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George Weinberg  
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 More options Jun 13 2004, 12:36 am
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies.past-films, alt.movies, rec.arts.movies.current-films, alt.cult-movies
From: George Weinberg <eorg...@covad.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 09:36:56 -0700
Local: Sun, Jun 13 2004 12:36 am
Subject: Re: how come we still talk primarily about directors?

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:38:26 GMT, poldy <po...@kfu.com> wrote:
>In article <d3aeee5b.0406111337.29ff0...@posting.google.com>,
> jayembeeNoS...@snurcher.com (jayembee) wrote:

>> In fact, I would argue that writers are probably replaced
>> more often than directors.

>Film making is a collaborative medium and usually, the directors are
>suppose to have the final authority on the artistic side of things.  But
>we know producers often overrule directors.

>And writers are pretty low on the totem pole, below the directors and
>actors who like to infuse their "input" on the script.

Reminds me of a joke....

There' this hot chick, she really wants to be in a movie, she'll
do anything to get into the film but she's really really stupid.

How stupid is she?  She's so stupid...she sleeps with the
writer!

George


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