Why is it that every time John Travolta plays a bad guy, instead of looking evil and menacing, he looks like he’s a mid-level douche bag executive in the mid- to late-1990s experiencing a textbook mid-life crisis? It’s always the standard play-by-play for how to enter your 50s in complete denial. He either shaves his [...]
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Whenever John Travolta Plays a Bad Guy He Looks Like a Tool Ad Executive in 1990
February 3rd, 2010
maxlance1 The Cheap Plot Device that Ruins Independence Day and The Hangover
July 16th, 2009
maxlance1 There’s a little plot trick that the writer abuses used glaringly in Independence Day and The Hangover. It’s one of these things where the writer has gotten into a corner where there’s no way to solve the epic problem that he or she has created and needs a miracle plot device to get out of [...]

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Max Lance is a writer, producer and performer. He was nominated for a Student Emmy, Humanitas Fellowship and was a finalist for the Page Screenplay Award. He writes features, TV and syndicates his blog while hosting the travel show The Trip Next Door and working at Chernin Entertainment. A New York City native, Max graduated the USC film school and now lives in Los Angeles.