Screenwriting News: Page 20
Writer Vs. Director (June 29, 2006): Trouble is brewing among screenwriters over who gets to be called the auteur of a film: the writer or the director? A new book by David Kipen called The Schreiber Theory asks movie love
Neil Gaiman and the Aspiring Novelist (June 23, 2006): Neil Gaiman describes an encounter he had on an airplane on a recent entry in his journal.
M. Night Shyamalan's Breakup With Disney (June 23, 2006): M.
How To Write A Happy Superman (June 22, 2006): Geoff Johns talks about writing superhero characters like Batman and Superman. He says it is easier to write darker, grittier characters.
Film Critics and Flagrant Elision of Ellipses (June 19, 2006): New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood examines the growing trend of quoting film and theater critics' reviews wildly out of context.
Tom Stoppard Meets James Bond (May 27, 2006): Casino Royale hasn't even been released yet, but producer Barbara Broccoli has already decided who she wants as the screenwriter for the next Bond film: playwright Tom Stoppard.
Writer's Guild Wants Say In Product Placement Decisions For Fall TV (May 18, 2006): The major networks are having their upfronts this week where they present the fall tv lineup to potential advertisers and the Writers Guild of America wants to be involved in the process.
First American Review For Da Vinci Code: Yes, It's Good (May 17, 2006): One of the first reviews for The Da Vinci Code is in from Roger Friedman for Fox News.
Akiva Goldsman And The Da Vinci Code (May 16, 2006): There is lots of focus on Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman's screenplay for The Da Vinci Code.
Kim Basinger And The Mermaid Chair (May 8, 2006): According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger is set to star in her first made for TV movie: she will play the lead in The Mermaid Chair, the Lifetime film bas
Damon Lindelof And Carlton Cuse Discuss Writing Lost (May 4, 2006): TV Guide's Ask Ausiello has an interesting interview with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse who write the hit TV series Lost.
Friends Assistant Writer Loses Sexual Harassment Suit (April 26, 2006): The assistant writer on the set of Friends has lost her sexual harassment suit filed for a hostile work environment.
Dan Brown: It's Not My Job To Debate (April 25, 2006): As the hysteria mounts in the weeks before the release of The Da Vinci Code film, Dan Brown says that it's not his job to weigh in on the debate.
Xanadu Now an Off-Broadway Play (April 9, 2006): A report in Playbill says Xanadu is being made into an Off-Broadway musical play.
Britney Spears and the Sitcom Writers (March 30, 2006): Britney Spears is going to be a guest star on Will and Grace.
Daniel Craig Already Signed For Bond Sequel (March 21, 2006): We're starting to have some serious doubts about producer Barbara Broccoli's state of mind these days.
Producer of Oscar-Winning Film is Flat Broke (March 10, 2006): How's this for a bummer? Independent producer Cathy Schulman won the Best Picture Oscar for Crash last Sunday night, so you'd think she's be on top of the world, right? Nope, she's actually flat broke.
Oscars 2006 and Three 6 Mafia (March 6, 2006): The Oscars clocked in at 3 1/2 hours, just what producer Gil Cates said they would.
Paul Haggis Has His Crash Moment (March 6, 2006): Screenwriter and director Paul Haggis said he was quite surprised that his film Crash pulled off the upset of the year and won the Oscar for Best Picture last night.
Daniel Craig's Bond Mishaps Continue (February 22, 2006): The New York Daily News reports on the lastest Daniel Craig/James Bond fiasco: he can't drive the Aston Martin because he doesn't know how to drive a stick shift car.
