Saturday Hot Links
Time again for another installment of Saturday Hot Links!
Today: The Richard D. Zanuck Memorial Edition!
Iconic film producer Richard Zanuck dies at the age of 77.
Comic-Con 2012: Sexism in Hollywood: How far have we come?
Comic-Con 2012: Joss Whedon and the ‘Firefly’ reunion.
Comic-Con 2012: Cast reunion of ‘Firefly’ to be broadcast on Science channel.
Comic-Con 2012: 11 TV things THR wants to see happen.
Comic-Con 2012: Movie studios plan more superhero remakes.
Why Hollywood recycles it superheroes.
The rise and fall of superheroes.
Creativity Post: The mind of the prodigy.
CIA obsessed with its own Hollywood intrigue.
Why does getting hit in the testicles hurt so much.
David Lynch is willing to read your screenplay.
10 great comic book cliffhangers.
Author’s claim against Sony Pictures survives.
11 commercials for defunct ’90s food and drinks.
David Geffen drops $54M on Denise Rich’s NYC apartment.
Brad Pitt not talking with his World War Z director.
Neil Gaiman writing a prequel to Sandman.
James Franco expounds on his Wizard of Oz character [video].
Savages author Don Winslow hits a double on Best Seller list.
What are TV’s 20 most memorable moments?
Could consumer-tracking online ads helps indie films find audiences?
Did electric guitar or bad sound elicit boos at Bob Dylan’s ’65 performance at Newport?
More Dylan: A 1964 letter he wrote on fame.
Charlie Kaufman and Dan Harmon Kick-Starting ‘Anomalisa’ stop-motion film.
88 books that shaped America.
The inside story of Netflix’s lost year.
More Netflix: New “Arrested Development” episodes under way [video].
Deliverance: 40 years later.
Manhattan’s Ziegfield Theatre may close.
Disney the first studio to cross $1B in domestic B.O. this year.
Yes, you can be a human bowling ball!
StumbleUpon launches written media contest to win first-look option.
The Onion: “Sex House” [video].
12 movies people need to stop quoting.
Fleetwood Mac reuniting in 2013.
DreamWorks Animation theme park planned in New Jersey.
11 product names that mean unfortunate things in other languages.
The Memento timeline visualized.
Rare video game collection sells for $1.2M.
When movie montages get out of hand [video].
Top TV showrunners make a play for digital ad revenue and Hulu profits.
An eight year-old girl with thoughts on what Brave means to her.
11 obscure regional phrases that describe excessive heat.
Excellent backgrounder on “Breaking Bad”.
11 myths the U.S. government has debunked including mermaids.
5 tips for directing kids under 10.
6 disorders caused by the Internet, TV, movies and magazines.
On July 26, those of you in L.A. can see comedy and rom-com writers talk craft at the WGA.
I know you’re too busy to read this… but you should: The ‘Busy’ Trap.
Peter O’Toole to retire from stage and screen. Who else loved My Favorite Year?
The shocking original logos of 10 major companies.
Michael Caine lets slip some info on Christopher Nolan’s next project: It’s an original script!
More Michael Caine: His impression of… himself [video].
‘Woody at 100’ celebrates the legacy of Woody Guthrie.
Who cleans up after seeing eye dogs?
The Dark Knight Rises soundtrack already streaming online.
RoboCup bloopers [video].
Click here to learn which producers landed the “Fifty Shades of Grey” project.
17 literary characters almost named something else.
Kevin Smith’s movie-themed talk show ‘Spoilers’ headed to Canada.
Actual one-star Amazon.com reader reviews of the top 100 novels of all time.’
Johnny Depp in Wes Anderson’s next movie?
10 indie film alternatives to blockbuster beasts.
L.A. Review of Books: “On Aaron Sorkin” by Philip Maciak.
10 surprising box office bombs starring A-list actors.
5 adult-friendly food fights around the world.
Michael Fassbender starring in “Assassin’s Creed” movie.
Experts say the world will not end December 2012, so take that fake Mayan calendar!
5 new ways Hollywood is making money.
Every space shuttle launch [video].
6 reasons why screenwriters deserve a holiday.
The best Google features you’re probably not using.
Does Hollywood hate adults?
How 13 dog breeds got their names.
Finally the very first photo uploaded to the web.
Screenwriting Master Class tip of the week: What are the Core courses? I call them Core because they represent eight essential screenwriting principles: Plot, Concept, Character, Style, Dialogue, Scene, Theme, Time. Forty-eight lectures in all representing a comprehensive, coherent, character-based approach to screenwriting, distilling my 25 plus years working as a screenwriter and reflecting on the craft.
There are two ways you can participate in the Core curriculum. There is the series of 1-week online classes offered every other week beginning with Core I: Plot on July 23, 2012. Lectures, insider tips, writing exercises, board Q&A, teleconference.
Or you can sign up for The Core Package, enabling you to access all of the Core lectures any time you want, along with writing exercises, feedback and teleconferences.
As far as I know, there is no other approach to screenwriting quite like this, character-based and grounded in the realities of a working screenwriter.
Don’t forget: My next session of Prep: From Concept To Outline begins Monday, July 16.
I look forward to the opportunity to work with you.
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