Thursday, April 19, 2012

Screenplay News--4.19.12

 
Why the Halo Movie Failed to Launch
Wired News (blog)
Each carried a red bound document folder stamped with the CAA logo that contained two things: a copy of the Halo screenplay commissioned by Microsoft and written by Alex Garland and a terms sheet. None of them spoke a word. The security guards on the ...
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Screenwriter passes on tips
Victoria Times Colonist
By Michael D. Reid, Times Colonist April 18, 2012 If you thought writing a screenplay for a feature film was challenging, try crafting one for an audience-grabbing short film. It's an art unto itself, says Ric Beairsto, the award-winning Vancouver ...
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Harrowing Mel Gibson rant released by screenwriter Joe Eszterhas
Fox News
Eszterhas, who wrote the blockbuster "Basic Instinct," was writing a screenplay for Gibson for a film called "The Maccabees." The fact that the screenplay had not been completed seems to be one of the things that set Gibson off.
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The Five-Year Engagement
Variety
Screenplay, Jason Segel, Stoller. Just the threat of a wedding seems enough to get romance-minded viewers hot and bothered, which means Universal's "The Five-Year Engagement" -- which sometimes feels more like "The 25-Year Engagement" -- is going to be ...
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Praise for Keshavaditya
IndiaGlitz
Right from producer Ananad Appugol to everyone in the team of historical film 'Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna' praise the researcher on the subject Keshavaditya who has penned the story, screenplay and dialogue writer. The film with a mammoth budget by ...
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IndiaGlitz
Romancing In Thin Air is a first rate film
Examiner.com
The screenplay by, Jevons Au Man-Kit, Ka-Fai Wai and Nai-Hoi Yau seduces the audience by patiently building its plot using classical comedy characters mix with dramatic scenes. The cast includes a handsome leading man, Louis Koo, and a classic leading ...
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Good as You
Variety
Screenplay, Lamberti, Riccardo Pechini, in collaboration with Riccardo Degni, Diego Longobardi, liberally adapted from the play by Roberto Biondi. With: Enrico Silvestrin, Lorenzo Balducci, Daniela Virgilio, Lucia Mascino, Elisa di Eusanio, ...
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Mel Gibson Costa Rican Audio Rant
TMZ.com
The Wrap obtained the tape from Joe Eszterhas -- the man who wrote the screenplay for "The Maccabees" with Mel. Eszterhas has made shocking allegations that Mel ranted about killing Oksana Grigorieva, hating Jews, and praising the guy who killled John ...
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Movie review: Zac Efron simmers in eye-rolling romance 'The Lucky One'
The Seattle Times
Directed by Scott Hicks, from a screenplay by Will Fetters, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. 101 minutes. Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and violence. Several theaters. No comments have been posted to this article.
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Past award nominees dot '12 Cannes landscape
Variety (blog)
For starters, Cannes opener "Moonrise Kingdom" comes from Wes Anderson, nominated for an orignal screenplay Oscar in 2002 for "The Royal Tennenbaums" and top animated film for 2009's "Fantastic Mr. Fox." Among its actors, "Moonrise" features past Oscar ...
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Perfect Stranger wins Celestial's screenplay competition | News ...
Tian Li's re-interpretation of Love With The Perfect Stranger has won the Shaw Brothers remake screenplay competition, launched by Hong Kong-based ...
www.screendaily.com/news/asia...wins.../5040525.article?...

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