There’s the first draft experience… And there’s the rewriting experience. Which do you like more? Or to put it another way, which do you find less a pain in the ass? Comment Archive

It’s On The Grid reporting that Gold Circle Films has acquired the comedy spec script “Sex on the First Date” from writers Sall Grover and Emma Jensen. Plot: “In the vein of “When Harry Met Sally” and “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.” Explores the age old

A few weeks back, I posted this excellent analysis by Nate Winslow of a recent event at the DGA featuring J.J. Abrams and James Cameron feting Steven Spielberg. Nate has been culling through the lengthy video extrapolating highlights with an eye toward insight for screenwriters. Today Part 3 of

Are you familiar with this? This is Annoying Orange and is featured in today’s NYT: LOS ANGELES — There is little doubt that Dane Boedigheimer has created an online sensation that struck a pop cultural nerve. The “Annoying Orange” Web videos that he’s been rolling out for the last

During the last WGA strike, TV writers Charles “Charlie” Craig and Thania St. John started a blog called Why We Write. They posed that question to a number of writers and over a period of several months, posted their answers on the site. As far as I can tell, the

INT. DISCOUNT INN OFFICE — DAY Leonard enters , confident, smiling at the man behind the desk, BURT (fat, sweaty, 40′s). Burt smiles back. BURT Hiya. LEONARD I’m Mr. Shelby from 304. BURT What can I do for you, Leonard? LEONARD I’m sorry… um… ? BURT Burt. LEONARD Burt, I’

Once again the GITS community demonstrated some major analytical chops and I invite you to check out each of the daily posts and commentary about this week’s script The Silence of the Lambs: For Day 1 of our analysis, a general discussion, go here. For Day 2 of our

Consider it a yin / yang thing. Teddy Pasternak had this idea: Last week it was non-verbal ‘dialogue’, this week it was terrible exposition. How about we continue the theme and do Good Exposition next week? Personally, I’ve learned a lot these two weeks so I would happily see

First we had Steven Spielberg’s supposed “curriculum” of movies you had to see. Then we had a verified list of Spike Lee’s must-watch movies. Now it’s George Clooney’s turn in a recent issue of Parade: On his favorite films “I’m a product of the

Screenplay by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, The Insider), based on a novel by Jonathan Safran Foer IMDB site Website In theaters December. Comment Archive

A press conference Ingmar Bergman gave at a 1981 appearance in Dallas: An interview he gave at the time:

“We’re leaving in twelve hours and you haven’t packed for Verona.” — Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), Letters to Juliet (2010), written by Jose Rivera and Tim Sullivan http://static.movieclips.com/embedplayer.swf?config=http://config.movieclips.com/player/config/embed/9N4G8/%3Floc%3DUS&endpoint=http://movieclips.com/api/

From Vulture: In the last five years, Zoe Kazan has drawn attention for her stage roles in The Seagull, where she befriended Cary Mulligan; A Behanding in Spokane, where she played opposite Christopher Walken; and the Off Broadway revival of Angels in America, in which she played Valium-addicted, neurotic

Here is the current list of suggestions: Fast talking reporter types [jryanpeterson] Big announcements [John] Declarations of love [Ric] St. Crispin Day type speeches [Atlanta] Not Quite Famous Dialogue: Dialogue that precedes or follows famous dialogue [CWillGoWrite] Fightin’ words [Tavis] Repartee [Laura Deerfield] Wrongfully accused [Matthew O-B] Putting 2

From the LAT: In “What’s Your Number?,” which opens today [Friday, September 30], Ally Darling (Anna Faris) embarks on a quest for her best ex after reading a magazine article warning that women who have had 20 or more lovers have lost their chance at finding a husband. Screenwriters

From IndieWire: Director Patrick Takaya Solomon shares a scene from his documentary “Finding Joe,” a film that delves into the studies of famed philosopher-mythologist Joseph Campbell. “Finding Joe” opens in limited release this Friday, September 30 through Balcony Releasing. Some excerpts: For me this film was about passing along

Back with another installment of Saturday Hot links… today smothered with caramelized onions! Time for vintage Star Wars toys commercials! Remember when Disney’s Lone Ranger was dead? Guess what: The Lone Ranger rides again! How an ex-history student is using Twitter to bring World War II to life.

I’ve already given you a heads-up about Take Shelter. Now this interview from Indie Wire with the film’s 32 year-old writer-director Jeff Nichols: The 32-year-old Little Rock native slayed festival goers with critically acclaimed his 2007 domestic drama “Shotgun Stories” and reteamed with

INT. WAREHOUSE — CONTINUOUS Yusuf and Eames PULL Fischer from the cab, HUSTLING him through a doorway. Cobb JUMPS out of the sedan, furious. COBB Arthur! Arthur what the- Arthur pulls the bloody Saito from the front seat. COBB Oh, Christ. Is he dying? ARTHUR I don’t know. What happened

Warner Bros. acquires action-adventure spec script The Samurai from writer-director Gavin O’Connor and writer Michael J. Wilson. Via Deadline: The action adventure is about a rogue assassin named Townes Joyce, who breaks out of a Texas jail that puts him on the run from an international manhunt.