MAGICAL REALISM and the AGE OF DOGS!

EricJamesNiemi

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Nov 10, 2002, 10:54:13 AM11/10/02

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Hi,

Quick question for dog lovers. Say, you have a screenplay that has a lot of
flavors of magical realism in it.

Would a dog that lives to 25 years old bother you, if you were to see the film.

I know the top end is about 29 years. At least that is what was thought to be
the oldest living dog... But would a 25 year old dog bother you story wise?

I got a dog in OUTSIDE THUNDER that makes it to twenty five.

Problem? Any/all thoughts welcome...

Sincerely
Eric James Niemi
http://filmit.scriptmania.com

Dlehmicke

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Nov 10, 2002, 11:08:44 AM11/10/02

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>Would a dog that lives to 25 years old bother you, if you were to see the
>film.

Before you try to film jaydee's life, you better get his master's permission.

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tra...@nospampipeline.com

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Nov 10, 2002, 7:55:09 PM11/10/02

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On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 00:31:44 GMT, bzel...@earthlink.net (Buzz Elkins)
wrote:

>On 10 Nov 2002 15:54:13 GMT, ericjam...@aol.com (EricJamesNiemi)
>wrote:

>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Quick question for dog lovers. Say, you have a screenplay that has a lot of
>>flavors of magical realism in it.
>>
>>Would a dog that lives to 25 years old bother you, if you were to see the film.
>

>Make it a small breed. They live longer.

Excuse please, could someone expalin the term magical realism, as it
applies to scripts?

Thanks,

Tracy

ken kelly

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Nov 10, 2002, 8:26:10 PM11/10/02

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tra...@nospampipeline.com writes:

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> Excuse please, could someone expalin the term magical realism, as it
> applies to scripts?

Same as it applies to literature, I guess: fantastic or
mythological elements mixed into an otherwise realistic story.

Usually the term refers specifically to a handful of Latin
American writers: Borges, Cortazar, Marquez, etc. For what
it's worth, these writers are usually grouped in with the
postmodernists as well.

EricJamesNiemi

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Nov 10, 2002, 9:10:21 PM11/10/02

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>Make it a small breed. They live longer.

Thanks for the info :)

Alex Fink

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Nov 12, 2002, 6:27:50 AM11/12/02

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"ken kelly" <krk...@mountaincable.net> wrote in message
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Here are some examples from latter-day American writers: "Water Music" by T.
Coraghesson Boyle features a character who keeps dying and then waking up
without a scratch on him. I think he drowns twice and then gets shot to
death before he realizes he must be immortal. "How Stella Got Her Groove
Back" by Terry McMillan (I think, it's been a long time) has the main
character counseled by the ghost of her best friend. "Like Water for
Chocolate" by Laura Esqival has a buttload of this stuff, from the emotions
of a cook affecting the people who eat her food to a child crying in the
womb and causing an early labor.

One of the funniest things I've ever seen was in a play called "Wolverine
Dream." The scene shifted from an NYC plane crash (won't be revived
anytime soon) to a suburban living room. A man sits in a chair with a book.
He puts it down, turns to his wife, and says "God, I hate magical realism.

Guess you had to be there.

Alexei

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Dena Jo

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Nov 12, 2002, 10:04:02 AM11/12/02

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"Alex Fink" <finkmeans...@yahoo.spam.com> wrote:

> One of the funniest things I've ever seen was in a play called
> "Wolverine Dream." The scene shifted from an NYC plane crash (won't
> be revived anytime soon) to a suburban living room. A man sits in a
> chair with a book. He puts it down, turns to his wife, and says "God,
> I hate magical realism.
>
> Guess you had to be there.

No, you didn't. Funny.

--
Dena Jo