R.I.P. Maury Chaykin

“The police… shall receive… no sandwiches.”

Sad to hear that Maury Chaykin, one of my favorite character actors and the brilliant avatar of my most favorite fictional detective Nero Wolfe, has passed away. I was always pleased to see him turn up in such an eclectic range of shows like Eureka, SG-1, Due South, Entourage and the great films of Atom Egoyan among many others. He always brought a production up a notch or two in my esteem.

He will be dearly missed.

What a 2010 Nicholl Quarterfinal script looks like**

I had the idea that if I pulled all the notes and drafts together that it would somehow make a substantial and impressive photo, but it turns out to be sorta measly-looking. **Not pictured: three years of brilliant feedback and suggestions from my workshop mates and friends. Thanks for listening to me rant about robbing the Federal Reserve! I should probably burn these satellite photos, power grid specs and floor plans now.

The awesomest thing you will see today.

Metameta in a bret easton ellis interview

I’m a fan of Bret Easton Ellis. Some of his work a lot more than others, but on the whole certainly a fan. So Laist.com caught my eye with this b.e.e. interview about the new followup to Less Than Zero, Imperial Bedrooms. Not sure I’m going to get the chance to read Imperial Bedrooms any time soon, but throughout the interview I was distracted with the idea of how oddly meta it would be of RDjr to star in another film adaptation of a book that incorporates the first book and film as somewhat unauthorized adaptations (not to mention RDjr’s brilliant, tragic performance as Julian itself ) as fictional elements. A brain breaking miasma of art vs. life vs. art vs. art.

Also, he also drops some screenwriting talk and the obligatory Raymond Chandler reference. I wonder if b.e.e. has listened to any Bloc Party…

Melancholy for Manchester and forlorn of Fenchurch.

Last night the last episode of my favorite BBC production Ashes to Ashes aired. It was phenomenal. Metaphysical, nostalgic, heart wrenching. God love everyone who helped bring these characters to life, because it was a fine thing indeed.

You have destroyed me.

Now I have to figure out some way to get through Sunday night. Sure will miss ya, Guv.