After graduating from UCLA in the ’80s, screenwriterShane Blackvery quickly achieved what many aspiring writers never do.
He sold a screenplay to Warner Bros. and retained sole writing credit.
Black would soon break records again when a bidding war erupted forThe Long Kiss Goodnightin 1994.
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In 2013,Christmas arrived in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The pair butt heads due to their wildly different styles of policing.
Although Samantha’s reasonably content with her life, there are questions she wants answered.
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One of the most Christmas-y of Shane Black’s filmsisThe Long Kiss Goodnight.
Its era is one of the most perfect things about the film.
Due to their mutual interests, the pair form an unlikely partnership.
They begin to dig around into Amelia’s life, connections, and the factors contributing to her disappearance.
This juxtaposition, and other similarly counter-intuitive storytelling tools and visuals, makesThe Nice Guysarguably Black’s best film.
It’s far from certain, but hopefully,The Nice Guyswill return for a sequeleventually.
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To help him get into character, the producers pair Harry up with real P.I.
“Gay” Perry (Val Kilmer).
Shane Black pulled out all the stops for his directorial debut,Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
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