Adding The Hurt Locker: A Review
In my typical revisionistic fashion, I’ve rewritten my list of “Best Produced Screenplays of 2009” after finally watching The Hurt Locker.
My Top 8 now becomes a Top 9. I didn’t bump anybody off the list because they’re all stellar work. But at the same time, I didn’t put Kathryn Bigelow’s intense drama (about a U.S. [...]
Best Produced Screenplays of 2009 — Redux
OK, so yet again I’ve rewritten my Best-Of list. This time, it’s because I finally saw The Hurt Locker. Here’s how it ranks up against my other favorites of last year:
1. Up
Written by Bob Peterson & Pete Docter
The first three on my list are all running neck and neck and neck for the top spot, [...]
The Art of Writing a Script Synopsis
Fellow screenwriter/blogger Ashley Scott Meyers has a pretty good post about how to write a synopsis on his SellingYourScreenplay.com site.
He’s got some common-sense advice mixed in with some real-world experience. Here’s a taste:
“…you simply want to intrigue them enough so that they can’t wait to read the entire screenplay. If you have a twist [...]
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 book, and [...]