Authorities are sticking to the tried and true script that it is due to temporary factors.

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It was a dream come true to get that script.

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Soon, unwittingly, they're trading fire with real life bad guys -- thus the true meaning of shooting without a script.

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This British true-crime drama, directed by Peter Medak from a script by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, has a satisfying gravity and solidity.

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His final thesis was meant to be a short film, but in true Emmerich style, Roland went one further and wrote a longer script, raised extra money to finance it and then watched as The Noah's Ark Principle opened the 1984 Berlin Film Festival.

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Of course due to the budget and timing there were cuts and revisions made to the script, some more painful than others, but overall the true spirit and essence of the story remained.

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The true test of whether Groupon CEO Andrew Mason and his executives can write a different script will be whether they can cross this trough of disappointment and come out intact on the other side.

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Having a good script always helps -- and Quentin Tarantino's contributions to both "True Romance" and "Crimson Tide" make those the Tony Scott movies that the smarty-pants critics like to single out.

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