Thursday, February 19, 2009

My Peterio Awards (Part Forty: Best Adapted Screenplay)


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INT. STUDIO

Jamal contemplates on what his host told him earlier. He is determined.

HOST
What do you think? Decision time.

Adapting what is a basically a game show novel is hard enough, but adding elements as rich as ones presented and losing any spark is just pure screenwriting genius from Slumdog Millionaire scribe Simon Beaufoy.

Other Notable Nominees: Doubt, Frost/Nixon, The Reader & Revolutionary Road

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