Saturday Hot Links
Back for another installment of Saturday Hot Links!
Today: The Cheezy 1950s Sci-Fi Flicks Online For Free Edition!
The 39th Telluride Film Festival lineup revealed.
Speaking of Telluride, Ben Affleck’s new movie Argo debuted there yesterday. Here is an Indiewire review.
Flavorwire: 10 free MP3s you need to download this week.
Is there a link between Rotten Tomatoes scores and movie box office?
Why do moths eat clothes?
“On The Slate” with Mike De Luca.
11 great milestones in televised nudity.
TotalFilm: 50 movies to look for between now and the end of the year.
12 college courses we wish our schools had offered.
Summer B.O. trails 2011 total.
And leading the pack of underperforming movies…
Ted Hope: Ten rules on the producer’s role in development.
The 12 men who walked on the Moon.
Can “Buffy” make men less sexist?
And as long as we’re going Whedonesque, Joss talks all things Marvel.
More Whedon: He’s attached to a new ABC pilot “S.H.I.E.L.D.”
How 13 classic video games got their names.
Werner Herzog making two new doc series.
9 crazy things people found in their walls.
New Batman? Could be as early as 2015.
Creativity Post: Bipolar disorder and creativity are linked (but not by some mad genius).
Wanna know the latest on The Lone Ranger project? Jerry Bruckheimer has this to say.
The “Modern Family” kids get a big pay raise.
Twitter’s relationship with the media: It’s complicated.
Sam Raimi successfully blocks Evil Dead knock-off.
Study shows you can learn while you nap.
Sequeltology: A tournament to determine the greatest movie sequel of all time.
ESPN shells out $5.6B to retain rights to Major League Baseball.
Penn State to end singing “Sweet Caroline” over “touching me, touching you” lyrics.
Details on the next Spike Jonze movie.
10 buildings that grow.
A guide to each “Breaking Bad” death.
YouTube cuts underperforming channels.
Tony Scott family establishes AFI scholarship.
The first edition covers of 25 classic books.
Book reviewers… for hire?
Post-Vegas: Prince Harry offered $10M to start in an adult film.
Why free time frees creativity.
Why dalmatians are linked to firefighting.
Resort towns face a last picture show.
A history of the exclamation point.
14 quirky college donations.
30 literary quotes that just might get you laid.
Screenwriting Master Class tip of the week: Here is the schedule of classes in September:
Create A Worthy Nemesis: In this 1-week online screenwriting course, you will discover key principles to help you craft a Nemesis who goes beyond the stereotypical Bad Guy to a living, breathing, and powerful antagonist figure.
Prep: From Concept to Outline: This 6-week online workshop guides you through the story development process from concept to outline.
Core IV: Style: In this 1-week online screenwriting course, you will learn key principles related to style that will not only empower you to craft scripts that will satisfy the standards of any professional reader, but also put you on the road to cultivating your own unique voice as a writer.
Pages I: The First Draft: In this 10-week online workshop, you will use a series of writing assignments to pound out pages and push you from FADE IN to FADE OUT.
Pages II: Rewriting Your Script: In this 10-week online workshop, you will identify problems in your existing draft, work out solutions, and rewrite your script toward its final draft.
Core V: Dialogue: This 1-week online screenwriting course teaches you key principles and practices for writing strong dialogue that derives from the inner world of the character.
For all of you who submitted a logline to The Quest, there are slots available in my Core and Craft courses to claim your free class. Email me if you are interested in taking the class or would prefer the lectures.
Tom and look forward to the opportunity to work with you!
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