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Ramesh Santanam

@itsharrylime.bsky.social
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Screenwriter | Story analyst/script reader for studio and production companies | Former crime, courts, investigative reporter | Occasional guest lecturer | Ardent cricket fan | Part-time raconteur |

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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
An immensely talented storyboard artist, a captivating, funny storyteller, and a dear, dear friend. J. Todd is missed immeasurably. #filmmaking #scriptsky #filmsky
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J. Todd Anderson, ‘The Nice Guys’ and ‘The Big Lebowski’ Storyboard Artist, Dies at 67
He was a frequent collaborator of the Coen Brothers, storyboarding ‘Fargo,’ ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ and ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth,’ among other films.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
SO CLOSE (2002). Corey Yuen. So good.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
LEGEND HAS IT, a short film I co-wrote, directed by Thomas Lorber, streams June 19-27 through this festival’s portal.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
"[I]f you don't look for new voices and new talent, and you rely on what's worked before, innovation dies within your organization." #scriptsky #filmsky
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Michael De Luca Warns About the Danger of Hollywood Cutting Development Funds for Original Material: ‘If You Cut Too Deep Your Pipeline Dries Up’
Warner Bros. Pictures chief Michael De Luca warned about the repercussions of cutting spending on original material during his Q&A at Produced By.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
HOW THE WEST WAS WONDER BOYS
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
THE PARALLAX VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
THE THIRD MAN WHO WOULD BE KING
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I’d like to think March and Healy have taken on other cases and stuff. #filmsky #scriptsky
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Ten years later, the cult of ‘The Nice Guys’ keeps growing
When “The Nice Guys” debuted 10 years ago, the writing was on the wall for the big-screen comedy. It came out sandwiched between “Captain America: Civil War” and “X-Men: Apocalypse.”
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Have you looked in the back to see if you have two nails?
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
THE WIRE MASH THE ROCKFORD FILES MAD ABOUT YOU PRIME SUSPECT (UK) GILMORE GIRLS HACKS NYPD BLUE BRON/BROEN PARTY DOWN JUSTIFIED BLUE LIGHTS MESSIAH LUTHER THE FUGITIVE
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Again, from years ago, but evergreen advice from McQ. #scriptsky #screenwriting #filmsky
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
TREMORS is filled with perfect line deliveries.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Thank you!
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Thank you, Jennifer.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
A pleasant surprise the week LEGEND HAS IT screens at the Victoria Film Festival in Canada. I co-wrote this short with my friend, Frank. It's directed by Thomas Lorber, and screens tomorrow. Thomas is stunt coordinator on the upcoming READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME. #scriptsky #screenwriting #filmsky
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
From three years ago, but McQ's advice is evergreen. #scriptsky #screenwriting
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The Legend is going to Canada. LEGEND HAS IT, the short action-comedy I co-wrote, was selected by the Victoria Film Festival in Vancouver, where it will be shown Feb. 12 & 14 — that's this Thursday and Saturday — at the Intrepid Theatre. #scriptsky #filmsky #screenwriting
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Congratulations!
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
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Hard Boiled: Why John Woo’s Masterpiece is Still the Greatest Action Movie of All Time - Diabolique Magazine
While the 1980s might generally be considered the heyday of the action movie, or at least the decade with the biggest wealth of nostalgia attached to it, the
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
More shameless self-promotion: Excerpts from a new review this week of the bonkers short film I co-wrote. Next stop: Vancouver in a fortnight. #screenwriting #scriptsky #filmsky
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Excerpt from a new review of LEGEND HAS IT, the short co-written by yours truly and Frank Tremblay, and directed by Thomas Lorber, whose terrific stunt work can be seen right now in FRANKENSTEIN, and soon in READY OR NOT 2 and VIOLENT NIGHT 2. #scriptsky #filmsky #screenwriting #shortfilm
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Actor Tom Morton, director Thomas Lorber, and composer William Gaboury @danceswithfilms.bsky.social New York premiere of LEGEND HAS IT, co-written by yours truly. #screenwriting #filmsky #scriptsky
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Thank you, Andy.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Thank you!
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
LEGEND HAS IT, an action-comedy short I co-wrote, directed by the talented Thomas Lorber, has its U.S. premiere in a few hours @danceswithfilms.bsky.social at Regal Union Square, New York City. #scriptsky #filmsky #screenwriting
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Eoin Morgan would be a good choice.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
"There is something quietly powerful about short films that know exactly what they want to be, not just in tone or genre, but in intention." A review of LEGEND HAS IT, cowritten by me. US premiere is Friday (Jan. 16) at Dances With Films: NY. tinyurl.com/muerh9wy #scriptsky #filmsky #screenwriting
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Legend Has It – When Performance Becomes Survival. - Scene For Scene
There is something quietly powerful about short films that know exactly what they want to be, not just in tone or genre, but in intention. They often bear the burden of proof that an idea works and is...
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I remember when my three-hole punch broke at an inopportune time — allowing only the top and middle to be punched through. Had to rush out and buy a new one before the office supply store closed. There was much gnashing of teeth that day.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Is that cover photo from the 1981 Ashes?
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
"If you’re an aspiring professional screenwriter and you want this to be your job, write a commercial spec script. … A script that when it lands on a desk at 11:48 pm makes the reader finish it." tinyurl.com/4nj8xndm #scriptsky #screenwriting
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THE MORAL CASE FOR “SELLING OUT”
Why the widest door leads to the highest art
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
You doing the litmus configuration?
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I sincerely hope it brings you much happiness and richly deserved success.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Maybe not Nietzsche and Descartes, but surely Hume.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
THE SPY WHO SORT OF LIKED ME
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Coming from you, Brett, that means a lot. Thank you, my friend.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
A critic just reviewed LEGEND HAS IT, the short film I co-wrote. Its U.S. premiere is Jan. 16 at Dances With Films Festival in Manhattan. #scriptsky #filmsky #screenwriting tinyurl.com/39f26wc3
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LEGEND HAS IT Review: Killer Moves For A Killer Bust In Thomas Lorber's New Action Comedy | Film Combat Syndicate
The cast includes Jon Cor, Dianne Aguilar, and Tom Morton.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Underrated gem.
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a woman talking to a child with the words " life is pain get used to it " below her
Alt: a woman talking to a child with the words " life is pain get used to it " below her
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
I’m so sorry for your loss. My deepest sympathies to you and your family.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Rumor has it these were sole mates.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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a man wearing a hat and sunglasses is standing in front of a map .
Alt: a man wearing a hat and sunglasses is standing in front of a map .
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Congratulations! This is wonderful news — and richly deserved.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
This movie is underrated.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Thank you!
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
LEGEND HAS IT, a short film I co-wrote with Frank Tremblay, and directed by Thomas Lorber, will have its North American premiere next month at the Dances With Films: NY festival in Manhattan. #scriptsky #screenwriting #filmsky
It’s an image of a muscular man in a hard hat being held by by two men. It’s a still from the short film, LEGEND HAS IT, which will have its U.S. premiere next month in New York City.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
"AI cannot create stories," Chevalier said. "We create stories." apnews.com/article/fran... #scriptsky #filmsky #screenwriting
apnews.com
Why a misunderstood wolf from a French supermarket ad is moving viewers worldwide
A French supermarket's Christmas advert has captured hearts worldwide without using generative AI. The two-and-a-half-minute film, "Unloved," created for Intermarché, tells the story of a lonely wolf ...
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Yay! Congrats! I’m rooting for you.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Lead, not love interest, in A LITTLE PRAYER, and he’s terrific in it. Alas, I fear the movie and his performance, along with Jane Levy, will likely be ignored come awards season. The film’s a gem.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Define “perfect ending?”
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a black and white photo of a man pushing a stroller down a tree lined path
Alt: a black and white photo of a man pushing a stroller down a tree lined path
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
variety.com/2025/film/ne... #scriptsky #screenwriting #filmsky
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Hollywood Script Readers Fear They Could be Replaced by AI. They Set Up a Test to See Who Gives Better Feedback
Fearing they could be replaced, Hollywood script readers face off against AI programs to see who gives better feedback.
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Ramesh Santanam @itsharrylime.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
LEGEND HAS IT, a short film I co-wrote, won the Midnight Audience Award at the 2025 Sapporo International Short Film Fest in Japan. An organizer texted the director: "Your film got the most laughs and the biggest reactions in the theater — it was a true highlight of the night." #filmsky #scriptsky
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