“Not this time, Gal. Not this time. Not this fucking time. No! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! No! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! No! Not this fucking time. No fucking way, no fucking way, no fucking way, no

Something different this upcoming week. Saint suggested “Non-verbal communication.” That inspired some folks, especially Laura Deerfield, to come up with many cinematic possibilities. Here’s the thing: While this week will feature moments that feature no dialogue, which is kind of odd for a series called… you know… Daily

From Wired: Are you an aspiring filmmaker who wants to produce a spy thriller? Well, you’re in luck because the CIA has a pile of script ideas lying around. Ironic, you say, that an organization known for secrecy is doling out helpful hints to Hollywood? The CIA doesn’t

Whit Stillman has not made a movie since 1998. His new one is Damsels in Distress. It looks great. Here are a couple of clips: Remember Metropolitan (1990): Barcelona (1994): The Last Days of Disco (1998): Early buzz on Damsels in Distress is it may be Stillman’s best yet.

Yet another edition of Saturday Hot Links. Today wrapped up in a piping hot calzone! First in a recent Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) interview, George Clooney drops some F-bombs in lamenting not getting Brad Pitt’s role in Thelma & Louise: More George Clooney as he and Alexander

Today’s interview is with screenwriter Tom Benedek, conducted with German journalist Dana Heidner-Krueger: Tom Benedek has written and rewritten screenplays for Robert Zemeckis, Lawrence Kasdan, Lili Fini Zanuck & Richard Zanuck, David Brown, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Sydney Pollack, Richard Rush, Harold Ramis, Lauren Schuler Donner & Richard

“Why? Why? Why?…Why’d you do it? Why? You’re so stupid…I’m not an animal. Why do you treat me like this? I’m not so bad.” — Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro), Raging Bull (1980), screenplay by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin http://static.movieclips.com/embedplayer.

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] Terrible exposition [Teddy Pasternak] Wrongfully accused [Matthew

Back in May, I posted this about a unique movie that had premiered at the Cannes Film Festival: The Artist. Why unique? It’s a silent film. Here is the trailer: Thanks to GITS reader Lise for providing this report from the Toronto International Film Festival which is taking place

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

We wrap up our week long analysis of the script “Bridesmaids” by considering its use of dialogue. There are the standard set of questions: * What do you consider to be the most memorable lines, either good or… not so good? Why did they work — or not — for you? * Any notable

Michael Clayton: I’m covering for you. I’m telling them everything’s fine. You’re fine. Everybody’s cool. I’m out running this “price of genius” story to anybody who’ll listen. And then I wake up this morning and I hear you’re calling this girl from

From Malibo Jackk: How can you avoid agents, managers or consultants from attaching themselves to your script? Or a producer who is only interested in attaching himself to the script? Reading between the lines, it sounds like, MJ, either you have been burned before by having someone attached to one

Pure SW awesomeness. And for a great cause! Use the Force for Good at www.su2c.com/usetheforce. Stand Up To Cancer Celebrity Ambassadors Aziz Ansari, Zach Galifianakis, Bill Hader, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, Jaime King, Seth Rogen, Andy Samberg and Emma Stone — along with Star Wars alum Samuel L.

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

First off, some good news: I heard from Billy Mernit, story analyst at Universal who was involved for 3+ years in the development of “Bridesmaids.” You can go here to read a post he wrote about the movie on his fantastic site Living the Romantic Comedy. Billy has conveyed to

Man, these “The Muppets” movie trailer parodies have been terrific. Here’s the latest: Parodying this: HT to Total Film for the heads up about “The Muppets” trailer. Comment Archive

Carl Showalter: Who the fuck are you? [Wade doesn’t answer] Carl Showalter: WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU? Wade Gustafson: I got your damn money; now where’s my daughter? Carl Showalter: I am through fuckin’ around here. Drop that fuckin’ briefcase! Wade Gustafson: Where’s my daughter? Carl Showalter:

I am in the process of finishing up six lectures for a new Screenwriting Master Class course called Core VII: Theme. It’s exciting material because everything I’ve ever read on the subject of theme in terms of screenwriting has felt either confusing or impractical. What does theme mean?

From Jack: I recently had a falling out with my manager. I have a script he’d developed with me, and he tells me now that he will demand a producer credit if I ever sell it (he is partner in a management/production company, but my contract with him