Ck – Writer
Rating films comes as no stranger to ck. He’s been a professional screenwriter for the better part of a decade. He learned his craft by obtaining a Master’s in Screenwriting at UCLA. His writing career started off in copywriting, and then he slowly worked his way into writing commercials/infomercials, music videos, then rewriting/writing original features along with adapting novels. He’s had the honor to work on films such as: Rush Hour series, Pitch Black, After the Sunset and Xmen.
“I’m going to break down my rating into five specific categories: storyline, cast, overall production (good, bad, indifferent) and the bottom line (if it’s worth shelling out hard-earned dough to the theater warlords or just catch it at home).â€
*Warning – “I will be much tougher on Studio productions with a budget of $80M and higher. If you have that kind of cash, your flick outta be good – no excuses, Spielberg!â€
ck’s Five Favorite Films:
Cinema Paradisamo   – Best Foreign Film *the Italian subtitles won’t bother you
Breakfast at Tiffany’s  – Americana at its finest
American Beauty   – Mind Blowing Story Arc
Motorcycle Diaries   – Best Directing in decades
Sideways   – Perfect Black Comedy – best written screenplay
Hot Rod  – Text Book Example of how to make a great Low-Budget Comedy
Ck’s Five Favorite Directors:
Orson Wells, Citizen Kane – Ahead of his time
George Lucas, Star Wars – Master of telling an epic story visually
Abel Ferrara, King of New York – Edge, bite and a dash of insaneness
Wes Anderson, Royal Tanembaums – Creative genius
Chris Nolan, The Dark Knight – Master of comic book adaptation
ck’s Five Favorite Screenwriters (Saved the best for last!):
Joe Eszterhas, Basic Instinct - His books, Hollywood Animal and Devil’s
Guide to Hollywood, are a must read !
Shane Black, Lethal Weapon – Quick, sharp writing at it’s finest
Alexander Payne, Sideways - Elegant touch
Alan Ball, HBO’s Six-Feet Under - Best character development/arcs in cable history
Charlie and Donald Kaufman, Adaptation – Masters at weaving complex stories into one script
