Ryan Sartor Rights Wrongs

writes and directs short films and feature films.
Mon Apr 20

THE OFFICE is Good Again.

I’ve gotten really excited by the past five episodes of THE OFFICE. I think the 2nd season is great, but didn’t care for the 3rd, 4th, or most of the 5th. However, developments in recent weeks have shaken up the whole foundation of the show and infused it with new life. If you’ve given up on the American OFFICE, give it one last chance:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/63575/the-office-new-boss

Sun Apr 19
“ I did give up directing the Bond film. And it wasn’t quite $8 million but it was a lot of money. It was because in the end I didn’t feel comfortable with the Bond process, and I was very nervous that there was a start date but really no script at all. And I like to be very well prepared as a director. The Bond people - who are lovely - are used to going into these massive productions in quite a chaotic way: ‘Oh, we’ll fix that later.’ I panicked about this. And it was starting to make me feel very, very unhappy about what I was doing and who I was. The more the money went up, the worse it made me feel.”
- Roger Michell http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0585011/bio
Thu Apr 16
Michael Bay Is Ready To Blow

Just watch from 1:43 on. It’s some amazing smile-editing.

Wed Apr 1

Albert Brooks

“If you’re the hospital tomorrow and the doctor says you have a year to live, please don’t say, ‘I’ll make a movie!’”

Mon Mar 30

NEW YORK Magazine Goes Too Far Ripping on HIMYM's Ted

In the current New York magazine’s “Approval Matrix” they put How I Met Your Mother’s “dopey, charmless” Ted in the Lowbrow/Despicable category.

Given the choice between Ted and any comparable sitcom nice guy (Chandler Bing…people like Chandler Bing), Ted is a step up: extremely relatable and a great guide through the show.

Surely you can find more deserving TV shows to pick on, New York magazine.

Where The Wild Things Are Teaser...from 2000?

Does anyone remember this? Apparently a teaser trailer for the movie (the same one Spike Jonze directed, coming out this October) was attached to THE GRINCH back in November or 2000. Any ideas?

http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-story-behind-where-the-wild-things-are/page:3

I'm done with LOST

The show was about getting off the island.

Then they got off the Iisland.

Then the show became about getting back on the island.

Now they’re back on it.

So what’s the show about now?

I Can't Take A Movie Seriously

when it’s title is “The Milk of Sorrow.” I’m sorry.

http://www.ifc.com/blogs/thedaily/2009/03/ndnf-the-milk-of-sorrow.php

Sun Mar 29

Paul Walker and Vin Diesel

make up the funniest rivalry in B-list actor beefs. Here are a few excerpts from a NY Times article about the new “Fast & Furious” movie:

Offered a co-starring role in “2 Fast 2 Furious,” Mr. Diesel turned the project down. “I guess I’m of the old mind-set that sequels should be more a continuation of a story than a rehash of a story,” he said.

Mr. Walker had a different recollection of Mr. Diesel’s departure. “They just couldn’t make the deal with Vin,” he said. “It was my understanding he wanted to come back but wanted half the studio.

Another good one:

There is now some good will going around the franchise, and the conclusion of “Fast & Furious” strongly implies that a fifth movie is planned. But true to form Mr. Walker and Mr. Diesel could not quite come to a consensus about teaming up ona new film.

“They’re already talking that we’re going to make a fifth one in Europe,” Mr. Walker said. He added, “I’m sure Vin’s going to be busy.”

Mr. Diesel did not disappoint. “You know my process is script first,” he said.

For more gems, read the whole article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/movies/29itzk.html?_r=1&ref=movies