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You are much more likely to run up against the "no unsolicited material" response from agents and prodcos.

Honestly you should just cold submit wherever. What's the worst that can happen? They don't respond (which is identical to a co. that does take unsolicited). Believe me if your pitch is actually strong that won't stop people from requesting it.

Placing in some sort of decently prestigious or recognized script competition will help you greatly...

Definitely with you on that

I'm good at keeping secrets too! I swear! Someone please PM me into the loop too.

Someone posted it in File Exchange and then took down the thread. I'm assuming -- a) he/she posted the wrong script -- or he/she got told to pull it off the site.

So... anyone know what happened?

My name is sbbn and I have no idea what the fuck you guys are talking about. That is all.

Bunheads was the last work done by Kubrick before he died. You can't really call yourself a lover of film and television and NOT see it.

Can't Netflix figure out how to block these dorks?

everything engineered can be reverse engineered.

A friend of mine whose company deals with intnl. distribution told me all the distribs talked about at Cannes was the mortal fear they all have of losing control to loopholes in streaming policies nation by nation.

That explains why James Burrows has directed so many pilots.

Kaching!

Do you feel that compensation is warranted?

I can't wait until Hobbit 2 comes out.

I'm looking forward to 4D.

That's when Peter Jackson actually reaches out of the screen and empties your wallet.

I've only seen "The Descendants," and I agree with James Franco's review, it's "Payne-lite." If it didn't star Clooney, it would have been totally overlooked.

Totes... and I am sorry... Boss is a crappy show with great acting, but Kelsey Grammar shouldn't be rewarded for showing anger as the only emotion in that show, the range isn't there...

Homeland is a great show. I'd like to see it win something. Not seeing any breakout indies this year, like a Winter's Bone or Animal Kingdom.

Rich Ross always struck me as being mostly lucky. Not the greatest judge of anything but things generally worked out in his favor until the big promotion. There are lots of stories about him being an ass and not being qualified but none of that really mattered. Mainstream media, and not just industry news, started in with Disney - Ross - JC - failure and he was toast.

These guys all get phat $everance packages, though, right? So, it's not like Mr. Ross is gonna be in a soup kitchen line anytime soon.

Maybe he shouldn't have fired everyone that could have helped him make the transition to features. It takes a Village.

My computer doesn't even have a cd drive...

My feeling is so they can destroy it when they're done. But yeah, it's archaic.

I'm surprised they don't want it on floppy.

IMDB list Frankie Peay as:

Soundtrack: Original Gangstas

Writer: Original Gangstas & Hot City

Producer: Original Gangstas & Hot City. All from 1996.

I'm looking for info from non-public sources, like pay directory sites, agency records, etc. Thanks.

I don't know of a Frankie Peay, but I did deal a little with Marc Rocco, and it wouldn't surprise me if he had offered to share credit with someone. Good luck with your search, though.

I enjoyed it.

Nice story, fun performances, some genuine laughs, consistently entertaining.

I haven't seen it yet, though I worked a few days on set as an extra, and it was a fun set. Buscemi, in particular, was hysterical when I was there. But even as much fun as it was to be on that set, I kept thinking Vegas magicians would have been a better world for a movie 10 or 15 years ago.

Yeah, the Jim Carrey character really skewers David Blaine and Chris Angel...and that's the problem. I always love Steve Carell, and it's still funny, but the same cast in a different scenario or maybe just a rewrite with a different angle could have worked so much better.

Pretty close. The movie in my mind when reading the spec was better than the final product, but still pretty good. I think a different director might have improved it a little. If you like that, check out other Dan Fogelman scripts like MY MOTHER'S CURSE.

Loved the script and read it some 6-7 months before I saw the movie. I felt the movie was very close to the script, particularly when compared to how some films look in relation to the script.

Btw, definitely worth reading the script - it is very, very well written and a great example of how a script should look.

If you're trying to write to any network you may end up writing to none of them, and your script's tone may suffer.

^^^Agreed.

Fugg't, man. I say write it... all over the goddamn place. Then, when you do a rough polish, after you have distanced yourself from it enough, and before you actually send it out to anybody, edit it out.

I agree. Was unfortunately disappointed. Not bad, just not anything to get super excited over.

That's disappointing to hear. I feel like the setup was the best part of the book.

I'm going to stick with it, as I read the books and there's a great mythology there. It has top-notch vfx, I'll say that, and Cory Stoll as always is great.

It's so perfect in so many ways. The coincidence of Cooper actually asking Sean Penn a question is fantastic.

Now the only question is, was Cooper a "plant" that had already broken through and they knew he was going to be a star? Cynical thought, I know. ;-)

Woooow... LOL that's crazy! Although the cynical side of me thinks Bradley was CGI'd in lol.

I compare it to Stephen King's "It". And by that, I mean when the "monster" was revealed. Not that there was a "monster" revealed in Under the Dome, but it was, to me, quite underwhelming. Laughable, actually. But as I've stated many times here, it's all subjective.

pilot reads great. haven't watched it yet. but no, not Mick Garris...

Pilot script was a hell of a lot of fun.

kinda meh/blah...from a few I know who saw it in advance

which sucks because Fey and Rudd should be comedy gold...

I love Tina, but Rudd is overexposed, kind of sick of him. The Biebs should have been cast in that role. Kidding.

Saw an early screening here in the office. Actually really enjoyed it.

I got dragged to it but LOVED it. Great movie. The dance was great.

I just watched the screener a couple days ago and loved it. Now I feel guilty for not supporting it by buying a ticket to see it in the theater.

Can't wait to see it. I was ambivalent but read the screenplay after seeing all the love it was getting and man alive, that was a well-written screenplay.

No one else?

Halle Berry. ALWAYS Halle Berry.

Take Shelter is a ridiculously good movie.

Earlier today I kept getting a blank page off the main URL. No error just white.

I kept getting an error page when trying to login on my phone last week. Made my train ride home from work very frustrating!

I have never been able to log on with my Blackberry.

The only complete copy was held on a secure floor at LA Center. Keycard access. The whole bit.

Wow.

The only thing for the script that is out there is the script pages for the opening 7 minutes for the introduction to Bane. I've read those.

I know the answer before I even ask, but why why why is Scarlett Johansson in this? I'm sure that tiny pistol and total lack of superpowers is definitely going to save the world.

Her cocking her pistol is definitely the comedic relief of the trailer. But, in all seriousness, if she's not going to show more cleavage or accidentally get caught coming out of a shower, well then she better have a bigger gun hidden somewhere!

I really hope Hawkeye is badass.

Think McFly Think!

it means that producers are requesting that agents/managers allow them to take in a spec script to their respective studios. So if Producer A has a deal or relationships with certain studios or buyers, they would want an exclusive right to submit a spec to those places.

To add to Barzini's post, producers will often seek to obtain territories beyond their particular studio.

No, you'll never think it's 100%. But yeah, $95 is a lot of coin. Tough call.

Same boat, think I'll wait for the next one, and give a couple scripts a polish to put in at the early bird price.

No kidding.

*Possible spoiler*: That beat with Bullock in weightless fetal position is going to be seared into my brain forever. Gorgeous.

basically