Script Writer News--3.29.12

Preity Zinta turns scriptwriter? Hindustan Times The actor has apparently tried her hand at co-writing the Prem Soni-directed film, which he had originally scripted himself. "Preity has been instrumental in completing the film's story. So whether it was discussing dialogues or fleshing out scenes, ... See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times

Scriptwriter T Damodaran is dead Times of India KOZHIKODE: Noted scriptwriter T Damodaran, who gave Malayalam film industry some of its biggest hits, died following a massive heart attack here on Wednesday. Damodaran was a true multi-faceted talent, juggling the roles of actor, scriptwriter, ... See all stories on this topic »

Preity Zinta's turned scriptwriter! Daily News & Analysis By Aakanksha Naval-Shetye | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Actress Preity Zinta's upcoming film Ishq in Paris not only marks her debut as a producer, but insiders reveal that the film even sees her make a debut as a script-writer. See all stories on this topic » Daily News & Analysis

A 'Trek' Script Is Grounded in Cyberspace New York Times Last fall an unused script for the cult 1960s television show turned up after being forgotten for years. Its author, the science-fiction writer Norman Spinrad, announced it would become an episode of a popular Web series, "Star Trek New Voyages: Phase ... See all stories on this topic »

Noted Scriptwriter T Damodaran Passes Away Daijiworld.com Kozhikode, Mar 29: T Damodaran (77), a well-known scriptwriter of the southern film industry, passed away due to cardiac arrest on Wednesday March 29. Not only was Damodaran a scriptwriter, but was also an actor, football referee and commentator. See all stories on this topic »

Scriptwriter T Damodaran dead City Journal.in KOZHIKODE: Renowned scriptwriter T Damodaran, 77, died of cardiac arrest at his daughter's residence here yesterday. In a career spanning more than four decades, he scripted close to 50 Malayalam films, which included some of the all-time blockbusters ... See all stories on this topic » City Journal.in

Oscar winner and 'Community' dean Jim Rash builds vibrant, whimsical garden ... MiamiHerald.com He won an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay of "The Descendants" and, perhaps more famously, he scored rave reviews for his fierce portrayal of Angelina Jolie's thigh onstage during the ceremony. His TV series "Community," in which he plays the ... See all stories on this topic »

Star Trek fans bereft after plans to film unused script nixed Telegraph.co.uk It never went into production because writer Norman Spinrad objected to a series of changes made by producer Gene Coon, which he felt turned it into an unfunny comedy. The author, who was paid around $5000 (£3150) at the time for the script featuring ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Blogs

SPICY IP: Zanjeer Remake should seek Scriptwriter's Permission ... By Shouvik Kumar Guha Zanjeer Remake should seek Scriptwriter's Permission: Javed Akhtar speaks outAkhtar. (Picture taken from here) The regular readers of Spicy IP will undoubted be aware of the numerous controversies involving various rights associated with ... SPICY IP

Web

The Aspiring TV Writer and Screenwriter Blog: Script Frenzy 2012 It's the largest script writing event in the world--about 30000 participants from around the world are expected participate this year, including K-12 students. aspiringtvwriter.blogspot.com/2012/.../script-frenzy-2012.htm...

Malayalam scriptwriter passes away Noted Malayalam script writer, T Damodaran died in Calicut early this morning following a massive... www.chennaipatrika.com/.../Scriptwriter-Damodaran-Passes-A...