Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Learning from Stoppard By Mike Fitzgerald, June 13, 2016 Comparing two drafts of a script can be hugely instructive, revealing point-by-point how a writer went about improving the story. When I stumbled upon an earlier draft of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, I discovered a dazzling, glittering trove of lessons as nourishing as eternal life itself. Well, nearly so. Last Crusade was written by Jeffrey Boam, from a story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes. So say the opening credits. Boam’s final draft, dated March 1, 1988 (ten weeks before production) differs drastically from the published script which reflects the released version of the film. Differences come as no shock, but with Last Crusade they aren’t just a few deleted scenes and some line changes. Whole sections of the Boam draft were reimagined, major set pieces were added, and the pacing and tone were markedly transformed. Whoever made these changes possessed a profound grasp of story craft. Screenshot from https://www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-learning-from-stoppard/

Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.

It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...

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Key art for the Indie Game Awards 2025. A yakuza holding a broom and wearing a red track jacket is surrounded by a host of weird and wonderful Japanese mascots and other yakuza members.

We're thrilled to announce that Promise Mascot Agency has been nominated for Narrative at The 2025 Indie Game Awards!

Thank you, @indiegameawards.gg!
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Maybe surprising no one in the uk indie scene but Promise Mascot Agency is the best videogame writing I’ve encountered this year: effervescent, hilarious, I laugh at every exchange, its so full of joy and weirdness. Supaa genki da yo

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GOTY 2025 Promise Mascot Agency has been nominated for the Golden Joysticks!! WOW!!

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Nish Kumar, "What is the Green Party's vision for how we redraw the economy of this country?"

Zack Polanski, "The first thing is to have a big conversation about public ownership"

"Nothing we need, and need to use, should be in private hands. All of our utilities should be nationalised"

Warning! The rightwing junktanks behind the Tories’ worst disasters still have the keys to No 10 | George Monbiot Who is running the government’s ‘growth school’ for civil servants? The answer surpassed my worst fears, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Astonishingly, I've discovered, the Tufton Street junktanks that shaped Liz Truss's agenda are still operating at the heart of government. Remind me what we voted for again ...
This week's column.
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Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with"

JR then demolishes Farage, ending with

"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"

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By supporting the expansion of Heathrow Airport and spreading outright lies about decarbonising flying, Labour has again capitulated to lobbyists.
This is its defining characteristic: doing whatever powerful lobbyists ask, regardless of the social, environmental and even political costs.

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Yahtzee "Hate Boner" Croshaw kicking aside his review schedule to review Promise Mascot Agency would have been enough of an endorsement for me if I hadn't already gotten the platinum within a week of the release.
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📢The news is in, Promise Mascot Agency is a CERTIFIED BANGER! ✨

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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

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Risks to children playing Roblox ‘deeply disturbing’, say researchers Exclusive: Gaming platform accused of ‘troubling disconnect between child-friendly appearance and reality’

I've said it before and I'll say it again: unless you can supervise it extremely closely, don't let your kids play Roblox. Quite apart from the safety concerns, there are just so many games out there that are actually good www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Congratulations to @chopemon.bsky.social and the magnificent @kaizengameworks.com gang! It's brilliant, and really, truly, ought to be a *massive* success.

This unique open-world RPG set in a cursed Japanese town is one of the best games I've played in years Promise Mascot Agency's unforgettable world of abundant mysteries, mascots, and chaos helps it set a new standard for narrative adventures.

My review of Promise Mascot Agency for PCGamesN ❤️

"Promise Mascot Agency is a delight for – and assault on – the senses...

...one of the best games I’ve played in years. In large part that comes down to its immaculate vibes – funky, silly, heartfelt, and warm."

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Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting

This practice is devastating to the wildlife. It's archaic, cruel and elitist.

Let's consign it to history where it belongs.

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Like clockwork , as soon as you criticise the fossil fuel companies and executives – out come the lobbyists and shady thinktanks based at and near the infamous SW1 55 Tufton Street .

I've had the honour - the privilege - of playing through Promise Mascot Agency over the last couple of weeks. @kaizengameworks.com have absolutely nailed it.

I'm honestly a little heartbroken that it's finished. All eyes on April 10th - you're going to *love* it.

Video games can’t escape their role in the radicalisation of young men | Keith Stuart Those of us who spend our lives gaming can no longer deny knowledge that our online communities are awash with disturbing hate speech and violent rhetoric

Yep. Fine work, @keefstuart.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/m...

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‼️The Promise Mascot Agency DEMO is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series and Epic!‼️

Explore a cursed Japanese town! Recruit mascot friends! Become the #1 Mascot Agency in an open-world crime drama!

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Tiktok has been banned in the US on the grounds that China could use it "to manipulate and control Americans by spreading propaganda and misinformation." In other words, China *might* do exactly what Elon Musk *has done* with X.
It's a blatant double standard.

Grizzly Man is a slasher horror game set during the salmon run in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness.

It features pixel pulp storytelling, psychedelic themes, conspiracies, and a bloodthirsty killer.

Out today on Steam. 👇

To England, where five months after the last general election two and a half million adults (sic) have signed a petition calling for another one. Succesfully. It will be held in four years and seven months’ time. The campaign began because Labour didn’t restore prosperity in their first twenty weeks. Rumours that the petition was a ruse by an autograph hunter who specialises in simpleton signatures were not laid to rest when Reform UK threw its collective intellectual weight behind it. Labour only have themselves to blame. By annihilating the Tories at the ballot box, they killed the goose that laid the golden tractor porn eggs. Without Randox, or Chris Pincher, or shell PPE companies, or Partygate, or a vision, all they seem to offer are tax rises and warm words about Blackrock. Ideologically, this leaves them more exposed than Peter Bone talking to a junior staffer. Enter stage far-right, goosestepping, Reform UK and their cartoon Tory clones who hawk uncontested narratives about imaginary threats posed by refugees, experts and – er – trans people. The near and present dangers of climate catastrophe are meanwhile rejected. Never, they say, let the truth get in the way of a good story. In a world where mothballed Thunderbirds extra Richard Tice can become a political figure, it seems that voters are unwilling to let it get in the way of a crap one too. Insurance giant AXA has just published data which say that Tice’s constituency is the second most exposed to global warming in the UK. It’s a catchy stat, but not so catchy as Tice’s mantra that ‘Net Zero equals Net Stupid’. Perhaps the 4000 householders in Boston and Skegness who are at risk of submersion will chant this next time they’re baling turd-filled floodwater from their living rooms. Apologies, the alt text box has run out of space. Pls DM me if you were reading this way and I'll forward the rest!

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