Saturday Hot Links
The 185th installment of Saturday Hot Links.
Critics’ Choice TV Awards: ‘Justified’, ‘Olive Kitteridge’, HBO Lead The Field.
Sundance Picks 13 Directors and Screenwriters Labs Projects.
Broadcast TV Scorecard: Complete Guide to What’s New, Renewed and Canceled.
13 Summer Comedies Starring Women, Made by Women, Aimed at Women.
Lucasfilm President Finally Confirms Indiana Jones Sequel Is on the Horizon.
2018 ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff Will Tell Boba Fett’s Origin Story.
Related: Why Disney Scrapped George Lucas’ Plans for ‘Star Wars Episode VII’.
Louis C.K. Set to Write, Direct & Star in New Indie Film ‘I’m a Cop’.
Amy Schumer to Headline HBO Comedy Special Directed by Chris Rock.
Interview: Marvel President and ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Producer Kevin Feige.
Joss Whedon on Fighting With Marvel Over ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’: “It Got Really, Really Unpleasant”.
Related: James Gunn Urges Comic Fandom To Be Kinder Following Joss Whedon’s Exit From Twitter.
Related: Joss Whedon Calls “Horsesh*t” On Reports He Left Twitter Because Of Militant Feminists.
George R.R. Martin Confirms Grateful Dead Influence on ‘Game of Thrones’.
Dear Movie Supervillains: Quit Trying to Destroy the Whole Planet.
AMC Theatres to Market Movies to Audiences Based on Analytics of Individual Interest.
Leaked Email From Marvel CEO Is A Listicle About Why Women Can’t Be Superheroes.
Related: But Spider-Man Can’t Be Black.
Brave Grown Man Stands Up to 9-Year-Old ‘Age of Ultron’ Critic.
From Audio to Animation: How ‘Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck’ Captures Cobain in All His Contradictions.
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ to Get Spoof Movie From Marlon Wayans.
Filmmaker Survey: What We Wish We Knew Before Making Our First Movie.
A Filmmaker’s Guide to Music Licensing.
Gabriel García Márquez and Akira Kurosawa Talk Film, Writing and ‘Rhapsody in August’ in 1991.
Toronto Tax Credits Take a Hit.
Here Are Some of the Best New American Short Films.
What Hollywood Can Teach Us About the Future of Work.
Adult Swim Announces Its Fall Slate.
Watch: 9-Minute Video Essay Breaks Down The Raucous Finale Of ‘Whiplash’ [video].
Jimi Hendrix Biopic Moving Forward with Paul Greengrass, Legendary.
Why Is the U.K.’s ITV on a Hollywood Buying Spree?
Cable companies are scrambling as more viewers become cord-cutters.
Summer Superhero Blockbusters Expose Comic Book TV’s Weakness.
Related: Has TV Made the Marvel Cinematic Universe Into A Nerd’s Dream Come True or an Addiction?
Related: 10 MCU Characters Who Will NOT Be In Captain America: Civil War.
Anna Kendrick Confirms a Sexist Casting Practice in New Interview.
Jennifer Lawrence’s $20 Million Salary Is About 20% Of The Budget For ‘Passengers’ With Chris Pratt.
Ava DuVernay on How to Move the Film Industry in the Right Direction.
Amy Schumer Did an Episode-Long 12 Angry Men Parody [video].
New Web Tool Blocks Kardashian Content.
Scriptnotes: Episode 196.
Doug Richardson: When Good Dialogue Goes Bad, Part 1.
Screenwriting Master Class tip of the week
If TV is your thing, Tom Benedek is your guy. Be sure to check out two of his upcoming courses:
May 18: Pages TV: Original Pilot Script Workshop
June 1: Craft: TV — Writing the Web Series
As always, we look forward to the opportunity to work with you.