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In a comedy, there’s nothing better than coming up with a great set piece, something the writers and actors can milk for all it’s worth — and then some. A classic example is the Black Knight scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). I suspect that countless

Nice article in the Hollywood Reporter today focusing on movie production in North Carolina. Here are some highlights: Features like Universal’s “Leatherheads,” Warner Bros.’ Richard Gere-Diane Lane romance “Nights in Rodanthe” and Fox Searchlight’s “The Secret Life of Bees” have brought a huge economic impact to the

This is a fun story. We’ve all heard the old adage about writers drawing inspiration from real life. In this LA Times article, Jenny Lumet, screenwriter of the recently released movie Rachel Getting Married, recounts how she came up with the idea of that movie’s dishwashing scene: “RACHEL

Spyglass Entertainment makes presumptive buy worth seven figures for rom-com pitch “Leap Year” from writing team Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan: The Spyglass purchase comes in the wake of its romantic comedy “27 Dresses” topping $140 million in worldwide grosses. Amy Adams rumored to be circling the project. No

Probably the most highly regarded screenplay competition in the United States, the Nicholls Fellowship finalists were announced yesterday. They are: * Jeremy Bandow, Minneapolis, Minnesota, “Hive” * Griffin Broadway, Brooklyn, New York, “An Arabian Tale” * Nancy Froeschle, Portland, Oregon, and Stephen Trow, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, “The Greater Glory” * Patricia Ann Hale, Brooklyn,

“I was looking for a man… a stranger. No past, no present, no future.”  — Lizzie (Emily Mortimer), Dear Frankie (2004), written by Andrea Gibb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQhQXKHPCmM Comment Archive

Brand new Hollywood satire website called The Hollywood Roaster and it’s worth checking out. Seems to be the effort of a member of the writing tribe: Established in October of 2008, The Hollywood Roaster is the most influential fake Hollywood news source of our time. The current staff includes

Screenwriter. Director. Playwright. Shakespeare scholar. Tom Stoppard is a mammoth creative talent. His film credits include Brazil (1985), Empire of the Sun (1987), Billy Bathgate (1991), and Shakespeare in Love (1998). Here is an 100-minute video featuring Stoppard at the 2010 Dan David Prize event at Tel Aviv University.

Who said cancer can’t be funny? At least that’s what Mandate Pictures and Seth Rogen are hoping about comedy spec “I’m With Cancer”, written by Will Reiser: Mandate has picked up “I’m With Cancer,” a comedic autobiographical spec written by Will Reiser that Rogen will produce

Well, this is fun. From today’s Cynopsis digital edition: MoviesWithoutPity.com, the silver-screen-focused spin-off of Bravo’s TelevisionWithoutPity.com, has launched a new original online video series: “Trailers Without Pity,” out to humorously deconstruct the trailers for upcoming theatrical releases each week. Go here to see