Saturday Hot Links
Back for another installment of Saturday Hot Links!
Today: The Big Bird Edition!
A week in the life of screenwriter John August.
What is a kudo?
Sacha Baron Cohen’s newest project with Paramount “The Lesbian” based on a true story.
13 little-known punctuation marks we should be using.
Mike De Luca: On The Slate.
7 legendary monsters of South America.
Think Battleship sunk the board-game-into-movies trend? Think again.
Creativity Post: Priming your creativity.
Flavorwire: 50 essential horror films.
Does eating celery really result in negative calories?
Meryl Streep donates $1M to New York’s public theater.
How a murder trial inspired the modern radio format.
Barry Diller: “Movies kind of stink.”
Watch John Waters read juicy bits from “Lady Chatterly’s Lover” [video].
E.T. turns 30 and New Yorker has a nice feature on its screenwriter Melissa Mathison.
Your favorite authors are frauds: Six famous ghostwriters.
Previously undisclosed footage from The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” [video].
Thousands of millionaires collect unemployment.
Movie producer Brian Grazer inks 6-figure book deal.
Not to be outdone, “Girls” creator Lena Dunham in a multimillion dollar bidding war for her memoir. Make that $3.7M.
Drive-ins mount a modest comeback.
Why are people who cross picket lines called “scabs”.
Want to read the pilots of many of TV’s new series? Go here.
If you touch a baby bird, will its mother really abandon it?
It’s Lego “Dr. Strangelove” [video].
10 “Peanuts” characters you’ve probably forgotten.
David S. Goyer talks Man of Steel.
The world’s scariest runways [video].
30 movie baddies who turned good.
Was Manhattan really bought for $24?
TotalFilm: 50 best movie closing lines.
5 historical attempts to ban coffee.
Participant Media creates YouTube channel to promote social activism.
The 2012 MacArthur Fellows named.
Flavorwire’s guide to indie flicks in October.
15 offbeat holidays you can celebrate in October.
The movie Won’t Back Down has an historic opening weekend… in a bad way.
Michael Chabon describes the inspiration for his new novel “Telegraph Avenue.”
1924 letter from William Faulkner in which he tells post office boss to stick it.
Orson Welles at the premiere of Citizen Kane [photo].
What Earth’s song sounds like.
The business side of documentary filmmaking.
The role of suspense in stories and music.
Mel Brooks to receive AFI Lifetime Achievement Award.
9 of the world’s weirdest museums.
How one script reader describes what they do.
Why does bottled water have an expiration date?
Two nerds admit all the problems with The Avengers.
Are carrots really that good for your eyes?
7 bizarre stories of stolen movie props.
Dissolving computers could heal you from the inside out.
7 filmmaking tools that only cost $1.
From Kegerators, a truly useful app: Calculate the beer you need for your next frat party.
And finally 43 Sesame Street facts for the 43rd season.
Screenwriting Master Class tip of the week: During the last few months, we’ve been working our way through the 8-part Core series with the last three classes upcoming:
Core VI: Scene [10/8–10/14/2012]
Core VII: Theme [10/22–10/28/2012]
Core VIII: Time [11/5–11/11/2012]
I won’t be offering these 1-week classes again until spring 2013, so here’s your chance to drill down into some essential screenwriting principles.
Don’t forget, my next session of Prep: From Concept To Outline begins October 15. This unique 6-week screenwriting workshop provides you a structured approach to nail down your next story and prepare you to type FADE IN with confidence.
I look forward to working with you!
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