Notes


Chapter 2

1. Geoffrey T. Holtz, Welcome to the Jungle (New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1995), p. 27.


Chapter 3

1. Mark Salisbury, “Thanks for No Memories” (Premiere, April 2001), pp. 42, 46–47.

2. Jeff Gordinier, “1999: The Year That Changed Movies” (Entertainment Weekly, November 26, 1999), pp. 38–49.

3. Geoffrey T. Holtz, Welcome to the Jungle (New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1995), p. 200.

4. Michael Sragow, “Being Charlie Kaufman” (Salon.com, November 11, 1999).


Chapter 4

1. Geoffrey T. Holtz, Welcome to the Jungle (New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1995), p. 114.


Chapter 5

1. Johanna Schneller, “Crunch! Pow!” (Premiere, August 1999), pp. 68–73, 100.

2. Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan, Before Sunrise (New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1995), p. vi.


Chapter 7

1. Geoffrey T. Holtz, Welcome to the Jungle (New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1995), p. 182.


Chapter 8

1. Geoffrey T. Holtz, Welcome to the Jungle (New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1995), p. 68.

2. Ibid., p. 86.

3. Rick Lyman, “Gritty Portrayal of the Abyss from a Survivor” (New York Times, February 5, 2001), p. E1, E3.

4. Mark Salisbury, “‘Requiem’ in Excelsis” (Premiere, October 2000), p. 54.

5. Holtz, Welcome to the Jungle, p. 77.

6. Trish Deitch Rohrer, “Two Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (Premiere, October 1999), pp. 78–83.


Chapter 9

1. Lynn Hirschberg, “The Man Who Changed Everything” (New York Times Magazine, November 16, 1997), pp. 112–116.

2. Gary Whitta and Chris Gore, “Leonard Shelby is the Man with the Photographic Memory” (Total Movie, April 2001), pp. 66–69.

3. Todd Lippy, “Writing The Usual Suspects” (Scenario, Summer 1995),pp. 50–53, 191–196.


Chapter 10

1. Annie Nocenti, “Writing and Directing Eve’s Bayou” (Scenario, Summer 1998), p. 198.

2. “Vanguard Dialogue: Chris Rock & Kevin Smith” (Premiere, October 1999), p. 98.


Chapter 11

1. Geoffrey T. Holtz, Welcome to the Jungle (New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1995), p. 196.


Chapter 12

1. Michael Sragow, “Being Charlie Kaufman” (Salon.com, November 11, 1999).

2. Annie Nocenti, “Writing and Directing Pi” (Scenario, Summer 1998),p. 202.