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Black's Screenplay Makes Proposition 8 Look Silly
The Emory Wheel
By Uyen Hoang Posted: 03/05/2012 Last Thursday was a busy opening night for Oxford College's production of the play 8, which was written by the award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, whose previous screenplay, "Milk," won an academy award.
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Angelina Jolie Passes 'Salt 2′ Screenplay Back To Studio & Says Try Again
WhatCulture!
Angelina Jolie has received the first draft screenplay for a proposed sequel to her 2010 spy actioner "Salt" but is so displeased with the effort she has sent it back to Columbia Pictures and writer Kurt Wimmer and told them to start over from scratch, ...
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Screenwriter calls for new category in major film awards
China Daily
By Sun Li (chinadaily.com.cn) Acclaimed screenwriter Wang Xingdong, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, has called for the creation of a Best Adapted Screenplay category in the country's major film awards.
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'The Descendants' To Be Screened At 1891 Fredonia Opera House
Jamestown Post Journal
FREDONIA - ''The Descendants,'' nominated for five Academy Awards and winner for Best Adapted Screenplay, is the next featured film at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. It will be screened on Saturday at 8 pm and Tuesday, March 13, at 7:30 pm as part of ...
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CultureMob Giveaway: Win THE DESCENDANTS on DVD
CultureMob (blog)
Rather than summarize the plot of filmmaker Alexander Payne's Academy Award-winning dramedy (for Best Adapted Screenplay) myself, I'll leave that job to Fox's official synopsis. Based on the best-selling novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings and set in Hawaii, ...
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John Carter
Variety
Screenplay, Stanton, Mark Andrews, Michael Chabon, based on the story "A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Earth to Edgar Rice Burroughs buffs: "John Carter" is a dog. Actually, it's more like a Calot, an ugly dog-like creature found only on ...
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Variety
The writer behind HBO's "Game Change"
Salon
He's gotten an Emmy nomination and Writers Guild of America award for his screenplay for the 2008 "Recount," about the 2000 presidential vote in Florida. And now he's gone back to work with that film's director, Jay Roach, on the anticipated adaptation ...
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Salon
Angelina Jolie was 'owning' her leggy look at Oscars says 'Descendants' Jim ...
OnTheRedCarpet.com
When "Descendants" co-screenwriter Jim Rash appeared on the Oscar stage for his win for Best Adapted Screenplay, he took the opportunity to poke a little fun at Angelina Jolie's leg-baring pose she did while presenting the award.
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OnTheRedCarpet.com
Farhan, Ritesh to explore new writing talents
IndiaGlitz
Level Two: Headed by Javed Akhtar will evaluate the screenplay or can develop the screenplay by getting veteran writers involved. Level Three: Farhan and Ritesh would see the possibility of final go ahead and converting it into film.
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IndiaGlitz
Andrew Stanton dives into live-action pool with John Carter
Vancouver Sun
As a Pixar original, Stanton had helped director John Lasseter assemble the project, and co-wrote the screenplay for the "experimental" motion picture, which earned rave reviews and went on to prove pundits wrong by becoming a trendsetting, ...
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'Revenge' Actress Madeleine Stowe to Direct a Western
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Stowe wrote the screenplay, which tells the story of a widow who, after being rescued by a frontiersman, searches for her kidnapped children. The 53-year-old actress says she's also already in the process of gathering her cast and crew, with her budget ...
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Two Little Boys
Variety
Screenplay, Duncan Sarkies, Robert Sarkies, based on the novel by Duncan Sarkies. With: Bret McKenzie, Hamish Blake, Maaka Pohatu, Filip Berg, Erin Banks, Charlie Britzman, Jarin Towney, Russell Smith, Ian Mune, Lee Hatherly.
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Winner named in Gazette Oscar contest
Schenectady Gazette
... "The Help"), Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"), Best Original Screenplay (Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"), Best Adapted Screenplay (Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "The Descendants") and Best Animated Film ("Rango").
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21 Jump Street
Variety
Screenplay, Michael Bacall; story, Bacall, Jonah Hill, based on the television series created by Patrick Hasburgh, Stephen J. Cannell. In 1987, new-kid-on-the-block Fox attracted a teenage demographic by programming a gritty primetime show about ...
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Variety
Turner Classic Movies celebrates 70 years of 'Casablanca' with re-release
HitFix (blog)
The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for Best Actor (Humphrey Bogart, who lost to Paul Lukas in "Watch on the Rhine"), Best Supporting Actor (Claude Rains, who lost to Charles Coburn in "The ...
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HitFix (blog)
The Crown Jewels
Variety
Screenplay, Carina Dahl, Lemhagen. With: Alicia Vikander, Bill Skarsgard, Bjorn Gustafsson, Michalis Koutsogiannakis, Alexandra Rapaport, Radon Jesper Lindberger, Loa Falkman, Sara Lindh, Louise, Amanda Lunegren, Jonatan Bokman, Edvin Ryding.
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Pinterest is named after the playwright Harold Pinter
Inquirer
Pinter, of course, was a UK playwright, screenwriter, director and actor, and he gave us such pleasures as the play Birthday Party and the screenplay for The French Lieutenant's Woman. However we did not know that he had inspired a web site designed ...
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Original 'Titanic' Comes to Blu-ray
Home Media Magazine
The original "Titanic" film won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay and was nominated for Best Art Direction — Set Decoration, Black-and-White. The film stars Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner and Audrey Dalton in the ...
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Home Media Magazine
ParaNorman Releases New Trailer!
BSCkids
This animated film features the voices of Anna Kendrick, from Twilight fame, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, from Superbad and Kick-Ass. It comes from directors Sam Fell and Chris Butler (who also wrote the screenplay). Fans of the 2009 stop motion film, ...
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O$CARS: Was All That Campaigning Worth It?
Deadline.com
For some films that managed a major win — like The Help (for supporting actress Octavia Spencer), Beginnners (for supporting actor Christopher Plummer), or Midnight In Paris (for Woody Allen's Original Screenplay) — there may be added incentive to ...
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Promo For Movie Being Filmed In Sacramento
The Sacramento Press
At USC I learned all facets of movie making from writing screenplays to directing, producing, and distribution. Graduated 1996. N: I am an independent film maker but the company Gricelda Ocegueda and I have started an independent production company ...
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The Sacramento Press
Scott Rosenberg to Polish Up PAIN AND GAIN Script for Michael Bay
Collider.com
by Dave Trumbore Posted:March 5th, 2012 at 7:48 pm Word on director Michael Bay's relatively low-budget passion project Pain and Gain is that Scott Rosenberg (Con-Air) has been brought on to punch-up the screenplay originally written by Stephen Markus ...
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Collider.com
Scott Rosenberg Finds Pain and Gain
ComingSoon.net
He'll touch up the screenplay to Michael Bay's dark comedy, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The Paramount Pictures project stars Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Ed Harris, Bar Paly, Rob Corddry and Tony Shalhoub.
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Casablanca Returning To Theaters for 70th Anniversary Event
antiMUSIC.com
It won three Academy Awards® in 1944 including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Tickets for Turner Classic Movies Presents Casablanca 70th Anniversary Event are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.
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Kristen Bell Will Get Jilted By Adam Brody in 'Some Girls'
Film School Rejects
To be helmed by Mad Men and Flight of the Conchords director Jennifer Getzinger, and shot from a screenplay by LaBute himself, Some Girls is one of those naval-gazing relationship stories about a character taking stock of their romantic history.
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Film on Russian Woman in India
IBNLive.com
Sajan Kurian did the story, screenplay and direction. The story is about a Russian woman who witnesses an accident in India. She has a supernatural vision too. The traumatised woman approaches the local police department and files a complaint.
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Pen on Fire Salon Scheduled for Tuesday
Corona del Mar Today
"Formerly a Hollywood screenwriter, his credits include the feature film 'My Favorite Year,' for which he was nominated for a WGA Award for Best Screenplay," the website states. "He was also a staff writer for the ABC-TV series 'Welcome Back, ...
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Welles diggers
Screen International (blog)
Brian Cox has signed on to a performance of Orson Welles' unmade screenplay Heart of Darkness. It's a cause for celebration for Orson Welles fans — and Joseph Conrad fans. Artist Fiona Banner is presenting the first performance of Welles' screenplay ...
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Bill & Ted 3 script finally in place, Reeves and Winter confirm
Den Of Geek
It's little secret that work has been ongoing with regards a screenplay for the project. But it seems that the final draft has now been turned in, as Keanu Reeves has confirmed that "Yeah, we have a script. We're trying to put it together.
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'24′ Movie Delayed Yet Again?
WhatCulture!
A screenplay was turned in by writer Mark Bomback (Live Free or Die Hard, Unstoppable) that was praised by the studio and the producers, a director shortlist was being drawn up and an April start date was looking likely. Unfortunately now all of this ...
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WhatCulture!
'Casablanca' returning to the big screen
UPI.com
It won three Academy Awards -- Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. "There are few things more thrilling for movie lovers than being able to experience a true classic like 'Casablanca' the way it was originally intended: on the big screen," ...
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UPI.com
'HUNGER GAMES' SEQUEL CATCHES FIRE AS FIRST DRAFT COMPLETED
Hollywood Outbreak
During today's Salmon Fishing in the Yemen interviews, Beaufoy talked about writing the screenplay to Catching Fire, the follow up to The Hunger Games.. Beaufoy wrote the screenplay to the Emily Blunt/Ewan McGregor drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ...
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Hollywood Outbreak
Monmouth Community Players will present 'Moonlight and Magnolias'
Lewiston Sun Journal
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Community Players will present "Moonlight and Magnolias," Ron Hutchinson's play relating the true story behind the writing of the screenplay for "Gone with the Wind." The show, directed by Linda Duarte, will run March 23 to April 1 ...
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Lewiston Sun Journal
What Do You Carry: The Bartoks, Independent Filmmakers
PC Magazine
Crappy headphones, pens that don't work, half-eaten KIND bars, a friend's screenplay I'm supposed to read, audition materials from a film I didn't get, and, if it was two years ago, a dog eared copy of The Corrections. 2. How do you write when you're ...
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Rocco Beats Other Actors For 'Lam-Ang' Role
Manila Bulletin
So imagine my excitement when I learned that the story of Lam-Ang will be translated into film with fellow Ilocano, Ana Gabin (who also wrote the screenplay of "Lam-Ang") as director. The movie is the maiden offering of Saridandan Films.
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Dwayne Johnson signs on as Hercules
Film News
Steve Moore's novel Hercules: The Thracian War was adapted into a screenplay by Ryan Condal and it will be produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber and Jonathan Glickman. The film will begin production in New Zealand this October.
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Film News
Prop 8 Hits the Stage
NBC Los Angeles
The play was written by Dustin Lance Black, who won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "Milk," the tale of slain San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk, one of America's first openly gay elected officials. Lawyers for the ban supporters ...
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Universum Takes Jason Statham-starrer 'Heat' for Germany
Hollywood Reporter
Two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman (All the President's Men) who wrote the original film based on his novel of the same name, will revise his 1986 screenplay for the new feature. Statham will play an ex-mercenary and recovering ...
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Hollywood Reporter
'Animal House' Musical Heads to Broadway With Barenaked Ladies
Hollywood Reporter
The show will have an original score by Canadian alt-rockers Barenaked Ladies and a book by playwright Michael Mitnick, based on the screenplay by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller. Casey Nicholaw, a Tony Award winner for The Book of Mormon ...
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Hollywood Reporter
Respect the Voices – CartoonClack
CliqueClack
It's been over a week since the Oscars and most talk about it has quieted down (unless you're a Community fan, in which case you're celebrating Dean Pelton's best screenplay win for Time Desk!). But for me, the big moment still in my mind is Chris ...
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[Movies] The Rock Signs on to Star in Ciudad
411mania.com
Joe Russo wrote the screenplay. The graphic novel, still unpublished, is set in one of the most dangerous and corrupt cities in the world. Johnson plays a black market mercenary who's hired by a Brazilian drug lord to rescue his kidnapped daughter.
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Big Brain Update: Kim Porter
Phoenix New Times (blog)
I want to get an agent so that all the many scripts and screenplays which are done with development but have yet to be produced can find a producer. - I want to finish my dangling screenplays (I have two partially written).
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Meat Is the New Tobacco
Huffington Post (blog)
I was reminded of how far tobacco has fallen reading the New York Times magazine interview with perhaps the most successful screenplay writer in history, Joe Eszterhas, who has lost 80 percent of his larynx to tobacco, and has apologized for his ...
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Gaurav Chopra shoots in Lucknow!
Times of India
Ikram Akhtar, who is writing the screenplay for the film said, "We are shooting the action sequences of the movie first and will be done with them very soon. We will be in town for a few more days, shooting at various locations.
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