Script Writer News--4.21.12

TV Writer Richard Raskind Crosses Into Stage Success With 'The Bridge Club' Patch.com Raskind started off his writing career in Boston doing some radio comedies, then moved to Hollywood with no connections. So he said he wrote a spec script for the show Lou Grant, which starred Ed Asner (in the same role he played on the Mary Tyler ... See all stories on this topic »

Charlize Theron Starring In Sci-Fi Action Film 'Agent 13' Science Fiction Variety (via Blastr) reports that writer TS Nowlin is penning the script of this futuristic spy thriller. Nowlin is highly sought after around town these days because of his Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday gunslinger script 'Wild Guns' at Warner Bros, ... See all stories on this topic » Science Fiction

'The Raven' joins the write crowd Fort Worth Star Telegram Permanent Midnight is based on Stahl's 2005 autobiography, which deals with the troubled writer's $6000-a-week heroin habit (contrast this with his $5000-per-week salary) and his tendency to be high during TV script conferences. See all stories on this topic » Fort Worth Star Telegram

Beef & Sage at 420: Comedy duo behind '4:20 Austin High' talk pedicabs and shorts Austin Chronicle (blog) Elliott explained, "I would sit down and try to write a Lost-type script and it wasn't happening. It just felt like work. Then I would write a spec script for something like The Sarah Silverman Program and it was effortless." In classic Austin style, ... See all stories on this topic » Austin Chronicle (blog)

FILM REVIEW: Gone (15) Chichester Observer Even we are invited to question her sanity and scriptwriter Allison Burnett goes out of his way to populate every frame with creepy supporting characters, such as one suspect who is described as having "rapey eyes", or the cop who is oddly attracted to ... See all stories on this topic »

Old-timers fete oldest of ballparks on 100th b-day San Jose Mercury News By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON—For one more afternoon, Yaz had the Fenway fans cheering, Pedro had them celebrating and Johnny Pesky brought tears to their eyes. Scenes from Fenway Park's first 100 years played out on the major leagues' oldest ... See all stories on this topic »

Letter: Easy to see why Rand's work is stuff of popular movements TCPalm After learning English, she worked in Hollywood as a script writer. After marrying, she embarked on writing books. The massive, 1200-page "Atlas Shrugged" took five years to write. When I first stated to read the book, I thought that I would only find ... See all stories on this topic »

New Motion Picture Project from Creators of MISSING WILLIAM and RULE OF THREE DigitalJournal.com (press release) TARZANA, CA, April 21, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Screenwriter couple Rhoda Jordan and Eric Shapiro ("Rule of Three") are working with writer-producer Dan McKinnon ("Missing William") on a new script tentatively titled "The Last Poet," a moving drama ... See all stories on this topic »

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