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Live Poll: Paul Haggis - The Writer
Paul Haggis turns 70 on March 10, 2023. Haggis was the hottest screenwriter in Hollywood from 2005 to 2008, writing eight outstanding screenplays that garnered him three Academy Award nominations including one Oscar win for Best Screenplay. In 2015, his peers chose to honor him with the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement at the Writers Guild Awards.
Which of these feature-length films written or co-written by Paul Haggis do you like the most?
themoviesmith
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Crash
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urbanemovies
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FYC, you left his three TV movies (Shelter, Speechless, and Ghost of a Chance) off of your answer pool list. I would include them, especially since he spent two decades writing for television before he broke into feature screenplay writing. Otherwise, use the term "feature films" instead of "movies" in your question to describe the eleven options you list now.
I wouldn't get into his troubles, as is does not serve a purpose in advancing the conversation you are discussing, other than as a possible reason why he is working less. I think it would be better to talk about his WGA career achievement award instead, as it better relates to the topic under discussion. FYI, even the screenplays he wrote during his hot streak that didn't get Oscar nomination were either big blockbusters that did significant box office worldwide or indie features that were nominated elsewhere, including for the Golden Lion @ the Venice Film Festival.
FYC
Paul Haggis turns 70 years of age on March 10, 2023. Hassis was the hottest screenwriter in Hollywood from 2005 to 2008, writing eight outstanding screenplays that garnered him three Academy Award nominations and one Oscar win for Best Screenplay. In 2015, his peers chose to honor him with the Ian McClellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement at the Writers Guild Awards.
Which of these movies written or co-written by Paul Haggis do you like the most?
https://www.wgaeast.org/paul-haggis-to-receive-wgaes-ian-mcclellan-hunter-award-for-career-achievement-at-2015-writers-guild-awards/
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Pencho15
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1.- Million Dollar Baby
2.- Casino Royale
3.- Letters from Iwo Jima
4.- In the Valley of Elah
5.- Flags of Our Fathers
6.- Quantum of Solace
I haven't seen the rest.
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Congratulations, @Brijesh!
Paul Haggis - The Writer
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