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Writers Guild Foundation Hosts Second “Anatomy of a Script” Series
The Writers Guild Foundation has announced that it will hold its second “Anatomy of a Script” seminar/case study series this spring featuring an all-star lineup of film and television writers.
The series, moderated by writer-producers Winnie Holzman ("My So-Called Life") and Robin Schiff (Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion), will be held on six successive Tuesdays at the Writers Guild of America building in Los Angeles in March and April. Scheduled seminars include:
Tuesday March 11, 7:30 pm: Traffic, with writer Stephen Gaghan (Syriana)
March 18, 7:30 pm: Lars and the Real Girl with writer Nancy Oliver ("Six Feet Under")
March 25, 7:30 pm: Friday Night Lights with writer-producer Jason Katims ("Boston Public")
April 1, 7:30 pm: Ghost with writer Bruce Joel Rubin (Jacob’s Ladder)
April 8, 7:30 pm: “The Bernie Mac Show” with writer-producer Larry Wilmore ("The Office")
April 15, 7:30 pm: “Grey’s Anatomy” with writer-producer Shonda Rhimes ("Private Practice")
Tickets are $50 to the general public ($210 for the whole series), $40 for WGA member and full-time faculty ($180 for the whole series) and $30 for full-time students with a valid student ID ($150 for the whole series).
Visit http://www.wgfoundation.org for more information.
February 27th, 2008 | Category: | By Jennifer M. Wood
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“The cell phone that puts you in control” is offering you the chance to contribute to an important part of the Oscar experience: The commercials. Tracfone, the largest prepaid cell phone company in the U.S. with over 10 million users, is teaming with Contest Factory to create an ad competition that allows its customers to choose which Tracfone commercial should be aired during the Academy Awards on February 24.
February 22nd, 2008 | Category: Contests | By Melissa Rose Kimbler
The Hackademy Awards honor Tobacco-Free Entertainment
It might be a little weird for Jessica Alba to get higher praise than Jodie Foster, but the Hackademy Awards judge more than acting talent; they recognize stars and films that encourage young people not to smoke.
For the 13th year, the Hackademy Awards, which took place on February 13th in Sacramento, CA, featured a project called “Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down!”(TUTD) to draw attention to tobacco use in films that appeal to kids. Live Free or Die Hard took home top honors for eliminating main character John McClane’s smoking habit. Rated PG-13, the film was a major box office draw for teenagers who might be influenced by the actions of the film’s characters.
February 21st, 2008 | Category: | By Melissa Rose Kimbler
Monterey Screenplay Competition Announces Winners
The Monterey County Film Commission of Monterey, CA has awarded prizes to the winning entries in its annual Screenplay Competition, which drew 183 submissions this year. Grand prize winner Barbara Palmer of Whitefish, MT took home $2,000 for her screenplay Robin’s Boys, the story of a black teenager wanted for kidnapping when he rescues a mentally disabled white boy. Runner-up Kevin Leonard won $1,000 for his script Rickenbacker, based on the life of American WWII hero Eddie Rickenbacker. The competition distinguished Tom Schlegel of Salinas, CA with an honorable mention for his screenplay Crossroaders. The competition’s corporate sponsor, NESTech Management Group, Inc. of Salinas, optioned Palmer’s and Leonard’s winning screenplays.
February 20th, 2008 | Category: News/Commentary | By Carla Pisarro
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' . $phpAds_raw['html'] . ''; } ?>Kairos Prize Awards Spiritual Cinema
Winners of the 2008 Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays were announced at the 16th annual Movieguide Faith and Values Awards Gala, which took place in Beverly Hills on February 12th. Each year the Kairos Prize awards screenplays that seek to spread Christian moral values throughout the entertainment industry.
February 18th, 2008 | Category: News/Commentary | By Melissa Rose Kimbler
Lucasfilm to Release Star Wars: The Clone Wars
It was announced this past week that Warner Bros. Pictures will partner with Lucasfilm Ltd. to release a new, feature-length animated Star Wars film to theaters on August 15, 2008. That’s right, this summer will see a brand new entry in the Star Wars canon released on the big screen. The computer-animated film, titled Star Wars: The Clone Wars, will preclude a television series of the same name set to premiere this fall on Cartoon Network, with subsequent airings on TNT.
February 14th, 2008 | Category: News/Commentary | By Andrew Gnerre
Sundance Institute Awards Bob Byington Annenberg Film Fellowship Grant
The Sundance Institute, long heralded for supporting budding moviemakers, has awarded its Annenberg Film Fellowship to Austin-based writer-director Bob Byington. The fellowship grant will help finance Byington’s upcoming film Harmony and Me, to start shooting in Austin later this year. The Sundance Institute also provided mentoring sessions with veteran screenwriters Joan Tewkesbury (Nashville), Jim Taylor (Sideways) and John Gatins (Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story) to guide Byington in fine-tuning his script.
February 13th, 2008 | Category: News/Commentary | By Jennifer M. Wood
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Have an idea for a TV show that you think has commercial prospects? Now you can find out: Sell Your TV Concept Now, Inc. encourages students with ideas for viable TV series to apply for their Hit Makers Summit Scholarship. The scholarship, open to students who have been enrolled in television or film production programs, includes the registration fee for the March 2008 Hit Makers Summit. Need more convincing to apply? The Summit will be held at Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida.
February 12th, 2008 | Category: News/Commentary | By Carla Pisarro
Roy Scheider: 1932 - 2008
"You're gonna need a bigger boat!" Delivering that single, splendidly spot-on line of dialogue—in Jaws, of course—was more than enough to eternally ensure for Roy Scheider a warm spot in the hearts of movie buffs everywhere. (Of course, it didn't hurt that he also said, in the very same movie, "Smile, you son of a bitch!")
But for some of us, the lean and leathery actor with the bluntly chiseled profile will remain most fondly remembered not for his engaging turn as a small-town sheriff battling a Buick-sized shark, but rather for his drop-dead brilliance as Bob Fosse's stressed-for-success, razzle-dazzling autobiographical alter ego in All That Jazz, the go-for-broke, shoot-the-moon musical fantasia that deserves honorable mention on anyone's list of the greatest and most audacious movies of the 1970s. I am not ashamed to admit that, the first time I saw this masterwork in 1979, the gut-punch impact of Scheider's final exit (which, I swear, I most certainly did not see coming) caused me to burst into tears. Bye-bye, life, indeed. Jeez, I can still hear the sound of that damn zipper...
February 11th, 2008 | Category: MM Remembers | By Joe Leydon
Danny Glover, Michael Keaton to Receive Cinequest Maverick Spirit Awards
Actors Danny Glover and Michael Keaton will receive Maverick Spirit Awards from film institute Cinequest next month. Batman star Keaton will receive his award on March 1; producer-actress Jennifer Siebel will then moderate a discussion with the actor. Glover will receive his award on March 8, to be followed by a screening of a film of Glover’s choice and conversation with the Lethal Weapon star. All events will take place in San Jose, California.
February 6th, 2008 | Category: News/Commentary | By Carla Pisarro
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' . $phpAds_raw['html'] . ''; } ?>Meet the Oscars in New York and Los Angeles
Got a terminal case of Oscar fever? Well, if you live in New York or Los Angeles there might be a cure yet. Beginning Friday, February 1 at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, California and February 15 at the Times Square Studios in NYC’s tourist mecca, 50 genuine Oscar Statuettes will on display to the public. The small gold men being shown off in Hollywood will be given out at this year’s awards show, while those in New York are set to doled out at a future ceremony.
Most exciting, though, is the fact that at both branches of this bicoastal event, charmingly dubbed “Meet the Oscars,” attendees will be able to hold an actual Academy Award. Visit this free exhibit now and find out what eight and a half pounds of gold-plated Britannium really feels like before both locations close on February 23, one day before the real event.
For complete event information visit http://www3.oscars.org/80academyawards/meet_the_oscars.
February 2nd, 2008 | Category: | By Andrew Gnerre
Get Infected by Warner Bros.
What would you look like if your body got snatched? Probably not as glamorous as Nicole Kidman or Daniel Craig—but don't take my word for it. See for yourself what you would look like if you infected with a mysterious alien illness like the characters in The Invasion, on DVD now, by visiting http://theinvasionmovie.warnerbros.com/infected/.
February 1st, 2008 | Category: News/Commentary | By Jennifer M. Wood
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