Screenwriting News: Page 24
The Interpreter and the Angry Novelist (May 6, 2005): At the end of Nicole Kidman's new film, The Interpreter, there is a strange notation in the credits for "the help of The Interpreter by Suzanne Glass.
Orson Scott Card Blasts Star Trek (May 4, 2005): With the cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise, there will be no Star Trek on TV for the first time in quite a few years.
Comics Writer Takes The Matrix Online (April 26, 2005): Fans of The Matrix film trilogy will be happy to hear that the world of the Matrix lives on, on the Web as a multiplayer online game called The Matrix Online.
How Matthew McConaughey Convinced Clive Cussler He Could Be Dirk Pitt (April 6, 2005): The Hollywood Reporter has an interesting article (link no longer available) about why it took so long for Clive Cussler's Sahara to make it to the silver screen, and how the movie-making process can be frustrating for book authors.
John Ridley and the $9,800 Martini (March 28, 2005): John Ridley who wrote the screenplays for the hit feature films Three Kings and U-Turn, decided to order one of the Algonquin Hotel's special-ordered martinis, which contain a several-carat diamond submerged in the vodka.
David Freeman Talks Writing For Games and Emotioneering (March 16, 2005): Gamespy has an interesting interview with David Freeman, author of Creating Emotion in Games: The Craft and Art of Emotioneering (New Riders).
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Sideways Win Big At Writers Guild Awards (February 21, 2005): The 57th annual Writers Guild Awards were held on Saturday.
Maureen Dowd: Should Shakespeare Be Censored? (February 6, 2005): **Warning: Spoilers Ahead for the film Million Dollar Baby** New York Times columnist and bestselling author Maureen Dowd ponders the current outcry over Clint Eastwood's Oscar-Nominated film, Million Dollar Baby.
Tina Fey Nominated For Writer's Guild Award (January 14, 2005): The Writer's Guild of America has announced the shortlist for the best screenplays of the year.
Wesley Clark Denies Rumors He's Writing a Sitcom (January 8, 2005): Despite a report in the always-reliable National Enquirer, former presidential candidate Wesley Clark has no plans to write and produce a new television sitcom about the hilarious antics of a general.
Screenwriter Replaces Craig Kilborn (December 8, 2004): The L.
Who Will Spider-Man Face Next? (November 29, 2004): Everyone wants to know which villain Spider-Man will face next.
No DVD Residuals for Writers Guild (November 24, 2004): Members of the Writers Guild of America have approved a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.
WGA Says Reality Shows are Scripted (August 10, 2004): The Writers Guild wants reality TV shows listed as "scripted" shows, in order to be covered by the guild contract for TV writers.
Senior Screenwriter Behind Spidey's Success (July 27, 2004): The secrets to the success of the Spider-Man movies, Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, has been their complex emotions and humurous, witty dialogue.
M. Night Shyamalan's Secret Revealed in Documentary (July 21, 2004): The promotions for the SCI FI Channel's recent "documentary" about Director M.
56th Annual Writers Guild Award Winners Announced (February 27, 2004): The Writers Guild of America, west and East announced the winners of the 56th Annual Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen, television, and radio in gala ceremonies at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles and the Pierre Hotel in New York on Saturday, February 21, 2004.
Screenwriters Take Poetic License With Plath (October 24, 2003): Screenwriters for Sylvia, a new film about the troubled life of poet and novelist Sylvia Plath (The Bell Jar) starring Gwyneth Paltrow, had to fill in a lot of the blanks in Sylvia's life.
55th Annual Writers Guild Awards Announced (May 28, 2003): The Writers Guild of America, west and East recently announced the winners of the 55th Annual Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen, television, and radio in gala ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills and at the Pierre Hotel in New York on Saturday, March 8, 2003.
Black Filmmakers and Screenwriters Honored at First Annual Hollywood Black Film Festival (February 25, 1999): Filmmakers were honored for their achievements in filmmaking and screenwriting during closing ceremonies Sunday for the Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF).
