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A ton of useless information about John August.

About Me

    I'm primarily known as a screenwriter -- I wrote Go, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Charlie's Angels movies, among others.I wrote and directed The Nines , which is in theaters starting August 31, 2007.I run a web site aimed at a newer screenwriters, answering questions about screenwriting and the the film/television industry.Layout provided by Mike Industries , god bless 'im.

My Interests

I'm not updating my MySpace page as "me," anymore, but I thought I'd show you the trailer and some clips from The Nines. It's in theaters starting August 31, 2007 in New York/LA.

I'd like to meet:



Movies:

[Other than my own ...]Of all time:

    Aliens Clueless A River Runs Through It 9 to 5 The Talented Mr. Ripley The Muppet Movie Die Hard The Spy Who Loved Me The Godfather The Sound of Music Run Lola Run
Recently:
    Superman Returns Camp Out Duck Season In Between Days

Television:

Currently:

    The Office Intervention Lost The Simpsons It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia American Idol (quickly, on TiVo) Survivor Big Brother Daily Show w/Jon Stewart Wonder Showzen Robot Chicken Futurama

Books:

Non-Fiction:

    Guns, Germs and Steel The Singularity is Near The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Be Prepared: A Manual for New Dads Everything Bad is Good for You
Memoir/Quasi-Non-Fiction:
    Dry Running with Scissors Barrel Fever The Glass House
Fiction:
    O Great Rosenfeld! Pride and Prejudice The Three Investigators (series) Candide

Heroes:

Not Rudy Tolamach. He knows why.

My Blog

The Nines opens THIS FRIDAY

Yes, I've let this blog lay fallow. And yes, I feel like I've done way too much publicity already, but here's the direct appeal: My movie THE NINES opens this Friday, August 31st, in Los Angeles and ...
Posted by John on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:05:00 PST

MySpace Advanced beta

I now fully regret my earlier ambivalence about MySpace. As it turns out, the site is only lame when you have 600 or 700 friends. Having crossed the magic threshold of 1,000 MySpace pals, I truly un...
Posted by John on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:26:00 PST

Eddie Murphy on Parade

Several readers have expressed bewilderment at this site's weekly Parade feature, asking, "What is the point, exactly?" That's a question worthy of koan-like contemplation: can utter pointlessness ha...
Posted by John on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 07:16:00 PST

Sundance, expanded edition

Throughout the week, I've been trying to convey the Sundance experience with the Twitter feed, but there's only so much one can communicate in a sentence or two. So I thought I'd fatten out a few ent...
Posted by John on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:45:00 PST

MTV News on The Nines

From their "Ten Most Anticipated" list:6. "The Nines" Ryan Reynolds and Hope Davis star in this "Magnolia"-like drama, praised by some Hollywood insiders as the best script to make the rounds in ye...
Posted by John on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:29:00 PST

Raining on my Parade

It's ironic that your "bitchy queen" piece features your own idiocy on parade. Doesn't Mr. Hollywood Big Shot realize that Walter Scott is a mouthpiece for hundreds of publicists? His job is to mix th...
Posted by John on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:48:00 PST

Idiocy on Parade

A new feature in which I answer questions sent to Walter Scott's Personality ParadeĀ®. Read it here.
Posted by John on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:18:00 PST

The Nines screening schedule at Sundance

The good folks at Sundance just sent out the screening times and locations for The Nines. Their website doesn't show the schedule yet, but I presume it will be up soon.Sun. Jan 21, 9:30 pmEccles, Par...
Posted by John on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:59:00 PST

The Movie is premiering at Sundance

After months of vague hints, I can finally reveal information about The Movie I wrote and directed this summer. It's called The Nines.*It stars Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis and Melissa McCarthy. It's a...
Posted by John on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:37:00 PST

Does anyone actually use long division?

I was working on a scene today in which an adult admitted to a grade-schooler that in the real world, youll never need to use long division. Its just something they force on kids to keep them from get...
Posted by John on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:23:00 PST