Saturday Hot Links
Back again for another installment of Saturday Hot Links!
Today: The Great Olympic Moments Edition!
What do the Olympic rings mean?
THR: Top 25 film schools.
Poland plans to auction hundreds of images of Marilyn Monroe.
Larry David’s mystery movie may be headed to HBO.
Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth falls $7.2B as Facebook share price plummets.
Speaking of which: Is mythology like Facebook?
10 movies for the aimless post-grad.
Terry Gilliam’s daughter started a blog this month… featuring her father’s personal archive of creative content.
The 21 countries with one Olympics medal.
Surprising screenplays written by famous authors.
The useful art of procrastination [video].
It’s a slow start for TV pitch season: ABC and NBC scaling back on development slates.
Hollywood pics struggle in Japan box office.
14 creative divorce cakes.
TotalFilm: 50 greatest London movies.
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert staying at Comedy Central.
Gavin Polone: Why stars don’t matter… and never have.
17 year-old programs artificial ‘brain’ to diagnose breast cancer.
Christopher Nolan says goodbye to the Batman franchise.
A nice LAT feature on Nolan and Batman.
More Nolan: Vulture examines the writer-director’s ‘funniest’ scenes.
And more Nolan: How to react to a Chris Nolan movie.
Yet more Nolan from /Film: 15 things that bothered us about The Dark Knight Rises.
15 inspiring, cleverly organized stacks of books.
MGM considering an IPO.
Broadway version of “Bring It On” gives credit to screenwriter Jessica Bendinger.
The strange neuroscience of immortality.
WSJ: 20 odd questions with David Lynch.
Tom Davis’ last blog entry before his recent death.
Info on Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming movie.
It’s the United States of Craigslist.
Why hasn’t The Master shown up on the festival circuit?
In the wake of the Aurora, Colorado tragedy, Warner Bros. pushes back the release of Gangster Squad from September to January 2013.
More Aurora: Hans Zimmer composes a song for the Aurora Victim Relief fund. You can learn more about it here.
More Aurora: Michael Moore releases a statement about the tragedy.
5 scientist screw-ups to remember the next time you bungle something.
Martin Scorcese featured in new iPhone commercial [video].
10 reasons America might be crazy.
Kevin Costner sues to collect Robin Hood money.
Archeologists unearth a 600 year-old bra.
Pixar is helping Jon Favreau on Magic Kingdom.
Culture wars: It’s Chick-fil-A vs. the Muppets.
Video proof that all 3-D movies are the same [video].
Explore the inside of a space shuttle.
The Hobbit as a trilogy?
10 great New Zealand bands you should know about.
Aaron Sorkin gives Mindy Kaling notes on her TV series.
Not all happiness is the same.
LACMA and Steven Spielberg to honor Stanley Kubrick.
6 modern societies ruled by women.
DreamWorks Animation buys Classic Media [e.g., Casper, Lassie, Frosty, The Lone Ranger].
The Creativity Post: The art of innovation.
As big movies’ box office soars, the number of flops rises.
Interview with “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin [video].
Why is bird poop white?
Barry Diller and Scott Rudin in talks to launch e-book venture.
9 intriguing from old FBI files.
Who is making the best short films out there?
A grown-up’s guide to teen celebrities.
10 amazing unbroken shots on film.
A collection of the coolest artists’ signatures.
10 of the most beloved dogs in literature.
And it’s Vulture with the last word: The 100 most valuable movie stars.
Screenwriting Master Class tip of the week: This week as part of the GOYOQ [Go On Your Own Quest] initiative, we have been kicking around the concept of… well… concept. Here is your chance to study that idea in depth working through the exact same curriculum the Questers have done: Core II: Concept.
Like all the Core classes, it is a 1-week online course. As such, you can do almost everything related to the class on your own time: Download and read lectures, post questions and comments on the online forums, take on optional writing exercises to workshop one of your original stories. Plus there is a 90-minute live teleconference with me to discuss any of the course material and screenwriting in general.
The class begins Monday, August 6.
Don’t forget about The Core Package. All eight Core classes covering Plot, Concept, Character, Style, Dialogue, Scene, Theme and Time, available for nearly 50% off. Either self-paced where you download lectures, workshop your stories with writing exercises, and one-on-one teleconferences, or you can take the actual 1-week classes on a biweekly schedule. This content represents 25 years of working, thinking, studying and teaching the craft of screenwriting, a unique character-based approach, and lies at the foundation of The Quest.
Finally it’s your last chance to sign up for Pixar and the Craft of Storytelling, a 1-week class I’m offering beginning Monday, July 30. Exclusive interviews, extensive movie analysis, and digging into six writing principles at work in Pixar movies. This is one of my most popular classes, so don’t pass up this opportunity as I won’t be teaching it again until 2013.
I look forward to the opportunity to work with you.