Elwood: This is definitely lower Wacker Drive. If my estimations are correct, we should be very close to the Honorable Richard J. Daley Plaza. Jake: That’s where they got that Picasso. Elwood: Yep. — The Blues Brothers (1980), written by Dan Aykroyd, John Landis The Daily Dialogue theme for the

This week, I’ve been aggregating writing groups arising from a post I did on Monday wherein I asked: Are you a member of a writers group? Lots of responses. Then Go Into The Story Research Assistant Wendy Jane Cohen did her usually brilliant job (thanks, Wendy!) and has come

[The movie Run All Night rolls out in theaters on Friday, March 13, reason enough to reprise my March 2013 interview with the movie’s screenwriter Brad Ingelsby.] Brad Ingelsby is one busy writer with at least six projects in various states of development and production including Hold on to

Last week, I posted this featuring the video: “Richard Linklater — The Works”. That prompted Joseph Brunetta to head to comments and provide a link to an excellent video he edited: The “Before” Series: Inside Every Moment Is Another Moment. Here it is: If you check out the recent GITS Script

Received this email yesterday from longtime GITS follower filmmaker Amos Posner: I just tweeted something I realize I should have sent you: Chuck Jones’ rules for the Coyote and Roadrunner. I snapped a picture at the Museum of the Moving Image. It’s an incredible lesson in simple rules establishing

Screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher, novel by Mitch Cullin, characters by Arthur Conan Doyle An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes looks back on his life, and grapples with an unsolved case involving a beautiful woman. IMDb Release Date: 19 June 2015 (UK)

March is Movies You Made month at Go Into The Story where we feature the work of independent filmmakers. Today: Second Heart, written and directed by Christiane Fogleboch. Cast & Crew list Written & Directed by Christiane Fogleboch Photographed & Edited by Mickey Bryan Starring: Darrick Sabo Music by Will

“I’d like to report a truck driver who’s been endangering my life.” — Duel (1972), screenplay by Richard Matheson, story by Richard Matheson The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Chase. Trivia: Was shot in 13 days. Dialogue On Dialogue: Such a clean high concept. A TV movie. Directed

[The movie Run All Night rolls out in theaters on Friday, March 13, reason enough to reprise my March 2013 interview with the movie’s screenwriter Brad Ingelsby.] Brad Ingelsby is one busy writer with at least six projects in various states of development and production including Hold on to

20th Century Fox acquires science fiction action spec script “A Shot in the Eye” written by Dan Futterman. From Deadline: The spec is a science fiction action movie in a dystopian setting, but they’re keeping the exact logline under wraps. Futterman is repped by UTA and Principal Entertainment. By

Earlier this week, @RachaelPriorMBE went on an informative Twitter ‘rant’ about treatments and outlines. Reprinted by permission: https://twitter.com/RachaelPriorMBE/status/571805463370596352 These are relatively nebulous terms for a (by and large) prose document that tells the story of your movie from beginning to middle to end. There is

Written by Noah Baumbach A middle-aged couple’s career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives. IMDb Release Date: 27 March 2015 (USA)

March is Movies You Made month at Go Into The Story where we feature the work of independent filmmakers. Today: LOCKER 212. Cast & Crew list Actors: Jacob Leinbach, George McPherson, Luke Mitchell, Matt Mitchell, Nick Searcy Producers: Josh Barkey, Rob Gordon, Stan Hollenbach, Greg James, Pat Keane, Michelle Wheeler,

The 1998 movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a great indie feature. Written and directed by Guy Ritchie, the movie veers wonderfully between humor and drama. Here is a key early scene in the script: BOXING GYM — NIGHT Stakes have increased dramatically. There is a pause as Frazer

INDY: You two get back to Cairo quick and get us transportation to England — a plane, a ship, anything. MARION: What about you? INDY: I’m going to get that truck. I’ll meet you at Omar’s. Be ready for me. Sallah nods. Marion looks at him like he’

I posted something yesterday about writing groups and got an initial flurry of responses, so here is a preliminary list: North America Phoenix Screenwriters Association (Phoenix, AZ) Tuscon Writers Workshop (Tuscon, AZ) Berkeley Writers Circle (Berkeley, CA) Beyond Baroque Screenwriting Workshop (Venice, CA) Desert Screenwriters Group (Palm Springs, CA) Orange

Via Invenire Films. HT Indiewire.

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

Screenplay by Sergi Belbel, Cristina Clemente, Martí Roca, Aintza Serra A shy genius is employed by his former university to design robot software. IMDb Release Date: 13 March 2015 (U.S.)

March is Movies You Made month at Go Into The Story where we feature the work of independent filmmakers. Today: Turn It Off. Production notes from writer-director Dominic DeJoseph: Cast & Crew list: Actors: Robyn Rikoon, Jared Warner Story by: Dominic DeJoseph Written by: Dominic DeJoseph & Jared Warner

Ajax: Where are they? Swan: [caught outside the subway by the Baseball Furies] Maybe we better take off… Ajax: Yeah, right… [they run] Did we lose these fucking clowns or what? Swan: Look. Snow: Holy shit… Swan: Snow, with me. Cowboy: [winded, running from the Baseball Furies] I can’t

The other day, I posted my take on “constructive critique,” the philosophy we use in my classes and workshops. In it, I said this: However you do it, connect with other writers. Good ones. Create a writing group. Commit to reading each others’ pages and provide a constructive critique. You’