As I mentioned in my post below, veteran screenwriter Alvin Sargent is said to be hard at work on the latest draft of “Spiderman 4.” Prior to working on “Spiderman 2,” Sargent was best known for his work on more small-scale films from the late sixties, seventies, and eighties including his Oscar-winning work on “Ordinary People” and “Julia.”
Below is an example of Sargent at his tragicomic best from his merely Oscar-nominated screenplay for Peter Bogdanovich’s retro 1973 comedy, “Paper Moon,” based on the novel by Joe David Brown. As Mlle. Trixie Delight, the late, great Madilyn Kahn does all the talking in this scene . She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work, but it was Tatum O’Neal who was the youngest person to ever win a competitive Oscar for the role, winning the Best Actress award at age 10.
