Saturday Hot Links
Time for the 115th installment of Saturday Hot Links!
Today: Some One Hit Wonder Bands of the 60s Edition
How Nelson Mandela affected South Africa’s movie industry.
The Onion: Nelson Mandela becomes the first politician to be missed.
Indiewire with the entire lineup of movies for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
Slamdance announces its lineup.
Synchronized kitten siblings are just… incredible [video].
Playboy interview: Ben Affleck.
All the World Cup mascots through history… ranked.
io9 feature with TV writer Amy Berg about her new web series “Caper”.
15 fantastically ugly holiday sweaters.
In Disney’s ongoing to attempt to own everything, now they bought the rights to Indiana Jones.
Meanwhile Jerry Bruckheimer moves from Disney to Paramount.
Did you know there are 5 types of boredom.
The top 10 undistributed movies of 2013.
16 people who tweeted themselves into unemployment.
Michael De Luca named president of production of Columbia Pictures at Sony Entertainment.
Writer commemorates the 180th birthday of an interesting Civil War figure John Mosby in a unique way.
5 tips from famed cinematographer Gordon Willis.
Until this week, I’d never heard of Krampus.
This week Broken Projector talks John Hughes.
From Subway to SuperJam: 5 successful companies started by kids.
Here’s what happens when Joss Whedon shows up for a surprise screenwriting seminar.
We’re very near the end of civilization…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt pitches his new Pivot TV show “HitRECORD on TV” [video].
Hollywood’s 3 biggest real estate sales of 2013.
12 actors you didn’t know had crowdfunded projects.
11 languages spoken by 11 people or fewer.
Netflix is almost as popular as cable with young adults.
Alex Trebek lays down the law on “GIF” pronunciation.
4 reasons the future of filmmaking is online.
Rolling Stone: Noel Gallagher’s epic year-end gripe session.
Hollywood and creative industries added $504B to US GDP.
All hail the Bad Sex Awards, the world’s best literary prize.
20th Century Fox restores 8 classics for Blu-ray.
Is this the scariest TV advertisement ever [video].
The MPAA’s terror of oral sex only hastens its journey to utter irrelevance.
Frank Zappa’s all-time funniest songs.
Film School Rejects: The 8 most hilariously awkward one-liners ever uttered before killing someone.
Humanoid robot helps train children with autism.
Time magazine: Top 10 worst movies of 2013.
Brains of women and men show strong hard-wired differences.
Nice feature on Martin Scorcese.
The truth about the right-brain / left-brain relationship.
Find out how indies Dallas Buyers Club and Out of the Furnace got made.
6 things to do before buying a digital cinema camera.
The John August school of screenwriting.
Library of Congress: 75% of silent films lost.
Why Amazon’s original series may be more successful (if less entertaining) than Netflix.
For the holidays: 15 gifts filmmakers will love.
Good news: Survey finds Hollywood industry execs more bullish on deals, economy.
Jewelry store owner recalls Paul Walker’s anonymous gift.
19 short films that were made into feature length movies.
Stream a Neil Young album recorded in 1970.
Coen brothers say they’re writing a “sandal movie” set in ancient Rome.
Amazing gingerbread replicas of famous art museums.
Why big weekend for Frozen and Catching Fire is a great thing for women in Hollywood.
Why we like to discuss death at dinner.
10 myths about making it in the entertainment business.
5 books to read before your 30th birthday.
10 Latin phrases people pretend to understand.
Buying Pixar didn’t kill Disney animation — it saved it.
Dogs, jeans and other things you didn’t know you could rent.
Harlan Ellison to publish unmade “Batman” screenplay.
4 common money mistakes couples make when they’re in love.
Finally Emma Thompson guides a Marry Poppins singalong [video].
Screenwriting Master Class Tip of the Week: Hey, Tom and I got our teaching schedule locked down for the first 6 months of 2014. Here it is!
January 6: Pages I: The First Draft (Scott Myers)
January 13: Prep: From Concept to Outline (Tom Benedek)
January 20: Pixar and the Craft of Storytelling (Scott Myers)
January 27: Joss Whedon — Character Archetypes — Creating Characters (Tom Benedek)
February 3: Craft: Story Summaries (Scott Myers)
February 10: Craft: Writing the Low Budget Script (Tom Benedek)
February 17: Craft: Handling Exposition (Scott Myers)
February 24: TV: Writing the Original Pilot Script (Tom Benedek)
March 3: Prep: From Concept to Outline (Scott Myers)
March 10: Craft: Writing Scenes — Tarantino Study Models (Tom Benedek)
March 17: Craft: Character Introductions (Scott Myers)
March 24: Pages I: The First Draft — Introduction to Screenwriting [TB]
March 31: Craft: Character Development Keys (Scott Myers)
April 7: Breaking in — Network Hollywood (Tom Benedek)
April 14: Pages II: Rewriting Your Script (Scott Myers)
April 21: Prep: From Concept to Outline (Tom Benedek)
April 28: Craft: Create a Compelling Protagonist (Scott Myers)
May 5: Craft: Rewrite Boot Camp (Tom Benedek)
May 12: Craft: Write a Worthy Nemesis (Scott Myers)
May 19: Pages TV: Original Pilot Script Workshop (Tom Benedek)
May 26: Craft: The Coen Brothers and the Craft of Storytelling (Scott Myers)
June 2: Craft: The First 15 Pages (Tom Benedek)
June 9: Prep: From Concept to Outline (Scott Myers)
June 16: Pages II: Rewriting Your Script (Tom Benedek)
June 23: Pages I: The First Draft (Scott Myers)
June 30: Craft: TV — The Half Hour Pilot (Tom Benedek)
If you are looking for opportunities to deepen and focus your understanding of the craft, consider Screenwriting Master Class. As always, we look forward to the opportunity to work with you!
Onward!
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