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 and Dakota Fanning to Premiere at 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.
Related: 5 Observations About the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Lineup.
Related: Women Directors Well Represented in Tribeca Fest’s First Round of Announced Films.
Oscars: Academy Weighing Return to Five Best Picture Nominees.
Related: 5 Reasons the Oscars Should Not Go Back to 5 Nominees.
31 Times Celebrities Gave the Best Damn Responses to Sexist Questions.
25 Luis Buñuel Quotes on Art, Filmmaking, and Dreams.
Disney Makes $1 Million Commitment to United Negro College Fund.
Why pot legalization is also a fight for social justice.
Commencement Speeches 2015: Hollywood’s Top Graduation Speakers.
24 Podcast Interviews To Expand Your Mind.
Broken Projector: Episode 88.
Chicks Who Script: Episode 30 (Travis Beacham).
Scriptnotes: Episode 186.
Bob Saenz’s latest blog: The Fearless Screenwriter.
From Hollywood To Homeless: The Writer Of JASON X And DRIVE ANGRY On Screenwriting On The Edge.
Mexico’s drug cartels adapt to US pot legalization.
Draftback Lets You Replay Your Every Keystroke When Writing.
10 Snack Foods Originally Sold as Medicines.
Grave Robbers Once Held Charlie Chaplin’s Body For Ransom.
How to Stop Yourself from Crying.
The Science of Beer Goggles: How Much Booze Does It Take to Make You Look Good?
Hollywood Mogul Ryan Kavanaugh Witnessed Harrison Ford Crash.
Related: Indiana Jones’s Hatmaker is on the Brink of Bankruptcy.
Boy Booted From School After Showing Up in Christian Grey Costume.
How to Weigh a Dinosaur.
How Does Your Computer Recognize Spam Mail?
‘The Big Bang Theory’ Pays Tribute to Leonard Nimoy.
Related: Leonard Nimoy’s 1951 Big Screen Debut [Video].
25 Profound Quotes That Will Make You Question Everything.
Julie Bush: Women In Hollywood: A Shit Show.
Related: WGA Study: Most Jobs Go To White Guys in Their 40s.
14 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Garbage Collectors.
Lovely photo of terminal patient’s final visit to the art museum.
Hollywood Film, TV Shoots in Canada Surged in 2014.
Canada Says ~ Stop “Spocking” $5 Bills.
Carlton Cuse on Running Four Dramas and His Busy Post-‘Lost’ Career.
$1.1 Billion and Five Years Later, the 405 Congestion Relief Project is a Fail.
‘Sharknado 3′ Production Shut Down by Labor Strike.
How Eavesdropping Was Punished in Medieval Times.
Edward Norton is Fed Up With People Who Think Movies Aren’t What They Used to Be.
How Does a Two-Way Mirror Work [Video]?
Awesome Business Cards for Superhero Alter Egos.
18 Everyday Expressions Borrowed From the Bible.
This Weird Fish Swims Standing on its Head [Video].
Oprah Winfrey on Closing Harpo Studios, OWN Expansion, Broadway Plans.
Bangles Star Susanna Hoffs Sings a Bangles Song at Karaoke [Video].
Watch the Short Film Version of the Oscar-Winning Whiplash [Video].
Strange Secrets of the London Underground System.
11 Films To See In March.
Saudi Arabian blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes could now face the death penalty.
James Gunn Adding One of His Favorite Superheroes to ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2′.
Costco announces new partnership with Visa and Citi.
CBS Writers Mentoring Program now accepting submissions.
167 Theremin Players Perform Beethoven [Video].
News Flash: Jared Leto Cut His Hair.
10 Exceptionally Clever Female Con Artists.
Why Are There Only 28 Days in February?
7 Seinfeld Plots That Happened in Real Life.
18 Complicated Scientific Ideas Explained Simply.
Screenwriting Master Class tip of the week: Seventeen years ago yesterday, the movie The Big Lebowski opened. Here is a taste of this wondrous Coen brothers movie:
Perfect timing because beginning Monday, March 16, I will be offering my popular 1-week online class The Coen Brothers and the Craft of Storytelling.
If you are a Coen brothers fan — which you should be!!! — here is a great opportunity to immerse yourself in their movies and learn story principles and dynamics these incredible filmmakers use, knowledge you can bring to bear on your own writing.
Learn about the importance of ordinary person /extraordinary situation, the dynamism of violence, the morally complicated universe, the dramatic potential of misunderstandings, authority figures, grand schemes and more.
Workshop your own story using these same principles as well as insider tips, enabling you to put theory into practice.
The class includes:
Seven lectures written by Scott Myers
Special insider tips
Daily forum Q&As
Workshop writing assignments (optional) with instructor and class feedback
A 90-minute live teleconference between instructor and class members
This is the only time I will be teaching this class in 2015 and if it’s anything like previous sessions, we are going to rock and roll!
The Dude abides. And so can you! Join me, won’t you, in my Coen Brothers and the Craft of Storytelling class. Enroll here now!