragically underrated 1992 Brotherhood War movie A Midnight Clear, written and directed by Keith Gordon, and based on the 1982 novel by William Wharton. Share your thoughts on our analysis or ask questions on Twitter @StoryGridRT. You can find the Foolscap Global Story Grid… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: The Bridges of Madison County Show Notes

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This week we analyze The Bridges of Madison County (1995), which is based on the novel of the same name by Robert James Waller. The screenplay was written by Richard LaGravenese, and the film directed by Clint Eastwood. You can find the Foolscap Global Story Grid here (sheet 5). You can find the movie via… Read more »

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