Cartoon Zombies! — Finally!
Check out this cool little ditty: a trailer for an CG-animation zombie movie. It’s called A.D. and is directed by Ben Hibon, written by Haylar Garcia, and produced by Bernie Goldmann (300), Tarik Heitmann (The Sensei), and Renee Tab. Looks pretty cool. I like the idea of taking the zombie genre into the digital realm [...]
John August in Tales From the Script
No, this isn’t an entry about a screenwriter starring in his own horror comedy. John August, writer of the most recent Charlie and the Chocolate Factory adaptation, posted an interesting blog today about being interviewed for a new book called Tales from the Script: 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories. It seems like a cool [...]
Best Produced Screenplays of 2009
Another year, another arbitrary “Best Of” list. But this isn’t just any arbitrary “Best Of” list. This is my arbitrary Top 8 list. Why Top 8, why not Top 5 or Top 10? Why not. Plus, I did a Top 4 last year. So, enjoy! It’s kinda hard to judge a screenplay by watching the [...]
Sherlock Holmes + Hollywood = Victorian Action hero
“I deduce that this movie is elementary entertainment, my dear boy.” Bad joke aside, Sherlock Holmes could have been an excellent action thriller…but it’s hampered by a slow second act and unoriginal third act, resulting in only an above average popcorn flick, despite Robert Downey Jr. starring in the title role and Jude Law as [...]
Avatar: It Ain’t Just All Flash
If you haven’t already, treat yourself to a holiday present and watch Avatar. Is it the best movie ever made based on the best screenplay ever written? No, of course not. But it’s certainly one of the better movies I’ve seen in a long, long time. Though it’s wrapped in the most mind-blowing special-effects package, [...]
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