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Daily Dialogue — February 18, 2013

[HOWARD laughs about the gold dust being scattered by the wind] HOWARD: Oh laugh, Curtin, old boy. It’s a great joke played on us by the Lord, or fate, or nature, whatever you prefer. But whoever or whatever played it certainly had a sense of humor! Ha! The gold

What do you think of the new site?

Reactions and suggestions welcome in comments! Many thanks to Dino the Techno-God for the hard work in pulling this together. And of course Franklin for everything. By the way, the slider will enable me to do something people have been asking for a long time: The ability to keep

About GITS

About Scott Myers Since selling his spec script K-9 in 1987, Scott has written nearly 30 projects for every major Hollywood studio and broadcast network. His film writing credits include K-9 starring Jim Belushi, Alaska starring Vincent Kartheisher, and Trojan War starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. From 2002–2010,

Let’s drum up some support!

Longtime GITS reader Debbie Moon lives in the UK and writes for a BBC TV series there called “Wolfblood”. Indeed Debbie created it. Now she has some exciting news: “Wolfblood” has been nominated for the Kids’ Choice Award for Favourite UK TV Show, and also for a Royal Television Society

Interview: Roberto Bentivegna (2012 Black List)

Roberto Bentivegna’s original screenplay “The Eel” landed the writer on the 2012 Black List. Combining elements of noir and dark humor, the script offers an entertaining tale featuring compelling characters in the quirky subculture of a town on the border of Texas and Mexico. The project has Sam Rockwell

Screenwriting Advice From The Past: Midway in the Photoplay [Part 4]

If you are a screenwriter, you should know about Anita Loos. Loos was one of the most influential writers in the early stages of American cinema, associated with 136 film projects per IMDB. Married to writer John Emerson, the pair wrote one of the first books on screenwriting in 1920:

Screenwriting News (February 11-February 17, 2013)

Jesse Armstrong adapting sci-fi thriller TV episode “The Entire History of You” for Warner Bros. David Ayer sells World War II spec script “Fury” to QED International. Brandon & Kurtis Birtell writing untitled action thriller for Lava Bear/Morgan Creek. Carter Blanchard adapting video game “Spy Hunter” for Warner

Video Interview: Judd Apatow, Buck Henry, Jon Lucas, and Harold Ramis

From the Austin Film Festival, twenty minutes with filmmakers Judd Apatow, Buck Henry, Jon Lucas, and Harold Ramis: HT to Shaula Evans for the link.

Daily Dialogue — February 17, 2013

“True love is hard to find, sometimes you think you have true love and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of nude people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend…” — Old School (2003)

Daily Dialogue theme for next week: Last laugh

A toast to a week’s worth of wedding toasts! May the wind at your back always be your own! Seriously thanks to Shaula Evans for the suggestion. Next week’s theme: Last laugh, suggested by Vic Tional. The usual drill: * Copy/paste dialogue from IMDB Quotes or some other

Interview: Roberto Bentivegna (2012 Black List) — Part 6

Roberto Bentivegna’s original screenplay “The Eel” landed the writer on the 2012 Black List. Combining elements of noir and dark humor, the script offers an entertaining tale featuring compelling characters in the quirky subculture of a town on the border of Texas and Mexico. Roberto was kind enough to

Great Scene: “Double Indemnity

Great dialogue often makes a great scene. And some of the best dialogue in Hwood movie history exists in older movies — like this one Double Indemnity (1944), currently the #47 most popular film on the IMDB.com top 250 list. This scene occurs early in the movie where Walter Neff

Saturday Hot Links

Time again for Saturday Hot Links! Today: The Sky Is Falling Edition! Berlin 2013: 19 reviews from this year’s festival. Man calls his mom for a ride after his robbery attempt fails. Where else… Florida. 2013 BAFTA winners: The full list. Why can some kids handle pressure while others

Written Interview: Tom Stoppard

THR has a sit-down with renowned screenwriter and playwright Tom Stoppard: The Hollywood Reporter: Historically, a lot of playwrights have approached screenwriting as something they do for money while viewing themselves primarily as playwrights. What’s your own view of the screenwriting you’ve done? Tom Stoppard: I’ve

Daily Dialogue — February 16, 2013

“I had the strangest dream. I dreamt that some psychopath was trying to break the two of you up. Luckily, I woke up and I see that the world is just as it should be. For my best friend has won the best woman. Um, I didn’t buy you

Update: Adult dramas

Hey, guess what? I was right! I’m ready to call it: Adult dramas are back! Pulled from the brink! Resurrected from the dead! As evidence, I posted this from BoxOfficeMojo: BEST PICTURE NOMINEES Lincoln $173,621,006 Django Unchained $154,516,627 Les Miserables (2012) $143,983,705 Argo

Interview: Roberto Bentivegna (2012 Black List) — Part 5

Roberto Bentivegna’s original screenplay “The Eel” landed the writer on the 2012 Black List. Combining elements of noir and dark humor, the script offers an entertaining tale featuring compelling characters in the quirky subculture of a town on the border of Texas and Mexico. Roberto was kind enough to

Showrunner Rules from Jeffrey Lieber: Numbers 61–70

Jeff Lieber is a screenwriter and TV writer. His movie credits include Tuck Everlasting and he is currently an executive producer of the USA Network series “Necessary Roughness.” On Twitter (@JeffLieber), he has run a series of tweets called Showrunner Rules. For background on Jeff and this Twitter series, go

Movie Trailer: “Big Ass Spider”

Written by Mike Mendez A giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampage the city of Los Angeles. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists and one clever exterminator to kill the creature before the city is destroyed. IMDB site Release

Billy Wilder: “The Art of Screenwriting” [Part 12]

My favorite writer-director is Billy Wilder. Consider just some of his movies: Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Stalag 17 (1953), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), an oeuvre that demonstrates an incredible range in a filmmaking career that went from 1929

Great Characters: Vincent Vega (“Pulp Fiction”)

This month, the focus is on great characters from Quentin Tarantino movies. Today’s guest post by Jason Cuthbert features Vincent Vega from the 1994 movie Pulp Fiction, screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, story by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary. The biggest fact of the 1994 film Pulp Fiction is that

Daily Dialogue — February 15, 2013

Robert Doback: I would like to thank all of you for being with us on this fantastic, wonderful day. And I’d like to raise my glass. Dale and I wanna welcome you to our home with open arms. Dale Doback: Actually, dad, I’d like to make a toast.

What do movie producers do?

In part, they make deals like this: Since they got a big write up in the Wall Street Journal late last month, the “Tag Brothers” have been swarmed by movie producers hoping they would tell one of them, “you’re it.” Meaning he gets the chance to translate their story

Interview: Roberto Bentivegna (2012 Black List) — Part 4

Roberto Bentivegna’s original screenplay “The Eel” landed the writer on the 2012 Black List. Combining elements of noir and dark humor, the script offers an entertaining tale featuring compelling characters in the quirky subculture of a town on the border of Texas and Mexico. Roberto was kind enough to

Spec Script Sale: “Dunkirk”

Working Title Films the World War II spec script “Dunkirk” written by Gavin Scott. From Deadline: The script chronicles the courage of British civilians, men and women who used small boats to cross the English Channel and rescue 200,000 British troops and 140,000 French troops from the advancing