Script Writer News--4.3.12

Scripts, dialogues true actors of a film: Big B Times of India A lot of emphasis is being given on writers and writing and megastar Amitabh Bachchan too feels that the true actors of any film are its script and dialogues. "I do believe script, dialogue and screenplay writers are true actors of a film...follow them ... See all stories on this topic »

Remakes should be better than the original: Javed Akhtar PINKVILLA Scriptwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar, who is upset with reports of a remake of 1973 super hit film "Zanjeer", says they should only be made if they are better than the original. "Any film can be remade provided that it is better that the original. See all stories on this topic » PINKVILLA

Conversations With Christopher Bessette and Dermot Mulroney on Trade of Innocents Huffington Post How did you first approach this film when writing your script? Christopher Bessette: Thanks. For me everything begins with truth. Truth outlines the boundaries in which the story unfolds; it outlines the boundaries where my characters meet and battle ... See all stories on this topic »

My Trip to Cuba With Mary Hemingway! Huffington Post The New York Times ran an article on March 28 detailing how the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation has acquired 15 letters written by Ernest Hemingway, bought from an 80-year-old friend of the famed writer, Italian-born Gianfranco Ivancich, ... See all stories on this topic »

Into the woods with Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon Victoria Times Colonist By Bob Thompson, Postmedia News April 3, 2012 8:02 AM Joss Whedon (Co-writer/Producer, left) and Drew Goddard (Co-writer/Director, right) on the set of The Cabin in the Woods. TORONTO - Drew Goddard is a collaborator at heart, so he counted on his ... See all stories on this topic »

'Magic City' shines bright on 1950s Miami Beach Boston.com By Frazier Moore AP Television Writer / April 3, 2012 NEW YORK—A high point in the series debut of "Magic City," the new Starz drama set in 1950s-era Miami Beach, occurs about midway when hotel magnate Ike Evans makes a reluctant appeal to his brutish ... See all stories on this topic »