Movies About Writing and Writers

I love this post by P.J. Parrish in The Kill Zone entitled What writers can learn from movies about writing.

In the post five movies are highlighted, Wonder Boys, Throw Momma From the Train, As Good As It Gets, Adaptation, and Deconstructing Harry. It's a fun article to read if you've seen these movies and P.J. Parrish does a good job of making them relevant to actual writers.

The line that is mentioned for Throw Momma From the Train is a favorite of mine and i'm glad it's pointed out so well in the post.

I think the better question is, why are movies about writing and writers so mediocre and/or bad? I've seen Wonder Boys and had to force myself not to yawn. I hated Throw Momma From the Train despite the fact that most of my friends loved it. The fact that Jack Nicholson's character was a writer was unecessary and was really only there for him to provide a memorable line. I fell asleep during Adaption and still don't know how it ends and I've never seen Deconstructing Harry.