Screenwriting News: Page 21
Brokeback Mountain Wins Four BAFA Awards (February 20, 2006): Brokeback Mountain cleaned up at the BAFA (Orange British Film Academy) awards.
Writer's Assistant on Friends Reveals the Sordid Habits of Some TV Writers (February 20, 2006): Did you ever see the old Dick Van Dyke Show? Dick, Sally and Morty were the writers on a variety show.
Writers and Actors Unions Protest in Beverly Hills (February 8, 2006): The Beverly Hills Hotel was the scene of a real-live protest by 200 actors and writers.
Emma Thompson Talks Nanny McPhee (February 1, 2006): Actress and Screenwriter Emma Thompson discusses the screenplay for her new film, Nanny McPhee.
The Joys of Frankenbiting (January 31, 2006): Time magazine explores the world of Frankenbiting: the splicing and editing of dialogue and action in reality TV shows to create interesting and completely false stories.
Spielberg Talks Munich (January 30, 2006): Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has taken a lot of heat for his new political thriller, Munich.
Larry McMurtry Wins Golden Globe for Brokeback Mountain, Thanks Typewriter (January 17, 2006): Larry McMurty and Dianna Osanna won the Golden Globe for Best Screeplay.
Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg Perform Narnia Rap on SNL (January 16, 2006): SNL's f Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg perform a new rap song called Lazy Sunday: Chronicles of Narnia Rap
But How Will it Affect the Film Projects? (January 11, 2006): The Hollywood Reporter weighs in on the two literary scandals currently occupying Hollywood and the publishing world: the revelation that novelist J.
Tony Kushner Talks About Munich (January 9, 2006): First-time screenwriter Tony Kushner discusses writing the Steven Spielberg-directed film Munich.
Fake Narnia Release Fools Major Media Outlets (January 5, 2006): Numerous news outlets were duped into running a joke story about how the fantasy land of Narnia had stalked out of last week's World Trade Organization talks.
Jim Butcher Approves of New Dresden Files Movie (January 4, 2006): Author Jim Butcher has praised the Sci-Fi Channel's adaptation of his Dresden Files series, which must be quite the relief after Ursula LeGuin's trashing of their version of her Earthsea books.
New Media Opportunities for Writers (January 3, 2006): As television and media continue to evolve in the digital age, opportunities for writers are expanding.
Memoirs of a Geisha Film Revives Book Sales (December 15, 2005): The Book Standard reports that the new film Memoirs of a Geisha is really helping revive book sales of the novel.
The 40-Year-Old Virgin and the Missing Hyphen (December 14, 2005): The missing hyphen from the 40-Year-Old Virgin has mysteriously reappeared with the DVD release.
Spielberg Talks Munich Film (December 12, 2005): Richard Shickel of Time magazine interviewsSteven Spielberg about his new film, Munich, which explores the massacre at the Munich Olympics.
Annie Proulx Talks Brokeback Mountain (December 8, 2005): Planet Jackson Hole interviews Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer prize-winning writer of the new feature film, Brokeback Mountain.
Shane Black Talks Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (December 5, 2005): Screenwriter Shane Black talked to the Sacramento Bee about his new film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a hard-boiled detective comedy that stars Robert Downey Jr.
Robin Swicord Talks Memoirs of a Geisha (December 2, 2005): Martin A.
Screenwriter Turns Over Notes in Murder Case (November 30, 2005): The San Francisco Chronicle reports that screenwriter Micheal Maheas has finally complied with a judge's order to turn over his notes for a book about the Jesse James Hollywood murder and kidnapping case, which is the basis for the upcoming feature film Alpha Dog.
