Spec Script Deal: “Descendant” Lotus Entertainment acquires supernatural thriller spec script “Descendant” written by Jeff Buhler. From Deadline: The plot follows a couple who are overjoyed by the birth of their son. But as he grows older he begins to show signs of genius-level intelligence, which change him in chilling ways, leaving his
Interview (Part 6): Brad Ingelsby (2012 Black List) [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
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 176th installment of Saturday Hot Links. Today: The We Remember Documentary Filmmaker Albert Maysles Edition. Albert Maysles, Renowned Documentarian and Sundance Veteran, Dies at 88. Film Community Pays Tribute to Albert Maysles. Three hours of interviews with Albert Maysles [videos]. New Films Starring James Franco, Richard Gere
Great Character: Johnny Boy (“Mean Streets”) The Great Character theme for the month: Rebel. Today: Johnny Boy from Mean Streets (1973), screenplay by Martin Scorcese and Mardik Martin, story by Martin Scorcese. Here is Jason Cuthbert’s weekly Great Character post. After grinding out a street smart indie flick called Who’s That Knocking at My
Interview (Written): Riley Stearns and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (“Faults”) The Bitter Script Reader scored an interview with Faults writer-director Riley Stearns and actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Some excerpts: BSR: Do you often get offered roles like this, with this complexity? MEW: No, I don’t think that kind of material comes around very often in general. Just look
Daily Dialogue — March 7, 2015 A helicopter lowers into the scene behind to men driving in a convertible. MEYER: Look out! NERVOUS MOTORIST: What? MEYER: They’ve spotted us. NERVOUS MOTORIST: Who have? MEYER: Don’t stop driving, man, keep going. NERVOUS MOTORIST: What is this? MEYER: Helicopter. They’ve seen us. NERVOUS MOTORIST: What
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: The Social Network Starting Monday, we begin our next installment of the Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis series: The Social Network, nominated for 8 Academy Awards and winner of 3 including Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as the WGA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. You may download the script here.
Interview (Part 5): Brad Ingelsby (2012 Black List) [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
Video: “BLACKBIRD: Comparing Birdman and Black Swan” More visual and thematic than plot specifics, but still an intriguing comparison: Via Miguel Branco. HT Indiewire.
Twitter Rant: Jeff Willis on the Reality of Spec Script Sales Earlier this week, studio executive Jeff Willis went on a Twitter rant about the reality of spec script sales contrasted to the way the media often reports on them. Reprinted in its entirety by permission. https://twitter.com/jwillis81/status/572479313754255360 On entertainment news sites, the script “sales” they announce
Movie Trailer: “Dark Places” Gilles Paquet-Brenner (screenplay), Gillian Flynn (novel) A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day by a secret society obsessed with solving notorious crimes. IMDb Comment Archive
Movies You Made: “Double Trouble” March is Movies You Made month at Go Into The Story where we feature the work of independent filmmakers. Today: Double Trouble, written and directed by Andreas Climent and André Hedetof. Cast & Crew Producer: Lisette Nilsson Executive Producers: Tobias Roediger & Christian Hallman Directors: Andreas Climent & André Hedetoft
Daily Dialogue — March 6, 2015 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
Resource: Writing Groups 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
Interview (Part 4): Brad Ingelsby (2012 Black List) [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
Video: The “Before” Series: Inside Every Moment Is Another Moment 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
Chuck Jones’ Rules for Writing “Road Runner” Cartoons 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
Movie Trailer: “Mr. Holmes” 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)
Movies You Made: “Second Heart” 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
Daily Dialogue — March 5, 2015 “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
To Write Better Scenes… A guest post from screenwriter Tom Benedek (Cocoon): Scenes are the THE WATER of screenwriting. The human body is more than 60 percent water. Blood is 92 percent water, the brain and muscles are 75 percent water, and bones are about 22 percent water. A human can survive for a
Interview (Part 3): Brad Ingelsby (2012 Black List) [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
Spec Script Deal: “A Shot in the Eye” 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
Twitter Rant: @RachaelPriorMBE on Treatments and Outlines 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
Movie Trailer: “While We’re Young” 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)
