#paddychayefsky — Public Fediverse posts

Died this day: 08/01/1981 (b. 01/29/1923) Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky was an American screenwriter. Winner of 3 Academy Awards. "Altered States" won an Honorable Mention for the 1979 Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. Movie debuted 1980

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Chayefsky

#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
#PaddyChayefsky @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

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Poster by Andrzej Krzysztoforski
Book Art by Lou Feck

DER KLASSIKER über die Verwandlung von Journalismus in kapitalisierbare Erregung. New Hollywood ist hier keine Stilphase, sondern der Krisenmodus des US-Kinos, der endlich seine eigenen Macht- und Produktionsbedingungen sichtbar gemacht hat. Ein Film, der Fernsehen als Institution beschreibt, die Wahrheit nur noch als Nebenprodukt von Quote und Eskalation kennt. Was bei Sidney Lumet 1976 noch wie Überzeichnung gewirkt haben mag, liest sich heute doch wie eine frühe Betriebsanleitung des Medienkapitalismus (nicht erst) unter Trump. Sie dürfen diesen Film deshalb unter keinen Umständen verpassen! (ARTE, Wh.)

#RobertDuvall has died

Famous for "#TheGodfather" but I think my favorite role of his is in "#Network" in 1976, 50 years ago

He only plays a tangential role in this scene, but goddamn is this shit prophetic

#PaddyChayefsky, you are a fucking genius:

International Literary Properties Enters Partnership For Paddy Chayefsky Literary Works
#News #InternationalLiteraryProperties #PaddyChayefsky

https://deadline.com/2025/08/paddy-chayefsky-international-literary-properties-1236477992/

3 things about Delbert Mann’s MARTY [1955]

1. Splurging on a taxi home.
2. “I dunno, what do you wanna do?”
3. Two Irish-American ladies having a beer together at the bar.

#3things #ernestborgnine #movies #newyork #paddychayefsky #cinema

Com, and trip it as ye go
On the light fantastick toe,

Following up The Trip with Ken Russell's Altered States (1980).

#FilmDinner #BookAdaptation #KenRussell #PaddyChayefsky #WilliamHurt #cinemastodon #film

MARTY (1955) won Oscars for Best Picture, actor, director and screenplay.

But #PaddyChayefsky’s story of "a fat little ugly guy” debuted as a live TV drama this week in 1953.

https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/marty-oscars-best-picture/ #ClassicTV #1950sTV #ErnestBorgnine

100 yrs ago, in the #Bronx...

I think what I’m trying to say is:
How do you preserve yourself
in a world in which life
doesn’t really mean much anymore?
#PaddyChayefsky🎂
#movies #television #theatre #prophecy

When we are born
we can embark on only
1️⃣ of 3️⃣ roads of life:
If you go ➡️
the 🐺 will eat you
If you go ⬅️
you’ll eat the 🐺
If you go straight
you’ll eat yourself.
с днем ​​рождения
#Chekhov🥳
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#literature #comedy #movies

Modified for writers:

Stolen from @lukeslens and @abbytoir


Name 5-7 screenwriters as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same.

#WilliamGoldman
#CoenBrothers
#MelBrooks
#PaddyChayefsky
#AaronSorkin
#QuentinTarantino
#CharlieKaufman