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The Screen Writer, a short produced by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1951 depicting the importance of screenwriters: https://archive.org/details/0584_Screen_Writer_The_S00315_10_50_57_00

Excited! My horror-thriller just made it to the top 10 at Austin and top 25 at Page in its category. Hope to see some of you in Austin.

Anyone attending Great American Pitch Fest? Anyone have any experiences with this one or Inktip?

Congrats to Michael Perri for landing a staff writing position!

Writing a script where you have a character based on someone you know in real life (but you think you've disguised that fact)? This $3 million dollar lawsuit might change your mind: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/screenwriter-sued-making-henry-james-697876

My script, Mother, is being featured on the Black List site! Glad to see the rewrites paid off. Hoping the rest of the year is as great for everyone!

Really not sure how to feel about American Hustle. On one hand, I admire the theme of the story and the ambition of the storytelling; on the other hand, it feels like a hot mess and is just not as satisfying as it should be.

Just an FYI, people... after I win the lottery toonight I'll be immediately going into film funding/producing mode. Just thought I'd get that out there.

Was never a huge Planet of the Apes fan, but I'm really digging where they're taking the franchise.

DD CONGRATS on making the blacklist!!!!!

Say you have a character who is stuttering. Do you write the dialogue like he's stuttering or do you leave a note and let the actors do their job?

RIP Syd Field

Clocking in at 89 pages, the fastest first draft I've ever done for my first Horror/Thriller. It's not great by any means, but hoorah, it's done. FOR NOW.

I think I'm using the term PRELAP wrong? I'm using it for a VO that starts before that scene begins. Is that correct?

for dialogue-- I'm trying to think of a situation where the training is worse/more grueling than the actual thing that's being trained for. Any ideas?

Apparently foreign distributors are really interested in the horror thriller spec I've been working on this summer and want the script ASAP. Has anyone else had to rush write a script before?

"They're coming for you, Barbara."

Question: I'm looking for screenplays in the vein of Roman Polanski's Repulsion: relatively contained, psychological horror/thrillers with small casts. Also any movies you can suggest similar to Repulsion? Psycho and Black Swan came to mind though they aren't exactly like Repulsion they do exist in a similar plane (main character struggling to maintain their sense of sanity/losing their sanity, etc. Thanks!

I know - late to the party here and basically saying the same thing others have said, but -- thank you Gravity. Best movie experience of the year so far.

"Gravity" was simply beautiful.

Starting the fourth draft. Here we go!

Favor Request: I just dropped into W-I-P a writing sample I was thinking of using to approach tv lit agents. If you have 10 minutes, can you read and let me know thoughts? Happy to provide feedback on others' projects as well.

Check out my blog on the site. Hasn't had many readers. I'm thinking about tracking what it's like to write your first screenplay!

Adapt away. Daily Mail headline - Teenage exorcists who say Harry Potter has corrupted the world head to Britain armed with Bibles and Holy Water to tackle hotbed of occult activity

Feature Film Finance... awesome!!!