Browsing Category
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Robin Write Tells Us “Why The Lobster Has to Win the Original Screenplay Oscar”
Our good friend Robin Write at WriteOutofLA.com makes a case for The Lobster winning the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
* * *
The following contains SPOILERS. This is also in no way a negative reflection on the other four…
LA Film School 10th Annual Oscar Nominated Screenwriters Q&A
The Oscar-nominated screenwriters from La La Land, Hidden Figures, Moonlight, 20th Century Women, Arrival, Lion and Hell or High Water gathered on Monday night at the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood for its 10th Annual Screenwriters…
Original Screenplay – Why Manchester by the Sea Towers Over the Rest
I don't know what's going to happen when the Oscars are announced in terms of a La La Land sweep. If the tsunami is unstoppable, it might just take original screenplay with it. While Damien Chazelle's imaginary insular fantasy world of…
Scripter Preview – Which Adapted Script Will Take the Prize?
The nominees for the USC Scripter match exactly the Oscar nominees for adapted screenplay. But BAFTA and the Writers Guild have Moonlight in original, up against Manchester by the Sea and La La Land. That makes predicting original…
The Contenders: Original and Adapted Screenplay Frontrunners
Yesterday's story focused on how original screenplays, and not adapted, could feature into the Best Picture race. But today, I'd like to focus more closely on both categories in terms of which scripts could make it in.
First, it's…
Original Screenplay Is Where the Best Picture Heat Is for 2016 So Far
It should be noted that there are a few pundits who have different films at number one than La La Land. For instance, Anne Thompson, Thelma Adams, Tim Gray, Jack Matthews, and Jeff Wells all have Manchester by the Sea at number one to win…
Through the Lens… Spotlight
The Boston Globe's Spotlight team are the investigative journalists who uncovered the stunning story of widespread sexual abuse by members of the clergy in the Catholic Church.
Director Tom McCarthy and writer Josh Singer spent hours…
Best Screenplays, Cinematography and Editing: Awards Daily Simulated Ballot Nominees!
Here we go. Chow down on this lavish Simulated Ballot buffet. Next up: Best Actors, Actresses, Supporting Actors and even Supporting Actresses (a.k.a., Spillover Best Actresses)
The Case for Ex Machina
by Robin Write
Ex Machina is a movie I saw very early on in the year, and we are talking the calendar year, which is not necessarily the one defined by the film industry's awards season. Longevity of a January release (April in America)…
The Case for Joy
After Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, David O. Russell continues his productive cinematic partnership with Jennifer Lawrence in Joy, and their latest collaboration strays from convention and expectation. Russell’s take on the…
Amy Schumer Will Enter Screenplay Race as one of the Few Solo Female Screenwriters
While cracking the acting categories is tough, there is some wiggle room in the screenplay category. The publicity team behind Bridesmaids helped secure that nomination for Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, even if seeing any female writers in…
Oscarwatch: Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet in Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs
It was almost a Fincher/Sorkin/Rudin joint with a different actor (Leo, Christian) but now it's here - Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs with Michael Fassbender as the man who invented then reinvented Apple. Kate Winslet looks to be supporting.…
Lola Kirke and Greta Gerwig in Noah Baumbach’s Mistress America
Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig co-wrote Mistress America, and from the looks of this darkly sparkling trailer it's got WGA and other screenwriter love written all over it. Opens August 14 under the attentive care of Fox Searchlight.…
OscarWatch: Screenplay Categories Still a Mystery
With the Writers Guild the last of the major awards to announce, just a few days before the final Oscar ballots are due -- though how many voters will have already cast their ballots? Either way, both categories remain wide open.…
Trouble with Whiplash in the Writing Categories
Pete Hammond reports that there will be a disconnect between Whiplash's category confusion. The Academy has decided the film's script should be adapted since a short film existed before the feature film. The film was taken from Damien…
Original, Adapted Screenplay Too Packed for Obvious Child and Beyond the Lights?
Two more films by women filmmakers have broken through this year. Their best hope for Oscar nods would be the screenplay categories. It is near impossible to crack any major category with good intentions. The buzz machine starts early and…
Former Prisoner in Iran Praises Jon Stewart’s Rosewater for Accuracy
On MotherJones.com, Shane Bauer writes up his experience watching Rosewater, the new film directed by Jon Stewart, starring Gael Garcia Bernal. Bauer says Stewart gets so much of what Ben Affleck's Argo got wrong about Iranians and that…
Gillian Flynn, the Lone Woman in a Sea of Men – Oscar Roundtable 2015
Rope of Silicon points us to this Oscars Roundtable discussion by writers. One has to marvel that with all of the films headed into the race -- there isn't a single woman writer or even co-writer among them. Except one. Not only did Flynn…
First trailer for writer/director Chris Rock’s Top Five
Via TIFF: "Written, directed by & starring Chris Rock, Top Five tells the story of New York City comedian-turned-film star Andre Allen, whose unexpected encounter with a journalist forces him to confront both the career that made…
Kristen Wiig to Direct and Co-Write New Comedy
The writing team behind the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Bridesmaids, Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, have come up with a new project that Wiig will direct. Very exciting news, especially since directing is often entrusted to the male…