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Interview: Gavin Hood On Staying Truthful to Katherine Gun in Official Secret
Gavin Hood's latest film Official Secrets opened this past weekend. It's a film about a whistleblower who faces the dilemma...
The Writers — The Scripts That Stood Apart From the Rest in 2018
It's been said that you can't make a good movie out of a bad screenplay. There are plenty of bad...
Melissa McCarthy is golden in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
"McCarthy's range was already established and impressive. No comic can be such a skilled reader of human foibles and not...
Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying makes an impressive debut at the NYFF
"Last Flag Flying" premiered at the 55th New York Film Festival with all the fanfare and acclaim we've come to...
Interview: Margo Lee Shetterly on Why the Story of Hidden Figures Is So Personal to Her
You've all heard of Hidden Figures by now, the film that has grossed over $133 million at the box office...
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...
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...
Through the Lens…Tom Ford on Nocturnal Animals
Our Through the Lens series continues with screenwriter and director Tom Ford discussing two key scenes from his latest film,...
Interview: Director J.A. Bayona on How A Monster Calls uses Fantasy to Deal with Reality
J.A Bayona is at the airport heading to Barcelona after being in LA for a few days, but he's still...
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...
Focus on… The Big Short
Adam McKay's brilliant film about the financial crisis of 2008 is hugely enjoyable as a satirical comedic drama. Ryan Gosling,...
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...
Nick Hornby talks about his screenplay for Brooklyn
Whenever I get an opportunity to talk to Nick Hornby, the conversation always shifts away from the topic at hand...
Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton in Our Brand is Crisis
A feature film based on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", which focuses on the use of American political campaign...
Secret In Their Eyes, with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts
In 2009, Argentinian director Juan José Campanella won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for The Secret in Their Eyes,...
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...
USC Scripter Helps Put Patriarchy Back on Track, Gives Prize to Imitation Game
All eyes were on the USC Scripter to help STOP the women in the Oscar race for 2015. It was...
Gillian Flynn breaks Record with Historic Snub, Remains Entirely Awesome while Doing So
The BAFTA pushed its date back to be before the Oscars in 2000. The USC Scripter began giving out their...
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...
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...