Screenwriter News--4.3.12

BHS Senior Wins School's "Top Screenwriter" Award Patch.com Senior Monica Daugherty has been named "Top Screenwriter" for 2012 at Bolingbrook High School. Her short story "Toxic" earned her the honor over finalists freshman Shea Ihne and senior Justin Price. Seniors Jessica Thompson and Juan Vasquez were also ... See all stories on this topic »

'Magic City' inspiration started back in the day Kansas City Star By YVONNE VILLARREAL LOS ANGELES - Screenwriter Mitch Glazer brings his Miami-based gangster vision to TV in the new Starz period drama "Magic City" - and, yes, he's ready to defend it against that other period drama that just made its comeback. See all stories on this topic »

Putting Science in the Movies: A Conversation <em>Contagion</em>'s<em> </em ... Slate Magazine (blog) Contagion screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, who has also worked on such films The Informant!, The Bourne Ultimatum, and An Inconvenient Truth (for which he served as producer), conjured up his own "mutant flu," as Nature has taken to calling H5N1. See all stories on this topic »

The Case Against 'Twilight': One Author's War on Wimpy Vampires The Atlantic In the essay, "Why Don Draper Is a Far Better Vampire Than Any of Twilight's or True Blood's," the screenwriter-turned-novelist laments the "emasculation" of vampires in American popular culture. Whereas we once had menacing and handsome Byronic ... See all stories on this topic » The Atlantic

Award-winning Filmmaker to Screen Debut Film 'In the Family' at Holy Cross College of the Holy Cross (blog) Screenwriter, director and actor Patrick Wang will be at the College of the Holy Cross on Thursday, April 12, to discuss his film "In the Family," which was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. The film, dealing with race, ... See all stories on this topic »

'X-Men: First Class' writer and stars offer sequel update Examiner.com Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class) and screenwriter Jane Goldman have been collaborating on sequels to both of their superhero films, but little news has been public until this weekend's Empire event. At the 2012 Empire Awards ceremony, ... See all stories on this topic »

"Barrymore" at STC Looks at the Life of One of America's Greatest Actors The Sacramento Press by Bill Burgua, published on April 2, 2012 at 10:45 PM Drew Barrymore, a highly successful child actor, adult actor, director, screenwriter, producer and model, is a fourth generation member of the famous Barrymore acting family. See all stories on this topic » The Sacramento Press

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Screenwriter Dan Mazeau gives an update on Bleach, The Flash ... Movie News Screenwriter Dan Mazeau gives an update on Bleach, The Flash, and Jonny Quest. www.joblo.com/.../screenwriter-dan-mazeau-gives-an-update-...