Monthly Archives: November 2009
Final Draft unveils special ‘Remake Edition’
Gives writers the ability to butcher 1,000+ movies and TV shows In an effort to stay relevant in today’s marketplace, Final Draft has released a special edition of its famous scriptwriting software that focuses on remakes, sequels and adaptations. “We’ve … Continue reading
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Scribe’s father more proud of daughter’s yams than her scripts
‘Cooking is her real talent’ After eating a third helping of the candied yams his daughter made for Thanksgiving, Allan Wilson beamed with pride. “Now these are damn good yams,” he said to his wife Margaret. “Rhonda should cook for … Continue reading
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Top 10 Things Overheard At Hollywood Thanksgiving Day Parties
10. “Is it me, or do these yams look like Meg Ryan?” 9. “If the guy didn’t want to work for free, why did he become a writer in the first place?” 8. “I heard Ari’s party had three turkeys.” … Continue reading
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James Wan horrifies Thanksgiving Day guests with live turkey beheading
Also spends two hours mutilating potatoes
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The 2009 Turkey List
Introducing Hollywood’s most questionable spec scripts of the year. Wow. 2009 Turkey List (PDF)
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Script Track – November 24, 2009
Gobble Time A small New England town holds the first annual Thanksgiving Day eating contest, but things go horribly awry when the whole town falls asleep because of all the tryptophan. Writer: Alex Jones Plymouth Rocker Based on the 17th … Continue reading
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‘Twilight’ frenzy causes Earth to stop spinning
Most significant planetary event since Big Bang The Earth literally paused on its axis this weekend as a direct effect of the immeasurable hysteria created by the teen vampire sequel New Moon. “We’ve been monitoring the situation since early summer,” … Continue reading
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90% of aspiring scribe’s coworkers better writers than him
Wannabe screenwriter less talented than boss, secretary and janitor Aspiring screenwriter Joe Grable has written more than a dozen scripts since 2002, but despite his belief to the contrary, this doesn’t mean he’s a better writer than his coworkers. “Everyone … Continue reading
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Producer shocked to learn ‘garbage man’ a real job
Thought it was just something extras did in movies Jeff Belsin has spent the last 15 years in the bubble of Hollywood, detached from reality. So when his wife told him the garbage man didn’t take the refrigerator they left … Continue reading
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Script Track – November 17, 2009
Macintouch Steve Jobs places a spell on a lifelong PC user, and now everything the man touches turns into a Mac product. Writer: Alex Star Wedding Planner Guy A former SportsCenter host becomes a testosterone-crazed wedding planner that goes head-to-head … Continue reading
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