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Jun 18, 2019 · Writer's Block: Directed by Jeff Kerr, Ray Spivey. With Mike Gassaway, Craig Nigh, Katusha Robert, Bobbie Grace. A struggling writer accepts a once-in-a-lifetime offer to collaborate with a best-selling novelist at his remote Texas ranch.
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- Jeff Kerr, Ray Spivey
- 2019-06-18
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- Ple Places Things (2015)- 6.9
- You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)- 7.1
- Shakespeare in Love (1998)- 7.1
- Wonder Boys (2000)- 7.2
- Ruby Sparks (2012)- 7.2
- Barton Fink (1991)- 7.7
- Adaptation (2002)- 7.7
- Ost Famous (2000)- 7.9
- Shining (1980)- 8.4
Diablo Cody (of Juno fame) penned the script for this comedy-drama that functions as a coming-of-age story for an author undergoing a mid-life crisis. Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron) is a writer behind a moderately successful YA novel franchise. As she struggles with new ideas and alcoholism, she decides to make a trip back to her hometown, hoping to ...
People Places Thingsis a film that perfectly captures the transient nature of human love. Comedian Jemaine Clement plays a graphic novelist who's coping with the slump in his career and a recent divorce. He strikes up a new relationship with one of his students' mothers. But when his ex-wife decides to leave his children with him too, he finds it h...
Can You Ever Forgive Me covers the life of Lee Israel, with Melissa McCarthy delivering one of her best lead performances. It's based on Israel's memoir of the same name, in which she elaborates on her literary forgeries. The film depicts Israel as a washed-out writer who once was a celebrity biographer. Now all she faces is writer's block, rejecte...
Surely, Shakespeare In Love is a melodramatic romance. But beyond that, it functions as a good fictional take on the writing process that went behind Romeo & Juliet. Joseph Fiennes plays the Bard of Avonwho's shown as a playwright with some repute. Desperate for a new play, fate brings him close to the noble lady Anne Hathway (Gwyneth Paltrow). The...
Michael Douglas stars in Wonder Boysas a professor of creative writing who ironically can't finish his own novel. Added to the mix are his divorce, an affair with the college Chancellor's wife, and his own students one of whom is an aspiring writer himself. This complicates tensions and makes the protagonist jealous, as he believes his student migh...
A charming romantic fantasy, Ruby Sparksfinds a writer who is trying to recreate the success of his first book. Distraught and anxious, he randomly decides to write about the ideal romantic partner in his life. This results in the creation of Ruby Sparks, a woman literally coming out of his pages. Not wanting to reveal the creation of her, the writ...
The titular character in Barton Fink(John Turturro) is a shy screenwriter who's commissioned to write low-budget films for a Hollywood studio. However, anything and everything seems to bother him from achieving his goals and he starts struggling with writer's block. Fink's neighbor, a mosquito, a writer's assistant, and several other external facto...
Charlie Kaufman was tasked with adapting the nonfiction book The Orchid Thief for a screenplay. Feeling uninspired and going through writer's block, Kaufman ended up penning a wildly original exaggeration of both the book and his own writer's block, that got presented as the film Adaptation. He also conjured an identical twin brother, adding to the...
Based on writer-director Cameron Crowe's own experience working with Rolling Stone, Almost Famous is the quintessential film for aspiring music journalists. 15-year-old William Miller (Patrick Fugit) leaves his home to write a Rolling Stone feature on the band Stillwater. Touring with the band leads to several life-changing experiences for the teen...
Writer's block can be quite a terror, especially for a writer who is working on a new book. Combine that with a supernatural presence and one would get one of the most iconic horror films ever made. Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is a slow-burning horror drama, with Jack Nicholson'senergetic and chilling performance as Jack Torrance being a highligh...
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writer's block. 56 movies. Movies. Sort. Argylle. February 2, 2024. When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past.
Nov 21, 2008 · Writer’s block should be a black hole for the arts, but for movies it’s when the ideas stop flowing that the story really begins. Here, Den of Geek! investigates films featuring those most...
Jan 25, 2020 · 10 Best Films About Writer's Block. Sometimes, writers just have to work out their own demons. by Kenny Hedges. January 25th, 2020. Columbia Pictures. The common wisdom has always been...
Writer's Block. Terror strikes when a struggling writer severs ties with the outside world to help a reclusive author finish his book. Watch Writer's Block with a subscription on Prime...
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Writer's Block streaming: where to watch online? Currently you are able to watch "Writer's Block" streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV.
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