Writer’s Panel Podcast By Jackson Truax The first full week of February typically marks the Oscar-nominees luncheon, and the plethora of events that follow suit, many of which are hoping to capitalize on the sudden influx of nominees from all over the world touching down in Los Angeles. One of the events that has become a tradition of this week is Jeff Goldsmith’s...
We have a master list of 265 screenplays eligible for Oscar consideration. We need to separate the Adapted from the Originals so that Rob can finish constructing the simulated Oscar ballot . It’s a monster project, so can I enlist your help? I’ve made a really rough stab at dividing them up, but I’m sure the two lists I’ve drafted are riddled...
@CineVue and @Raindance tweet links to a great resource at raindance.org where you can read and download 8 scripts by Christopher Nolan — Following, Memento, The Prestige, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception and The Keys to the Street (unproduced). Production notes and screenplay analysis on selected titles are also available. The site hosts pages...
Since much of a best screenplay nomination hangs on the past pedigrees of the writers, directors and cast, it’s never too soon to begin groping in the dark to wonder which films might emerge as this year’s frontrunners for best screenplay. A message from phantom this weekend suggested it might be fun to venture some blind predictions. At this stage we can...