“Today I told Ms. Francis about how I’m working on a screenplay.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Eventually, he was able to make his living again writing screenplays, plays, and books under his own name. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

For the next five decades, Houseman edited and wrote screenplays, earning admiration for his work. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She and Koch collaborated on several screenplays, and she was finally given screen credit for her work in 1941. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

It’s super cool because Arthur Miller adapted his own play into the screenplay for this movie. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Unable to get work there, he moved to England, where he wrote screenplays under pseudonyms. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

For six weeks in Los Angeles during that turbulent summer, the American writer William Faulkner worked frantically to turn Battle Cry into a screenplay. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

During that turbulent final week of July 1943, William Faulkner was on the other side of the world in Hollywood, California, feverishly pulling together the screenplay for the sweeping wartime movie Battle Cry. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I would,” Nora says, “but I want to work on my screenplay before I do my homework. I came up with a good idea for a scene today. During gym, actually.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, William Faulkner rewrote the Russian sequence of the film and typed up the full screenplay. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

In March, he went to Hollywood, too, where he wrote screenplays for the Warner Brothers film studio. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The awards season race took a late final twist as two previously little-fancied films took best screenplay awards from the Writers Guild of America. Screenplay glory for Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Eighth Grade 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

Still, there were others: The heart-tugging “CODA” had a great night, winning best supporting actor, best adapted screenplay and the big kahuna, best picture, ending the ceremony on an ebullient note. Oscar Moments: The night emotion won, for better and worse 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

The Chair "Project Greenlight" executive producer Chris Moore is behind this unscripted series, which follows fledgling filmmakers as they each adapt a separate film from the same screenplay. Saturday Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Intruders' on BBC America 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

If the screenplay for Jack the Giant Slayer by The Usual Suspects's Christopher McQuarrie is strong enough, he appears to have the comedic chops to shine. Jack the Giant Slayer: big news or the height of nonsense? 2012-11-23T15:16:42Z

That was before Woody Allen, 76, won a best original screenplay Oscar for “Midnight in Paris,” bumping the average age still higher. ?The Artist? Wins Best Film at the Academy Awards 2012-02-27T05:27:18Z

Anyhow, we got together every day for weeks reading through the screenplay, watching the film, discussing, taking notes. 'Mike's Place' tells the true story of terror in a Tel Aviv blues bar 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

Directed by Ken Scott, from a screenplay by Scott and Martin Petit. ‘Starbuck’: a sweet delivery on one man’s baby boom 2013-04-11T20:41:06Z

It ran for 520 performances on Broadway before it, too, became a successful film, in 1964, with a cast headed by Henry Fonda and a screenplay by Mr. Vidal. Gore Vidal, 1925-2012: Gore Vidal, Elegant Writer, Dies at 86 2012-08-01T05:20:14Z

Alma was his indispensable adviser, a former film editor through whom he vetted story ideas and screenplay treatments. Pat Hitchcock, daughter of Alfred Hitchcock, dead at 93 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

Since then, he has written screenplays, sitcoms and stage shows, including 2016’s one-man show My Family: Not the Sitcom. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

Thompson, best known for her acting roles in films such as Sense and Sensibility, Love Actually and Nanny McPhee, also wrote many of those screenplays. Emma Thompson's Effie facing copyright fight 2011-02-09T00:51:51Z

The film’s screenplay was adapted by Christopher Hampton from his stage play, “The Talking Cure.” ArtsBeat Blog: David Cronenberg Discusses 'A Dangerous Method' 2011-10-05T18:08:54Z

Webb’s screenplay captures this collaborative aspect in its complexity. “Selma” Vs. “Selma” 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

Mr. Lerner had studied Mayer throughout his life, and was writing a screenplay about the producer when he died, his brother said. Michael Lerner, ‘Elf’ and ‘Barton Fink’ Actor, Dies at 81 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z

I write every day – in fact, I've written so many screenplays in recent years that haven't been made that I could have an entire film festival in my head. Alan Parker: 'I like the craziness of the film set' 2013-01-24T19:00:00Z

"All the President's Men" also won four Academy Awards: supporting actor for Jason Robards, adapted screenplay, art direction-set direction and sound. 49th Academy Awards in '77: 'Rocky,' posthumous honor and Scorsese snub 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

This comedy of errors was first cooked up as a book by Ariel Schrag, who adapted it as her own screenplay. ‘Adam’ Review: A Comedy of Genders 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z

WGA winners have a reliable track record for predicting the Oscar screenplay winners. Guardians joins screenplay shortlist 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

Mr. Nichols and May remained friends after they ended their partnership and continued to collaborate intermittently over the decades; she wrote the “Primary Colors” screenplay. Mike Nichols, ‘The Graduate’ director, dies

Halderman acknowledged delivering the threat to Letterman's driver, in the form of a screenplay outline, or treatment. TV producer admits attempting Letterman shakedown 2010-03-09T23:57:00Z

Back in August, he told Reuters he wanted to direct a sequel and a third film, and that when writing the screenplay, he would write two different movies at the same time. Cameron and Fox team up for "Avatar" sequels 2010-10-27T18:12:00Z

The studio scheduled a production break from late December through mid-February, during which the remainder of the screenplay was supposed to be completed. No script, no worries: Men in Black 3 shoots anyway 2011-03-10T00:23:47Z

Financial misdeeds movie "The Big Short" won for adapted screenplay and "Spotlight", a film about a newspaper investigation into Catholic Church sex abuse, won best original screenplay. 'The Revenant' Wins Big in Britain's BAFTA Awards 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

The screenplay for the film will be written by Michael Goldenberg who penned the screenplay for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Disney to make Artemis Fowl film 2013-08-01T09:38:56Z

She then acted in a film and wrote screenplays. Arundhati Roy 2011-03-08T00:05:13Z

The final screenplay was toned down a lot. "Pink Panther" director Blake Edwards dies at 88 2010-12-16T20:24:00Z

The Hollywood Reporter quotes an insider at the Austin, Texas festival who said Paul Schrader's film, based on a screenplay by the novelist Bret Easton Ellis, has "an ugliness and a deadness to it". SXSW follows Sundance in rejecting Lindsay Lohan's The Canyons 2013-01-24T12:28:27Z

The lightly fictionalized screenplay seems to have been written specifically for Robert Duvall, who plays Bush as a flinty curmudgeon who wields a shotgun at strangers. 'Get Low': Perfect cast is life of the funeral party 2010-08-12T20:24:00Z

They selected a screenplay, a book manuscript, and transcripts of speeches he’d given about the perils of drug addiction and the need to destigmatize mental illness. Art Buchwald’s archives are bound for the Library of Congress. He would have been thrilled. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

Receiving credit for the screenplay was impossible for Trumbo at the time, much less picking up a prize in front of Hollywood’s elite. ‘Trumbo’ Recalls the Hunters and the Hunted of Hollywood 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

Melissa Rosenberg's screenplay even has a few flashes of comedy, and develops an emotional power that goes far beyond the depressive, lovesick languor of "New Moon." "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse": Edward, Jacob and Bella's hot three-way 2010-06-30T00:30:00Z

The final installment in the supernatural romance involving vampires, werewolves and a moody schoolgirl, "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" also had nominations for worst director for Bill Condon, plus worst sequel, screenplay and screen ensemble. 'Twilight' finale leads Razzies worst-of list 2013-01-09T07:46:05Z

Abby Mann's screenplay tackles some of the most sensitive questions about one of the most sensitive events in history: the Nazi holocaust. Judgment at Nuremberg – poetic justice for Holocaust perpetrators 2013-01-30T09:30:08Z

The first film was a critical and commercial hit, taking $262m worldwide, winning a Golden Globe for Baron Cohen and an Oscar nomination for its screenplay. Borat 2 imminent, reports suggest, with Trump, Epstein and Giuliani as targets 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z

Hollywood producers handle legal aspects of a production, amassing the rights to everything from a screenplay to performances and collecting them under an umbrella company that can negotiate to sell or distribute the film. Seattle-area film producers head to Sundance 2012-01-12T19:47:25Z

A few days after sending that email, she wins Best Actress at Spain's Sitges festival, with Sightseers winning best screenplay. Sightseers: Alice Lowe and the secret terrors of caravanning 2012-11-23T14:00:00Z

Richardson said he had read Blair's autobiography, A Journey, and lifted some lines wholesale for the screenplay. Comic Strip returns with Tony Blair on the run in Channel 4 film noir comedy 2011-08-26T18:40:01Z

A hefty 57 best picture winners were nominated for best adapted screenplay, so it is not as if the academy is open only to original scripts winning the night’s top prize. Four Best Picture Contenders Are Remakes. Does That Matter to Oscar Voters? 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

I loved what Suzanne did but couldn’t find a way to get it in the screenplay and it was never shot. ArtsBeat: Gary Ross Answers Reader Questions About 'The Hunger Games' 2012-03-30T18:55:38Z

"Brief Encounter" combines elements of Noel Coward's screenplay, and the one-act play on which it was based, with song, dance and multimedia effects. 'Brief Encounter' extended to January on Broadway 2010-10-22T16:40:00Z

There are also parallels with Raymond's screenplay for Kelly Reichardt's fine film, "Meek's Cutoff," a low-key Western about would-be immigrants getting out of their depth on the Oregon Trail. 'Rain Dragon': searching for greener pastures (organic version) 2012-05-02T19:30:06Z

Allen is nominated for best original screenplay for Blue Jasmine, and both Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins are up in the actress categories. Oscars: What to watch out for 2014-03-01T09:07:27Z

Days later, "The Hurt Locker" went on to win six Oscars, including for best picture, director and screenplay. 'Hurt Locker' makers move to dismiss vet's lawsuit 2011-02-01T22:45:10Z

A great screenplay is a very hard thing to define, but one way might be "a screenplay that turns the dullest ideas into the most thrilling moments." Salon's totally (possibly) infallible Oscar predictions: Who will win? And who should win? 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z

"These are two very different screenplays built on a familiar theme: mercenaries taking on a Latin American dictator." Stallone did not copy screenplay for "The Expendables": judge 2012-12-28T00:10:17Z

British screenwriter Christopher Hampton, whose previous work includes Atonement and Dangerous Liaisons, will adapt the script from a screenplay he wrote some 20 years ago. Johansson to star in TV period piece 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

Koch, who died in 1995, won an Academy Award for the Casablanca screenplay. Casablanca Sequel? Producer Fights for Follow-Up Film 2012-11-06T16:00:35Z

Tarantino accused Gawker Media of "predatory journalism", but the publisher argued it had only provided a link to Anonfiles.com, an anonymous online location where the screenplay could be viewed. Tarantino Gawker case dismissed 2014-04-24T09:00:14Z

According to the suit, Fox asked Karman for her input into the storyline for The Squeakquel, and the writer delivered a screenplay, large portions of which she says made it into the final cut. Alvin and the Chipmunks family sue 20th Century Fox 2010-04-28T11:32:00Z

The answer may involve a screenplay or series of her own. Eileen Myles, the Poet Muse of ‘Transparent’ 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z

In creating the screenplay, which was based on Irving Shulman’s adaptation of a story by Ray, Mr. Stern looked to his own disaffected youth. Stewart Stern, 92, Screenwriter of ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’ Dies 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z

From now until Sept. 22, the Humble Books Bundle is offering a set of Neil Gaiman's writing — his essays, speeches, comics, a screenplay, short stories and books. Wait, Neil Gaiman wrote a book about Duran Duran? Really? 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

But you couldn't escape the sensation that America was using these auteurs as little more than hired guns; cheap and interesting newcomers brought in to see through existing screenplays. Snowpiercer trailer: off the rails with Bong Joon-ho 2013-07-09T12:30:23Z

Krieps’s character is writing a screenplay that we watch take life. New Fall Movies 2021: Here Are More Than 125 Coming Soon 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler, from a screenplay by Butler. 'ParaNorman' is a whimsical tale brought meticulously to life 2012-08-15T23:11:55Z

I think it made it easier to write the screenplay because it was already based in a three-act structure. What would today's fairy tale look like if you could "un-Disney-fy people's brains"? 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z

The rights to a screenplay written by the rapper were just bought by NStar studios and will begin production in first quarter of 2012. Tupac's screenplay bought by studio 2011-05-06T17:20:00Z

At night, she writes longhand, on the backs of old screenplay pages, so she doesn’t waste paper. ‘Clueless’ Was Amy Heckerling’s Masterpiece. Is She Done With It? As If. 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

But then, when Portobello films asked me to write a screenplay of My Friend Walter I thought I'd give it another go. War Horse: adapt and survive 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z

That difficulty applies not only to the audience, but also to the writer and director — in a screenplay that can feel, Cheadle says, “like shifting tectonic plates, under an earthquake about to erupt.” In portraying jazzman Miles Davis, Don Cheadle took his cues from his subject 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

Later work for the duo included the screenplays for "Cats & Dogs," "Bad Santa" and the remake of "The Bad News Bears." 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' directors hit the Hollywood big time 2011-07-31T04:11:03Z

In March, Warner Bros. revealed that "Fantastic Beasts" will form the basis of three films, not just one, with all three screenplays being penned by Rowling. Harry Potter spin-off 'Fantastic Beasts' set for fall 2016 release 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z

Was it challenging to write the screenplay for your own book? Jojo Moyes talks about the big-screen version of ‘Me Before You’ 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

He wrote the screenplays for his first two films. How Tony Scott kickstarted his career 2012-08-24T15:01:45Z

“I just followed Mark’s brilliant screenplay,” she said, referring to Mark Boal. The Carpetbagger: The Laser-Focused Director 2013-01-03T15:00:54Z

"King's Speech" did receive an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay. Writers Guild honors "Social Network," "Inception" 2011-02-06T03:59:19Z

Campion, who wrote the screenplay for “The Power of the Dog,” has pared the story down to its essentials, initially building on a series of oppositions, some starkly visible, others more covert. ‘The Power of the Dog’ Review: Wild Hearts on a Closed Frontier 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

The film was never made, but Arnold saw its operatic potential and Mendoza used his screenplay to create the opera libretto. Maclom Arnold's The Dancing Master finally comes in from the cold 2012-10-11T10:57:48Z

Now, about that movie … Revealing too much would spoil one of the show’s funniest surprises, so let’s just say that it’s a cult artifact for which David wrote the screenplay. The Detective Was a Performance Artist. The Evidence Is Now a Show. 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z

Instead the Academy rewarded Christian Bale, a star of “American Hustle,” which earned 10 nominations, including best picture, director, original screenplay and nominations in all four acting categories. The Carpetbagger: Surprises and Snubs: Bold Choices Like ‘Wolf’ Rewarded; Veterans Like Hanks Ignored 2014-01-16T15:26:42Z

The two young female roles tally with rumours that Michael Arndt's screenplay for the new film might feature a female central protagonist for the first time in a Star Wars film. Star Wars: Episode VII – casting wishlist revealed 2013-06-20T13:14:00Z

I was so struck both in the screenplay and in the memoir by her tenacity and also her genuine hopefulness. "The Tender Bar" star Lily Rabe on "confident" director George Clooney: "He's a great leader" 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z

It’s a line that could as easily have been ripped from the screenplay. Meryl Streep's newfound politicisation fires up timely drama The Post 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

But the pressure of living up to those expectations — attaching herself to a big screenplay, working with top names — worried Granik. Debra Granik tells a Vietnam veteran's tale in 'Stray Dog' documentary 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

The screenplay supplies the exits and entrances of a stage play. The Power of Memories: ‘Muriel’ and ‘Cemetery of Splendor’ 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

He won a Genie award for his screenplay Perfectly Normal, starring Robbie Coltrane, and was nominated for his work on the hit TV series Due South. 2010-01-22T12:09:00Z

Cody knows this all too well, based on the negative reactions she heard to 2011's "Young Adult," the follow-up to her Oscar-winning screenplay, "Juno." Women who aren't 'likable' still a tough sell in films 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

While accepting the award for best adapted screenplay for BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee reminded Americans that the 2020 election is around the corner. Oscars save shocks for last with big wins for Green Book and Olivia Colman 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

When details of the screenplay became public over a year ago, Thatcher's children were quoted in the press as being "appalled" at the concept. Meryl Streep promotes Thatcher biopic in London 2011-11-14T14:45:49Z

Javi has a screenplay he hopes Cage will star in, however, because Cage needs to find the kidnapped teenager, he stalls by suggesting he and Javi write a movie together instead. Movie Review: Give in to Nic Cage's "Massive Talent" 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z

He penned the screenplay for “The Way We Were.” Arthur Laurents dies; author of 'Gypsy,' 'West Side Story' 2011-05-06T18:12:28Z

Page 1 is in final talks with the writer Wells Tower to turn that article into a screenplay. New Venture Envisions Films Based on Gritty Journalism 2014-05-06T19:05:34Z

A deal for him to write the screenplay for “X-Men: First Class” never came to fruition; he wrote a draft, but producers decided to go in a different direction. Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage Make Films for Paramount 2012-02-01T23:10:23Z

He also worked as a film editor and cameraman, all while writing and trying to sell his screenplays. Allan Folsom, author of blockbuster novel, dies at 72

According to the lawsuit, Tarantino’s attorneys responded to cease-and-desist letters from Miramax by saying the sales fall under the partial rights Tarantino held from the production, including the rights to screenplay publication. Miramax sues Tarantino over planned ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

Sorkin received an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for "The Social Network." Sorkin says he's working on cable news TV pilot 2011-01-26T01:09:15Z

Dramas are put together “as if we are stuffing in twice the amount of screenplay,” he added. Japan's Netflix contender bets on youth-driven viral hits 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

The first, based on an original screenplay by Edna O'Brien, contained abundant references to the turbulent marriage of Burton and Taylor. Brian G Hutton 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z

He spent some of the past year driving around the country with Austin and writing a screenplay. Mike Faist Isn’t Sure About This Whole Acting Thing 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

In November, “Ilo Ilo” won four Golden Horse awards, including best picture and best original screenplay, at the Chinese-speaking world’s equivalent of the Oscars. The Carpetbagger: From Singapore, a First-Time Filmmaker and an Unlikely Reunion 2013-12-19T14:00:23Z

Abi Morgan is nominated for best original screenplay for The Iron Lady. Bafta awards: British women vie for writing prizes 2012-02-10T19:16:05Z

The British playwright Martin McDonagh won the best screenplay award for his latest film, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” ‘The Shape of Water’ Takes Top Venice Film Festival Prize 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

Though the success of Gone Girl and writing its screenplay have kept her busy throughout 2012, she will keep on writing and is not going to change direction. Gillian Flynn: chronicler of the midwest's dark side 2013-03-24T00:06:17Z

Directed by Jerusha Hess, from a screenplay by Hess and Shannon Hale, based on the novel by Hale. ‘Austenland’: a pale replica of a literary romantic comedy 2013-08-29T20:35:44Z

It remains to be seen whether Golden's screenplay will address Baum's feminism, or his deeply disturbing views on Native Americans. 'Wizard of Oz' creator L. Frank Baum to be subject of biopic 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

For Reitman, a four-time Academy Award nominee, including a screenplay nomination for "Up in the Air," this project was his first time directly collaborating with another writer. Jason Reitman, Erin Cressida Wilson connect on 'Men, Women & Children' 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

But Affleck's film did not sweep the board, going home with just three awards, for best editing, best adapted screenplay and best picture. Oscars 2013: Argo wins best picture, but Life of Pi helps upset Lincoln's ship 2013-02-25T05:02:00Z

MacFarlane's script and his voice and motion-capture work had been tipped for recognition in the original screenplay and supporting actor categories. Seth MacFarlane to host Oscars 2012-10-01T17:10:42Z

The series lasted only one season, but the experience taught Burns two things about himself: He had a talent for writing screenplays, and he loved doing research. In ‘Extrapolations,’ Scott Z. Burns Dramatizes Some Inconvenient Truths 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

But they didn’t just unsettle the money men, his screenplays paved the way for a new wave of writers. Lethal weapons: Shane Black's pulp fiction is still the best action around 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

It was a strong production, with a screenplay co-written by novelist Christopher Isherwood, and a chance for Ms. Pilbeam to display a precocious range of emotion and technique. Nova Pilbeam, British teen star of 1930s Hitchcock films, dies at 95 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Arbetter would only acknowledge Pepsi’s role in funding the screenplay. ‘Uncle Drew’: Branding Vehicle or Feature Film? Yes 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

First he tried his hand at writing the screenplay himself. When Some Critics Reject the Film That’s About Your Life 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z

As its best picture hopes have dimmed, its screenplay honors have grown; the script was faithful to the Kaui Hart Hemmings novel, if more cinematic. The Carpetbagger?s 2012 Oscar Predictions 2012-02-24T00:38:40Z

Or maybe they both just need to read screenplays more carefully. 'Unknown': Why can't Liam Neeson find a better script? 2011-02-17T01:46:19Z

Crowe’s endlessly sympathetic screenplay doesn’t punish Maguire any further as it rushes to its warm hug of a denouement: confession is essentially cure in this Hollywood therapy session. Jerry Maguire at 20: has Tom Cruise's star appeal ever shined brighter? 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

Here, the screenplay was on the verge of mocking us in the audience. The Walking Dead season seven premiere: The Day Will Come When You Won't Be 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

That is the point of view that he is exploring in different screenplays. Director Denis Villeneuve walks a fine line between art and commerce 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

It’s based on an unproduced screenplay that’s been sitting on his shelf for a few years, and returns to his love of sports, specifically baseball. David Duchovny: ‘I can't play Mulder the way I did. That would be obscene’ 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

What were the screenplays that didn’t make it? Pete Davidson Comes Out of His Basement With Judd Apatow’s Help 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

He’s shown here in his 80s, trying to get a new screenplay made against all odds, but critical recognition was well underway by the time of his death in 2010. 'A Life in Dirty Movies,' From Wiktor Ericsson 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

F. Scott Fitzgerald was a prolific writer not just of books and screenplays, but also of personal information: he kept a detailed list of earnings and other information from the years between 1919 and 1937. Original Gatsby Film Payout to Fitzgerald: Less Than You’d Think 2013-04-29T18:23:44Z

“Tale,” which won a screenplay prize at last year’s Venice Film Festival, marks her first fiction film in a number of years. UCLA's annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema underway 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Allen is adapting his original screenplay, written with Douglas McGrath, for Broadway. ArtsBeat: Zach Braff to Make His Broadway Debut in ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ 2013-06-27T19:00:37Z

Ms. Rowling also wrote the screenplay for “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” a film that debuted later in 2016 and took place about 80 years before Harry was born. Harry Potter Nerds Rejoice: 2 New ‘History of Magic’ Books Coming This Fall 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

Though the movie can be equally scathing in its satirical treatment of snobbish urbanites and credulous country folk, Novak said that the “Vengeance” screenplay benefited from lessons he learned while working on “The Office.” B.J. Novak Went to Texas Looking for ‘Vengeance’ and Found America 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z

Period horror tale The Witch was awarded best first feature while writer-director Robert Eggers picked up best first screenplay. Moonlight shines at Film Independent Spirit awards on eve of Oscars 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z

Released on Fourth of July weekend in 1994, the film proved a critical and commercial hit and won a slew of Oscars, including best picture, actor, director and adapted screenplay. Red, white and blue on the silver screen: Six essential July 4 films 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

Getman’s Lee is an exultant, swaggering predator with a hapless side: Attempting to draft a screenplay treatment, he gets himself tangled up in typewriter ribbon. Two plays deal with betrayal with mixed results 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

When she read Barrie Keeffe's screenplay for The Long Good Friday, she says she knew it was "a brilliant piece of literature". Helen Mirren: 'I want to play Hamlet!' 2011-03-03T21:31:00Z

Tony Kushner's screenplay focuses on the interplay of political factions as Lincoln and his cabinet and congressional allies try to assemble the votes required. Why Daniel Day-Lewis's Lincoln gets my vote 2012-11-09T15:40:42Z

With “Marriage Story,” a probable Oscar contender for best picture and original screenplay, available on Netflix Dec. 6, Baumbach has returned to divorce once more. Noah Baumbach Knows What You’re Thinking 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

He was rewarded with an Oscar nomination for adapted screenplay, his third nomination, and one of 11 for the movie. The Carpetbagger: Oscars for Screenwriters Are a Cliffhanger 2012-02-01T22:42:55Z

It's surprising that a screenplay conceived by three veteran actors would allow so little character development. 'How We Got Away With It' gets away from the actors 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

Directed by Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Michael Crichton and David Koepp, based on Crichton’s novel. ‘Jurassic Park 3D’: Dinosaurs, and Jeff Goldblum, still rule 2013-04-04T00:06:42Z

Imagine Schneider and Newton, heads together until late hours, collaborating on a screenplay on Newton’s life, with Pryor slated for the starring role. True Hollywood story: The producer and the Black Panther 2012-06-09T19:00:00Z

And Oscar voters liked "American Sniper, " giving it screenplay, actor and best picture nominations. Oscar nominations 2015: Surprises were in store 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

One of Mr. Lee’s Oscar nominations was for his screenplay for “Do the Right Thing.” Spike Lee, Gena Rowlands, Debbie Reynolds to Receive Honorary Oscars 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

"It's the source material we wanted to include, but there's so little there that was actually used," said Heather Hach, who co-wrote the screenplay. Got story? Hollywood builds tales on famous brands 2012-05-17T15:28:08Z

Elsewhere on the cinematic front, de Bernieres has written a screenplay for his 2004 novel Birds Without Wings, but is not keen to see it made by Hollywood. Dog days 2011-05-19T07:25:27Z

Up next is a documentary about Venus Williams, and in February, DuVernay will start production on her third screenplay. Oprah-approved: Ava DuVernay fires up black cinema 2012-10-19T11:33:10Z

Playwright Joseph Stein, who turned a Yiddish short story into the classic Broadway musical "Fiddler on the Roof" and later wrote the screenplay for its successful movie adaptation, has died at age 98. 'Fiddler on the Roof' writer Stein, 98, dies in NY 2010-10-26T00:51:00Z

This winking update to “The Scarlet Letter” has much to recommend it, including the witty and quotable screenplay, the sly indictments of bullying and rumor-mongering and the deep bench of supporting players. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

The levels of backing range from $10 for a continually updated production diary and a digital copy of the screenplay up to $10,000 for a role with a line of dialogue. Zach Braff launches Kickstarter campaign for film 2013-04-24T12:41:11Z

We made an adventure out of the screenplay, working out the scenes during a hard-drinking road trip to Montana and back. I never thought I would marry. But my friend persuaded me – after he died 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

Owen Wilson, a frequent star of Mr. Anderson’s films, wrote the screenplay with him. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Rushmore’ and ‘Sisters’ 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Alamy Bill Murray has said he turned down the chance to star in a third Ghostbusters film because the screenplay was not up to scratch. Bill Murray rejected Ghostbusters 3 because of script 2012-06-11T14:56:57Z

I could probably write the entire screenplay of Heathers from memory. Second (and third) time’s a charm 2012-12-11T16:04:00Z

“Casablanca” was intended as wartime propaganda, but it was also a riveting potboiler of romance and intrigue that won Oscars for best picture, director and screenplay. Madeleine LeBeau, French actress who sang ‘La Marseillaise’ in ‘Casablanca,’ dies at 92 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z

“But I wanted more than anything in the world to get out of acting, and so I plugged away at a corny screenplay for two years.” Jennifer Salt: The Story Behind the Writer 2010-07-21T22:30:00Z

Will you do anything with the screenplay that the two of you were working on? The Lynn Shelton That Marc Maron Knew 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

The fact that, as in the case of “Argo,” they nominated “Green Book” for best screenplay and editing along with best picture suggests an abiding affection for traditional, un-edgy three-act narratives. Perspective | ‘Green Book’ may not have deserved best picture, but did it deserve all the hate? 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

“I wrote a screenplay about internet anger,” he says. Charlie Kaufman on weirdness, failure and his new puppet noir 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

Which isn’t far-fetched: Disney confirmed that a sequel was in development, with Elyse Hollander writing the screenplay, and Curtis and Lohan in talks to return. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan Talk ‘Freaky Friday’ at 20 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z

Though such changes sometimes distract from the handmade ethos of the event, they are apt for the mostly comic material, adapted by the playwright Kristoffer Diaz from the movie’s patchwork screenplay. Review: Public Works Finds the Heroism in ‘Hercules’ 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z

I asked him if he'd like me to write a screenplay and I wrote this thing called Jimmy's End. Alan Moore: an extraordinary gentleman ? Q&A 2011-07-25T12:47:07Z

But mainly the screenplay was so good, just a solid screenplay. | British Starlet Imogen Poots on Acting Opposite (and Dressing Like) André 3000 2014-03-14T15:02:28Z

As ever, there are 10 “nominees” in 10 categories: film, director, actor, actress, supporting Actor, supporting Actress, documentary, cinematography, screenplay, directorial debut. And the 2019 Braddies go to … Peter Bradshaw's film picks of the year 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

The idea for an Ethel Cain screenplay turned into a concept album, which turned into a conceptual career. The Most Famous Girl at the Waffle House 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z

I think the fact that it was for both of us a first attempt at really finishing a screenplay — we were supportive. Rashida Jones Writes a New Part for Herself 2012-08-01T15:19:07Z

A: It was such fun, as any Elmore Leonard-adapted screenplay you would imagine would be, and her character's arc was so awesome. Jennifer Aniston on being a 'badass' after 'Friends' 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

Now a handsome, more permanent version has arrived, 16 essays, poems and artist’s statements, one interview and one screenplay, sandwiched between introductions by five writers and curators and two manifestoes by Mr. Pendleton. The Best Art Books of 2017 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

The screenplay credited to William Brookfield covers the basic facts of the kidnapping and briefly and irritatingly suggests that the abductors were at least partly motivated by economic hard times. Review: ‘Kidnapping Mr. Heineken’ Revisits a 1983 Dutch Crime 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

The screenplay is the debut of Taylor Sheridan, an actor. Director Denis Villeneuve walks a fine line between art and commerce 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

The reader must piece together Severin’s tale — not only of what happened on Venus but also of her childhood — through an assortment of documents such as diary entries, interviews, gossip columns and screenplay fragments. Our top science-fiction and fantasy picks for October 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

The screenplay Oscar often goes to an auteur the academy is not quite hip enough to reward in the directing category, like Jordan Peele, Spike Jonze or Sofia Coppola. Oscars 2019 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

After the “Fat City” film came out, Mr. Gardner adapted one of his short stories, “Christ Has Returned to Earth and Preaches Here Nightly,” into a screenplay called “Valentino Returns.” In California, Finding ‘Fat City’ With the Man Who Wrote It 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

The Daniels, the young filmmaking duo behind the racially diverse “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” won Oscars for their original screenplay and directing. ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Is Big Winner at the Oscars 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

The movie was praised by critics for its positive portrayal of physically disabled people, a somewhat unusual theme for Bollywood screenplays. Bollywood's Barfi wins at Indian film awards in Macau 2013-07-07T06:49:28Z

And I lived in coffee shops, trying to write the million-dollar screenplay so I could be a “real man” and we could “live the dream.” So many men are miserable jerks. I should know — I used to be one too 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z

That change is less a sacrilege than some purists might think, since Greene himself collaborated on the earlier film’s screenplay with Terence Rattigan. | 'Brighton Rock': ?Brighton Rock,? Film of Graham Greene Novel - Review 2011-08-25T23:02:20Z

The Oscars also honored “Bridesmaids” with nods for best screenplay and supporting actress. This is a landmark year for diversity at the Oscars. Why did it take nearly a century? 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z

For Hong, the wreckage behind every unmade film is a virtual screenplay for every one that gets made, every personal calamity is a potential triumph of art. The Hong Sang-soo Retrospective Is a Must-See 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

Just as in "Argo" - in which the CIA dreams up a fake sci-fi movie, complete with screenplay, posters and advertisements as cover for a hostage-rescue mission - the production was announced in film industry magazines. 5 convicted of inventing movie to hide tax fraud 2013-03-15T10:10:09Z

Scott noted — particularly in its second half, when we get a glimpse at the deeply personal screenplay that Chris is drafting while on the trip. The Best Movies and Shows on Hulu Right Now 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

“Let’s all mobilize,” Lee shouted, referencing the coming presidential election as he accepted the adapted screenplay award. Oscars 2019: ‘Green Book’ Is Best Picture; Rami Malek and Olivia Colman Win 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

For the screenplay, Mr. Stern drew deeply on his own combat experience in World War II, for which he received a Bronze Star. Stewart Stern, 92, Screenwriter of ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’ Dies 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z

“The Disaster Artist,” a comedy about the worst Hollywood film ever made, received early awards attention but on Tuesday, only landed one Oscar nomination, for adapted screenplay. 'Wonder Woman' stumbles, 'Get Out' surprises at Oscar nominations 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z

Mr. Rivera’s screenplay hews closely to the book, while also using elements excised from the infamous scroll on which Kerouac banged out most of his raw material. Arts & Leisure: Walter Salles Adapts Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ 2012-05-23T23:42:34Z

The team is also responsible for the original screenplay of 500 Shades of Summer. Exciting News for The Fault in Our Stars Fans 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

The child’s death smacks of a screenplay in disguise. Books of The Times: ?Think of a Number,? Crime Story From John Verdon 2010-07-15T21:32:00Z

The writers for both films are also Oscar-nominated, but will compete against each other in the adapted screenplay category after the Oscars decided the "Moonlight" script was an adaptation of a McCraney play. 'Moonlight', 'Arrival' writers win top Writers Guild of America awards 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z

However, this year’s festival did recognise two women film-makers, with Lynne Ramsay winning best screenplay for her crime thriller You Were Never Really Here, and Sofia Coppola taking home best director for The Beguiled. Jessica Chastain: the portrayal of women in films is disturbing 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

The screen story is credited to Madden and Ol Parker with the screenplay by Parker. 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' overstays its welcome 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

Up for best original screenplay at the WGA Awards are: “Being the Ricardos,” “Don’t Look Up,” “The French Dispatch,” “King Richard” and “Licorice Pizza.” Major guilds announce film nominees, clarifying Oscar field 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

Because of different categories’ eligibility rules, it received four more nominations in 1973, for best picture, director, actress and adapted screenplay. ‘Parasite’ Is Hoping to Do What These Movies Couldn’t: Win Best Picture 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

But the screenplay for that mystical, romantic movie differs enormously from Fitzgerald’s satirical, deeply metaphorical and captivating story. Music Review: ?Benjamin Button,? the Opera, at Symphony Space 2010-06-16T21:11:00Z

My concern was over-ridden by just how compelled I was by the story, and how involved I was, especially as it got to writing the screenplay, but I just figured we’d figure out a way. “Problems like this don’t go away overnight”: “Spotlight” director Tom McCarthy calls for the Catholic Church to do more to address and prevent sex abuse 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z

Sheridan’s screenplays for both were thoughtful, funny and frequently terrifying, but above all succinct. Taylor Sheridan: 'The big joke on reservations is the white guy that shows up and says: "My grandma is Cherokee"' 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

"The screenplay has pages I imagine remain only half-filled," sneers Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe. Post-credits scene: Killers 2010-06-22T10:26:00Z

Her original screenplays and adaptations of literary classics for the film producer Ismail Merchant and the director James Ivory were met with box-office and critical success. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala obituary 2013-04-03T15:24:01Z

And Spike Lee lost the original screenplay award for “Do the Right Thing,” his masterpiece about a boiled-over pot of racial animus in Brooklyn. Why Do the Oscars Keep Falling for Racial Reconciliation Fantasies? 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

The screenplay was written adequately enough to persuade a bona fide action-flick impresario, Don Murphy, to sign on. The blockbuster that wasn't: inside an alleged $14m scam to make the next Netflix hit 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z

Argentine filmmaker Damian Szifron has been tapped to write the screenplay for "The Six Billion Dollar Man," an update of the 1970s television series "The Six Million Dollar Man," TWC-Dimension announced Tuesday. 'Wild Tales' director Damian Szifron to write 'Six Billion Dollar Man' 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

These, in turn, led to an introduction to Robert Redford, for whom he would eventually write the screenplay for Downhill Racer, a film about the World Cup Alpine ski circuit. James Salter: the forgotten hero of American literature 2013-05-11T13:30:01Z

This year Ant is planning to tour in the UK and return to the United States while also working on a screenplay of his autobiography, "Stand and Deliver" and planning a fashion line. Adam Ant delivers first new album in 18 years 2013-02-21T19:37:53Z

Mr. Petzold wrote the screenplay for “Afire” with specific actors in mind: Thomas Schubert as the struggling young novelist Leon and Ms. Beer as his housemate Nadja. Christian Petzold May Be the Best German Filmmaker You’ve Never Heard Of 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

The screenplay is peppered with such sharp, off-the-cuff remarks. Movie Review: ?Goon,? Directed by Michael Dowse 2012-03-29T21:23:35Z

The guild nominated 14 screenplays across three categories: Adapted, original and documentary. Guardians joins screenplay shortlist 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

And in November, she’ll see the release of the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, for which she wrote the screenplay. J.K. Rowling: 'Fantastic Beasts' Is More of a 'Harry Potter' Prequel 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z

Even the imaginative gore can’t hide the musty scent of Todd Farmer’s screenplay, which is a simple retread of the 1979 ”Alien,” with a plucky heroine battling a monster loose in a spaceship. The Times Critics' Guide to the 'Friday the 13th' Movies 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

Turner wrote the screenplays for "The Longest Yard" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning," and he is currently casting his directorial debut, "By Virtue Fall," from his own original screenplay. Reynolds and Cooper sign up for cop action-comedy 2010-08-31T06:40:00Z

DC Comics contacted me and asked if I wanted to write a comic book from the screenplay. Bourdain collaborator Joel Rose: “Anthony was just as your mom saw him on TV” 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z

Jordan Melamed’s screenplay squanders so much time introducing them in the narrator’s sneering, derisive checklist of traits that it leaves even less room for character development. | 'Twelve': Nick McDonell?s Novel on Screen, With 50 Cent 2010-08-05T23:59:00Z

“That was kind of our intention,” says Jenkins, who also wrote the screenplay. Barry Jenkins: ‘When you climb the ladder, you send it back down’ 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z

“Love Story” received seven Academy Award nominations, including one for Mr. Segal’s screenplay; it won the Oscar for best original score. 2010-01-20T06:41:00Z

"I interviewed a lot of them and hired one and shortly thereafter got a very unsatisfying screenplay," Rush said. 'Getting Straight' gets a 45th anniversary screening in L.A. 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

It was nominated for seven Oscars in 1998, including best director and best screenplay. ‘Parasite’ Is Hoping to Do What These Movies Couldn’t: Win Best Picture 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

The action’s not particularly exciting; the screenplay relies way too heavily on a Viagra joke; and the final scene feels disappointingly inevitable. Hollywood vets make ‘Stand Up Guys’ a charming gangster romp 2013-01-31T22:41:53Z

Q: Your next project is a screenplay you wrote called "The Beautiful Game," the real story of Gareth Thomas, the Welsh rugby star who announced he was gay. A Minute With: Mickey Rourke talking "Immortals" 2011-11-09T14:01:19Z

Try Paul MacInnes's condensed screenplay instead 3D dance takes a great leap forward 28 Sep 2010 The 3D revolution is coming to dance. Flatley steps into 3D 2010-12-09T13:52:00Z

Grand Budapest Hotel - which picked up the Bafta for best original screenplay earlier this month - is nominated in the same category at this year's Academy Awards on 22 February. Budapest Hotel wins writing award 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z

Mara and Eisenberg in "The Social Network" -- and, if you want, you can read every bit of the screenplay here. Oscar countdown: "The Social Network" 2011-02-22T18:12:04Z

Aaron Sorkin’s very, very, very wordy screenplay for Steve Jobs was also overlooked, as was Quentin Tarantino’s even wordier script for The Hateful Eight. Oscar nominations 2016 - live coverage 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

How closely did you hew to the “Going Places” screenplay? Nobody Messes With the Jesus (Except for John Turturro) 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

Scheinert: When we when we approached her, we had a full screenplay, which is pretty scary, because we'd already spent a long time on it. Directors on the ADHD theory of "Everything Everywhere All at Once" 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z

He directed “Ted,” was a writer of the screenplay and performed the titular character’s voice. ‘Ted’ Comes First in Weekend Box Office 2012-07-01T21:04:24Z

Dissatisfied with the way his film screenplays were produced by others, he vowed: “The next person who ruins one of my scripts is going to be me.” A New Bible for Obsessive Fans of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

Lily is a remarkably strong female lead, and Chico, though poorly served by the screenplay, is at least shown to have her friendship and respect. From The Wizard of Oz to Top Hat – why the 1930s is my favourite film decade 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z

It took quite a while to write the screenplay and put the movie together. John Lennon's Spain Sojourn Becomes a Film (Without Lennon) 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

The screenplay doesn’t bother detonating any surprises at all; narrative ingenuity is sooo 1940s. Soderbergh's Haywire: Good Workout, Not So Good Movie 2012-01-19T15:39:42Z

"It would be a lovely thought, but I don't go there in my mind," said Whedon, who was floored when he shared a screenplay Oscar nomination for 1995's "Toy Story." Abe, 'Argo,' 'Les Mis' jockey for Oscar attention 2012-10-01T11:16:04Z

It is up for worst picture, sequel, ensemble and screenplay at the Razzies, which launched in 1980 as a spoof of the Oscars. Grown Ups 2 tops Razzie nominations 2014-01-15T10:46:57Z

Mr. Black won an Academy Award for best original screenplay. ‘When We Rise’: Stories Behind the Pain and Pride of Gay Rights 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

He said: “He has the face of that dude at Starbucks who you know is never finishing that screenplay.” Late-night hosts on the inauguration: 'How is that a president?' 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

He finally finished the movie last month, voicing over the scenes from the screenplay that Phoenix never filmed. River Phoenix's last film makes its entrance 20 years after his exit 2013-02-14T17:48:15Z

He explains that he has been working on his screenplay for Endangered Species, a high-concept apocalyptic thriller whose storyline he refuses to reveal. Eli Roth: new blood 2011-07-26T20:45:00Z

It ended up with five nominations, including prestigious ones for actor, supporting actor, director and screenplay. Oscars 2015: Hollywood is strangely absent 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

Campbell also wrote the screenplay for the much-admired “Woman in Gold,” about the legal effort to recover a Nazi-looted Klimt painting. Where's 'The Pride' in love? The way we've pursued it then and now 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

When the director Sam Raimi left the project, Mr. Jones pounced, only to be disappointed by the screenplay. Duncan Jones, David Bowie’s Son, on Making ‘Warcraft’ and Facing His Own Battles 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

A win would catapult Mr. Lonergan, who also wrote the film’s screenplay, into Hollywood’s major leagues. Fates in Filmmaking: Who Were the Wallflowers at the ‘La La Land’ Dance? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

A true synopsis of the screenplay by Crichton and David Koepp would read: Fascinating monsters chase boring people. Jurassic Park 3D: Excitement and Extinction 2013-04-05T09:45:06Z

The screenplay was by Clifford Odets, America’s chief inheritor of the dramatic tradition of Anton Chekhov, and in that one line, he epitomized the lesson of his master. That Wasn’t Mark Twain: How a Misquotation Is Born 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

Sure enough, this inspirational tennis drama picked up a solid six nominations, including original screenplay, editing, and best song for Beyoncé’s “Be Alive.” Here’s How Each Best-Picture Nominee Could Win an Oscar 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

Graham Moore, vying for consideration for his adapted screenplay for that film, schmoozed with reporters while the movie’s Norwegian director, Morten Tyldum, hovered nearby. Oscars 2015: A Scrum for Votes at the Governors Awards 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

“I know there have been great screenplays by women recognized this year but not directing, and maybe that will change in the Oscars.” Female directors snubbed, Plummer surprises at Golden Globe nomination 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

“Is it just me or is women’s footwear more extreme this year?” he said, riffing a bit from the stage when “The Descendants” won best screenplay at the Spirits. The Carpetbagger: Writers Not Writing and Hoping That Means Winning 2012-02-26T18:59:01Z

Astonishingly prolific, Wallace created those international vigilantes, “The Four Just Men,” and died while working on the screenplay for “King Kong.” Review | The copyright has expired on thousands of books. Here are the best ones to read. 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

The screenplay imagines the Roman prefect as an unfortunate figure caught amid antagonistic religious factions who is forced to make the fateful decision after finding himself in desperate need of popular goodwill. Warner Bros planning film about Pontius Pilate 2012-08-22T14:39:23Z

British writers figure in the adapted screenplay category at the Oscars as well. 2010-02-03T03:32:00Z

The screenplay, by Harald Rosenlow Eeg, implicitly compares Rebecca’s willingness to die for her work with the women’s embrace of sacrifice for a religious cause. ‘1,000 Times Good Night,’ Starring Juliette Binoche 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

It was written in the script that Christopher was supposed to tell him that he had written a screenplay and he was sending it to his cousin in Hollywood. James Gandolfini remembered by The Sopranos creator David Chase 2013-06-26T17:47:50Z

The screenplays are a goldmine for observations on the human condition in a state of nature, beyond the constraints of modern institutions. Psycho thrillers: five movies that teach us how the mind works 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z

McCarthy’s screenplay has the Counselor absorbing an extraordinary amount of hokum. The Counselor: Hard-Boiled Hokum 2013-10-24T09:45:41Z

Last month, the government said Chinese filmmakers would no longer have to submit screenplays to officials for review and approval before they can shoot a movie. China's movie market booms with local content, cinema expansion 2013-08-22T06:11:08Z

Mr. Winter for his first produced screenplay in five years, an adaptation of Jordan Belfort’s memoir — and that double feat is something that is beyond imagining, Mr. Winter said. The Carpetbagger: ‘Wolf’s’ Writer Avoids His Own Spoiler Alerts 2014-02-03T16:50:47Z

As with the later Maniac, Fukunaga and co-writer Chase Palmer put a lot of their own childhoods into the screenplay, updating the novel’s setting from the 1950s to the 1980s. Cary Fukunaga: exclusive interview with the new James Bond director 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

Working against him: At the 1990 Oscars, the presenter Kim Basinger famously used her screen time to criticize the academy for failing to nominate Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” in other categories besides original screenplay. Who Will Be Nominated for Best Director? 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z

When she was in her 20s, nobody would produce any of her screenplays, she says. How female actors are rewriting Hollywood's script 2013-07-11T17:00:01Z

He was nominated Tuesday for best picture, best director and best original screenplay, and has previously been nominated for best actor, best supporting actor, best adapted screenplay and best live action short. Couples, deaf actors, and an unlikely singer mark Oscar noms 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

Cox revealed that he was working with Harrison on the screenplay for the film when the author died in 2012. Alex Cox crowdfunds Bill the Galactic Hero film via Kickstarter 2013-04-17T10:28:25Z

And the winner is: Anderson, nominated for screenplay in the past for "Moonrise Kingdom" and "The Royal Tenenbaums," will likely receive his first Oscar here for the immaculately constructed "Budapest." Oscars 2015: Best picture, director and script front-runners 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Encounters with acquaintances — most only marginally less moronic than themselves — pad a screenplay with no apparent notion where it’s going, or how to get there. ‘Mother Schmuckers’ Review: Dumber and Dumbest 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

He also rejects Sarver's claim that the technician introduced him to the term "the hurt locker" that became his screenplay and the film's title. 'Hurt Locker' director seeks lawsuit's dismissal 2011-03-03T20:29:38Z

The death in January of Erich Segal, the Harvard-educated classicist who wrote both the screenplay and the original best-selling novel, has tinged his brainchild’s ruby anniversary with particular poignance. Film: Attitude Adjustment: How Harvard Views ?Love Story? 2010-08-22T01:13:00Z

Mr. Cooper said he deeply admired Martin Scorsese, who directed “The Departed,” a highly fictionalized telling of the Bulger story that won Oscars for best picture, director, adapted screenplay and film editing in 2007. In ‘Black Mass,’ Whitey Bulger Acquires a Glimmer of Humanity 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z

While continuing to write for magazines, taking a turn at screenplays along the way, Herr's reputation rested largely on the success of "Dispatches." Michael Herr, author of the Vietnam-era 'Dispatches,' dies 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

Andrews also appeared in 1982's "Victor/Victoria," which earned Edwards an Oscar nomination for the screenplay, and the dark comedy "S.O.B.," "Pink Panther" director Blake Edwards dies at 88 2010-12-16T20:24:00Z

But it earned only one nomination, for its screenplay. Oscar Nominations 2015: 'Birdman' and 'Grand Budapest Hotel' Lead the Pack 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

Django Unchained was also nominated for original screenplay, sound editing and cinematography. Tarantino enjoys Oscar contention 2013-01-10T17:42:50Z

Directed by Anne Fontaine, from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on the novella “The Grandmothers” by Doris Lessing. ‘Adore’: Love and friendship on the Australian seaside 2013-09-05T21:30:56Z

And she does suspect it means the stakes in the screenplay skewed differently: the aim is to get home, rather than to slaughter as many of the enemy as possible. 'The stupidest thing humanity ever did to itself': Sam Mendes and Colin Firth on 1917 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

This gripping horror film may not have won an Oscar, but it racked up a few awards for its sound editing and screenplay. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘This Is Us’ and ‘The Last O.G.’ 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

He also finished a screenplay for Cinereach, a nonprofit film foundation in New York. All Media All Star 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z

The two were nominated for best screenplay Oscars, but lost to Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo for "The Godfather Part II." Gene Wilder, star of 'Willy Wonka,' 'Blazing Saddles,' dead at 83 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

But it was Goldman, in the crowning achievement of his long, successful career as a novelist and screenwriter, who used his screenplay to forge the modern myth of the reporter as hero. William Goldman Turned Reporters into Heroes in “All the President’s Men” 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z

This is the central vexation of the original and adapted screenplay categories — along with the general moral confusion of the Oscars. The Mystery of the Oscars: How Do You Really Vote for a Script? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

And I'm continuing to write stuff, some screenplays and some comedy and also some spirituality. Rainn Wilson opens up about life, death, "Blackbird" and being "#blessed" 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z

The actor who plays Vizzini the Sicilian evil genius in "The Princess Bride" also penned the provoking play, later a screenplay, "The Designated Mourner." Wallace Shawn juggles acting jobs, play writing 2011-02-01T01:39:58Z

“Bohemian Rhapsody” writer Anthony McCarten has penned the screenplay and indie filmmaker Stella Meghie is in advanced talks to direct, producers said in a statement. Whitney Houston's life to be made into feature film 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z

Not many film or TV projects have successfully adapted Nabokov's voice, outside Stanley Kubrick's 1962 "Lolita," whose screenplay Nabokov himself wrote. After "Queen’s Gambit," Anya Taylor-Joy and Scott Frank reuniting for Nabokov adaptation 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z

The film won eight Oscars – best picture, best actor, best director, best original screenplay, best cinematography, best art direction, best editing, best costume design – the biggest haul ever for a British movie. Richard Attenborough obituary 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z

Stephen, could you talk about how you conducted your research and compiled the biographical materials you used to write your screenplays? ArtsBeat: Camelot Revisited: The Creators of 'The Kennedys' Speak Out 2011-03-24T14:07:03Z

In the screenplay, editing and production-design races, other films are favored. How Wide Open Is the Best-Picture Oscar Race? 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z

On top of that, he infuses his screenplay with a welcome dose of humor, including some of the funniest moments ever found in an ostensibly serious superhero saga. Final cut: The gems and stars left off the Oscars list 2013-01-30T16:28:23Z

He and Matt Damon jump-started their careers with 1997′s “Good Will Hunting,” for which they shared a screenplay Oscar. Affleck’s ‘Argo’ Wins Directors Guild Top Honor 2013-02-03T08:27:43Z

Alexandra Roach is cast as the young future Queen, and the screenplay will see the princesses dancing the night away incognito at the Ritz after meeting a young soldier. Sundance star to play Princess Margaret in royal film 2013-01-19T14:08:12Z

"Captain Phillips," inspired by the events of a cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates, earned writer Billy Ray the prize for best adapted screenplay. 'Her' and 'Captain Phillips' take top Writers Guild Awards 2014-02-02T05:22:37Z

But most of its projects are original screenplays based on young-adult novels. Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage Make Films for Paramount 2012-02-01T23:10:23Z

As I was writing this screenplay, I could see every scene. Paul Walker filming Katrina drama in New Orleans 2012-04-25T23:00:11Z

“The Killing of a Sacred Deer” won the best screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival in May, but it isn’t the type of film that’s destined for universal approval. Yorgos Lanthimos totally gets that you might hate his movies. He's fine with that. 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

The look of the movie is as washed-out as the screenplay. Review: In ‘Manhattan Night,’ Adrien Brody Navigates an Urban Underbelly 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

When you decided to make the shift from novel writing into adapting them into screenplays and for other people, did you ever imagine a further evolution that would include that step, like "Wild" and "Brooklyn"? Nick Hornby gave up record stores for Spotify, cigarettes for vaping, and adapting his own books 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

She started as a freelance journalist and television culture critic in Chicago and enlarged her scope with Hollywood screenplays and biographies of two powerful women in her family. Alice Arlen, Screenwriter With Premier Journalistic Pedigree, Dies at 75 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

Adapting a book is not simply taking the book and putting it in screenplay format. Q&A: Melissa Rosenberg, 'Twilight' screenwriter 2010-03-18T23:38:00Z

They’re given a screenplay and some still photos, and they work from that. You’ve seen the new ‘Star Wars’ movie — should you read the book tie-in? 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

Much of the acting has dull edges, and the screenplay is aggravatingly stilted. 'Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B' Debuts on Lifetime 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z

“We’re not having a laugh at Lincoln or making the Mel Brooks version of this,” says Grahame-Smith, who also wrote the screenplay for Burton’s campy “Dark Shadows” vampire movie released in May. Abraham Lincoln: The what? 2012-06-21T15:48:00Z

The new lawsuit claims that Karman, though not required to render any writing services on "Squeakquel," wrote a screenplay anyway when Fox asked what the story for the second picture should be. "Chipmunks" owners sue Fox, seek half of profits 2010-04-27T05:50:00Z

Judging from a copy of the screenplay, he calls the film “a fiction that tries to present itself as a reflection of reality.” Absent Assange Looms Over Debut of WikiLeaks Drama 2013-09-05T20:59:49Z

This production, which opened on Wednesday night under Matthew Penn’s lucid direction, is Ms. Close’s second interpretation of a script by Ms. Anderson, who wrote the screenplay for her current film “The Wife.” Review: Glenn Close Raises a Saint in ‘Mother of the Maid’ 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

Salinger, an oral biography compiled by author David Shields and filmmaker-screenwriter Shane Salerno, whose screenplay credits include the Oliver Stone film Savages. New J.D. Salinger Book and Film Coming Within Next Year 2013-01-29T22:58:40Z

Finally, the academy will bar the distribution of DVD screeners, CDs, screenplays and hard-copy mailings after this season in a bid to become more environmentally friendly. Oscars Rule to Allow Films to Skip a Theatrical Release This Year 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

The film also won best screenplay at Cannes. Solidarity key to resisting Trump, says Oscar-nominated Iranian director 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

“It wasn’t in the screenplay, it wasn’t in my imagination. Tom is out of his f---ing mind.” ‘Eddie and the Cruisers’ was a massive ‘80s flop. How did it become a beloved cult film? 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

Sir Tom, who won an Oscar for the Shakespeare in Love screenplay he co-wrote with Marc Norman, also adapted Anna Karenina for the big screen last year. Stoppard struggles to write play 2013-10-16T11:18:46Z

Some film producers focus entirely on the business end, but Rosellini says hers and Granik's is also a creative partnership — they write screenplays together, decide on casting together and spend years immersed in a project. Anne Rosellini: A Northwest talent behind 'Winter's Bone' 2011-02-26T01:26:49Z

Christopher Hampton, who wrote the screenplay for Frears’s film and the stage adaptation that is often revived on Broadway, was attached at one point. In ‘Dangerous Liaisons,’ Alice Englert and Nicholas Denton Play the Game 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber will write the screenplay for the story that follows Miles Halter’s experiences at prep school in Alabama, where he falls for an elusive and beautiful girl named Alaska. Exciting News for The Fault in Our Stars Fans 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

He asserts that he and Affleck, who won an Oscar for Best Film this year with Argo - a screenplay Affleck also adapted - will reunite in the near future. Matt Damon's Promised Land 2013-04-19T06:46:32Z

And a descendant of William Castle, the film’s director, will take questions and raffle off a copy of Castle’s newly published annotated screenplay for the movie. The Week Ahead: Oct. 23 ? 29 2011-10-21T18:04:22Z

After struggling for years to write a screenplay about Crimmins life, it was Williams who suggested that his friend instead make a documentary. Bobcat Goldthwait: 'I knew Robin would want me to finish the movie' 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

Abrams, whose films include "Star Trek," wrote the screenplay for "Super 8" and will direct. Spielberg, Abrams collaborate on `Super 8' 2010-05-06T21:02:00Z

As he explains in this new movie, he has also been banned from directing films, writing screenplays, giving interviews or traveling abroad for 20 years. Critic?s Notebook: A Provocateur Steals Cannes Spotlight 2011-05-19T21:38:11Z

My first stab at Ghost Notes the screenplay, Josh said in so many words, completely sucked. All writers should read Robert McKee 2013-04-10T20:47:00Z

It might sound like a prequel to “500 Days of Summer,” and surely it will launch a thousand screenplays, but the blog doesn’t aspire to the Hollywood ideal. Woman going on 100 dates: “Rejection isn’t so bad” anymore 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

Like the painting attributed to Johann Zoffany, the film that resulted from that screenplay, “Belle,” opening Friday, is about blacks and women emerging from the social background to its foreground. ‘Belle’ and Slavery’s End in Britain 2014-04-25T18:31:59Z

The library's Fitzgerald collection is considered the world's most comprehensive, with more than 3,000 publications, manuscripts, letters, book editions, screenplays and memorabilia. F. Scott Fitzgerald's handwritten ledger online 2013-04-28T15:02:11Z

Mr. Polanski was given the award for best adapted screenplay along with Robert Harris, the British novelist. Amid Protests, Roman Polanski Wins Best Director at France’s Oscars 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

Mr. Zarchi returns as an executive producer for Steven R. Monroe’s remake, which may be one reason that Stuart Morse’s screenplay takes few liberties with the story. | 'I Spit on Your Grave': An Exploitation Film, Remade 2010-10-08T00:47:00Z

While managing other people’s companies, he tried to sell a screenplay, build websites and write self-help books. Face It, Mom and Dad: I’m Not Special 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

The screenplay tracing the characters’ struggles has a tidy, workshopped feel, and the dialogue and acting can be gratingly flat. ‘Drunktown’s Finest,’ by Sydney Freeland, Shows Navajo Life 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

Few of the TV graduates seem familiar with William Goldman's maxim that "screenplay is structure". TV Britcom's skittish foray into film 2011-03-17T22:01:01Z

"The trouble is the more remakes that are being made then the less room there is for fresh screenplays or new adaptations," he said. Smiley starts a row over reluctance to commission original scripts 2011-07-09T23:07:03Z

He has written screenplays which are quite dark and disturbing. Donald Trump’s “chaos magic”: Author Gary Lachman on the far right’s links to occult phil... 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

Carl Lund's screenplay hits a lot of flat notes and the acting is uneven, but ultimately I didn't much care -- I was swept along by the spectacular visual journey and the wrenching emotional experience. Tribeca: Return of a moviemaking madman 2011-04-26T21:30:00Z

He went on to write nonfiction and screenplays, but he eventually decided to accept roles in horror films, including “Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers,” “Hellblock 13” and “Next Victim.” Gunnar Hansen, the Killer in ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre,’ Dies at 68 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z

It won a total of four Oscars, including best director and original screenplay for Director Bong Joon-ho and best international feature film. Pro-North Korea daily praises Oscar-winning 'Parasite' for 'exposing' South Korea's reality 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z

Harry is torn between passing his screenplay along or being honest and telling Paul that it’s terrible. Mad Men Watch: Lane, Joan and Harry Dance the "Christmas Waltz" 2012-05-21T10:45:04Z

Yet, it is the balance of melancholy and fizzing optimism that underpins every word of Ephron’s gorgeous screenplay. I've never seen … Sleepless in Seattle 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z

The film won two Academy Awards last month, supporting actor for Waltz and original screenplay for Tarantino. DiCaprio says on-screen violence doesn't deter him 2013-03-08T09:16:05Z

The drama of the book—which is emphasized and even overemphasized by Donald Margulies’s screenplay—is the push-and-pull between the journalist and his subject, which is also the relationship between two young novelists. David Foster Wallace Isn’t Just Like Us! 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

Panel-goers who want to honor the 100th anniversary of Photoplay Composition can bring their unpublished screenplays as paper manuscripts, preferably in big envelopes that tie with strings. Happy 100th Birthday, Film Studies 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

Three years later she wrote another novella, “Steffie Speck in the Jaws of Life,” that was made into a 1984 movie, for which she wrote the screenplay. Dubravka Ugresic, Who Wrote of Dislocation and Exile, Dies at 73 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z

He found himself broke, out of work, and, like many desperate souls in Hollywood, he thought about writing a screenplay. A literary feud for the ages: What fueled the bad blood between Dominick Dunne and “the Didions” 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z

Young co-wrote the film, which won the Oscar that year for best original screenplay, under the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas, but everyone in Hollywood knew who the writer was. Stanley Kramer's "Inherit the Wind" still resonates 2010-09-23T05:47:00Z

When a pair of detectives show up to interview Victor, Pelecanos renders their exchange as screenplay dialogue, the better to show just how much Victor is fibbing to protect his interests. Book review: ‘The Martini Shot,’ by George Pelecanos 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z

The show is adapted from a 1991 movie, with a screenplay by Bob Comfort, that starred River Phoenix and Lili Taylor. A Pasek and Paul Primer 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

You watch “Bottled Up” feeling that the screenplay needed a few more drafts; the dialogue, in particular, doesn’t always ring true. ‘Bottled Up’: a mother, a daughter, addiction 2014-02-27T22:41:59Z

Everyone in Hollywood has a screenplay; everyone in Silicon Valley has an app. The TV Watch: Nerds Get Their Due on ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘Veep’ 2014-04-04T00:00:25Z

Jolie Pitt read the book, contacted Ung more than a decade ago and became best friends, adapting the book into a screenplay. Angelina Jolie to Direct Netflix Drama Set in Cambodia 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

And that his novels have become more and more like screenplays, filled with comedic shtick and easy emotions. Books of The Times: ‘One Last Thing Before I Go’ by Jonathan Tropper 2012-08-15T20:45:56Z

He had worked for a year on a screenplay about Los Alamos, so he said the power of atom bombs was on his mind. Tom Stoppard Finally Looks Into His Shadow 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

Thompson worked on this "saga of madness & terror" for years before eventually admitting defeat, though you can listen to him talk about what he had in mind for the novel/screenplay on "The Gonzo Tapes." 9 books Hunter S. Thompson never published 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

“People would really like ‘Gone Girl’ and it would sell really well and maybe become a movie and I would get to write the screenplay and David Fincher would direct it.” ‘Gone Girl’ author talks twists, turns and a marriage’s icy heart 2014-04-09T20:04:06Z

The film won a Golden Globe for best picture and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for best screenplay. Daddy left Mommy for Tommy, or what to do when a parent comes out as gay 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

Her eyes do tenfold the work of director Tate Taylor's screenplay. 'The Help': Black Maids and White Mistresses in the 1960s 2011-08-10T09:00:00Z

The patience for the right screenplay stems from the obvious fear of disappointing fans, who don’t shy away from picking apart every detail the studio releases. This is the screenwriting secret to adapting "The Fault in Our Stars" 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Directed by Wes Anderson, from a screenplay by Anderson and Roman Coppola. 'Moonrise Kingdom' is charmingly oddball and beautifully innocent 2012-06-07T20:42:03Z

Either they got help from buddy Kevin Smith, or stole the story from screenplay writer Ted Tally, who Damon says he hadn’t even met at the time. A History of Oscar Smear Campaigns 2010-03-03T23:44:00Z

But pounding out unproduced screenplays while there developed his discipline as a writer. Ken Kesey bio: Journey from farm kid to Merry Prankster 2013-12-24T21:27:41Z

The movie was a commercial and critical hit, garnering the Australian actor a Golden Globe Award for best actor and an Academy Award nomination for best screenplay. Australian burger chain settles dispute with Crocodile Dundee actor 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

Goldman won his second Oscar, for best adapted screenplay, for All the Presidents’ Men, the 1977 film about the investigation into the Watergate cover-up, for which he supposedly coined the phrase: “Follow the money.” Butch Cassidy and Princess Bride scriptwriter William Goldman dies aged 87 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

Then, seemingly overnight, the film was too accurate, because an Army sergeant is suing screenplay writer Mark Boal for basing it on the sergeant's life story. A History of Oscar Smear Campaigns 2010-03-03T23:44:00Z

He meant that a good screenplay is rarely enough to get a film made. 'It's a hustle': Jon Ronson on how he made it into movies with the help of Okja the giant pig 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

In the screenplay’s most original conceit Robert leads Gus into role-playing theater games while trying to explain the creative process, but they go nowhere. Movie Review: ‘Collaborator,’ Martin Donovan’s Directing Debut 2012-07-05T21:40:31Z

Nominated for: Best picture, director, actor, supporting actor, original screenplay, cinematography, costume design, production design, sound editing and sound mixing. Where to Stream ‘Joker,’ ‘Parasite’ and Other 2020 Oscar-Nominated Movies 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

Real teens often lose the capacity to communicate; Oliver turns his own life into a screenplay. Submarine plumbs the depths of self-satisfaction 2011-03-21T10:31:19Z

Ridley won an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay in 2013 for his work on “12 Years of Slave.” Screenwriter John Ridley to write new Batman comic series 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z

Already, the film, which won best screenplay at the Venice Film Festival, has attracted awards-season attention, including a raft of nominations from critics’ groups and others. Maggie Gyllenhaal Has Dangerous Ideas About Directing 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z

He was also at work on a “shocking” screenplay about the Shakur shooting. Was Marion 'Suge' Knight shot over a book proposal? 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

Movie review 'If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front,' a documentary directed by Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman, from a screenplay by Curry and Matthew Hamachek. 'If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front': a balanced look at destructive actions 2011-07-21T19:31:04Z

A Writer’s Unusual Rituals Yield Results The novelist Ayad Akhtar is confounding expectations in his screenplays and his debut play, “Disgraced.” Can Art Still Shock 2012-09-20T15:45:24Z

In the acknowledgments at the end of “Lethal White,” the author says the book was particularly challenging, written as she was “also working on a play and two screenplays.” Blackmail, Murder and Other Bad Behavior Abounds in Robert Galbraith’s ‘Lethal White’ 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

The project marked her first screenplay in nearly two decades. Melissa Mathison, ET screenwriter, dies aged 65 in Los Angeles 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

In the end, however, “Birdman” was the night’s big winner, earning four awards for best screenplay, cinematography, direction and best picture. ‘Birdman’ swoops in to take top awards on Oscar night 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

I whispered back that I didn’t think Jean Celestin had a role in the film, but that he was credited as co-writer of the movie’s screenplay. The Birth of a Nation: how Nate Parker failed to remake history 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

The screenplay, by Mr. Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald, is adapted from two books: “The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted Man” and “Time of the Octopus.” A Look at the 'Snowden' Teaser Trailer 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

Perry earned 19 nods Wednesday, including best director for "For Colored Girls" and best screenplay for "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?" Tyler Perry earns 19 NAACP Image Award nominations 2011-01-12T21:47:12Z

And obviously, while the Serial team may not be dictating the terms of the screenplay, the projects are undeniably linked. Serial season two: is it just a trailer for the Bowe Bergdahl movie? 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z

Baumbach’s other credits include “The Squid and the Whale” and “Marriage Story,” which both earned him Academy Award screenplay nominations. ‘White Noise’ to Open the New York Film Festival 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z

According to the Writers Guild of America, these are the opening lines to the funniest screenplay ever written. Woody Allen's Annie Hall voted funniest screenplay ever written 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

It wouldn’t work, of course; a newspaper story lacks the shape, the overarching logic of a screenplay. The Writer Who Sparks the Finest Movie Adaptations 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

Rowling, who wrote the screenplay for the film, said the story was "partly informed by what I saw as a rise of populism around the world." 'Fantastic Beasts' fuses dark themes with plea for acceptance 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

“It was an interesting journey,” Marshall Brickman, who wrote both the show’s book and movie’s screenplay said diplomatically when asked about the pair’s input. Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio's uneasy relationship with 'Jersey Boys' 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

This is a shrewd screenplay — it uses tragedy to retroactively indict political systems. The Mystery of the Oscars: How Do You Really Vote for a Script? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

He sold the movie rights, moved to Los Angeles with his young wife, Cheryl, and wrote the screenplay to a pulpy, “Easy Rider”-era film adaptation of his book. After 16 Years in ‘Hadestown,’ Anaïs Mitchell Emerges With a New Album 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z

They’re also writing the screenplay adaptation of “Wife” for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and executive producing a series adaptation of “Girl” for Entertainment One. From meet-cutes to enduring bliss: How co-writers keep the spark alive 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

The screenplay captures the stuffiness of the era, but contains anachronistic slips like the terms “in the loop” and “whatever.” Review: ‘Set Fire to the Stars’ Unleashes Dylan Thomas on America 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

For his part, Mr. McEwan said that the rehearsal period helped him refine his screenplay. How Ian McEwan, Novelist, Became Ian McEwan, Movie Consultant 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

Based on a screenplay Mr. McKay began 15 years ago and set aside, “Séptimo Día” records a week in the lives of soccer players on a Sunset Park team. Brooklyn, as Hollywood Never Sees It 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z

Robert’s double life has obvious parallels with Walter White’s dual existence in “Breaking Bad,” and the screenplay toys with the possibility of Robert’s crossing over to the dark side. Review: In ‘The Infiltrator,’ Bryan Cranston Tunnels Into a Menacing Drug Network 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

The Los Angeles Critics’ Association named it the year’s best film, yet Oscar voters deemed only Lee’s screenplay and Danny Aiello’s supporting performance worthy of nominations; it lost both. The 10 best Oscar snubs 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

Eon Productions said Sunday it is concerned that third parties who received the screenplay might seek to publish it. Early Version of Screenplay for New Bond Film Stolen in Sony Hack 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z

Despite the gorgeous sights and rollicking sounds of sunny Italy, a Scandinavian heaviness hangs over the film, with a screenplay by Ms. Bier’s frequent collaborator Anders Thomas Jensen, based on a story they developed. Movie Review: ‘Love Is All You Need,’ Starring Pierce Brosnan 2013-05-02T23:44:26Z

But here's the rub: the screenplay is by Shaw himself, in collaboration with Gabriel Pascal. The Problem With Broadway Revivals: They Revive Gender Stereotypes, Too 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

The screenplay belabors the meaning of those initials, one of which is “butterscotch jelly beans.” Movie Review: ‘Grudge Match’ Stars Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro 2013-12-24T16:51:42Z

And the sharpest verbal jokes in the screenplay by Mr. Guest and the actor and writer Jim Piddock are as inspired as ever. Review: ‘Mascots’ Suffers From Mockumentary Fatigue Syndrome 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

It was an honour and a thrill to get an Academy award for best original screenplay. How we made ... Michael Phillips and David S Ward on The Sting 2012-06-04T18:01:01Z

He also wrote plays, television dramas and screenplays. Gore Vidal, 1925-2012: Gore Vidal, Elegant Writer, Dies at 86 2012-08-01T05:20:14Z

The comedy about four working-class teens who take on students from the local university in a cycle race was nominated for five Oscars, including best director and best film and won one for its screenplay. Peter Yates dead 2011-01-10T11:40:29Z

The front-runners for adapted screenplay are all men, with the exception of Gerwig, according to Gold Derby, an awards prognostication site. Women Made Them. Viewers and Critics Liked Them. No One Nominated Them. 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

"The Imitation Game" on Saturday evening won the 27th USC Libraries Scripter Award, honoring the best adapted screenplay of the year. 'The Imitation Game' wins USC Scripter Award for adapted screenplay 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z

The stage musical of “Newsies” is not completely faithful to the screenplay. | Millburn: ?Newsies,? Reimagined by Harvey Fierstein, at the Paper Mill Playhouse 2011-09-11T03:10:05Z

It should be mentioned that Pickett is no stranger to screenplay form. You had me at Merlot: I forgive you Rex Pickett 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

The movie received six Oscar nominations, including best picture, lead actor and adapted screenplay. 'Elephant Man' to close a day early so Bradley Cooper can attend Oscars 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

Even when he’s galumphing through a screenplay that is simultaneously impenetrable and horribly rote. The November Man – first look review: an asinine and horribly rote screenplay 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

The mundanely self-aware screenplay includes references to the zompocalypse and lines like “God, I hate moral dilemmas.” ‘Z Nation,’ a Zombie Series on Syfy 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

Working with Dexter on the screenplay, Daniels has turned The Paperboy into something different: more overt, bigger, brassier, more scandalous. The Paperboy – review 2013-03-14T15:00:01Z

The past four Scripter winners -- "12 Years a Slave," "Argo," "The Descendants" and "The Social Network" -- went on to win the Oscar for adapted screenplay.  'The Imitation Game' wins USC Scripter Award for adapted screenplay 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z

When I write a screenplay, I try to write a book. With ‘1883,’ Taylor Sheridan Expands His Western Empire 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

The book is full of helpful advice, "but it's almost like a medical manual," said Shauna Cross, who co-wrote the screenplay. Got story? Hollywood builds tales on famous brands 2012-05-17T15:28:08Z

The film was shut out of the adapted screenplay category, where the clear frontrunner is The Big Short, which recently won the Writers Guild of America equivalent honor. Oscars 2016: the winners and losers on the campaign trail 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

Also, since doing an out-there, super-feminist musical TV show was never in my career plan — I had a day job writing screenplays — I never felt a need to conform or compromise. How ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ and My Work Friends Made Me an Honorary Millennial 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

The actors, longtime friends who won the original screenplay Oscar for "Good Will Hunting" in 1997, are within days of closing a first-look producing deal at the studio. Affleck, Damon reuniting at Warner Bros 2010-02-18T02:09:00Z

Instead of a handsomely mounted diamond, she found a bunch of brass fasteners of the sort used to hold together screenplay pages. On the Ranch with the Creators of “Westworld” 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

In a recent screenplay contest at the BAFTAs, “CODA” pulled out another surprise win over “The Power of the Dog,” its biggest best-picture rival. Writers Guild Awards Keep Up Momentum for ‘CODA,’ ‘Don’t Look Up’ 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z

In “Duck Butter,” Ms. Shawkat — who wrote the screenplay with Mr. Arteta — creates a character whose consciousness lurches into existence one modest and momentous encounter at a time. Review: ‘Duck Butter’ and the 24-Hour ‘for Real’ Relationship 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

She later turned the screenplay into a novel. ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ and the History in Historical Fiction 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

The multimedia piece will include live painting, a new dance work by Justin Peck, and videos from James Ivory — who just won an Oscar for his “Call Me By Your Name” screenplay. Ambitious Opera Philadelphia Announces Its New Season 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z

Were this five-year-old child to write a screenplay, it would come out just like The Road to Wellville. The Road to Wellville: a Kellogg's biopic with snap, crackle and crock 2010-07-29T16:49:00Z

Switch the gender roles and read the lines of this screenplay back. Twitter is for lovers 2012-09-19T00:00:00Z

His son asked him to write a screenplay, to be used as a foundation for a dance. Jonah Bokaer at World Nomads: Tunisia 2013-05-08T21:40:32Z

He co-wrote the screenplay for “Shakespeare in Love,” and has written or worked on dozens of other movie scripts. ‘Tom Stoppard’ Tells of an Enormous Life Spent in Constant Motion 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z

Wagner was writer of Tomlin's Tony-winning one-woman show "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," and wrote the screenplay for her movie "The Incredible Shrinking Woman." Lily Tomlin ties knot with partner of 42 years 2014-01-08T14:45:12Z

"Budapest," a captivating caper comedy about a high-level concierge, is up for nine Academy Awards, including three nominations for Anderson — picture, director and original screenplay. Wes Anderson braces for Oscar's appraisal of 'Grand Budapest Hotel' 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

Is that why you picked “The Descendants” for best screenplay – better dialogue? The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: B.J. Novak 2012-02-14T17:23:40Z

Ward didn't finish the script until 1972, but it was the finest screenplay I had ever read. How we made ... Michael Phillips and David S Ward on The Sting 2012-06-04T18:01:01Z

The result is that we frequently feel as if we were reading a screenplay, with scenes and dialogue and mechanical crosscutting but no dramatic weight — and no novelty. Books of The Times: ‘The Intercept,’ Dick Wolf’s First Novel 2013-01-10T19:26:43Z

In the last year, he's finished this novel, written two screenplays, overseen an imprint that publishes mystery writers Attica Locke and Ivy Pochoda, and written two television pilots. Dennis Lehane drinks in some sunlight 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

Back home afterward, when I tried to imagine how a screenplay, consisting mostly of dialogue and character names, could have been the finished thing’s premeditated blueprint, I was awed and mystified. Be grateful for what was good: One dozen musicians share the art they loved the most in 2016 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

It also features some remarkable work by filmmakers of lesser originality who nonetheless possess a knack that their chosen screenplays and casts give room to flourish. A Nineteen-Fifties TV Series That Let Directors Run Free 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z

Lona Williams, a Minnesota-raised former teen beauty queen who wrote the screenplay, plays another judge, a strained, silent, harassed woman named Jean. “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” Which Is Finally Streaming, Is Possibly My Favorite Movie of All Time 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z

He created the short-lived TV series “Apple’s Way” and “Boone,” and wrote the screenplay adaptation for the 1974 film “Where the Lilies Bloom.” Earl Hamner Jr., Virginia-born writer who created ‘The Waltons,’ dies at 92 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z

A screenplay was commissioned, and Mr. Quirk became a client of the powerful C.A.A. agency. The Bay Citizen: A Big Hollywood Movie Is Coming, and a Novelist Cries Foul 2011-08-21T05:43:03Z

He and Matt Damon also won an Academy Award in 1998 for their screenplay for the film Good Will Hunting. Ben Affleck reveals he underwent treatment for alcoholism 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

Benchley's screenplay was an example of a "journalist who didn't understand screenplays," Gottlieb said. Carl Gottlieb took a bit out of 'Jaws' script and created a monster hit 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

“The screenplay languished and I moved on to other things,” Mr. McEwan said. How Ian McEwan, Novelist, Became Ian McEwan, Movie Consultant 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

Writing awards went to Woody Allen's nostalgic comedy "Midnight in Paris" for original screenplay; Allen, as is his habit, did not attend. Silent 'Artist' is golden at Oscars 2012-02-27T06:10:29Z

I asked him to be the main consultant for the screenplay and also in the editing. The Carpetbagger: A Story Known Far and Wide, in Denmark at Least 2013-01-29T22:54:40Z

Last week, Pottermore.com published Rowling's screenplay for the feature film "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", the weekend's top box office draw, which took in $75 million for film studio Warner Bros. J.K. Rowling's Pottermore plans to conjure up profit for 2017 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

Directed by Gary Ross, from a screenplay by Ross, Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, based on the novel by Collins. 'The Hunger Games': Jennifer Lawrence is right on target 2012-03-22T00:23:50Z

The film also lost for screenplay, a prize that went to Tarantino for Django Unchained. Golden Globes 2013: Les Miserables wins three awards 2013-01-14T04:48:46Z

It became the second foreign-language film with 10 Oscar nominations after “Crouching Tiger” — among the nods were best actress and original screenplay — and the movie gave Netflix its first best-picture nomination. ‘Parasite’ Is Hoping to Do What These Movies Couldn’t: Win Best Picture 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

He was so excited that he began storyboarding scenes from the book, even though there was no screenplay written yet. 20 things you might not know about "Jurassic Park" 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z

Directed by Adam Rodgers, from a screenplay by Rodgers and Glenn German. ‘At Middleton’: Gonzaga, WSU star in campus-tour romance 2014-01-30T20:53:22Z

Nora Ephron, who wrote the screenplays for When Harry Met Sally and Silkwood, died on Tuesday at the age of 71. Nora Ephron: Hollywood colleagues pay tribute to her work 2012-06-27T17:17:37Z

Joseph, a native of Ohio who majored in English in college, planned to write screenplays at New York University before finding his real calling. A young playwright in demand: Rajiv Joseph 2011-03-31T19:46:05Z

The three screenplays being offered by Profiles in History on 30 September illustrate the evolution of the classic masterpiece, a landmark in the history of film for its innovative cinematic, lighting and narrative techniques. Orson Welles' manuscripts for Citizen Kane go to auction in California 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

The screenplay was written by Dalton Trumbo, the blacklisted author who had to work under aliases and found no solidarity in Hollywood. Kirk Douglas at 100: a one-man Hollywood Mount Rushmore 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

Conservatives have already called the screenplay biased, portraying Hill as courageous, Thomas as disingenuous and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Joseph R. Biden Jr. as inept. ‘It was just awful’: The Clarence Thomas hearings, in the words of those who were there 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

He knew it had to be a movie and finished the screenplay in 2001, finally getting the green light from 101 Studios to make the film a few years ago. Pastor’s fight against KKK becomes movie that may aid battle 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

By contrast, the night's biggest Oscar champion, Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" -- winner for best original screenplay, best director and best picture -- was deadly serious. Martin, Baldwin give stars comic one-two punch 2010-03-08T06:07:00Z

The movie celebrates clutter, not only “thematically and visually” but also in the screenplay itself. The Many Voices of Boots Riley 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

Sometimes we even refer to the choreography as a screenplay.” Choreographers Explore New Brooklyn Academy of Music Stage 2012-08-30T22:17:31Z

Directed by Mr. Reiner from a screenplay by Guy Thomas, “The Magic of Belle Isle” takes its time in a way that movies hardly ever do nowadays. Movie Review: ‘The Magic of Belle Isle,’ by Rob Reiner, With Morgan Freeman 2012-07-05T22:10:44Z

The film marks Rowling’s time writing a screenplay, and will be directed by David Yates, who helmed the last four Potter films. The First Harry Potter Prequel Trailer Is Here 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

She also produced an autobiography, wrote a screenplay and made several television and film appearances during her time at 30 Rock. 30 Rock enters sixth and final season: we don't want to go to there 2012-10-04T16:57:00Z

"I don't think it's a feminist issue at all," says Ronald Harwood, who picked up the adapted screenplay Bafta for Diving Bell and the Butterfly in the same year Cody won for Juno. Bafta awards: British women vie for writing prizes 2012-02-10T19:16:05Z

The project was also born of a screenplay he received, in the wake of the success of “Crazy Heart,” via Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott. The Carpetbagger: No Rehearsals for a Prestige Cast 2013-12-06T17:56:28Z

American Pie writer David H. Steinberg is set to pen the screenplay, which involves some big changes from the original Arnold vehicle. 'Kindergarten Cop' Remake Is in the Works 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z

With that perspective, Chou wrote a screenplay addressing adoption in a way that rarely makes it into K-dramas, which tend to use adopted children as cinematic tropes. Don't believe the K-dramas: Look to "Return to Seoul" for a more realistic view on Korean adoptees 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z

At first it’s confusing to see a living Dr. Thorne, but Mr. Fellowes’s lucid, nimble screenplay quickly acquaints us with the main figures and the social strata of the fictional town of Barchester. Review: Julian Fellowes Hosts ‘Doctor Thorne,’ a British Period Drama, on Amazon 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

Another star reviewer Anthony Burgess squeezed his novel-writing into the moments when he was not teaching, or composing music, or drinking, or writing screenplays, or living the life of Riley. Against type: Writers with other careers 2012-11-26T15:30:05Z

It makes a kind of sense that “Testimony” moves in bursts, like a screenplay. Robbie Robertson of the Band Tells All in ‘Testimony’ 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z

Within two months of its debut, Fox optioned the book, and roughly two months after that, Flynn was writing her draft of the screenplay at the same time she was touring to promote the novel. Thrills, chills for Gillian Flynn in adapting 'Gone Girl' 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

Related: The Hateful Eight trailer is full of snow, spite and typical Tarantino Tarantino is finishing his spaghetti western The Hateful Eight, a project that was nearly scrapped after a leak of the film’s screenplay. Quentin Tarantino says Cate Blanchett's 'arty' films don't have 'shelf life' 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z

Once the decision was made to focus on historical events, the producers began looking at screenplays. Investing in a Conspiracy of a Past Century 2011-04-10T00:51:39Z

Mr. Momoa also directed and was one of the screenplay’s three writers. Summer Movie Release Schedule 2014-05-02T22:02:27Z

That was just last year, when best adapted screenplay reached 57 percent. Writing Their Way Into a Diverse Oscars 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

In 2019, I read the play, and then immediately after I read the screenplay. Regina King: Speaking Truth to Power Through Her Art 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z

Mike White's screenplay had a fairly rudimentary setup, but the generational details and offbeat humor were right on. Broadway's 'School of Rock' is saved by the students 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z

It also took best director, best original screenplay and best international film. Parasite makes Oscars history as first foreign language film to win best picture 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

In another section of the awards-watching universe today, the Bagger takes a look at the Oscar nominees for best screenplay, original and adapted. The Carpetbagger: For 'Hugo's' Writer, the Surprise Is in Not Failing 2012-02-02T18:30:10Z

Mrs. Armfeldt, Bergman writes in the screenplay, is “a very small lady,” first discovered in a very large room, sitting in her bed, which is also enormous, amusing herself with her morning solitaire. Elaine Stritch and Other Matrons of ?Night Music? 2010-07-23T02:12:00Z

Mr. Anderson, who also wrote the screenplay, handles this theme unpersuasively, nodding at genocide only to skitter away and return to his embroidered visuals. Review: Wes Anderson’s Bleakly Beautiful ‘Isle of Dogs’ 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z

The screenplay’s misogyny extends to the vindictive Sybil, who carries out the murder herself and lies to police investigators by naming Simon as a co-conspirator. In ‘The Humbling,’ Al Pacino Plays an Aging Performer 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

And there are actually many different versions of the screenplay. Thomas Adès on His Tricky Opera Adaptation of a Buñuel Film 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

I haven’t yet seen this meme repeated in screenplays in this economic downturn, but there may be hints of it in fashion. | Lanvin: At Lanvin, Pricey Designs for Society?s Decline 2010-08-10T20:57:00Z

Mr. Child said he was impressed by everyone involved, especially Mr. McQuarrie, whose screenplay he called “outstanding.” Tom Cruise as Lee Child’s Fictional Hero in ‘Jack Reacher’ 2012-12-07T13:00:00Z

Do you feel like writing the screenplay and working on the movie has been a way for you to stay connected to your dad? How to separate your dad from Bruce Springsteen 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z

During the reading, Tarantino said he was still working on drafts of the screenplay. Quentin Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight' back on, report says 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

Despite his critique of Hollywood, Baldwin moved to Los Angeles in 1968 to write a screenplay about Malcolm X. The experience was frustrating. Finally, a Screenplay by James Baldwin 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

This week, for example, its screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher earned a nomination from the Writers Guild of America, which didn't similarly reward "Invictus," suggesting that "Precious" is on a roll. 2010-01-13T05:02:00Z

How did you deal with that issue in the screenplay? A Georgian Competing on Estonia's Behalf 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

At the Oscars, the film won best original screenplay. Ellen Page: ‘Being out became more important than any movie’ 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z

The screenplay largely skirts looming health and money issues. ‘Elsa & Fred’ Stars Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

The characters’ musings about regrets — life is imperfect, you see — seem superfluous, the byproducts of an overwritten screenplay. Review: Diamonds Are a Mighty Tease in ‘Imperfections,’ a Noir Set in Chicago 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

Directing with some flair, he employs a zigzagging timeline that gooses Matt Greenhalgh’s otherwise downbeat screenplay. Review: ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’ Shares a Last-Gasp Romance 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z

“The world took a more severe turn, and I felt like it was time to be a little more obvious,” he says of that shift, which earned him an Oscar for best adapted screenplay. ‘Vice’ Director Adam McKay on His Cheney ‘Character Portrait’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

Eight students were working on features and workshopping the most difficult scenes from their screenplays with the help of working professionals. Ben Kasulke hopes Seattle's movie moment is no 'flash in the pan' 2012-06-09T22:45:18Z

“This is not a horrifying film,” says Donoghue, who also wrote the screenplay. 'Room''s Emma Donoghue Explains Why the Movie Is Not Horrifying 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

The screenplay does a marvellous job of capturing his all-too-imitable style. Oliver Stone's The Doors: a flash in the pan that won't light anyone's fire 2011-02-17T12:07:12Z

What was your state of mind when you wrote the screenplay? A Movie That Creeps to Its Own Choreographic Beat 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

A film based on Assassin's Creed is currently in the works with Michael Fassbender in the lead, and playwright – yes, playwright – Michael Lesslie working on the screenplay. World of Warcraft: can Duncan Jones turn the video game into movie magic? 2013-01-31T17:10:22Z

Remembering the film, for which Drabble wrote the screenplay, prompted discussion of the novel's title. The Millstone by Margaret Drabble 2011-03-26T00:05:29Z

Written and directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, the film won the best screenplay prize when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Oscars 2015: 'Ida' wins for foreign-language film 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

But in “A Couple,” the actress Nathalie Boutefeu, who shares screenplay credit with the director, reads adaptations of writings by Sophia Tolstoy, wife of Leo Tolstoy, to explore a famous marriage. 159 Films, for Every Taste, Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

I’ve written 23 screenplays in my life, and I have only directed nine movies and produced another few. Crimson Peak Arms the Damsel With a Knife 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

Reading the screenplay, I learned a few things. I’m in ‘Spotlight’, but it’s not really about me. It’s about the power of journalism. 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

The screenwriter Young Il Kim's drama, which was included on the 2012 Black List of the best unproduced screenplays, centres on the early life of the future first lady and US secretary of state. Carey Mulligan turns down lead role in Hillary Clinton biopic Rodham 2013-06-12T09:37:49Z

He also wrote Broadway hits, screenplays, television dramas and a trio of mysteries under a pseudonym that remain in print after 50 years. 'Burr' author, pundit Gore Vidal dies 2012-08-01T20:25:39Z

In 1952, Fay and her husband, Michael Kanin, who wrote seven screenplays together, were put on the infamous blacklist, found guilty by association, barring them from working in Hollywood for almost two years. Fay Kanin obituary 2013-03-31T16:20:21Z

Oh, the hardest thing, literally the hardest thing I've ever done in my working day, much harder than books or screenplays, was the cover of "Sgt. Pepper." Nick Hornby gave up record stores for Spotify, cigarettes for vaping, and adapting his own books 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

It earned a best picture slot along with key nominations for its stars, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, its original screenplay, its hair and makeup, and its editing. The Carpetbagger: Surprises and Snubs: Bold Choices Like ‘Wolf’ Rewarded; Veterans Like Hanks Ignored 2014-01-16T15:26:42Z

Four decades after Ruberry first tried his hand at writing movie screenplays, the former public relations agent is hitting his stride at age 66. His movie scripts were rejected for 40 years. His Christmas film just aired on Lifetime. 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z

"Kelly's work demonstrates her flawless structural technique and passionate commitment to emotion, humour and depth of character, which is particularly visible in the celebrated screenplay for the upcoming Saving Mr Banks," De Luca said. Fifty Shades of Grey film hires Terra Nova writer 2012-10-09T09:37:48Z

As well as appearing in and directing much of the group’s output, he also wrote many books and screenplays and his poems have appeared in Poetry Review. Monty Python Star Diagnosed with Dementia 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

Singleton, who died in 2019, was in Los Angeles developing the screenplay for his first and best-known film, “Boyz N The Hood,” at the time that the new season of “Snowfall” takes place. ‘Snowfall’ Review: To Live, Love and Die in 1980s L.A. 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

Ambler, better known as a writer of spy fiction, crafted an incisive screenplay lacking in sentimentality. The best Titanic film isn't "Titanic" 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

It's been more than a decade since the Broadway show premiered, and Hudes' screenplay subtly reflects that with mentions of DACA, and other contemporary issues, without turning the film into an exercise in didacticism. Musical "In the Heights" is a miraculous celebration of the multicultural symphony that is New York 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

Although Cave has only had one screenplay turned into a film – 2005's The Proposition – he has worked on several others over the past few years. Nick Cave penning remake of The Crow 2010-07-27T11:02:00Z

Mailer, who died in 2007 at the age of 84, was the author of multiple books, articles, plays, and screenplays. Reports of Norman Mailer’s cancellation have been greatly exaggerated 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z

Then, in February, a third writer, Scott Z Burns, best known for his screenplay for The Bourne Ultimatum, was brought in before Waller-Bridge. Phoebe Waller-Bridge brought in to liven up new Bond script 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z

And then I would return to my hotel room and work on the screenplay until the early morning hours based upon what I had absorbed during the days and evenings. How “Purple Rain” found its anthem: “We both knew we needed to find just the right song” 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

"It still might be miserable if you want to be a woman director, but it's never really been the same with screenplays." Bafta awards: British women vie for writing prizes 2012-02-10T19:16:05Z

While he was writing the book, Weitz was working on a project based on another classic fairy tale: the screenplay of "Cinderella" for Disney. Chris Weitz talks about his YA novel, 'The Young World' 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

Ms. Headland has adapted “Bachelorette” as a screenplay, and a producer is attached, but the movie has yet to be made. Leslye Headland?s Play Cycle of 7 Deadly Sins 2010-07-18T02:52:00Z

He remembered two unfinished screenplays that he had been working on for 10 years but had stowed in a drawer. Phil Alden Robinson finally finds his dream script 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

Also nominated for adapted screenplay: the thriller "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"; the Deep South drama "The Help"; and the Paris adventure "Hugo." 'Descendants,' 'Bridesmaids' earn writers noms 2012-01-05T18:39:34Z

“Of every screenplay I’ve ever written, it’s the one that moves me the most,” he said. The Carpetbagger: For 'Hugo's' Writer, the Surprise Is in Not Failing 2012-02-02T18:30:10Z

Even people reading the screenplay were just laughing at some of it: the politics, the mysticism, the relationship to Eastern philosophy. ArtsBeat: Venice Film Festival: Olivier Assayas Returns to the 1970s 2012-09-06T18:10:37Z

In other Bafta news, “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” which was released nearly a year ago, emerged with the most Bafta awards of the night: five, including best original screenplay for Wes Anderson. 'Boyhood's' Bafta Wins Put It Neck and Neck With 'Birdman' 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

Segal had been writing the screenplay for Paramount producer Robert Evans and wanted to turn his work into a prose narrative. Longtime publishing editor Genevieve Young dead at 89 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z

I write stuff that’s never going to make it in the movie and stuff that I know wouldn’t even be right for the movie, but I’ll put it in the screenplay. The Visionaries: How Quentin Tarantino Concocted a Genre of His Own 2012-12-19T13:00:00Z

Despite a youth that many rock fans could only dream of, when Crowe began writing the “Almost Famous” screenplay, he didn’t make it about himself. ‘Almost Famous’ Heads to Broadway, Purple Aura Intact 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z

In the original screenplay Mendez was “an older guy who was really on the outs,” said Grant Heslov, a producer of the real “Argo.” Ben Affleck Discusses Directing ‘Argo,’ His Third Film 2012-09-08T16:46:04Z

“If you had told me at the beginning that I’d have to wait 18 years for my screenplay to be produced, but that Robert Redford would direct, I’d have taken that deal,” Mr. Solomon said. Investing in a Conspiracy of a Past Century 2011-04-10T00:51:39Z

Jenkins is nominated for best adapted screenplay for “If Beale Street Could Talk” and explained why he wanted to keep some things around from before he was famous. Fun moments before, during and after the Oscars luncheon 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

If a clever screenplay carries weight with Academy voters, then “Footnote” also should win some points. The Carpetbagger: Among Foreign Films, a Front-Runner but Not Necessarily a Sure Thing 2012-02-24T17:38:22Z

He can't do that with a rote screenplay by other people. Kevin Smith's 'Cop Out': Too Flabby to Fly 2010-02-26T20:35:00Z

These are distinct from the paper’s top 50, and come in the categories best film, best director, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor and actress, best screenplay, best cinematography and best documentary. And the 2018 Braddies go to … Peter Bradshaw's films of the year 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z

All of it would enrich and deepen the screenplays and movies he would later create. 'Bloody' Sam Peckinpah: wasted, insane and indestructibly pure 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

Now, a musical based on Crowe’s Academy Award-winning screenplay is set to debut in the city where the story is based. ‘Almost Famous’ Musical to Open in San Diego 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

“The Descendants,” based on Kaui Hart Hemmings’s novel of the same name, is their first produced screenplay, and it earned them an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay. The Carpetbagger: Making 'The Descendants' Funny - and De-Funnying It, Too 2012-01-27T17:21:31Z

He also co-wrote a film screenplay last year that he hopes to get made in the next year or so. Jamie Dornan talks ‘Belfast’, TV and going behind-the-scenes 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

Later, having both dropped out of college, they got jobs as writers for Marvel, then began writing screenplays of their own. The Guardian profile: Lilly Wachowski 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

The third film by Mr. Bykov, who also wrote the screenplay, “The Fool” is the latest in a lengthening list of Russian miserablist films. Review: ‘The Fool’ Is Yuri Bykov’s Look at Corruption 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

Directed by Stiller, from a screenplay by Steven Conrad, based on the short story by James Thurber. ‘Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ best left to fantasy 2013-12-20T00:13:01Z

The film also received a Producers Guild Award nomination on Friday for best film, a day after Aaron Sorkin’s script received a Writers Guild nom for adapted screenplay. Box Office: 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' roars past 'Star Wars: Th 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z

Letters From Rosemary will be based on a screenplay by first-time screenwriter Nick Yarborough which deals with events leading up to the lobotomy and its aftermath, according to Variety. Emma Stone to play JFK's eldest sister in tale of enforced lobotomy 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z

A: It’s the only mystery in the movie that isn’t answered in the screenplay. ‘Lucky’ director John Carroll Lynch on life, death — and Harry Dean Stanton 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

Still, Ms. Colangelo earned a nomination for best first screenplay at that year’s Indie Spirit Awards, and that led to a few writer-for-hire jobs, polishing other people’s work. Directors From Sundance on What Happened Next 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

Mr. Lambert, who wrote the screenplay with Michael Dowling, aims for a modest, old-fashioned yarn about a time when people believed in the news media. Review: In ‘Brave New Jersey,’ a Martian Invasion That Wasn’t 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

The screenplay: “Did the movie flow? Did I care what happened next?” Getting Beyond ‘I Love It’: How to Understand Movies 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

And Oscar-winning writer Michael Arndt, who wrote "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Toy Story 3," will pen the screenplay for Episode 7. 'Star Wars' 7 may bring new hope, but also letdown 2012-11-21T18:14:14Z

American Hustle was also successful in two other categories, with Jennifer Lawrence winning best supporting actress and recognition for Russell and Eric Singer's screenplay. McQueen wins best director honour 2013-12-04T08:53:19Z

The film took home the best actor and best screenplay awards from Cannes this year. Holiday Movie Release Schedule 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

But there’s not a lot going on in the screenplay, written by Haley Z. Boston, beyond the usual grotesqueries. ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’ Review: 7 Tricks, 1 Treat 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z

So I wrote a couple of screenplays and I couldn’t crack it. Pete Davidson Comes Out of His Basement With Judd Apatow’s Help 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

Since the Oscars shifted to original and adapted screenplay categories, white men and everyone else win 17 percent of their nominations on average. Writing Their Way Into a Diverse Oscars 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

A late spurt of momentum for Andrey Zvyagintsev's Leviathan was only enough, in the end, to secure it the best screenplay award. Cannes 2014: Winter Sleep takes Palme d'Or in ceremony of upsets 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z

The Emoji Movie landed four of the 10 Razzies given out this year, also taking worst screenplay, worst director, and worst screen combo, which was given to “any two obnoxious emojis” from the movie. The Emoji Movie named worst picture at the 2018 Razzies 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z

He also picked up a Bafta nomination for best British screenplay for James Mason comedy A Touch of Larceny. James Bond director Guy Hamilton dies aged 93 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

A futuristic love story with a hipster vibe, “Her” also received a lot of affection, earning a best picture slot, along with an original screenplay nod for Mr. Jonze. The Carpetbagger: Surprises and Snubs: Bold Choices Like ‘Wolf’ Rewarded; Veterans Like Hanks Ignored 2014-01-16T15:26:42Z

The screenplay, by Mr. Cooper and Jonathan D. Krane, is so sketchy that it feels like a hastily executed first draft. | 'Father of Invention': ?Father of Invention,? With Kevin Spacey - Review 2011-10-13T23:24:32Z

These questions matter for the plot, and for the themes that the movie, efficiently directed by David Leveaux from a screenplay by Simon Burke, wants to explore. Review: ‘The Exception’ Is a Diverting Tale Set Before Nazi Horrors Fully Emerged 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

But Ms. Dhawan, who was a young film student at Columbia University when she wrote the screenplay, her first, remembers it a little differently. ‘Monsoon Wedding’ Lifted Moods Onscreen. How About Onstage? 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

“When we started out this process, it was a screenplay from a first-time screenwriter,” he said. Oscars 2015: First-time nominees 'elated' by best picture nominations 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

Faris deserves a better screenplay; maybe, if this only occasionally satisfying movie can manage to ride the "Bridesmaids" wave, she'll someday get one. 'What's Your Number?': Faris deserves better 2011-09-29T20:00:11Z

But its narrative continuity is so sketchy and the screenplay so haphazard that the movie doesn’t add up to more than trash, seasoned with pretentious religiosity. Movie Review: In ‘Redemption,’ Jason Statham Teams With a Nun 2013-06-28T00:22:12Z

"Inception" writer Christopher Nolan won for best original screenplay and "The Social Network" writer Aaron Sorkin won for best adapted screenplay. 'Inception,' 'Social Network' win at writer awards 2011-02-06T14:16:04Z

God has a plan for all of us, Rubin implies, and the good guys and the bad guys are going to get sorted out just as plainly as his screenplay defines them. Ghost at 30: the shock romantic blockbuster that tried to do it all 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z

Wilder was a last-minute fill-in as the "Waco Kid" in Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" in 1974, and with Brooks wrote the screenplay for "Young Frankenstein" released later that year, also to big box office returns. Gene Wilder, star of 'Willy Wonka,' 'Blazing Saddles,' dead at 83 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

Set at the end of World War II, the film’s Oscar-winning screenplay, written by Tarantino, juggles several stories of escapees, renegades and war criminals, culminating in an ambitious attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Stream These 15 Great Titles Before They Leave Netflix in July 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z

Harold Pinter adapted it and wrote probably the best of his produced screenplays. Good book, great film 2011-04-01T10:08:52Z

Earlier this month, "The Imitation Game" took home the adapted screenplay award at the Writers Guild Awards, considered a significant bellwether for the Academy Awards. Oscars 2015: 'The Imitation Game' wins for adapted screenplay 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

It doesn’t help that the screenplay gives Pinkie no back story. | 'Brighton Rock': ?Brighton Rock,? Film of Graham Greene Novel - Review 2011-08-25T23:02:20Z

Shilowich first ran across Chubbuck’s story six years ago, in the middle of the night, while he was failing to write another screenplay about an unusual death. A Shocking Suicide, a Long-Lost Friend, and a Movie Trailer 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

"People in Los Angeles have been fed a diet and are expecting graphic, violent stories," says Gilroy, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. 'Nightcrawler' shows how the news worm has turned 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

If publicity notes are to be believed, best-selling author Nicholas Sparks even wrote his novel and screenplay with Cyrus in mind. Miley Cyrus all grown up in new movie 2010-03-31T02:33:00Z

Did you sit and discuss the meat of the screenplay, or was that more internal? What Would the Cast of ‘Knock at the Cabin’ Do? 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z

Much of the comedy fits into the genre of miscellaneous, like a show on a recent Friday night in which comics performed dramatic readings of screenplays, articles and other cultural texts. Annoyance Theater Moves Brooklyn Into Comedy Theater Scene 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

Mr. White, best known for his screenplay for “School of Rock,” wrote and directed. Fall 2017 Movie Release Schedule 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Taïa adapted the screenplay from his autobiographical novel of the same name. In ‘Salvation Army,’ Growing Up Gay in Morocco 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

And for adapted screenplay, here I am again, unwilling to make a choice. The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: James Lipton 2012-02-15T19:11:11Z

Careful to obey the letter of that injunction — and thus exposing the preposterousness as well as the meanness of its spirit — Mr. Panahi did not write a screenplay or wield a full-size camera. Movie Review: He?s Jafar Panahi, but ?This Is Not a Film? 2012-02-29T00:00:06Z

She spoke of her delight at the film adaptation of Push, which, under the title of Precious, won Oscars for best screenplay and best supporting actress. Novelist Sapphire complains of 'very real' racism in the arts 2011-08-23T14:37:08Z

Over two years, Salt wrote her first screenplay, "Ain't Over Til It's Over," about a woman turning 40 who recently lost her father and finds her life is up for grabs. "Eat Pray Love" marks writing debut for actress 2010-08-16T04:01:00Z

While his snapshot collection grew, Mr. Riggs was training his sights on a filmmaking career, working on spec screenplays and supporting himself with freelance writing. Ransom Riggs Is Inspired by Vintage Snapshots 2013-12-30T22:52:09Z

It lingered in a pile of books for a few months, and after the first draft of the screenplay was finished, I sold it back. All writers should read Robert McKee 2013-04-10T20:47:00Z

Let's put the word out that she is into intelligent, unorthodox screenplays. Anna Kendrick: 'It's all about that fatal flaw' 2012-05-24T19:30:00Z

At that point, Hall had been working on his screenplay for three years; he had turned in his first draft just one day before Kyle was killed. American Sniper Screenwriter Jason Hall: 'I Bled For This Thing' 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

Other film winners were Best Supporting Actor Antony Starr and original screenplay writers Kieran Darcy-Smith and Felicity Price for "Wish You Were Here," a thriller set partially in Cambodia. 'The Sapphires' sparkles at Australian film awards 2013-01-31T07:39:08Z

At least not officially: Polley ended up still having her moment onstage when she won best adapted screenplay. Best and Worst Moments From the 2023 Oscars 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

Nominated for three Oscars, including best director and another for Michael Tolkin's sharp screenplay based on his novel, "The Player" finds Tim Robbins' studio executive receiving death threats from a writer whose script he rejected. 5 great movies about making movies 2012-11-21T22:31:05Z

It’s hard to imagine that Hollywood would touch a dramatic screenplay about a woman who died carrying a non-viable fetus to term. The Messiness of Reproduction and the Dishonesty of Anti-Abortion Propaganda 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z

The screenplay was unreadable to anyone who could not read Paul’s mind. Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan on their new creations - an acclaimed film and a baby daughter 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z

Reviewers called the special effects absurdly obvious and the screenplay ludicrous. Bert I. Gordon, Auteur of Mutant Monster Movies, Dies at 100 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

But in the screenplay, Ms. Hall saw a different story emerge, one drenched with empathy for the troubled woman at its heart. When Rebecca Hall First Got This Script, She Hid It 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z

The writing awards went to "Her" for original screenplay and "12 Years a Slave" for adapted screenplay. '12 Years a Slave," 'American Hustle' win big at Critics Choice awards 2014-01-17T04:22:43Z

Marc Webb is directing the new Spider-man feature, from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Rhys Ifans joins "Spider-Man" as villain 2010-10-11T23:39:00Z

It’s probably not an awards contender although if voters react as well as Toronto critics did, then a screenplay nomination could happen. J-Lo for the win? Taking an early look at Oscars 2020 frontrunners 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

The ingenuity that fuels this film — from Charlie Kaufman’s witty, heartbreaking screenplay to Gondry’s team of practical effects — is worth studying alone for decades to come. Ranking: Valentine’s Day Films From Worst to Best 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

Tristine Skyler, a New York playwright Ms. Stiles chose to write the screenplay, did extensive research into Plath’s journals, letters and other archives with the help of leading Plath scholars. ?Dexter? and ?Persephone? in Julia Stiles?s Second Phase 2010-07-18T03:12:00Z

It won a Golden Globe for best foreign-language film and, in 2006, was nominated for four Oscars, including best director and original screenplay. ‘Parasite’ Is Hoping to Do What These Movies Couldn’t: Win Best Picture 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

Those elements include the debut screenplay from actress Zoe Kazan, who also plays the title role of Ruby, the 'perfect' girlfriend dreamed up by frustrated young novelist Calvin. Sparks fly for Sunshine directors 2012-10-10T07:11:13Z

Thirty years ago, he was working on the screenplay for “New Jack City,” a film that would become a 1990s Black gangster classic. The strange journey of ‘cancel,’ from a Black-culture punchline to a White-grievance watchword 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

“It was political character assassination,” the filmmaker, Robert Greenwald, said of the screenplays in a telephone interview. 2010-02-16T23:30:00Z

Ms. Streisand says she visited Laurents — who also wrote the screenplay for “The Way We Were” — not long before he died in 2011. Barbra Streisand Sets the Record Straight 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

The screenplay is as attentive to her condition, whose symptoms fluctuate, as it is to Jack’s drinking, and you admire the toughness required to carry out the physical labor of painting large-scale abstract canvases. Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche Star in ‘Words and Pictures’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Mr. Layton, who also wrote the screenplay, doesn’t do more with Spencer’s obsession—the psychology of the art thief as collector would not be a bad theme to follow. ‘American Animals’ Review: Reading Room Ruckus 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

The other Oscar for "Django Unchained" came for Tarantino's original screenplay. `Argo' wins best picture on scattered Oscar night 2013-02-25T18:25:11Z

The screenplay by Mr. Ross, Ms. Collins and Billy Ray hews dutifully close to its source material, at least in wide strokes. Movie Review: ?The Hunger Games? Movie Adapts the Suzanne Collins Novel 2012-03-22T12:00:01Z

Georges, as he was fondly known in France, was extremely handsome, came from a patrician background, and wrote the Oscar- nominated screenplay for Constantin Costa-Gavras’s political thriller "Z." Remembering Buchenwald survivor Jorge Semprún, a key witness to the 20th century 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

Kolsby, whose produced screenplays include "City Unplugged" and "Spread," was then a struggling screenwriter. How David L. Ulin and Paul Kolsby co-wrote their satiric earthquake novel, 'Ear to the Ground' 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

“What I wanted to do was produce the structural equivalent of that for the screenplay.” Ticking Watch. Boat Engine. Slowness. The Secrets of the ‘Dunkirk’ Score. 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

Then his partner, Terri Tatchell -- with whom he shares a brand-new Oscar nomination for writing the adapted screenplay for "District 9" -- explained what was going on. 2010-02-03T02:37:00Z

Steve Conrad’s screenplays for “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” found unusual, resourceful ways to handle material that wasn’t easy to put on screen, at least by typical Hollywood standards. Reviews: Amazon Pilots Include a Revolt and the Supernatural 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

His screenplay, which the production notes inform us went through 40 drafts over 10 years, isn’t content to wring elaborations on one theme. | 'Sympathy for Delicious': A Cynical Faith Healer Who Can?t Fix Himself 2011-04-28T23:40:24Z

Watching the controversy around “I Feel Pretty” unfold, I was reminded of a fascinating document published by Vulture that charts how female characters are described in the screenplays of famous films. ‘I Feel Pretty’ and the Rise of Beauty-Standard Denialism 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

He recently completed an original screenplay, but is dubious about film or television writing. Isaac Marion’s ‘Warm Bodies,’ in theaters this Friday, is a portrait of zombie/human love 2013-01-26T04:43:16Z

But does the screenplay do enough to restyle the play for the screen? Oscar Spotlight: The Screenplays 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z

The production couldn’t shoot in Abu Dhabi because authorities apparently denied it access after reading the screenplay. Film: Un-Innocents Abroad: The Drubbing 2010-06-02T22:04:00Z

I was 23, just graduating from film school, and in a panic trying to write a screenplay to get my career started. How we made Donnie Darko 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

At the Oscars in February, it took home awards for best adapted screenplay and best supporting actress for Mo'Nique. A Minute With: director Lee Daniels on "Broadway" 2010-09-02T13:33:00Z

But it was one of the greatest screenplays I’d ever read in my life.” Kenneth Lonergan’s Thwarted Masterpiece 2012-06-19T19:43:37Z

Mr Banker is now writing a screenplay for Disney India, a two-part adaptation of a subsequent series, drawn from the Mahabharata. The latest craze among Indian readers 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

The form that most influences these pages seems to be the screenplay, and despite her stylish intelligence and sparkplug characters Oyehaug struggles to scratch the narrative’s cinematic veneer. Cold Cases: Three Scandinavian Novels Explore Chilling Emotional Territory 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

Directed by Scott Marshall, from a screenplay by Marshall and R.A. 'All's Faire in Love': ye olde generic rom-com 2011-10-27T20:14:04Z

Years later, when Mel Gibson is making a film about Vietnam, Rescorla is disappointed by the way the screenplay tries, and fails, to reproduce the events as he experienced them. Music Review: ?Heart of a Soldier? at San Francisco Opera - Review 2011-09-11T17:17:57Z

Though Mr. Holdridge and Ms. Saasen feel genuine, they lack acting chops, and their screenplay’s self-consciousness about romantic clichés plays like a cliché itself. Review: ‘Meet Me in Montenegro,’ Romance for Ex-Lovers 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

In 1969, he took a leave of absence from the Sun-Times to write the screenplay for "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls." Sun-Times: Famed movie critic Roger Ebert dies 2013-04-04T20:06:14Z

What will probably hurt Spielberg’s outside shot, though, is that “West Side Story” missed out on nominations for adapted screenplay and editing. Oscars Rewind: The Last Time Jane Campion and Steven Spielberg Went Head-to-Head 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z

He planned to work on a variety of projects during his residency: the final issues of Fables, his DC Vertigo comic, his current novel, a screenplay and a new comic series. Tips from Amtrak's first writer in residence 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

Two people who met on QuarantineChat are working on a screenplay together. QuarantineChat Brings Back Spontaneity (and Distraction) 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z

I wrote two screenplays before Ruby, one in college and one just after. Zoe Kazan: Not a Dream, a Surprise 2012-07-25T13:00:13Z

Another member of the cast at the time was Jordan Peele, who later became a star of “MADtv,” and went on to win an Oscar for original screenplay for his film, “Get Out.” This Little Amsterdam Improv Club Launched Big American Careers 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

Jennifer Salt, a friend who worked on “Nip/Tuck” and wrote the screenplay for “Eat Pray Love” with him, compared Mr. Murphy to Anna Wintour. Film: Ryan Murphy Directs Julia Roberts in ?Eat Pray Love? 2010-08-06T03:38:00Z

I have tried—with varying degrees of success and failure—to capture in my novels, plays, and screenplays the world that I inhabit, one of difference. White Writer 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

It was produced and financed by Bold Films and marks the directing debut for Dan Gilroy, who also wrote the screenplay. 'Nightcrawler' to top slow Halloween weekend at box office 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

Nolte was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor, and Mr. Conroy shared an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay. Pat Conroy, best-selling author of ‘Great Santini’ and ‘Prince of Tides,’ dies at 70 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

And Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo won the best screenplay award for “Bad Tales,” a darkly tinged examination of one summer in the lives of several families in a small Italian town. ‘There Is No Evil,’ About Executions in Iran, Wins Top Prize at Berlin Film Festival 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z

In the days following, I tried to suss out why the movie, which scored Payne an Oscar for best adapted screenplay, worked so much better than the play. Review: In ‘Sideways: The Experience,’ Bros Run Amok in Wine Country 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

He then taught himself how to write a screenplay. Chris Colfer of `Glee' writes his Hollywood ticket 2012-04-27T16:29:07Z

The movie, Caught in Flight, with a screenplay by Stephen Jeffreys, will be filmed in Britain this year by Hirschbiegel who directed Downfall, a film about Adolf Hitler's last days. Naomi Watts: it's an honour to play Princess Diana 2012-02-09T19:21:00Z

Mr. Henry’s screenplay, which was nominated for an Oscar, appropriated much of Mr. Webb’s dialogue but softened the smug, unpleasant edge evinced by Benjamin in the novel. Buck Henry, Who Helped Create ‘Get Smart’ and Adapt ‘The Graduate,’ Dies at 89 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

The movie, which began streaming on Netflix on Friday, dramatizes the writing of “Citizen Kane” through the eyes of Herman J. Mankiewicz, who received top billing on the shared screenplay credit with Welles. Who Wrote ‘Citizen Kane’? It’s No Mystery 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z

Fellowes’s screenplay seems antsy to usher its characters to either the morgue or the wedding chapel, lest they start rotting, too. ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ Review: Gilded, Aged 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

The movie was produced by Universal Studios and the screenplay written by Brian Helgeland, who also wrote "L.A Confidential" and "Mystic River." Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" to open Cannes film fest 2010-03-26T16:07:00Z

“Roma” had a screenplay so tactile it never felt written. Anonymous Oscar ballot: Publicist gives "Roma" 7, "Vice" 3, "Can You Ever Forgive Me" 2 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

The Hollywood Reporter, citing details in the film’s screenplay, reported earlier this week that a character at one point called the people being hunted “deplorables.” Hollywood studio cancels 'The Hunt' movie release after criticism 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z

We “needed the right screenplay” to help turn that into action, explained Silver in an e-mail after the event. Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver’ makes movie debut

Academy rules considers a "short" to qualify under their guidelines of "screenplays based on previously produced or published material". Guardians joins screenplay shortlist 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

It brought Mungiu a prize for best screenplay at Cannes, where the best actress award was rightly shared by his leading players. Beyond the Hills – review 2013-03-17T00:05:37Z

If Matt Damon was known for anything before Ripley, it was as a doughfaced merchant of blandness who had somehow finagled his way to a best original screenplay Oscar for Good Will Hunting. Steve Carell’s Foxcatcher: when good guys go bad 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

The film is based on a treatment by Eric Warren Singer, co-writer of American Hustle, who will work on the screenplay. Jennifer Lawrence to play Fidel Castro's lover 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

These key questions about identity and misrepresentation are echoed in the screenplays of the films Trust, starring Clive Owen, and Chatroom, starring Aaron Johnson. Lies, paranoia and jealousy on the internet's social networks inspire Hollywood 2010-10-23T23:07:00Z

Carter says he's also written three screenplays, including a horror film in which he'd play a villain. Nick Carter says his wedding may be a TV special 2013-04-04T16:28:19Z

In 2002 the missing entries were finally made public, and now form the basis of the screenplay. Kenneth Branagh in talks to star in Laurence Olivier-Marilyn Monroe film 2010-07-21T11:45:00Z

It received five Oscar nods, among them best directing and original screenplay. ‘Parasite’ Is Hoping to Do What These Movies Couldn’t: Win Best Picture 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

Whereas script writing, comparatively — I mean it's hard to write a great screenplay too, but it's a lot easier doing that than writing a great novel. Seth Greenland navigates writing maze of novels, radio, stage and TV 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

He’d just worked with Raymond Chandler on the screenplay for Double Indemnity and seen firsthand recovering alcoholic Chandler turn back to the bottle after a tumultuous writing process. My favorite best picture Oscar winner: The Lost Weekend 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

"I've been developing a Stanley Kubrick screenplay for a miniseries – not for a motion picture – about the life of Napoleon," he said. Steven Spielberg to shoot Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon as miniseries 2013-03-04T12:02:02Z

Last year, it was announced that Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who collaborated on the screenplays for the last six Bond films, would be returning to write the new script. Danny Boyle to Direct New James Bond Film 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z

The next year Mr. Futterman, who’d received an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay for Mr. Miller’s “Capote,” picked up the project, only to have it put on hold yet again when financing fell through. Oscar Nominations 2015: 'Foxcatcher' Writers Plan Their Oscar Outfits 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

As directed by Sanaa Hamri, from a screenplay by Michael Elliot, “Just Wright” is really a star vehicle for Ms. Latifah, who squeezes every last ounce of smiling, good-hearted charm from her intrepidly nice character. | 'Just Wright': Queen Latifah Meets Her Prince 2010-05-13T21:09:00Z

After all, a screenplay does not prevent playfully spontaneous performance, and there is a method to long-form improv that structures the scenes. Critic’s Notebook: Tightrope Comedy, on the Fly 2012-07-05T21:08:32Z

Mr. Soderbergh said he was lured back to theatrical features in fall 2014, when he received the screenplay for “Logan Lucky,” credited to Rebecca Blunt. Steven Soderbergh Quit Movies. Now He’s Back. What Gives? 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

Emezi has previously written a memoir and screenplays as well as fiction, but poetry feels like a natural fit for the presumably autobiographical material in this collection, which often soothes as much as it shocks. Poems of Exile, Introspection and Self-Discovery (Cicadas, Too) 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

His "Sideways" sequel, “Vertical,” won the Gold Medal for Fiction from the Independent Publisher Book Awards in 2012, and Pickett adapted the third book in the series, “Sideways Chile,” into a screenplay. You had me at Merlot: I forgive you Rex Pickett 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

In Gregory and Hucyk's screenplay, everyone is a notch wittier than they would be in real life, but underneath that comic polish there's a sense of true banter between old friends. 'A Good Old Fashioned Orgy' Is a Better Idea Than You'd Think 2011-09-01T05:10:00Z

A lot of the material is based on stories from his life, but that didn’t stop him from wanting to rewrite the screenplay. ‘Lucky’ director John Carroll Lynch on life, death — and Harry Dean Stanton 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

To capture the world as authentically as possible, David Kajganich immersed himself in dance history while writing the screenplay. Luca Guadagnino Unleashes the Witchy Power of Modern Dance 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

Q: This is the first film of yours that isn’t from an original screenplay. Film: A Teenager Flying Over a Cuckoo?s Nest 2010-09-25T05:00:00Z

“It’s a real breakthrough that any film about race gets to win,” Kevin Willmott, who is African-American and was one of the “BlacKkKlansman” writers who won an Oscar for the screenplay, said backstage. Oscars not so white? Academy Awards winners see big shift 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

Also, two films whose screenplays are up for Oscars — “Lion” and “The Lobster” — did not meet the Writers Guild guidelines and were not eligible for awards. ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Arrival’ Win Top Honors at Writers Guild Awards 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z

The film collected two awards - one for Michael Keaton as best actor in a comedy or musical and one for best screenplay. Boyhood takes Golden Globe honours 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z

Mr. Bettany’s sketchy, unconvincing screenplay is more interested in Ms. Connelly’s execution of exploitative stunts than in seriously examining the social crisis it purports to lament. Review: ‘Shelter’ Focuses on an Addict and an Immigrant, Both Homeless 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Julie struggles to write a screenplay about her mother while they spend time at a vaguely haunted hotel. Winter Movies 2022: Here’s What’s Coming Soon to Streaming and Theaters 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

He has an as yet unfilmed screenplay on the life of his Irish revolutionary hero Roger Casement, which he wrote for director Neil Jordan. John Banville: a life in writing 2012-06-29T21:55:12Z

I've written a screenplay and I don't know if it's any good. Willem Dafoe: 'Don't make this into a crackpot profile, please' 2013-06-16T18:00:06Z

"The book read like a Coen brothers screenplay," Bridges told reporters. Coens' "True Grit" opens the Berlin film festival 2011-02-10T17:22:19Z

Boyle’s exit last August played havoc with the film’s production schedule, as producers hired new writers, including Neal Purvis and Robert Wade and Scott Z Burns, to work on the screenplay. Danny Boyle says script dispute made him quit Bond 25 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

At the time the most expensive film ever made, William Wyler’s 1959 film, ran 212 minutes from a screenplay whipped into shape by novelist Gore Vidal. Don't judge Ben-Hur by the 2016 version 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

Warning: this screenplay may contain traces of topical satire. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: five things we learned from the final trailer 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

In a conference call with investors, MGM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Barber said the studio was developing the screenplay for the next, 24th movie in the 50-year-old franchise about the British secret agent. Next James Bond movie expected within 3 years : MGM 2013-03-19T23:43:51Z

Morgan -- who wrote the screenplay for the movie "The Queen," for which Mirren won an Oscar -- updated the play during its London run to include topical references. Helen Mirren returning to Broadway as Queen Elizabeth II 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

Inside Llewyn Davis was recognised in the best original screenplay category, while Sarah Polley's family portrait Stories We Tell was crowned best documentary. Thompson honoured for Poppins film 2013-12-05T09:31:32Z

Best screenplay, motion picture Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” The complete list of 2021 Golden Globe winners 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z

Graham Moore picked up best adapted screenplay award for his work on The Imitation Game, about World War II code-breaker Alan Turing. Budapest Hotel wins writing award 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z

Scheinert praised everyone who had read an early draft of the screenplay, then added, “Thank you to our therapists.” ‘Everything Everywhere’ Wins Writers Guild Award, Sweeping Major Guilds 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z

It has won a raft of honors, including the Grand Prix at Cannes this year and the European Film Award for best screenplay. The Carpetbagger: The Dardennes Have an Idea About the Selection Process 2012-01-11T16:46:34Z

“It was hard for us to wrap our head around it,” said Mr. Form, adding that they were used to seeing scripts with 120 pages, not a slim screenplay about half as long. ‘A Quiet Place,’ a Nearly Silent Movie, Makes Noise Ahead of Its Opening 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z

I'd known Harold Pinter, who wrote the screenplay, for a long time because I was in Worthing rep when he was there, but he didn't come on the set often. How we made The Servant, by Sarah Miles and Wendy Craig 2013-03-25T19:10:59Z

Writing the screenplay, was that a way to try to understand why your friend did what he did? A Georgian Competing on Estonia's Behalf 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

The film will be based on the firsthand account of former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, with a screenplay by Matt Charman, writer of the upcoming Steven Spielberg Cold War thriller "Bridge of Spies." Mark Wahlberg, CBS making Boston Marathon bombing film 'Patriots' Day' 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

That first novel, never published, was called “Satan’s Sandbox,” and it was one of several written by Mr. Fogle on which Mr. Yost eventually based screenplays. James Fogle, Author of ‘Drugstore Cowboy,’ Dies at 75 2012-08-29T15:36:34Z

“And a good book. And a good screenplay. Work with people that you like. Go to dinner. Go on vacation. Have a good time. Yeah, no stress. Vote for Bernie Sanders.” It’s Delightful, It’s Delicious, It’s DeVito 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z

But since I had written all my screenplays myself, it was always about characters that had some sort of affinity with me, hence men. Filmmaker Werner Herzog on his new box set and more 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

When I wrote the screenplay, even though the piano is an integral character, I heard no music in my head at all. How we made: Michael Nyman and Jane Campion on The Piano 2012-07-30T17:30:44Z

Greene, who died in 1991, wrote some screenplays himself, probably the most famous being "The Third Man", a thriller of the "film noir" genre set in post-war Vienna and starring Orson Welles. Leper colony novel would make great film, producer tells Greene fest 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

A. The screenplay was very funny and it captured adolescence in a way that felt fresh and honest to me. ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ (With Movie Trailer): Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Narrates a Scene 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

But I sort of put it on the back burner when I started doing videos and writing screenplays. 'Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl' puts Issa Rae in a cool position 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

"King's Speech" claimed four Oscars -- best film, actor for Colin Firth, director and screenplay -- with a traditional story of a British monarch defeating personal demons. "King's Speech" and tradition triumph at Oscars 2011-03-01T01:17:18Z

Jones, Kieran Fitzgerald and Wesley A. Oliver wrote a screenplay that tries to wrestle Swarthout's rangy, complex book into a lean affair. Harsh land and raw, maddening emotion test 'The Homesman' 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

The central problem with “Cut Bank” is a screenplay by Roberto Patino that never achieves comic liftoff despite an abundance of facetious humor. Review: ‘Cut Bank,’ Looking to Escape a Small Town and Its Eccentrics 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

In his plays and screenplays, he became especially adept at skirting Communist censorship through allusion and metaphor, though less subtle means were not beneath him. Janusz Glowacki, Polish Playwright of Terror and Dark Humor, Dies at 78 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

When the screenplay for it circulated through Hollywood in 2013, she was one of many actresses to lobby for the lead, which she got only after it was turned down by someone else. Jennifer Aniston Has Something to Prove With ‘Cake’ 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

The two shared an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay. Douglas McGrath, Playwright, Filmmaker and Actor, Dies at 64 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

Skirting the saccharine moralizing and sticky moments of parent-child bonding that usually accompany babies into screenplays, the film portrays Lucky’s problems with harsh humanism and unglamorous attention to his seedy environment. | 'Prince of Broadway': A Street Hustler Becomes a Reluctant Father 2010-09-02T22:23:00Z

However, dissenting voices include Spielberg’s fellow director Paul Schrader, who was nominated for best original screenplay Oscar for First Reformed. Netflix responds to Steven Spielberg's attack on movie streaming 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z

Want to read the "Social Network" or "King's Speech" screenplays? Psst! Want to read the "Social Network" or "King's Speech" screenplays? 2011-01-20T19:22:16Z

According to the film-maker, the screenplay for the first Alien prequel is complete, and I'm most definitely intrigued to see what he and his team have come up with. Week in geek: Can Ridley Scott give Alien new life with 3D prequels? 2010-06-17T16:15:00Z

Plus, he gave it the unpromising title “A Time to Smell the Roses” and made the even greater mistake of showing the screenplay to his brother and sister-in-law. A literary feud for the ages: What fueled the bad blood between Dominick Dunne and “the Didions” 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z

Any best-picture nominee that also picks up director and screenplay nods is doing something right, but I’m a little surprised that’s all “Licorice Pizza” has to work with. Here’s How Each Best-Picture Nominee Could Win an Oscar 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

Nominated for: Best picture, director, original screenplay, international feature, editing and production design. Where to Stream ‘Joker,’ ‘Parasite’ and Other 2020 Oscar-Nominated Movies 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

Directed by Jordan Scott, from a screenplay by Ben Court, Caroline Ip and Scott, based on the novel by Sheila Kohler. 'Cracks': an atmospheric tale of rivalry and repression 2011-06-23T20:42:06Z

Eric Roth’s screenplay for Africa is described as a “sweeping epic”. Angelina Jolie to direct story of the man who declared war on elephant poachers 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

Directed by David Weaver, from a screenplay by Weaver and Elan Mastai. 'The Samaritan': Cons of this grim caper outweigh the pros 2012-05-31T20:15:06Z

"A Moment in the Sun," I started writing five years ago then was interrupted by writing screenplays for other people, working on movies. Lit Fest: Sayles stays rooted in change 2011-06-01T21:26:00Z

Terry Rossio, a writer whose credits include “Shrek” and the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, playfully describes her as a “Pied Piper, leading all those ratty, bleak and violent screenplays in town over a cliff.” Lindsay Doran Examines What Makes Films Satisfying 2012-01-15T04:13:03Z

Although slowed in recent years by a that meant he had to use a wheelchair, Bradbury remained active into his 90s, turning out new novels, plays, screenplays and a volume of poetry. ‘Fahrenheit 451′ Author Ray Bradbury Dies at 91 2012-06-06T14:50:36Z

Photograph: Pa is set to bring Stanley Kubrick's unfilmed screenplay about the life of Napoleon to the small screen. Steven Spielberg to shoot Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon as miniseries 2013-03-04T12:02:02Z

In Mr. Perera’s long-winded screenplay, the characters tend to give little speeches instead of conversing normally. Review: A Chilly ‘Miss Sloane’ Makes a Lecture out of Lobbying 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

She said that she hadn’t thought about that, but, in fact, many of the screenplay revisions that she requested involved fleshing out that role. Jodie Foster Is Still Afraid of Failure 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

Last May, the network hired a number of writers to work on them, including Goldman herself and Brian Helgeland, who wrote the screenplay for LA Confidential. Game of Thrones prequel series ordered from George RR Martin and Jane Goldman 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

The longer you do that and the better you are at that, the better the entire screenplay or film is. How Elvish, comics and rowdy astrophysicists helped Eric Heisserer write 'Arrival's' Oscar-nominated script 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

I was filled with anticipation when I began to read the screenplay. Arabic dress and Iranian accents ? Hollywood's take on Afghan women 2011-02-12T10:59:00Z

Directed with a slack hand by Will Frears, the stage adaptation is by William Goldman, the scriptwriter’s scriptwriter, who also did the screenplay for the film. Review: In ‘Misery,’ With Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf, the Ghost of Productions Past 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z

I think it would be easier to adapt someone else’s novel or write a screenplay from scratch. 'Eleanor and Park' Author Rainbow Rowell Talks 'Fifty Shades' and Franzen 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

I think it came from both of my parents, my mother and also my father, who wrote on every screenplay that he directed. Book Talk: Anjelica Huston on an Irish childhood and famous father 2014-01-23T22:11:42Z

In court documents filed on Monday, writer-director Tarantino claimed Gawker Media promoted and disseminated "unauthorized downloadable copies of the leaked unreleased complete screenplay." Quentin Tarantino sues Gawker over leak of movie script 2014-01-27T23:31:07Z

The playwright remembered a frantic call from Polanski asking whether it was all right to move a stage direction from one page to another of the screenplay. For 'Venus in Fur' author, working with Roman Polanski was 'heaven' 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

Erica Schmidt, who scripted the stage update, wrote the screenplay for the film. New Fall Movies 2021: Here Are More Than 125 Coming Soon 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Morton said the problems began after Disney purchased the distribution rights, demanding an extensive rewrite of the screenplay — less effects-heavy, more family-friendly — that arrived 10 days before principal photography began. In 1993 ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Bombed; in 2023, It’s a Hit With a New Generation 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

He wrote screenplays, several novels and a bestselling memoir, “A Drinking Life.” Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist, has died 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z

In this video interview recorded at the festival, Ms. Schumer discusses her role in the movie, how her screenplay drew from personal experiences, and how she finds the comedy in tragic situations. SXSW 2015 Video: Amy Schumer on 'Trainwreck' 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z

Nominated for: Best picture, director, actress, original screenplay, supporting actor, score, production design. Where to Stream ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Elvis’ and More 2023 Oscar Nominees 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

Lewin’s screenplay, a forced amalgam of Greek mythology and Germanic seafaring legend, seems deliriously arbitrary at first but is in fact a shrewd assessment of the appeal of its two leading players. DVDs: Mythic Mash-Up in Feverish Color 2010-08-29T02:23:00Z

"The writers were vaguely familiar with what had occurred and wrote an original screenplay that does not mirror the real-life tragedy." Family, investigator question 'pizza bomber' movie 2011-08-07T17:05:11Z

In a successful year for Britons, other nominees include Welsh-born Christian Bale - up for supporting actor for boxing film The Fighter - and director Mike Leigh, for his Another Year original screenplay. King's Speech leads Oscars pack 2011-01-25T17:34:34Z

It’s an engaging concept for a film, and the original screenplay by Kiel Murray shuffles familiar tropes for luck into a novel setting. ‘Luck’ Review: Bad Day at the Fortune Factory 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

Mr. Lapine’s screenplay follows them to “happily ever after,” then leaps ahead into territory that turns out to be the scary real world. ‘Into the Woods,’ Disney’s Take on the Sondheim-Lapine Classic 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

She was best known for the Rita, Sue And Bob Too screenplay and for her breakout play, also called The Arbor, scenes of which are interspersed throughout the film. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2011-03-05T00:07:31Z

It’s rare enough that screenplays make great films; why would anyone think they can make great theater? Review: Staging a Movie Melodrama in ‘The Conversationalists’ 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

Haggis, 64, won screenplay and best picture Oscars in 2006 for “Crash.” Director Paul Haggis denies sexual misconduct accusations 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

The likelihood of a first-time screenwriter making it to HBO are slim, and “Nightingale” is the first screenplay from the Black List website to be produced by any film company. Review: David Oyelowo, Going Mad in ‘Nightingale’ 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Affleck shot to fame in 1998 when he shared a screenplay Oscar for drama “Goodwill Hunting” with his best friend Matt Damon. Ben Affleck, out of rehab, calls addiction a lifelong struggle 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

Years before he sold the screenplay for the beloved romantic comedy “Brown Sugar,” Michael Elliot used to sit in movie theaters and count the number of trailers without any black people. Is love lost on the black romantic comedy? 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

When Flynn was preparing to write the screenplay for the film adaptation of “Gone Girl,” she decided against rereading the book, opting instead to listen to the narration. That Voice You’re Hearing? It Might Be Hers. 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z

And then you ended up helping to write the screenplay for both the original and this sequel. Paul Rudd, Larger Than Life but Still Nice 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

That’s because this novel is written in the form of a Hollywood screenplay. Review | Charles Yu’s ‘Interior Chinatown’ brilliantly skewers Hollywood typecasting 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z

Eggers, who wrote the screenplay with the Icelandic novelist and playwright Sjon, has conjured this bloody saga out of the ancient Scandinavian narratives that supplied Shakespeare’s source material. ‘The Northman’ Review: Danish Premodern 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

The film was also nominated by the Writers Guild of America for best adapted screenplay. Reese Witherspoon: 'Wild' success shows hunger for films with strong women 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

Supreme Court justice to help him with a screenplay that would chronicle one of her early cases seeking equal rights for men and women. Biopic tells Justice Ginsburg's story long before 'Notorious R.B.G' 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

Still, “Moonlight” ended up besting “Manchester” for original screenplay at the Writers Guild Awards. And the Oscar Winners Will Be ... 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

The screenplay categories are actually interesting races this year – you chose “Midnight in Paris” for original script. The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: Judy Blume 2012-02-22T14:30:38Z

What's so remarkable about it," Jones observes over a pint in a north London pub, "is that normally when you're writing a screenplay you try to avoid repetition. Groundhog Day: the perfect comedy, for ever 2013-02-07T20:00:03Z

There’s a joke in the screenplay that suggests that Doueiri already knew the answer to that rhetorical question: “We live in the Middle East,” one character says. Oscar-nominated ‘The Insult’ reopens old wounds — but to heal them 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

Allen's Midnight in Paris won the Oscar for best original screenplay in 2012 Woody Allen is to return to France for his next film, with Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth as one of its stars. Woody Allen latest set in France 2013-05-01T09:51:20Z

Last year Todd Haynes’ “Carol” was snubbed in the category, despite earning nominations for both its leads and a bid for best screenplay. “Moonlight” is the first LGBT movie to win best picture. Here’s why it matters 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

Years ago, they wrote a screenplay, which they described as “All About Eve” with talking dogs. ‘The Hand That Feeds You,’ a Thriller Written as an Act of Love for Its Originator 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

For the screenplay, Singer needed to dig deeper. 'First Man' depicts astronauts 'with death nipping at their heels' 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hall, who wrote the screenplay for “Billy Elliot” and the book and lyrics for the musical it inspired, is brave to raise this issue. | 'The Pitmen Painters': Stoking a Fiery Passion for Art 2010-10-01T02:01:00Z

Michod boarded the project a year ago and began adapting the screenplay. Netflix Snaps Up Brad Pitt Movie About General Stanley McChrystal 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

“I know there have been great screenplays by women recognized this year but not directing, and maybe that will change in the Oscars.” Female directors snubbed, Plummer surprises at Golden Globe nomination 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

The film also won for best adapted screenplay. Oscar wins for ‘CODA’ bring tears, elation to Deaf community 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z

Directed by Shepard and David Palmer, from a screenplay by Shepard. 'Hit and Run': Car-chase comedy loudly spins out of control 2012-08-21T00:02:04Z

So he asked her to write a screenplay, hoping it would have the same heartfelt voice. Amy Schumer still surprised Judd Apatow cast her in her own movie 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

Directed by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey, from a screenplay by Cohn. 'Eames: The Architect and the Painter' dazzles 2011-11-23T22:25:03Z

Mindful that Hollywood has a long history of wasting authors' time, flattering them into writing screenplays which then get rewritten by half a dozen hacks, I responded with polite standoffishness. The Crimson Petal and the White: Watching my novel reborn on TV 2011-04-06T14:13:06Z

With "Speech," David Seidler wrote the story first as a screenplay, then a play to find the essence of his story, then a screenplay again. All your Oscar questions answered 2011-02-28T22:19:00Z

But Russo has written and doctored a number of screenplays before, including an adaptation of Bill Bryson’s “A Walk in the Woods.” Richard Russo’s Latest Cast Includes Average Men and One Big Star 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

He said he would add certain songs into the screenplay, like “The Nearness of You,” and his writing would be guided by them. With ‘Sylvie’s Love,’ Eugene Ashe Returns With a Big Hollywood Romance 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

Toy Story 3 writer Michael Arndt is overseeing the screenplay for the debut instalment, which will be followed by sequels every two to three years. Ewan McGregor wants Star Wars spin-off movie 2013-02-15T13:20:50Z

Twenty novels, 14 nonfiction books, two children's books, four screenplays. Melvyn Bragg: 'I'm a class mongrel' ? interview 2012-02-12T00:06:06Z

When director Steven Spielberg and author Michael Crichton were working on a screenplay that would eventually become the television series "ER," Spielberg asked the writer about the plans for his next book. 20 things you might not know about "Jurassic Park" 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z

Spike Jonze won the best original screenplay award for "Her," a tale set in the near future about a man in a romantic relationship with a lifelike computer operating system. 'Her' and 'Captain Phillips' take top Writers Guild Awards 2014-02-02T05:22:37Z

Although we wound up making up some characters and events, by Hollywood standards our screenplay was a triumph of gritty realism — essentially, a documentary. Gene Weingarten: the Opie-Changey thing 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

All three of those films and many others are currently available on various platforms, along with many other major nominees for best picture and the various acting and screenplay awards. Where to Stream ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Elvis’ and More 2023 Oscar Nominees 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

That includes pages from original screenplays she wrote with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and the sign from the insurance and real estate firm her father owned in Sacramento. Joan Didion and the Western Spirit 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

“I’m going to write a screenplay,” he said. The Talented Mr. Philbrick 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z

Mr. McMurtry adapted the screenplay from his novel about a cattle drive from Texas to Montana, and his West is a place of raw beauty but also cruelty and sudden, ghastly death. Texas TV: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

Mr. Chazelle won best director at the Oscars this year for “La La Land,” a musical about artistic strivers in Los Angeles, and was nominated for best adapted screenplay for the conservatory drama “Whiplash.” Damien Chazelle Is Producing a Musical Series for Netflix 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z

But its screenplay is mostly second-rate soap opera and its direction plodding, with many scenes held, awkwardly, longer than they need to be. 'The Grace Card': a hard-to-swallow tale of redemption 2011-02-24T20:38:06Z

In Webb’s original screenplay, it leads to this exchange: “Selma” Vs. “Selma” 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

Filmmakers with screenplays at various stages of completion, they install themselves in the cottage where some of “Scenes From a Marriage” was filmed. ‘Bergman Island’ Review: Love Among the Cinephiles 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

The director is a disciple of Rod Serling, creator of “The Twilight Zone,” who held that title decades earlier through his twisty TV series and screenplay for “Planet of the Apes.” Twenty years after ‘The Sixth Sense,’ M. Night Shyamalan hasn’t given up on twist endings 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

The original film won two Bafta Awards upon its release, and was nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay. Linehan puts Ladykillers on stage 2011-06-06T08:28:01Z

Here's a synopsis of the screenplay from IM Global, one of the producing partners for the project. Can the new Judge Dredd movie excise all memories of Sly Stallone and Rob Schneider? 2010-09-16T13:59:00Z

Lincoln is a strikingly well-made film, with fine performances, an intelligent screenplay, and mature, restrained direction from Spielberg. Lincoln: more jaw-jaw than war-war. And no vampires 2013-01-23T14:26:46Z

On the other hand, Damon Lindelof, who is writing the screenplay, is clearly a talent, while the two actors said to be vying for the female lead would both make interesting choices. Can Ridley Scott's Alien prequels be a new species of follow-up? 2010-10-14T14:33:00Z

Last month he was working on his next screenplay, based on his stage show “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend,” that developed from his first Moth performance. Mike Birbiglia Brings ‘Sleepwalk With Me’ to the Big Screen 2012-08-17T20:03:02Z

Lost's Damon Lindeloff is the latest writer to take on the screenplay. Artist HR Giger 'on board' for Alien return 2010-12-20T14:21:50Z

In "Ruby Sparks," the clever new movie made from that screenplay, a young novelist named Calvin experiences severe writer's block. Zoe Kazan goes 'down a rabbit hole' with the movie 'Ruby Sparks' 2012-08-01T22:31:05Z

According to the source, the "broad strokes" are in place for a deal with Depp provided he approves the screenplay. Will Johnny Depp swing the lead for Pirates 5? 2011-07-08T09:34:16Z

Milocco’s face is a sea of balled-up tension but it’s tough for her to sustain this perpetually disbelieved character within a confining screenplay that retreads its beats. ‘Knocking’ Review: Domestic Disturbances 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z

“Priceless” can read at times, not unpleasantly, as if an art history textbook got mixed up at the printer with a screenplay for “The Wire.” F.B.I. Art Sleuth, Now Author of ?Priceless? 2010-06-06T22:06:00Z

She adapted the book into a screenplay for a critically acclaimed 1990 film of the same name. Carrie Fisher: A Look at Her Life Beyond ‘Star Wars’ 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z

But it was also about celebrating and rewarding cinema, with Three Billboards winning five awards including best film, best British film and, for its writer and director Martin McDonagh, best original screenplay. Three Billboards triumphs as Time's Up dominates the 2018 Baftas 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z

Celebrate his Mudbound screenplay all you like, but do not stare directly into Virgil Williams’s mouth. Weaponised teeth and shifty Sam Rockwell: the 2018 Oscars class photo decoded 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z

Mr. Day lets his subject answer that question in his own words by stringing together hundreds of excerpts from the author’s correspondence, fiction and screenplays. ‘The World of Raymond Chandler,’ Edited by Barry Day 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z

“I recall connecting to the father-and-son elements and heart in the story right off the bat,” Macchio writes of his first reading of the screenplay. Ralph Macchio Will Always Be ‘The Karate Kid.’ He’s Finally Fine With That. 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z

Almost as quickly, a bidding war broke out, and in April, “Deeper” sold to MGM for $2 million — a breathtaking sum in an era when most speculative screenplays sell in the low six figures. Max Landis Is a Hollywood Disrupter With an Attitude 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

Aaron Sorkin’s very, very, very wordy screenplay for Steve Jobs was also overlooked, as was Quentin Tarantino’s even wordier script for The Hateful Eight. Oscar nominations 2016 - live coverage 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

The screenplay is blunt and to the point, and the performances are subtly tinged with a surreal comic edge. | 'The Optimists': Best of All Possible Worlds: When Life Gives You Mud, Take a Mud Bath 2011-07-27T22:21:43Z

In a play, there's no cut to at the end of every scene, like in a screenplay. Jeff Daniels on theater vs. film and the man who never forgave him for making "Dumb & Dumber" 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

The novel, which reads, according to Bridges, "like a Coen brothers' screenplay", has become a bestseller in the US since the release of the movie. New True Grit owes nothing to John Wayne, say directors 2011-02-10T19:39:35Z

Q: Why was "Toy Story 3" in best adapted screenplay? All your Oscar questions answered 2011-02-28T22:19:00Z

“Green Book,” adored by many for its feel-good depiction of interracial friendship and disliked by others for its reliance on racial clichés, garnered five nominations, including editing and original screenplay. Oscar Nominations: ‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Break Ground 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

The film landed just one nomination, for best original screenplay. The Snubs and Surprises of the 2018 Oscar Nominations 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z

Mr. Spielberg invited Robert Rodat, who wrote the screenplays for “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Patriot,” to sign on as executive producer. Television: Kindly Keep Your Mitts Off My Planet 2011-06-03T20:59:53Z

And in terms of long-lead anticipation, there’s the “black list,” the annual ranking of all of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. The Carpetbagger: ?Dragon Tattoo? to Open a Day Earlier Than Planned 2011-12-13T20:32:48Z

In the end it was the theater work, along with some incursions into journalism, that pushed him into writing novels and screenplays. ‘The Colonel,’ by the Iranian Writer Mahmoud Dowlatabadi 2012-07-01T18:15:33Z

In addition to “An Unmarried Woman,” he received best screenplay nominations for “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,” “Harry and Tonto” and “Enemies, a Love Story.” Paul Mazursky, Director Who Captured a Changing America, Dies at 84 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

Mr. Affleck worked on the screenplay, ultimately receiving partial credit for it, as well as directing the movie. Ben Affleck Discusses Directing ‘Argo,’ His Third Film 2012-09-08T16:46:04Z

Directed by Benjamin Heisenberg, from a screenplay by Heisenberg and Martin Prinz. 'The Robber': Crime flick captures a runner's ? and robber's ? high 2011-05-05T23:56:14Z

“I think you’re always ahead of the game when you have the author of the book adapt the screenplay,” Aronson said. Strong debuts of 'Gone Girl,' 'Annabelle' boost box office 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

Most actors write screenplays, and some write novels, but you choose playwriting. Jeff Daniels on theater vs. film and the man who never forgave him for making "Dumb & Dumber" 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

"Do the Right Thing" was a box-office hit, nominated for an original screenplay Oscar and declared "culturally significant" by the U.S. "MOOZ-lum" depicts challenges for black US Muslims 2010-09-22T12:07:00Z

Baker credits Taylor with crystallizing for him the two essential challenges to be worked out in the screenplay. 'Misery loves comedy' in 'Tangerine,' a seriocomic film about trans sex workers 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

The big winner of the night was Amour which bagged a hat-trick of awards, including film and screenplay of the year for writer and director Michael Haneke. VIDEO: Winners at Critics' Circle Awards 2013-01-20T22:16:21Z

Between acting jobs and writing screenplays he also worked as a cemetery plot salesman and night school maths tutor. Richard Kiel, Jaws actor from James Bond, dead at 74 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

Best documentary screenplay went to “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz,” which didn’t land an Oscar nomination. 'Imitation Game,' 'Grand Budapest Hotel' and Decorum Win Over Writers Guild 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

“Every van Gogh painting we saw was a vignette all of its own,” said Mr. Schnabel, who wrote the screenplay for “At Eternity’s Gate” with Mr. Carrière and Ms. Kugelberg. Julian Schnabel and the Great Painters, Side by Side 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z

Students will adapt one of three works — The Spoon River Anthology, Pastures of Heaven or Winesburg, Ohio — to create an 8-minute screenplay. Now You Can Take an Online Screenwriting Class with James Franco 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

“It’s just one of those weird stories where people were in worlds where they did not belong,” said Mr. Miller, who directed “Foxcatcher” from a screenplay by Dan Futterman and E. Max Frye. Steve Carell Plays a du Pont in the Drama ‘Foxcatcher’ 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

But such things are common in the preposterous dialogue and haphazard plotting in the screenplay by J.H. Capsule reviews of new movie releases 2013-03-08T13:41:08Z

Best adapted screenplay went to Graham Moore for “The Imitation Game,” keeping that film — nominated in eight categories — from being shut out. Academy Awards: ‘Birdman’ Wins Best Picture Oscar 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

The Chapmans plan to co-direct the film adaptation, for which they are currently writing a screenplay. Chapman brothers to film adaptation of The Marriage of Reason and Squalor 2013-05-20T15:44:41Z

Mr. Conroy was paid millions of dollars to write a screenplay for a movie that was never made. Pat Conroy, best-selling author of ‘Great Santini’ and ‘Prince of Tides,’ dies at 70 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

Characters switch inexplicably from Hindi to English and back again, sometimes in the same conversation, the screenplay never missing an opportunity to contrast the high-mindedness of its heroine with the crassness of her oppressors. ‘The Warrior Queen of Jhansi’ Review: Freedom Fighter 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z

Marriage Story won in all four categories it was nominated: best feature, best actor for Driver, best screenplay for writer-director Noah Baumbach, and the audience award. Marriage Story stakes strong Oscars claim with Gotham awards triumph 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

She also wrote the screenplays for “The Devil Wears Prada” and “27 Dresses.” How ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ and My Work Friends Made Me an Honorary Millennial 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

Incorporating some degree of cast improvisation, Carney’s screenplay is not exactly robust, and the film feels slightly padded with mini montages. Review: ‘Begin’ celebrates healing power of music 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

Best screenplay went to Pang Ho-cheung and Heiward Mak, who penned the story of two fellow smokers who fall in love for Pang's "Love in a Puff." Action comedy 'Gallants' named HK best film 2011-04-17T20:31:04Z

If I'm not so lazy, I may try and sit down and turn one of those screenplays into a novel. With 'Holy Cow,' David Duchovny is finally, officially a novelist 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

Could voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences talk themselves into giving Taylor Sheridan the trophy for best original screenplay? A Respected Film. A Vivid Script. An Oscar Chance? 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Robert Carlock wrote the screenplay, based on “The Taliban Shuffle,” the memoir by Kim Barker, now an investigative reporter for The New York Times. What’s on TV Saturday 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

The actor has written screenplays for films including "Roxanne" and "L.A. Story" and was this year's recent recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.  Steve Martin, Edie Brickell aiming to take 'Bright Star' to Broadway 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

But what happens in this increasingly chaotic, comic psychological thriller — directed by Nick Tomnay from a screenplay he wrote with Krishna Jones — is a lot more complicated and confusing. | 'The Perfect Host': A Welcome to His World Is Accepted at Your Peril 2011-06-30T22:13:04Z

The film will be based on a screenplay by James Vanderbilt, and Sony said it would have more details in coming weeks. 2010-01-12T00:22:00Z

I don't think about that specifically to make it into a screenplay, but maybe one day. A heart to heart with Cuba Gooding Jr.: The film he really wants to make and why it’s not about... 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

For “Caesar Must Die” the brothers brought in a collaborator, Fabio Cavalli, to help distill and shape the Shakespearean text into a screenplay. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Direct ‘Caesar Must Die’ 2013-02-01T22:41:18Z

Oh, and no nomination for Gillian Flynn, who so shrewdly adapted her best selling novel “Gone Girl” into a razor-sharp screenplay? The Oscar nominations: Disappointment for ‘Selma,' and more snubs 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

Yet Jenkins, who also adapted the screenplay, says rage is not in his wheelhouse as a filmmaker. Beauty meets despair in racial injustice movie 'Beale Street' 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

Mr. Lechuga, who also wrote the screenplay, transforms their time together from a form of punishment into a temporary escape from oppression. Review: ‘Santa & Andrés’ Chooses Friendship Over Politics 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

Its failure led Ephron to decide to direct her own screenplays in future. Nora Ephron 2012-06-27T17:17:21Z

Worked with Don on a screenplay of Frankenstein. Digested read: Liberation: Diaries Volume Three: 1970–1983, by Christopher Isherwood 2012-06-17T18:00:01Z

Published by Harper & Row, “Love Story” was the novelization of a yet-to-be-produced screenplay by Mr. Segal. 2010-01-20T06:41:00Z

Another eight of his screenplays were never made. Gustave Field obituary 2012-08-23T11:21:53Z

He liked the sound of it so much that he read the screenplay and made extensive notes, which Mr. Morgan immediately addressed in a revision. Film: Eastwood Breaks Another Mold 2010-10-14T15:50:00Z

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is just the first film in a trilogy of screenplays that Rowling is writing herself. Here's a First Look at Eddie Redmayne in the 'Harry Potter' Spinoff 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

When Mitzi opened the door to Douglas and Olivier, her father was writing the screenplay for Spartacus, which would go on to become one of the biggest box office hits of all time. Hollywood blacklisted my father Dalton Trumbo: now I’m proud they’ve put him on screen 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z

Jonathan and Christopher Nolan’s screenplay for The Dark Knight is a model of discipline in its attempt to infuse a pulp format with heavyweight contemporary concerns and real-world nuance. Mission impenetrable: are Hollywood blockbusters losing the plot? 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

I've been writing screenplays since I was 24, and I've been trooping in and out of film company offices in London for 20 years – and got nowhere. Guardian first film award: The Guard 2012-02-09T20:00:08Z

He also worked on Wall Street, at the same time as Jordan Belfort, the main character of the screenplay Mr. Winter adapted for the movie “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Q&A: Mapping a Darker Side of New York 2013-12-25T19:10:51Z

That film threw him into the global spotlight when it was nominated for best original screenplay at the Academy Awards in 2001. Gael García Bernal: ‘Donald Trump calls Mexicans rapists and drug dealers. ​It’s hate discourse’ 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

Something halfway between the epic, the screenplay, the ancient tragedy. ‘Who Will Remember Her, Once She Is Buried?’ 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

The difficulty of capturing that essence can be alleviated, though, when authors have a hand in the screenplay. This is the screenwriting secret to adapting "The Fault in Our Stars" 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Actually, the fact that he had written screenplays, whatever their value, perhaps gave him more credibility as a critic. Roger Ebert obituary 2013-04-04T21:17:32Z

I had worked for Jim and Ted Pedas at Circle Films for nine years and done feature screenplays, so I had some experience. George Pelecanos unwraps ‘The Deuce,’ his HBO show about the ’70s porn scene 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z

The attributions are laden with unnecessary and burdensome adjectives — “said an emotional Roser” — an authorial shorthand that results in stage directions better suited to a screenplay. Review | In ‘A Long Petal of the Sea,’ Isabel Allende delivers another sentimental epic set in troubled times 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

A drunken, pill-popping slob who nearly drowns, Teddy is given most of the screenplay’s remarks that pass for wit. | 'Ceremony': Here Comes the Bride, a Wedding Crasher in Pursuit 2011-04-07T20:48:34Z

“I’m a weirdo,” said Ms. Ritter, who she said she devotes her time inside to writing screenplays, playing guitar and developing film and television projects. Krysten Ritter Takes the Lead in ?L!fe Happens? 2012-04-08T03:23:02Z

Publicity for the event described the screenplay as a “hilarious political satire”. Will Ferrell backs out of Ronald Reagan's Alzheimer's comedy 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

Cohen and his fellow eight credited writers for the film’s screenplay and story accepted the award by Zoom. ‘Borat,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ win at Writers Guild Awards 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z

While the producers helped develop the screenplay, they said they didn’t make its language raunchier than what was there originally. When Good Boys Say Bad Words 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

A more accurate title for “Ride,” a wobbly underdeveloped comedy starring Helen Hunt, who directed and wrote the screenplay, would be “How I Learned to Surf.” Review: In ‘Ride,’ Helen Hunt Goes Surfing 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

The Other Guys has some hilarious moments, but they are too capricious for the film to hang together with the chiselled precision and riotous absurdity fostered by truly great comedy screenplays. The Other Guys: star stand-ins or subs-standard? 2010-09-20T15:01:00Z

The movie, which was directed by Martin McDonagh, won best film; outstanding British film; best original screenplay; best actress, for Frances McDormand’s performance; and best supporting actor, for Sam Rockwell’s. Time’s Up Descends on Baftas as ‘Three Billboards’ Wins 5 Awards 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z

Woody, also in prison for murder, wants to write a screenplay. SC prison holds writing program for prison inmates 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

Don Black and Christopher Hampton’s book is just fine when it hews to the stiletto-sharp dialogue of the original screenplay. Review: That ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Close-Up, Finely Focused 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

It was during this visit that Dali resolved to write his screenplay. The movie Salvador Dali wanted to make with the Marx Brothers didn’t happen – until now (sort of) 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

Love Story, originally written as a screenplay when Segal was a classics professor at Yale University, became a best-seller around the world after its publication as a novel in 1970. 2010-01-19T21:34:00Z

There it was: she’d made the cut for best original screenplay. Greta Gerwig: 'I'm at peak shock and happiness' 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z

Using a screenplay written by Kiarostami, Panahi portrays a cross-section of Iranian society from the hapless man’s pizza runs around town, which bring him face to face with the country’s galling inequalities. What to Know About Jafar Panahi, the Imprisoned Iranian Filmmaker 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

Though Hollywood pursued rights to “Ender’s Game” for years, Mr. Card was protective of the property, and at one time intended to write his own screenplay. Author’s Anti-Gay Views Fuel Call for Boycott of ‘Ender’s Game’ 2013-07-12T20:26:45Z

By now it’s well known that the director, Richard Linklater, who was nominated Thursday for direction and screenplay, shot the film over 12 years. Golden Globes 2015: Patricia Arquette Multitasks 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

He earned Oscar nominations for best adapted screenplay for both, thank you very much. Ethan Hawke Is Still Taking Ethan Hawke Extremely Seriously 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

A judge in the US has dismissed Quentin Tarantino's case against gossip website Gawker, who he claimed helped leak his screenplay The Hateful Eight. Tarantino Gawker case dismissed 2014-04-24T09:00:14Z

James Ivory, 89, became the oldest winner of an Oscar for the gay coming of age drama Call Me by Your Name, in the best adapted screenplay category. A battle cry for inclusion: The Shape of Water triumphs in Oscars of seismic change 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z

"The Hurt Locker" won six Oscars in 2010, including best picture and best original screenplay. NJ judge: 'Hurt Locker' suit can proceed in Calif. 2010-11-19T19:24:00Z

Rowling has written the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts herself, a departure from the Potter films. Release Date Already Set for Second 'Fantastic Beasts' Movie 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

In their screenplay, this was how their hero broke into NORAD. ‘WarGames’ and Cybersecurity’s Debt to a Hollywood Hack 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

Even so, Kyle Warren’s screenplay is potent enough to generate several moments of suspense, and Watts, an exceptional actor sidelined too often by poor choices, is not the problem here. ‘Goodnight Mommy’ Review: Behind the Mask 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z

Reality, about a fish seller obsessed with appearing on a reality television programme, also won three prizes, including best actor for Aniello Arena and best screenplay. Rush film wins six Silver Ribbons 2013-07-08T12:10:20Z

Perhaps the most emotionally-charged speech of the night came from Graham Moore, who won best adapted screenplay for The Imitation Game. Oscars 2015: Politics take centre stage 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

Sony's theatrical release of "The Interview" is officially kaput, but a small New York stage company is taking up the cause by hosting a live reading of the movie's screenplay. 'The Interview' to get a live reading at New York theater 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

In the screenplay for “Frozen,” though, Elsa isn’t an evil witch but a tormented blonde whose power tends to leak as if she were suffering from a form of magical incontinence. Review: A Darker ‘Frozen,’ With Glints of Ice and Murk 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

For all its magic and imaginative flair, the story of “The Little Prince” is not especially happy, although the screenplay, by Irena Brignull and Bob Persichetti, puts as euphoric a spin as possible on events. Review: Fanciful Classic ‘The Little Prince’ Is Turned Into Modernist Fable 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

Her first jobs had her writing the materials for scam correspondence courses on everything from ballet to salesmanship to screenplay writing. The Secrets of Vera Caspary, the Woman Who Wrote "Laura" 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

He won an Oscar for writing 1975's "Dog Day Afternoon" and was nominated for his screenplays for "Cool Hand Luke" and "Cat Ballou." Oscar-winning screenwriter Frank Pierson dies 2012-07-23T21:26:11Z

Directed by Shawn Levy, from a screenplay by Jared Stern. ‘The Internship’: Google movie searches for laughs 2013-06-06T23:03:34Z

Still, this complication isn't especially well developed in the screenplay by Dana Stevens and Gage Lansky. Review: 'Safe Haven' is routine romantic thriller 2013-02-14T01:31:06Z

Hall's screenplays include the upcoming Bradley Cooper drama American Sniper, about a real life US navy seal called Chris Kyle who officially killed over 160 people in the line of duty. Leonardo DiCaprio set to play Rasputin 2013-06-10T11:59:49Z

The best screenplay prize went to Greek drama "Alps," a strange tale of a group of actors who play the role of recently deceased people to ease their relatives' grief. Russian film "Faust" takes top prize in Venice 2011-09-10T18:18:18Z

Is that how you ended up doing the screenplay for Dark Shadows? Q&A: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Writer on Literary Mashups and the Movie that Shouldn't Exist 2012-06-22T10:45:10Z

In The Theory of Everything, Redmayne plays famous physicist Hawking while Jones plays his first wife, Jane Wilde, on whose book the screenplay is based. British stars up for SAG awards 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

During the winter and spring, Mr. Gillon and Mr. Dallek reviewed screenplays for “The Kennedys” and were concerned with what they read, according to three people with direct knowledge of the review process. Dramatizing Camelot 2011-01-17T22:32:30Z

Martin’s fantasy novels to the screen as a creator of “Game of Thrones,” David Benioff adapted his own debut novel, “The 25th Hour,” into the screenplay for this film, which was directed by Spike Lee. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Spy’ and ‘In the Shadow of the Towers’ 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

Largely dispensing with knockabout farce, this long, blithe, clever film earned Edwards his only Oscar nomination, for adapted screenplay. 10 Pink Panthers at Tiffany's: Farewell to Blake Edwards 2010-12-19T14:10:00Z

There is, though, a tasty anecdote about her first encounter with Quentin Tarantino and the screenplay he later mailed her. Sex Symbols Squared 2010-06-04T21:34:00Z

Spike Jonze was the winner of best original screenplay for Her, which he also directed. Her is named Writers Guild winner 2014-02-03T08:57:33Z

Normally an obsessive outliner and reviser, he began writing a screenplay without any clear idea of where it was going. Film: Eastwood Breaks Another Mold 2010-10-14T15:50:00Z

So she insisted that she be allowed to write the first draft of the screenplay for the new Fox film, which arrives in theaters Oct. Thrills, chills for Gillian Flynn in adapting 'Gone Girl' 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

He was also nominated for best original screenplay. 'I was terrified I was going to be a flash in the pan': three people who made Hollywood history 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

The more conventional literary remains in the archive include more than 450 manuscripts, correspondence and research materials relating to his more than 40 books, numerous short stories and screenplays. Elmore Leonard's Papers (and Hawaiian Shirts) Go to University 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

Nair, who was raised in a secular Hindu family, pushed to return more of the novel’s political themes back into the screenplay. ‘A Suitable Boy’ Finally Finds Its Perfect Match: Mira Nair 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

The screenplay, written by Tony Kushner, is built around two momentous events in Lincoln’s political life: the Gettysburg Address and his second Inaugural Address. What’s on TV This Week: ‘In Cold Blood’ and ‘The Black Church’ 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z

Writer Oscar Millard wanted to give the screenplay an "archaic" flourish. The Conqueror: Hollywood gives Genghis Khan a kicking he won't forget 2013-05-03T08:51:48Z

Filmmaker Bong Joon-ho also won in the international feature and original screenplay categories, as well as best director, but none of the film’s actors were nominated. Adam Driver needs someone to talk to, and Geena Davis’s dress is under my foot: This is the Vanity Fair Oscar party 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

Crowe wrote and directed the film, and won an Oscar for the screenplay; he has written the book and is a co-author of the lyrics for the musical. ‘Almost Famous,’ Now a Musical, Will Open on Broadway This Fall 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

A movie version of "Fifty Shades Darker" is forthcoming, featuring a screenplay written by Niall Leonard, James' husband. New 'Fifty Shades' book from Grey's point of view coming this month 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z

Spike Lee attempted to give a stirring speech about Black History Month and the 2020 election when he won best adapted screenplay for “BlacKkKlansman,” leaving no time for his co-writers to speak. Review | Oscar keeps it shorter without a host, but something still needs to done about those speeches 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

Mr. Nelson, an Oscar nominee but not a favorite in the original screenplay category, thanked his director, Alexander Payne. The Carpetbagger: At the Indie Spirits, Oscar Warm-Ups and Also-Ran Quips 2014-03-02T14:47:13Z

In the 1990s she wrote a series of screenplays for Monicelli and collaborated with Martin Scorsese on his documentary survey of Italian cinema, “My Voyage to Italy.” Suso Cecchi D?Amico, Writer of Literate Screenplays, Dies at 96 2010-08-03T23:18:00Z

The screenplay is by newcomer Patrick Tobin, whose work Barnz discovered through a screenplay competition. Taking risks in the indie 'Cake' is paying off for Jennifer Aniston 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

You are sending your screenplay out to the abyss, especially if you are a first-time filmmaker. The making of a fascist: “You get into a sticky area if you try to psychoanalyze a fictional future despot” 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

Nair also set out to integrate as much spoken Hindi and Urdu into the screenplay as allowable within the strictures of BBC broadcasting. ‘A Suitable Boy’ Finally Finds Its Perfect Match: Mira Nair 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

It won five Academy Awards, including best picture, best director and best screenplay. The Apartment: No 6 2010-10-16T10:49:00Z

Ambler also wrote the screenplay for “A Night to Remember.” Roy Ward Baker, Prolific British Filmmaker, Dies at 93 2010-10-08T05:43:00Z

Now 89, James Ivory achieved a career highlight this year with his screenplay for “Call Me by Your Name,” directed by Luca Guadagnino. Film Series in NYC This Week 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

It won four Oscars, including best screenplay, and is one of the few serious movies about a president to prove a box-office success. Oscars 2013: and the overall winner is … politics 2013-02-23T23:22:53Z

Inside the 500-plus pages of “The Recovery” is a shorter, finer book and maybe even a screenplay awaiting someone. Leslie Jamison’s Memoir Finds Its Footing in Sobriety 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z

She did the same for two other projects he was working on: the Pat Hobby stories for Esquire magazine and a screenplay based on his short story “Babylon Revisited.” Frances Kroll Ring, Secretary to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dies at 99 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

But two spots up — write screenplays — revealed his true desire to become a filmmaker. Eddie Huang: Filmmaker Was on His List of Things to Do Even Before Chef 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z

The filmmaker said there is a “gangster element” to Smith’s screenplay that makes this “Star Trek” idea unique. Quentin Tarantino rips Simon Pegg for acting like he knows R-rated "Star Trek" details 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z

Some guy with like nine books and a screenplay in production got that job. Are literary classics obsolete? 2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

“And he answered, ‘Well, show me the screenplays and we’ll read them.’” Cannes Film Festival: A Movie That Challenges Putin 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

A decade in graphic design, floral arranging and waitressing gave Wiig a store of encounters that she draws on for her "SNL" sketches and screenplays. 'SNL' alum Kristen Wiig walks 'Bridesmaids' down the aisle 2011-05-13T21:33:48Z

An unprecedented 70 women received 76 nominations, led by Zhao, who was nominated for director, adapted screenplay, editing, and best picture as a producer. A by-the-numbers look at a year of Oscar diversity, firsts 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z

Was there a moment with the screenplay when you felt confident that the movie would work? How I Wrote the Pandemic: The Writer of ‘Locked Down’ Explains 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z

This is one of those movies where you start to wonder how many drafts the screenplay went through, and who made the final call about how it should be shaped and focused. Putin hates this film: KGB agent seeks redemption in “Child 44,” Tom Hardy’s murky Soviet-era thriller 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

One was a screenplay, Shakespeare in Love, and they asked me to work on it... Tom Stoppard, beneficiary of the subconscious 2012-02-02T10:54:07Z

Rather, he usually looks down at his screenplay and fails to see his actors, his settings, and his circumstances. The Petty Laments of Yorgos Lanthimos’s “The Lobster” 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

And Mr. Farrell and Mr. Doyle continue to hold your gaze, even as Mr. Jordan’s screenplay sets your mind to wandering. | 'Ondine': Colin Farrell Meets His Mermaid 2010-06-03T22:52:00Z

To accompany the installation and provide clues — whose cigarette butts are in the ashtray? — the two artists wrote a screenplay, which is printed in a small booklet for visitors. Elmgreen & Dragset’s ‘Tomorrow,’ at Victoria & Albert Museum 2013-12-09T23:11:08Z

This year's Black List ranking of hot screenplays features a colorful mix of projects -- about the 18th century Russian ruler Catherine the Great, the O.J. Black List 2014 scripts tackle Russian monarch, O.J. trial, nerdy teen 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

Arranged in a series of specific imaginary scenarios, Wang Shuo’s wordy screenplay grows increasingly serious, taking satirical digs at China’s aging population and corrupt officials, and the dearth of artistry in its mass-market movies. Movie Review: ‘Personal Tailor,’ Directed by Feng Xiaogang 2013-12-19T23:24:56Z

That said, Lee is very good on Stoppard’s sometimes painful experiences with the movies and fills us in about some tantalizing writing projects — like a screenplay about Galileo — that came to nothing. It’s Tom Stoppard’s World and We Don’t Live in It 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

Peoples’s screenplay sensitively explores poignant questions of opportunities lost and gained, and the mother/daughter dynamics are convincing and compelling. ‘Miss Juneteenth,’ ‘Dredd’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z

It’s unclear just how the ending will differ on-screen, but Flynn—who wrote both the novel and the screenplay—hinted in an interview to Entertainment Weekly that the change is drastic. Gillian Flynn Wrote A Different Ending For The Gone Girl Movie 2014-01-10T13:03:15Z

A short film features comments from Lincoln scholars as well as Bill Clinton and Tony Kushner, who wrote the screenplay for Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln.” ‘Lincoln Speaks: Words That Transformed a Nation’ at Morgan Library 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Her screenplay, “Dear Abby,” won the contest, as well as an Adult Video News award for best screenplay. The woman who conquered porn: How Jacky St. James became the most important name in the business 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z

But they said they loved that the screenplay for “Good Boys” gave greater weight to the childhood crises these kids experienced. When Good Boys Say Bad Words 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

Mr. Mensch submitted his script to the Black List, an online reading service that grew out of the famous annual list of best unproduced screenplays. Review: David Oyelowo, Going Mad in ‘Nightingale’ 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Three years later, he was an Academy Award winner for his screenplay for "Gods and Monsters," the director's portrait of "Frankenstein" filmmaker James Whale. 'Twilight' closer Condon doesn't fear critics 2011-07-22T10:21:08Z

He described himself as the owner of a film production company called Dark Planet Pictures, LLC, the affidavit says, and claimed to be seeking investment to produce a screenplay written by his brother, Andrew. The blockbuster that wasn't: inside an alleged $14m scam to make the next Netflix hit 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z

A fast, funny screenplay does justice to a true story which is far stranger than most fiction. I Love You Phillip Morris: pure escapism at its best 2012-11-15T10:28:34Z

Possible major nominations: Actress for Swinton, supporting actress for Johnson and screenplay. And the Oscar may go to … 40 key movies in contention for 2016 awards 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Chandor — whose script for his first movie, “Margin Call,” yielded an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay — found himself fascinated by the details of the disaster. Risky Business: Hollywood Bets Big on ‘Deepwater Horizon’ 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

Despite the challenges, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, with Wilder and Chandler sharing a nomination for their screenplay. Vineyard Theater Casts Its Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

He is nominated for best original screenplay, and Ms. Blanchett, the film’s star, figures on many lists as the favorite for best actress honors. Ethical Concerns Hit Oscar Races 2014-02-02T22:46:40Z

In a Hollywood scene in which screenplays are endlessly rewritten, tweaked and polished by dozens of sweating writers, Aaron Sorkin's victory in the best adapted screenplay is a victory for the single authorial voice. Oscars 2011: The Academy and the elderly genuflect to The King's Speech 2011-02-28T09:20:46Z

It’s unlikely that Mr. Mamet will pull any punches when it comes to criticizing the movie industry — he certainly didn’t in his Oscar-nominated screenplay for “Wag the Dog” in 1997. Everything We Know About ‘Bitter Wheat,’ David Mamet’s New Play 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

Iannucci, who also wrote and directed the film In The Loop, which was based on The Thick Of It, revealed he was "right in the middle" of writing another screenplay. BBC renews The Thick Of It series 2010-03-31T12:05:00Z

The main event was predicted, though not precisely predictable; the success for covered most of the board while not going all the way across it: best film, best director, best original screenplay, best actor. Oscars 2011: The Academy and the elderly genuflect to The King's Speech 2011-02-28T09:20:46Z

For example: Being an alcoholic becomes conflated with struggling to write a screenplay about being an alcoholic, a process made more difficult by, among other things, being an alcoholic. Review: ‘The Alcoholic Movie Musical!’ Goes Down Easy 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

“CODA,” a drama that follows the child of deaf adults, is nominated for best picture and best adapted screenplay. Deaf musicians part of Super Bowl halftime show for 1st time 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

Cohen was a longtime friend of the filmmaker, who wrote the screenplay for When Harry Met Sally and directed Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail. Washington Post Writer to Pen Nora Ephron Biography 2013-12-09T12:52:12Z

Cameron is now finally approaching the finish line on screenplays for the three sequels in the works, says the New York Times. '22 Jump Street' jumps competition. R.I.P. Casey Kasem. 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

Harry Zimm, the schlock movie producer in “Get Shorty,” is wary of Chili Palmer’s screenplay because “there’s nobody to sympathize with.” Elmore Leonard, Who Refined the Crime Thriller, Dies at 87 2013-08-20T14:28:20Z

He was fresh from Hollywood, where he’d composed screenplays and palled around with Mary Pickford and Edward G. Robinson. Books of The Times: ‘P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters’ 2013-01-30T21:01:45Z

Mira, who says he’s probably watched “a million” movies, says that when he writes, he often thinks of characters dealing with loss, remorse — almost as if he’s crafting his own screenplay. Seattle’s Vince Mira brings his own flare to bolero music 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

A screenplay pitch might outline an ostensibly unstoppable concept, or, the thinking went, one that was execution-dependent: It would yield big returns only in a well-made film. Review: ‘9 Fingers,’ a Gangster Tale, Is Missing More Than a Digit 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

Mr. Allen, 77, does not normally attend awards events: his most recent absence was during the 2012 awards season, when his film “Midnight in Paris,” won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best screenplay. Arts, Briefly: Will Woody Allen Show Up This Time? 2013-09-15T22:18:41Z

The film, Allen's most successful to date in the US, won Golden Globe and Academy Awards for its screenplay in 2012. Woody Allen latest set in France 2013-05-01T09:51:20Z

Road to Bali is not the highest regarded of the series; that’s probably Road to Morocco, which even earned an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay. My streaming gem: why you should watch Road to Bali 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z

The treacherous part of “J. Edgar,” written by Dustin Lance Black, an Oscar winner for his “Milk” screenplay, involves the gray. film: Leonardo DiCaprio in Clint Eastwood?s ?J. Edgar? 2011-11-02T12:13:02Z

With a nomination for the screenplay for "Moonrise Kingdom" written with the director Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola becomes the fifth member of the family to get Academy love. The Carpetbagger: Oscar's First Family? Depends on How You Count 2013-01-11T15:00:14Z

Tarantino's film was nominated for five Oscars, including the film-maker himself for original screenplay, but did not secure a coveted best director nod. Harvey Weinstein: my mistakes scuppered Tarantino's Oscar chances 2013-01-30T12:59:39Z

It earned Lee his first Oscar nomination, for best original screenplay. The 25 greatest summer films 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z

Saving Christmas won worst picture, worst actor, worst screenplay and worst screen combo - for former Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron "and his ego". Christian comedy wins four Razzies 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

"I'm baffled by this sudden announcement as nothing seen in this picture wasn't in the screenplay eighteen months ago," Millar said. 'Kick-Ass' creator baffled by Carrey's rebuke of film's violence 2013-06-24T22:36:40Z

Helen Childress, who wrote the film’s screenplay, will also write the pilot script, and Ben Stiller, who starred in and directed the movie, will be an executive producer on the show. Arts, Briefly: ‘Reality Bites’ TV Series 2013-08-25T22:07:35Z

Despite his penchant for writing hard-boiled stories and novels, he’s also an uptight, upright man, and as soon as they begin work on the screenplay, the oil-and-water chemistry between the men becomes apparent. ‘Billy & Ray’ Explores the Making of ‘Double Indemnity’ 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z

Lee’s iconic book has been adapted for the stage by Aaron Sorkin, who won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his screenplay for “The Social Network.” Original stars joining Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z

Norrington wrote the screenplay for the remake of The Crow, but Cave is apparently revising it. Nick Cave penning remake of The Crow 2010-07-27T11:02:00Z

When she first saw the screenplay, Hsu couldn’t believe what she was reading: The mother-daughter relationship was that poignant and relatable. How ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Helps to Heal Generational Trauma 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

“You save a lot of money on paper,” he jokes about his 76-page script, which is roughly half the length of his typical screenplays. ‘Dunkirk’ director Christopher Nolan excels at building suspense. Here’s how he does it. 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z

The sequence was not in the production draft of the screenplay. David Gordon Green Narrates a Scene From ‘Stronger’ 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z

Ms. Linton said her screenplay was inspired by classic femme fatale movies like “Leave Her to Heaven” and “Double Indemnity.” Louise Linton Has Made a Movie 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z

To that end the director, Dave Boyle, who wrote the screenplay with Joel Clark, avoids the genre’s most common markers: the obsession with food, the meddling grandparents, the no-future family business. Movie Review | 'White on Rice': Domestic Dramedy 2010-03-12T04:47:00Z

Now, Mr. Coogan can join their club, several times over, as a nominee for the screenplay of “Philomena,” which also earned him a best picture nod, as producer. Carpetbagger: Steve Coogan Shares His Victory March 2014-01-16T18:21:00Z

He won the 1969 Oscar for "The Producers" screenplay, according to the movie site IMDb.com, and was nominated for Academy Awards for writing the "Blazing Saddles" theme song and the screenplay for "Young Frankenstein." Mel Brooks: 'I'm finally getting recognized as a good director' 2013-05-14T13:02:16Z

There were cheers for Quentin Tarantino who won best original screenplay for Django Unchained. Baftas: stars dress for show not snow as awards hail director Ben Affleck 2013-02-10T21:57:39Z

Ms. Gerwig received nominations for her original screenplay and became the fifth woman ever nominated for best director. 2018 Oscar Nominations: ‘The Shape of Water’ Leads the Race 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z

The Writers Guild of America awards on Saturday, meanwhile, went to “Spotlight” for best original screenplay and “The Big Short” for adapted screenplay; each also took the same awards at the Baftas. How the Bafta Winners Do (and Don’t) Foretell the Oscars 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

The nominees for best adapted screenplay are: “CODA,” “Dune,” “Nightmare Alley,” “tick, tick … BOOM!” and “West Side Story.” Major guilds announce film nominees, clarifying Oscar field 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

It evokes his presence with a deeply moving immediacy; it also, like a screenplay, is a book that embodies the trace of performance. A Tribute to My Teacher Gilberto Perez and His Eloquent Philosophy of Cinema 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z

His earnings dwindled: over a two-year period, Trumbo wrote 18 screenplays at an average fee of $1,750 each. Hollywood blacklisted my father Dalton Trumbo: now I’m proud they’ve put him on screen 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z

Jhabvala’s highly literate screenplays, Merchant’s showmanship, finagling, and charm, and Ivory’s sensitive, exquisite direction resulted in gorgeous, emotionally realistic films, made in India, the United States, Italy, the U.K., and beyond. James Ivory and the Making of a Historic Gay Love Story 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

No. Did you work closely with Sofia Coppola on the screenplay? The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: Jeffrey Eugenides 2012-01-31T22:27:19Z

Mr. Blatty wrote screenplays for other films, including “What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?” William Peter Blatty, author of ‘The Exorcist,’ dies at 89 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

A universal story with an esoteric setting, the film was a box-office hit in Israel, winning that country’s version of an Oscar for best picture, and best screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival. ?Footnote,? Israeli Film by Joseph Cedar 2012-03-02T19:18:50Z

This race may come down to McDormand and Mulligan, each fronting zeitgeisty films that were also nominated in the drama, director, and screenplay categories. 2021 Golden Globes Predictions: Will ‘Borat’ Be the Big Winner? 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

I finished a movie with Ridley Scott called The Counselor—which is a great opportunity again to work with one of the best—based on an original screenplay from Cormac McCarthy. Javier Bardem on Becoming a Bond Villain and Why He’d Make a Terrible Spy 2012-11-09T13:00:57Z

Best screenplay went to Malcolm Campbell for What Richard Did, the story of a popular Irish teenager whose life is changed forever after a senseless act of violence. Skyfall scoops best film and blockbuster of year at Evening Standard awards 2013-02-05T11:11:02Z

Instead he went off to England and Switzerland, where he wrote the screenplays for “S.O.B.” and “Victor/Victoria.” Blake Edwards, Prolific Comedy Director, Dies at 88 2010-12-16T20:39:02Z

The son of a long-time investment banker, Chandor sat down and wrote a screenplay about a financial firm that discovers it’s about to go under. Margin Call Director J.C. Chandor on VOD and the Awards Season Hustle 2011-12-20T16:15:11Z

Familiarity might be the point, but a screenplay this coarse leaves the actors little wiggle room, reducing them to mouthpieces for recycled jokes. ‘Cop Secret’ Review: Bang Bang, Kiss Kiss 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

An actor since he was 10, LaBeouf’s life had been a series of screenplays. LaBeouf thought he was finished, then he wrote ‘Honey Boy’ 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

Lee just finished directing her second short film, "A Meaning Full Life," and is working on an experimental feature screenplay, a dark, post-apocalyptic comedy. Playwright Young Jean Lee asks, 'What do we want straight white men to do that they're not doing?' 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z

The screenwriters of "Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas," "Left Behind," "Sex Tape," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Transformers" earned worst screenplay nominations. Golden Raspberry Awards: 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' earns 7 nominations 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

He grew up to tell stories in screenplay form. James L. White, who wrote screenplay for Ray Charles film, dies at 67 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z

Mr. Wright began writing “Cleo” as a screenplay about 20 years ago, but it was derailed by 9/11. This Movie Romance Scandalized a Nation. Now It’s a Drama Onstage. 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

In 1961, when Trumbo wrote the first version of the screenplay, it was unthinkable in Hollywood to feature a draft resister. Kirk Douglas’s Film ‘Lonely Are the Brave’ 2012-07-28T22:47:18Z

Hamaguchi’s film, about a widowed actor played by Hidetoshi Nishijima, has been widely hailed since its debut earlier in the year at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won for best screenplay. New York film critics name ‘Drive My Car’ best film of 2021 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

He wandered into the Waterfront Museum’s barge and struck up a conversation with the barge’s owner, telling him about the screenplay. 7 Decades Later, Arthur Miller’s ‘The Hook’ Comes Home to Brooklyn 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z

Folks love original screenplays in which the characters do a lot of good talking. The Mystery of the Oscars: How Do You Really Vote for a Script? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

A police detective wrote that Gooden believes Stone's home was given to him by Clinton and that he penned the screenplay for the Academy Award-nominated film "The King's Speech." LA judge grants Sharon Stone restraining order 2011-02-24T21:43:14Z

Jude also wrote the screenplay for the movie, an acerbic satire about a moral panic that erupts when a history teacher’s sex tape is uploaded to the internet. For This Sex Satire, the Pandemic Built a Perfect Set 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

After seven seasons as a writer and producer on Ryan Murphy's "Nip/Tuck," Salt now finds herself in theaters with her first produced screenplay, "Eat Pray Love." "Eat Pray Love" marks writing debut for actress 2010-08-16T04:01:00Z

Instead of mentioning their latest bills, members of Congress will inquire, “Have you read my novel? Would you like to see my screenplay?” Rep. Steve Israel, finding the funny in Washington’s corridors of power 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

Moore's screenplay was based loosely on author Andrew Hodges' biography of Turing, "Alan Turing: The Enigma." Oscars 2015: 'The Imitation Game' wins for adapted screenplay 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

Among other Oscar nominations for "Rocky" were two for Stallone, best actor and best screenplay; plus best actress, Talia Shire; best supporting actor, Burgess Meredith and Burt Young; and best song, "Gonna Fly Now." 'Rocky' and 'Karate Kid' Director John Avildsen Dies at 81 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z

At one point Stan is working on the screenplay for his band's biopic while a Chinese censor is literally looking over his shoulder. "South Park" doesn't land China episode 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

The trunks of their cars are littered with screenplays from previous auditions. Drivers With Head Shots: The New Side Job for the Creative Class in Los Angeles 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z

The report of the screenplay’s premise really struck a nerve, in this case: Conservatives (and others) outraged at news Will Ferrell to play Ronald Reagan in new film 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

He does screenplays at the same chop-chop pace. Ridley Scott on erasing Kevin Spacey from his new film: 'He's a very good actor. It's a pity' 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Among her favorite haunts are Beat Generation vestiges such as City Lights Booksellers & Publishers, Vesuvio Cafe and Caffe Trieste, where Francis Ford Coppola wrote much of the screenplay for “The Godfather.” Where a Michelin-Starred Chef Goes in San Francisco 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z

Hanks doesn’t just star in Greyhound, he also produced it and wrote the screenplay, adapting it from C S Forester’s novel The Good Shepherd. Tom Hanks on surviving coronavirus: 'I had crippling body aches, fatigue and couldn't concentrate' 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z

She also wrote "Aquamarine," "The River King," and penned the screenplay for the 1993 indie film "Independence Day." "I want to believe": Alice Hoffman is always seeking magic, practical and otherwise 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z

Damon Lindelof’s screenplay took great pleasure in setting up intriguing – if mostly completely ludicrous – scenarios, then steadfastly refusing to resolve them, leaving most of us, if not outraged, certainly pretty bemused. From Spider-Man to Alien: why does Hollywood keep spoiling its movies? 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z

Miller based the screenplay on the life of Pete Panto, a local dockworker who was killed more than 80 years ago, presumably for standing up to the port bosses. 7 Decades Later, Arthur Miller’s ‘The Hook’ Comes Home to Brooklyn 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z

Until the Times lifted the ban, Vidal wrote a series of mystery novels under a nom de plum, and moved to Hollywood, where he authored several screenplays for film and television, including “Ben-Hur.” The man who warned us about Donald Trump, Fox News and the rise of the idiocracy 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

So when the actual shooting finally began, the screenplay was almost 100% of what you see on the screen now. 'Birdman' screenwriters created tension within its one-shot narration 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

Although she did not write the screenplay for the movie, Lowry read it and made suggestions. Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver’ makes movie debut

I was reading and researching, and then I decided to write a screenplay about it. "Slow" director on creating an intimate, asexual romance: "We wanted this film to be very corporeal" 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z

So Ms. Heller wrote a screenplay, and upon the suggestion of an early producer on the film, submitted the first draft to the Sundance Institute’s Lab program, an incubator for indie filmmakers. The Birds and the Bees as Seen at 15, in ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’ 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z

In his screenplay, Robert Towne develops two dominant metaphors; the first centres on water. Chinatown: No 1 2010-10-17T10:55:00Z

Angela Carter, who wrote the screenplay for Neil Jordan's film, deliberately overturns fairytale tropes; rather than being victimised, her young female protagonist seeks liberation in the surrounding woods. Clip joint: films within films 2010-05-05T12:12:00Z

The screenplay will concentrate on Clinton's life in the 1970s. Hillary Clinton biopic aimed at potential presidential campaign 2013-04-30T12:02:56Z

While Burns' screenplay is more conventional than Soderbergh's direction, it pushes forward on several narrative fronts at once, and will definitely keep you guessing. Pick of the week: A pandemic from which even Gwyneth isn't safe 2011-09-09T00:39:00Z

All three of these best picture nominees saw their directors, screenplays, and two of their actors nominated for top prizes. Oscars 2015: See the Full List of Nominees 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

“The Artist” swept, wining seven awards, including best picture, director, screenplay, composer, costumes and best actor for Jean Dujardin. The Carpetbagger: It's 'Artist' Night at the Baftas 2012-02-13T13:30:37Z

And while filmmaker Bong Joon-ho also won in the international feature and original screenplay categories, as well as best director, none of the film’s actors were nominated. ‘Parasite’ makes Oscars history as the first foreign-language film to win best picture 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

Directed by Edgar Wright, from a screenplay by Pegg and Wright. ‘The World’s End’: a pub crawl with a twist 2013-08-20T23:59:20Z

So just a quick post today, to note that Cameron Crowe is celebrating the end of summer on his website by posting a number of deleted or extended scenes from the "Say Anything" screenplay. A little more "Say Anything" 2011-08-31T22:50:07Z

And, even if the result often seems like a screenplay, the stage version allows Seidler more room to explore the story's political background. The King's Speech on stage ? review 2012-02-10T23:00:36Z

Roman Britain, and Jeremy Brock's screenplay is alive to the Roman obsession with honor and the almost casual acceptance of violent death. "The Eagle": Channing Tatum vs. the savage Brits 2011-02-10T01:30:00Z

It had been nominated for 12 awards and walked away with the prizes for best film, leading actor, director, original screenplay, costumes, cinematography and music. Silence is golden as "The Artist" scoops 7 BAFTAs 2012-02-13T12:34:09Z

Bragg has himself made a contribution to her mythology; he wrote the screenplay for the film of Jesus Christ Superstar. TV highlights 29/03/2013 2013-03-29T07:00:04Z

The studio rejected her first two screenplay drafts and finally accepted the third one; ultimately, the film was not as successful as the play. For Lorraine Hansberry, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Was Just the Start 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

Such stories "are slow moving, and we don't react to that," said Scott Z. Burns, who wrote the screenplay for "Contagion" and produced the Academy Award-winning documentary about global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth." 'Mad Max: Fury Road' an apocalyptic tale as old as man's existence 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

It's a lovely piece of attention to detail by the archery department – but the screenplay mixes its facts up. Was Ridley Scott's Robin Hood wide of the mark? 2010-09-23T12:53:00Z

Tom Hooper was named best director for the film, which also won for best original screenplay at the ceremony. VIDEO: Firth and Hooper on Oscar wins 2011-02-28T09:46:41Z

Bennett Miller was originally hired to write the screenplay in 2015, which is described as being in the same vein as “Moneyball” and “The Social Network.” James Franco eyes first major directing job since sexual misconduct claims 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z

As yet there's no director attached and the project, which would be based on a screenplay by Starter for 10's David Nicchols, appears to be in the early stages of development. Keira Knightley and Matt Damon to get Tender? 2010-04-21T14:19:00Z

It's tempting to assume so, especially as this is his first original screenplay since The Conversation. First sight: Alden Ehrenreich 2010-05-06T21:15:00Z

But because the screenplay adroitly adheres to the thriller playbook, you barely notice the danger signs. Review: ‘The Gift,’ a Stalker Thriller That Isn’t What It Seems 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z

The Glover Park Group, a D.C. communications and government relations firm, served as consultants, at one point entailing last-minute changes to the screenplay. ‘Miss Sloane’ goes to Washington: Jessica Chastain on finding her inner lobbyist 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z

Stone enjoyed the best opening weekend of his career – remember this is a quiet time of year at the box office – and could land a screenplay nomination or three. Has Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps got its timing wrong? 2010-09-27T10:47:00Z

In April of that year he had set out his thoughts on the L. Frank Baum story in an important memo that helped shape the texture of the screenplay and the tone of the performances. Oz Revisited – Part 4: Where’s That Rainbow? 2013-09-19T14:51:07Z

The film took home the award for best actor and best screenplay from Cannes this year. Fall Movie Release Schedule 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

What appealed to him about “Captain Fantastic,” he said, was the script, one of the better screenplays he’d read in a long time. Viggo Mortensen Goes Off the Grid With ‘Captain Fantastic’ 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

The Secret Life of Pets writer Simon Rich is handling the screenplay. Willy Wonka big screen reboot is in the works 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

Mr. Sarno wrote the screenplays for all 75 of the 35-millimeter films he made over the next 15 years, and for his subsequent hard-core films. Joseph Sarno, Director of Sexploitation Films, Dies 2010-05-03T02:14:00Z

Ms. Miller said that in her final draft she will often alter a screenplay to suit the actors. Rebecca Miller Is Brainy, and Very, Very Funny 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

Finished in 2011, Tales received its world premiere at this year’s Venice, where it won the screenplay award. Addio, Lido: Last Postcards from the Venice Film Festival 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

Don’t get the idea that Henry is gay or anything; the screenplay very quickly establishes him as nicer than Luke but still a playah in his own skinny jean, boho hair kind of way. Lola Versus: Alone and Adrift, In Need of a Smaller Screen 2012-06-07T10:45:10Z

With a screenplay by Truman Capote, “The Innocents” remains the most acclaimed adaptation, partly because of how faithful it is to the original. ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ Brings Back the Ghosts of Henry James 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z

He wrote one very good screenplay, “Rancho Deluxe”; one that proved to be a legendary flop, “Missouri Breaks,” and also directed the movie version of his own novel “92 in the Shade.” Back at the Ranch, Thomas McGuane Has a New Novel 2010-10-20T16:23:00Z

Owen dreams of being a Disney animator one day and we see the character animations he has drawn, and a glimpse of his 2,000-word screenplay, The Land of the Lost Sidekicks. How Disney gave voice to a boy with autism 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z

The film also won best screenplay and best story at the awards. Bollywood film awards: Kashmiri spy thriller Raazi wins best picture 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

Redford later asked him to write a screenplay about rock climbing, but it was never produced as a film. James Salter, novelist with exquisite prose style, dies at 90 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z

Keaton, who was fine after his fall from the stage, won best actor and best actor in a comedy, while Birdman also collected best acting ensemble and original screenplay among its seven-trophy haul. Keaton takes awards stage tumble 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

He did the first drawing for The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, which was a drawing before it was a screenplay. Curator on 'hoarder' Harryhausen 2013-05-08T16:32:39Z

Fincher told The New York Times Magazine that the essay, “Raising Kane,” provided the germ of an idea for the screenplay. Who Wrote ‘Citizen Kane’? It’s No Mystery 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z

Chastain, whom Lindholm had admired for her performance in “Zero Dark Thirty,” agreed that it was rare to come across a true-crime screenplay that did not feel like a celebration of violence. With ‘The Good Nurse,’ a Director Takes on a Serial Killer and a System 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z

Late last year, Lucasfilm confirmed that Michael Arndt, who wrote "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Toy Story 3" would pen the screenplay for "Episode 7." Reports: JJ Abrams to direct next 'Star Wars' 2013-01-25T01:10:00Z

Aside from Curtis’s sensitive handling of the overdose death of Sahl’s son, the final chapters of “Last Man Standing” are laden with wearisome discussions of unproduced screenplays and other abandoned projects. What silenced the laughs for Mort Sahl, the once towering American comic? 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

There’s a tidiness to that scene that feels more screenplay than natural intimacy. ‘Sorry We Missed You’ Review: The Human Toll of That One-Click Buy 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

Michael Waldron wrote the screenplay for "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," but he was already a regular face at Marvel before that with his Disney+ series "Loki." "Loki" creator teases "more mischief" ahead in season 2 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

To open Jonathan’s heart, the screenplay throws in two bogus catalysts. ‘Lullaby’ Features Richard Jenkins and Amy Adams 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

Said wolf has recently broken his long-standing truce with the village by killing a local girl, which sets the miscellaneous and immensely nutty plot machinery of David Leslie Johnson's screenplay in motion. "Red Riding Hood": The "Showgirls" of fairy-tale movies 2011-03-10T23:01:00Z

“What the ending did was establish Stephen King as a brand name for horror,” said Mr. Cohen, who also wrote a “Carrie” stage musical and the screenplay for the 2013 movie remake. ‘Carrie’ Is Back. Like a Bloody Hand From the Grave. 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

More of a surprise was David O Russell's victory in the adapted screenplay category for his work on the script of Silver Linings Playbook, the screwball romcom he also directed. Happy days for Les Miserables … and Argo 2013-02-10T21:28:00Z

Levels of contribution range from $10 for a copy of the screenplays to $10,000, which gets dinner with Franco and an executive producer credit. James Franco seeks $500,000 in crowd-funding 2013-06-18T15:22:51Z

“Piercing his brainpan with a CRACK,” is how Mr. Ayer’s screenplay describes the move. ‘Fury,’ Starring Brad Pitt, a Raw Look at Warfare 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

The daughter of director Francis Ford Coppola and an Oscar winner for her screenplay of "Lost in Translation" was in a rain-drenched Venice on Friday for the new film's world premiere. Sofia Coppola takes insider's look at Hollywood A-lister 2010-09-03T13:08:00Z

And while I scrolled, I began to notice something – there was only one screenplay listed about the experiences of people of color – “Coming to America.” I can explain #OscarsSoWhite in 2 words: “Annie Hall” 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z

At the Oscars, she put Mr. Cooper in a classic Tom Ford tuxedo but Steve Coogan, a nominee for best adapted screenplay, in a more daring double-breasted navy suit, custom-made by a friend. Ilaria Urbinati: The Stylist for the Quieter Half of the Red Carpet 2014-04-23T19:46:57Z

His screenplay for “The Way We Were,” with Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand, was adapted from his novel by the same name. Arthur Laurents, Playwright and Director on Broadway, Dies at 93 2011-05-06T04:27:34Z

If I couldn't learn lines any more I'd write, short stories and screenplays. Kidman memory movie buoys author 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

Chandor's screenplay was 31 pages of prose description, with no dialogue. Why Robert Redford lost his voice 2013-12-23T01:10:29Z

Eight of the last 10 best-picture winners also nabbed a screenplay Oscar along the way, so Monday’s Writers Guild of America nominations may shed a little more light on an unusually wide-open Oscar race. Writers Guild Nominations: ‘Parasite,’ ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘Joker’ and More 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z

Affleck earned a nomination for his role in comic book hero movie "Batman v Superman; Dawn of Justice," which also was a Razzie pick for worst film, sequel and screenplay. 'Zoolander 2,' Affleck, De Niro earn Razzie 'worst' film nods 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z

Casual fans of the series forget that You Only Live Twice, with its nutty screenplay by Roald Dahl, spawned more Bond spoofs and send-ups than all the Moore movies put together. Say never again: why Daniel Craig should quit while he's ahead as Bond 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z

“I have six or seven screenplays, and maybe something will happen,” he told the interviewer for the Criterion DVD. Leonard Kastle, Composer and Filmmaker, Dies at 82 2011-05-22T02:23:04Z

This screenplay, though, attributes her redemption solely to her second husband and child. Lovelace: a feminism-free 'feminist' critique of the pornography industry 2013-01-26T10:00:07Z

David O. Russell was the screenplay runner-up for "Silver Linings Playbook." 'Amour' takes top prize from LA film critics 2012-12-10T02:31:05Z

She had been hired to rework an existing screenplay that was set at Oxford University. That Voice You’re Hearing? It Might Be Hers. 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z

In recent months, Paramount Pictures hired Mr. Boal to write the screenplay for a South American drug thriller called “Triple Frontier,” which Ms. Bigelow will also direct. Oscar Casts Its Glow on a Regular Guy 2010-03-06T03:22:00Z

But he and his writing partner, Mr. Affleck, did eventually win Mr. Van Sant over, persuading him to take on a screenplay of theirs called “Good Will Hunting.” Matt Damon and John Krasinski on ‘Promised Land’ 2012-12-21T20:49:44Z

A screenplay is being put together, and, according to the Heat Vision blog, the next step is casting the lead. Week in geek: Spider-Man 4 needs a Peter Parker. How about Jamie Bell? 2010-05-27T14:21:00Z

Because the screenplay exists and Glover’s TV past won’t fade out of the discussion, it is worthwhile to note that in movies, twist endings or big reveals are common. New Childish Gambino Album’s Fatal Flaw: It’s Just Not Cool 2013-12-10T10:45:16Z

It was when he was developing another screenplay that he stumbled on a collection of writing by Colin Barrett, which contained the short story Calm With Horses. Meet the new directors who lit up the film festivals 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z

"Inception's" nods for best picture and original screenplay are basically affirmative action for commercial cinema. Winners and losers of today's Oscar noms 2011-01-25T17:20:00Z

Shot on a shoestring budget in less than a month, "Joe" ended up being one of the biggest films of the year and Norman Wexler received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay. Director John Avildsen had hard-hitting films before 'Rocky' 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

Adapted from the autobiography of the food writer Nigel Slater, “Toast,” directed by S. J. Clarkson from a screenplay by Lee Hall, follows a boy’s difficult passage into adulthood after his mother’s death. The Week Ahead: June 5 ? 11 2011-06-03T18:16:25Z

Surely, Wilson would appreciate the extraordinary ensemble acting and faithfulness to his screenplay, which he’d closely based on his stage drama “Fences.” August Wilson and the long awaited triumph of “Fences” 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z

The screenplay is equally monomaniacal, with entire conversations occurring around the theme of Mercè’s anatomy. ‘The Artist and the Model’: It’s not just clothing that’s lacking 2013-08-29T20:34:42Z

“What I admired so much about Lewis Gilbert was that he just took the screenplay and shot it. That’s the way to direct: You either trust your writer or you don’t.” Spy Who Loved Me director Lewis Gilbert dies aged 97 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z

Nevertheless, “A Clockwork Orange” was nominated for four Oscars, including best picture, director and screenplay, in 1972. Adrienne Corri, Actress Known for ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ Dies at 84 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

To make the play into a film she first had to learn how to construct a screenplay; Mr. Zeitlin lent her his college film syllabus. The Carpetbagger: Writers Rethink Words for the Big Screen 2013-01-02T23:34:49Z

Several elements of the draft screenplay for Zero Dark Thirty were changed for the final film upon agency request, according to the memo. CIA requested Zero Dark Thirty rewrites, memo reveals 2013-05-07T15:47:03Z

I wrote a draft of the book, then I wrote a draft of the screenplay, then I went back … The major overhaul of the book was written in the third draft. Dennis Lehane on writing, family and his new novel, 'Since We Fell' 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

You know, I wrote three original screenplays prior to doing "Bayou Caviar." A heart to heart with Cuba Gooding Jr.: The film he really wants to make and why it’s not about... 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

Some style in the direction or honest feeling in the screenplay could have mitigated the dreariness, but “Mare” doesn’t offer much beyond Ben Richardson’s burnished cinematography. Review: Kate Winslet Returns to HBO, Now as a Small-Town Cop 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z

Elsewhere, Tom Ford’s sensationally good psychological suspense thriller Nocturnal Animals is rewarded, with best director and best screenplay nominations – but disappointingly nothing for Michael Shannon in the best supporting actor category. Golden Globe nominations: Mel Gibson resurrected as Scorsese snubbed | Peter Bradshaw 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

I have to keep reminding myself that Sorkin was not a contender in the "original" screenplay category – an irony, because this script was the most spectacularly original piece of work, a motormouth masterpiece. Oscars 2011: The Academy and the elderly genuflect to The King's Speech 2011-02-28T09:20:46Z

There’s been buzz around Get Out becoming a rare horror film to sneak in given its critical acclaim, but it seems like original screenplay recognition might be the most likely way in. The state of the Oscars race: who's in the lead after the big film festivals? 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z

Stewart was understandably upset about what had happened and stayed in touch with Bahari after his return home, eventually optioning the book and drafting a screenplay based on the story. What Is Rosewater, the Movie Taking Jon Stewart Away from The Daily Show? 2013-03-06T17:19:56Z

Welland's screenplay has been tactfully adapted by Mike Bartlett who brings into sharper focus the intriguing question of why people run. Chariots of Fire; Posh; Children's Children – review 2012-05-26T23:10:02Z

Mr. Boal is a favorite to win the screenplay trophy at the Academy Awards. Oscar Casts Its Glow on a Regular Guy 2010-03-06T03:22:00Z

During this meeting, in which she labels him an “emotional terrorist,” the screenplay throws in a zinger that reveals the extent of his narcissism and misogyny. Movie Review: ‘Some Girl(s)’ Is Based on Neil LaBute’s Play 2013-06-28T01:38:00Z

After his first book was published, Hawley wrote a screenplay and an adaptation of his novel, and from there started writing TV pilots. Noah Hawley Keeps Changing Lanes 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z

But Leigh, with his famously intricate process of crafting a screenplay through elaborate improvisation, is interested in creating something like life, and life doesn't always work out like a romantic comedy. 'Another Year': Life happens in Mike Leigh's fascinating tale 2011-01-27T22:32:00Z

In order for a movie to be good, someone needs to sit down and read a screenplay and help the writer make it better. Silence less golden in movies with talking, texts 2011-06-20T20:08:09Z

Looking at the level of detail in your screenplay, I wonder if to some extent you had mentally directed it already? Lisa Joy on ‘Reminiscence,’ ‘Westworld’ and the Lure of Techno-Noir 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

The screenplay was gutted by the network, rewritten to such a degree that most commentary was removed. ‘The Twilight Zone’: Here’s Why We Still Care 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

“I can write in anybody’s voice,” Mr. Henry said in 2009 in an interview for the Archive of American Television, “which is why I am most successful making screenplays from books and plays.” Buck Henry, Who Helped Create ‘Get Smart’ and Adapt ‘The Graduate,’ Dies at 89 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

Cody said the screenplay for "Young Adult" was inspired by a newspaper story she read in her hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where "Young Adult" is set. "Young Adult" is not women behaving badly, just real 2011-12-09T21:54:57Z

So when her daughter went to bed at night, Ms. MacNeill wrote screenplays, pitches and series, plotting an escape route. The Baronesses Are Coming! And Filling a Comedy Gender Gap 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

The victory is the second for the film since its premiere earlier this month at the Venice film festival, where it received the best screenplay prize. Three Billboards heads for Oscar glory after winning Toronto's People's Choice award 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

I am not trying to slip Denzel a screenplay to consider for his next movie. Reliving the Pain (and Joy, Too) of My Deepest Love Onscreen 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

Both a screenplay based on a true story and a novel based on my own early life came grinding to a halt. Is journalism killing my creativity? 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Dahl’s own screenplay needed work, Stuart called on a young doc-film writer, David Seltzer, to provide bridging scenes and the famous dialogue that ends the film. This Week?s DVD?s: A Wonka Box Set and a New York Times Documentary 2011-10-18T20:57:20Z

“I’m interested that we see love at first sight, as opposed to lust,” Mr. Kushner said of his version of the screenplay. Tony Kushner Plans a Trump Play, and a New ‘West Side Story’ 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

“What became apparent is that Washington knew — the White House, defense, law enforcement — how truly vulnerable we are to cyberintrusion,” Mr. Mann, who wrote the screenplay with Morgan Davis Foehl, said in a telephone interview. ‘Blackhat,’ Michael Mann’s Cyberthriller 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

WHY “I never wanted to see those other shows adapted from movies,” said Jonathan Lynn, who adapted his own “Clue” screenplay. Plays Coming Soon From a Movie Screen Near You 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

Is your music suited to TV shows because you understand the narrative and dramatic structure of screenplays? Talking Shop 2010-03-29T07:36:00Z

She still writes screenplays, though, and has just completed one based on her collection “Some of Tim’s Stories.” S. E. Hinton, “The Outsiders,” and the Birth of Y.A. 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

AW: They asked me to write the screenplay for the movie. Alice Walker and Colm Toibin, and Their Trail of Words 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z

Later, Ephron would take elements from her own life and fashion them into screenplays that would typify the genre that became known as the romcom. Nora Ephron 2012-06-27T17:17:21Z

King, of course, has made good use of virtually every mode of storytelling: short stories, screenplays, novels, multivolume epics and what he referred to as his “novel for television,” the miniseries “Storm of the Century.” Review | ‘If It Bleeds’ reaffirms Stephen King’s mastery of short fiction 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z

Possible major nominations: Picture, director, actor for Damon and screenplay. And the Oscar may go to … 40 key movies in contention for 2016 awards 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

“Beginners” continues its indie roll, earning nominations for best feature, best screenplay and best director at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the West Coast answer to the Gothams. Carpetbagger Blog: 'Beginners' and 'Take Shelter' Pick Up Spirit Nominations 2011-11-29T22:26:54Z

Film isn’t a meritocracy; there’s no system ensuring the best screenplays get produced. 'It's a hustle': Jon Ronson on how he made it into movies with the help of Okja the giant pig 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

Pi, which has been a surprise box office hit in the UK, came away with recognition for its myriad technical achievements, as well as screenplay, music and direction. Baftas 2013: Lincoln looks unbeatable 2013-01-09T08:48:02Z

The screenplay award was the biggest surprise, with formidable competition from “Moonlight” and “Manchester by the Sea,” indicating that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had truly been swept off its feet. Meryl Streep at the Golden Globes 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

The screenplay included a sex scene between Kopechne and Kennedy, but the finished film shows only an emotional connection that stops short of romance. What really happened at Chappaquiddick? A new movie explores the truth we’ll never know. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

“I told him I thought screenplays were outside my skill set,” Mr. Keller said. ‘We Steal Secrets’ Is First of WikiLeaks Films 2012-12-19T23:14:47Z

It also brought Hopper, Fonda and Southern a best screenplay Oscar nomination. Dennis Hopper obituary 2010-05-29T18:51:00Z

Lundgren's screenplay beautifully juggles the story's alternately comic and poignant elements and renders all three main characters with surprising depth. Steve Zahn shines in low-key gem "Calvin Marshall" 2010-08-23T04:29:00Z

Mr. Stern’s screenplays were praised by critics for their psychological depth — an attribute, he said, that stemmed from his own turbulent inner life. Stewart Stern, 92, Screenwriter of ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’ Dies 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z

Williams collaborated with the film’s director and screenwriter on the screenplay. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Snowfall’ and the N.A.A.C.P. Image Awards 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z

This lasted one round of what is otherwise an excellent screenplay. Kirk Douglas’s Film ‘Lonely Are the Brave’ 2012-07-28T22:47:18Z

This time the director is nominated for best adapted screenplay for If Beale Street Could Talk – and looking very chic in classic black tux. Baftas 2019: the red carpet, the ceremony and the winners – live! 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

Facebook film "Social Network," adventure "127 Hours," crime drama "The Town," western "True Grit" and independent movie "I Love You Phillip Morris" made the group of five competing for best adapted screenplay. Film producers, writers solidify Oscar race 2011-01-04T22:00:26Z

The Golden Globes loved this papal two-hander, nominating the film and screenplay as well as the actors Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins, but the Screen Actors Guild blanked it across the board. The Oscar Field Has Narrowed. Who’s on Top and Who’s in Danger? 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

Logan: Every single draft of the screenplay we would take apart. Duos of 'Genius': A. Scott Berg and John Logan, Colin Firth and Jude Law, Maxwell Perkins and Thomas Wolfe 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

It rarely jumps to life off the screenplay page — not so much lazy as insufficiently inflected. Review: Tusk: The Human Walrus, the Crazy Carpenter and Hey, Isn't That Johnny Depp? 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z

A look at that race and the contests for original and adapted screenplay: Oscar race is crowded for best picture, screenplay 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

It’s produced by Jordan Peele, who won the Oscar for best original screenplay for his hit satirical thriller Get Out. BlacKkKlansman trailer: first look at Spike Lee's fact-based race drama 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z

I’ve recounted the story of the Sheikh many times, and this being Los Angeles, people say, “Write a screenplay!” The sheikh and I: Ghostwriting for a crown prince in exhile 2013-01-12T14:00:00Z

The screenplay was based on an article about a bullied kid who learned martial arts for self-defense. Ralph Macchio Will Always Be ‘The Karate Kid.’ He’s Finally Fine With That. 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z

The three were set to make “Bait,” a shark thriller, based on a screenplay Ellis wrote, but the Spanish financing vaporized. Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie 2013-01-13T17:37:08Z

When “Maps to the Stars,” directed by David Cronenberg from Wagner’s screenplay, opens Feb. 27, audiences will get a startlingly vivid reminder of the writer’s vision, which is at once outrageously scabrous and achingly metaphysical. Bruce Wagner’s ‘Maps to the Stars’ shows dark side of sunny Hollywood 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan on Thursday rejected claims of copyright infringement damages by Marcus Webb, who contended that the movie's screenplay contained 20 "striking similarities" to his own "The Cordoba Caper." Stallone did not copy screenplay for "The Expendables": judge 2012-12-28T00:10:17Z

He lives alone in his modest house with a dog named Brown Dog, stays up late working on a screenplay and reading, and spends his weekends either fixing or riding his motorcycle. My sister’s perfect life 2012-07-04T00:00:00Z

Ghost was nominated for five Oscars, including best picture, and eventually won two - best supporting actress for Whoopi Goldberg and best original screenplay. Ghost to be adapted for television 2013-11-13T12:52:12Z

The best-picture front-runner “1917” is probably too sparse a screenplay to win in this category, so I expect the win will go to twisty “Parasite,” the night’s other big contender for the top Oscar. Oscars 2020 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

“Right after ‘Wild Rovers,’ Aubrey called me into his office and told me he hated a screenplay I’d written and refused to pay me the last moneys due on it,” Mr. Edwards told Playboy. Blake Edwards, Prolific Comedy Director, Dies at 88 2010-12-16T20:39:02Z

David Cronenberg's 2014 film "Maps to the Stars" was an adaptation of Wagner's debut novel, "Force Majeure" — Wagner wrote the screenplay. Satirical rant against Hollywood goes over the top in 'I Met Someone' 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

Director Allen also was nominated for original screenplay for "Midnight in Paris." 'Descendants,' 'Bridesmaids' earn writers noms 2012-01-05T18:39:34Z

If you’re carrying any guilt about not producing your best work, writing a screenplay, learning to quilt or putting together a 1,000-piece puzzle, you have permission to let that go. Don’t feel like ‘getting things done’? It’s okay not to be productive during a pandemic. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z

Verdict: Look for "Unbroken" to squeeze into the back end of the best picture field and find favor in a handful of categories -- adapted screenplay, cinematography, score and sound among them. Christmas movies vying for Oscar voters' attention 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z

Rowling, who is penning the screenplay herself, chimed in on Twitter about the news. J.K. Rowling Is 'Thrilled' Eddie Redmayne Will Star in Harry Potter Spinoff 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

They drew Spirit nominations for directing, screenplays, and/or performances, as well as best feature. The Carpetbagger: What the Spirits Do and Don't Portend 2012-11-27T20:24:36Z

“Okay,” he said, “you need to get that kind of life into the rest of the screenplay.” “What we talked about was the work”: The nourishing intimacy of the writer-mentor relationship 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

Among the films is The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, which was Hitchcock's first major success, about a serial killer in London, society comedy Champagne, and The Ring, Hitchcock's only original screenplay. Alfred Hitchcock silent films added to Unesco register 2013-07-11T15:35:51Z

Bong, accepting the screenplay prize, said he used to write in coffee shops. ‘1917’ and ‘Parasite’ Are Big Winners at the BAFTAs 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z

“When I got the screenplay, I got my Brazilian tongue back.” Sônia Braga: ‘The Oscars only have four spaces for best actress – one is always reserved for Meryl Streep’ 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

What most attracted him to this project, Mr. Howard said, was the screenplay and the chance to work with Mr. Morgan again. Making a Pit Stop in Formula One With ‘Rush’ 2013-08-28T12:16:47Z

After graduating, King worked for several years as an after-school tutor and youth counselor in New York while writing screenplays on the side. Shaka King Goes to Hollywood 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

He's also been working on his own creative endeavor: a screenplay. "Everything is changed": Star Jonah Hauer-King on the WWII drama "World on Fire" and Season 2 plans 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z

He decided to write a screenplay for Rinty just as footage of the dog's amazing leap was being widely shown in newsreels. 'Rin Tin Tin': The legend of a darn fine dog 2011-10-12T21:59:06Z

So you’ve written television pilots, screenplays, a blog—and now, a book. From Blog to Book: Kelly Oxford Talks About the Latest Chapters in Her Life 2013-04-02T11:00:31Z

But he didn’t write the screenplay with you. The Carpetbagger: A Belgian’s American-Seeming Film 2013-12-31T14:00:04Z

That is the sound of the dead language in Roland Joffé’s screenplay for “There Be Dragons” as it tramples his would-be epic of the Spanish Civil War into an indigestible pulp. | 'There Be Dragons': A Guess-the-Flavoring Game, and Then Along Comes a War 2011-05-06T05:30:06Z

Directed by David Wain, from a screenplay by Ken Marino and Wain. 'Wanderlust': Aniston, Rudd comedy is free-spirited, funny enough 2012-02-23T18:56:03Z

Ms. Benoit’s screenplay is unapologetically schematic in its depiction of a cross-section of Haitian exiles, but each story forcefully registers. Haitian Diaspora in ‘Stones in the Sun’ 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

He emailed some 90 or so fellow development executives and asked them to name the 10 unproduced screenplays they'd liked the best that year. Franklin Leonard's Black List can help green-light screenplays 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

And every single movie nominated for best picture, best director and best screenplay is, primarily, about a man. Oscars 2015: A. O. Scott and Manohla Dargis Discuss the Contenders 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

It may take a while to "swing the tanker around" between projects, but his ideal would be "to write fiction and the occasional screenplay, and most pertinently, to earn money from both". Mick Jackson: 'Taking pity on the reader' 2010-04-08T09:41:00Z

Possible major nominations: Picture, director, actress for Blanchett, supporting actress for Mara, and screenplay. And the Oscar may go to: 30 key movies that could win big next award season 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z

Not only did he remind him he had won best original screenplay, he also told him to stop, you know, contacting his fiancé. Sam Smith, the Only Openly Gay Oscar Winner? Not Really 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

Gerwig, a staple of independent films, did land a best screenplay nod and the film landed four overall nominations. Gay romance 'Call Me By Your Name' leads indie Spirit nominations 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

He starts questioning one and all, gathering material for a screenplay. ‘Dealin’ with Idiots’: Loading bases with adults’ bad behavior 2013-08-01T21:43:33Z

The former N.W.A. manager is now asserting that this year’s film was based on those screenplays. 'Straight Outta Compton' Hit With Defamation Lawsuit by Former N.W.A Manager 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z

While Mr. LaBute is best known for a particular style in his stage plays and screenplays, his film work as a director has a broader range. Film: Chris Rock Gives New Life to ?Death at a Funeral? 2010-04-09T15:31:00Z

Written by Cesare Zavattini, who did the screenplays for many of De Sica’s best-known works, the movie skewers the mendacity inherent in the postwar economic resurgence in his country. Review: From Vittorio De Sica, the Comic Anxieties of la Dolce Vita 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

His daughter Rebecca has penned both novels and screenplays that range in tone and genre. For Father's Day, 9 famous writer dads and their awesome authorial offspring 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z

And he wrote the screenplay of this film adaptation, which was directed by Norman Jewison and scored by Herbie Hancock. What’s on TV This Week: Kennedy Center Honors and New Year’s Eve 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z

Mr. Sedaris said he had not seen the film or even read the screenplay, even though Mr. Alvarez offered him full approval over the adaptation. Kyle Patrick Alvarez Films ‘C.O.G.,’ by David Sedaris 2013-01-19T00:22:59Z

As a result, he said, he would shelve the film and publish the screenplay as a book. Quentin Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight' back on, report says 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

This windbag at a party about five years ago told me, very loudly, that I had written only one book; the rest are screenplays. Q&A: John Grisham – ‘My most embarrassing moment? It involved the passing of gas in church’ 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z

A recent casting call signaled that the “West Side Story” screenplay is done enough for filming to begin. Tony Kushner, at Peace? Not Exactly. But Close. 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

To absorb the film thoroughly, Bryars recalled, he sometimes consulted his paperback copy of Arthur Miller's screenplay by the light of the movie screen. 'Marilyn Forever' opera reveals composer Gavin Bryars' collaborative spirit 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

A film based on a Michael Chabon essay about visiting Paris fashion week, which the director had spent 18 months adapting into a screenplay, had been slated to begin shooting in April. Gus Van Sant: 'We are living in a wilder time than anything we could imagine' 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

His screenplay, Joseph Morgenstern wrote in his review in Newsweek, “sustains a level of wit and tension that few modern films aspire to, let alone achieve.” Lorenzo Semple Jr., Creator of TV’s ‘Batman,’ Dies at 91 2014-04-01T04:02:29Z

That’s on top of finishing his screenplay and other books he’s planning. Surgeon, ultrarunner, thriller writer… meet the man who lives life to the full 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z

The screenplay was a libretto to which he provided the soaring, swinging, and searing cinematic music. What to Stream: “Tucker: The Man and His Dream,” a Slyly Personal Francis Ford Coppola Film 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

Speaking to reporters after winning the prize for best original screenplay at the Baftas on Sunday night, Tarantino suggested he might take a similar approach for a forthcoming film. Quentin Tarantino plans 'rewritten history' trilogy 2013-02-11T13:13:03Z

After Larry and I made a first attempt, Saul asked Kesey to write a screenplay and promised him a piece of the action. Michael Douglas: how we made One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z

The team finally settle on a screenplay that sounds as outrageous as The Producers' Springtime for Hitler. Argo – review 2012-11-11T00:05:47Z

“Everything was different,” she said, “even though I wrote the screenplay.” Five Joan Didion Movies You Can Stream Right Now 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z

Perhaps the nefarious Entity wrote the lame screenplay? Both "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning" and Tom Cruise look and feel exhausted 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z

But the film, which also earned Oscars for Mahershala Ali’s supporting performance as the musician Don Shirley, and for its screenplay, doesn’t merit its harshest scrutiny. And the Oscar goes to ... the crowd-pleaser 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

As well as winning an Oscar and playing an elf, McKenzie has been working on screenplays and doing some more work with the Muppets. Flight of the Conchords: ‘We're retired sex symbols' 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

She liked that the screenplay wasn’t overly didactic about the emotions the performers were to portray. How Rose Matafeo Shaped the Romance in ‘Starstruck’ 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

The screenplay never got off the ground, but Trump had the idea to write the story as a serialized romance novel instead. Mary Trump and E. Jean Carroll Are Collaborating on a Romance Novel. No Politics Allowed. 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z

The story of a prodigal son’s return is enticingly sheathed in layers of duplicity, private demons and mistrust — almost as if Pat Conroy had collaborated on a screenplay with James M. Cain. Review: ‘Bloodline,’ on Netflix, Depicts a Family With Nasty Secrets 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

When he broke up with the girlfriend, he said, “instead of hanging myself or jumping off a bridge, I applied to film school and wrote a screenplay for the first time.” Something Genre Crossing, Something Bold 2011-05-13T23:03:02Z

The danger with such an absorbing family soap opera is that Wasserstein’s work — the 11 plays, 2 screenplays, essay collections, and a single novel, “Elements of Style” — gets overshadowed by the life. The Wendy Chronicles 2011-08-17T16:52:55Z

The movie also won an Academy Award for best original screenplay. Apple, Amazon bid for James Bond film rights- Hollywood Reporter 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

Wyne has won multiple awards for best director and best screenplay from the Myanmar Motion Picture Organization. Prominent Myanmar filmmaker arrested after a year on the run 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

His meticulous screenplay describes the music, dialogue and action simultaneously. How Edgar Wright used music to transform the heist movie with ‘Baby Driver’ 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

The film also won the prize for best screenplay. "Melancholia", Dunst, Pitt win film critics awards 2012-01-07T22:45:06Z

And he had to write the screenplay to land the part. How ‘The Big Sick’ makes arranged marriages, Muslim families and a coma perfect rom-com material 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z

Sorkin is widely considered the favorite for best adapted screenplay having won several early critics' awards and now the WGA honor. Writers Guild honors "Social Network," "Inception" 2011-02-06T03:59:19Z

Although just a small fraction of its collection is displayed here, the organization owns more than 13 million photographs, 71,000 screenplays and 67,000 film posters, among many, many other objects. In Los Angeles, a new museum celebrates the art of moviemaking 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

He's given me advice on everything, including those first five horrible original screenplays that I wrote, that taught me how to be a writer, and then the actual stuff that I made into movies. Jason Reitman: 'I became a man making Up in the Air' 2010-05-24T11:30:00Z

The result was a screenplay, but a friend suggested that the story might work as a graphic novel. A Graphic Novel Remembers Attica 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

The last film to pull off a sweep of all top five categories – best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best actress – was Silence of the Lambs, over 20 years ago. Academy Awards: season's splits pave way for the Mr Potato Head Oscars 2013-01-30T18:10:01Z

Recognizing their own limited knowledge of foreign affairs, the two brought on writer Dan Sterling, who had worked on "The Daily Show," to help write the screenplay. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg like that Kim Jong Un doesn't get the joke

As Jill barrels around Portland, Ore., Allison Burnett’s screenplay scatters decoys like dark treats: the sinister locksmith with the scuzzy son; the weird neighborhood widower; the slimy manager of a fleabag hotel. Movie Review: ?Gone,? a Thriller Starring Amanda Seyfried 2012-02-25T00:24:34Z

While accepting the award for best adapted screenplay, he mentioned the movie’s antiwar message and Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Wins Big at the BAFTAs 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z

"Social Network" writer Aaron Sorkin took the award for best adapted screenplay from the group that represents U.S. film and television writers and "Inception" creator Christopher Nolan was named best writer of an original script. Writers Guild honors "Social Network," "Inception" 2011-02-06T03:59:19Z

There was also a land acknowledgment by Maori Indigenous screenplay award-winner Taika Waititi and many of the announcers were white women or people of colour — in a year of a largely white and male nominees. Oscar snub of "Little Women" shows the limits of Hollywood feminism 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z

Adams doesn’t gain much by returning for “Disenchanted,” a cluttered and noisy sequel directed by Adam Shankman from a screenplay by Brigitte Hales. ‘Disenchanted’ Review: Middlingly Ever After 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z

“I wrote a screenplay in a day and a half,” Mr. Rogers, 45, said. A Movie That Creeps to Its Own Choreographic Beat 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

But that sort of high-level plate-spinning is true of the screenplay in general, which is immensely satisfying in the way it keeps planting and paying off turns of the plot. The Apartment at 60: is this Billy Wilder's finest film? 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z

Russell: Sometimes I think of music when I'm writing a screenplay, and I write quite a bit of it in the screenplay. A Minute With: Director David O. Russell on music in film 2013-11-06T11:08:41Z

But rather than indulge her stardom and its candy shell, the movie, which Kat Coiro directed from a screenplay credited to three writers, seems to apologize for them. ‘Marry Me’ Review: Putting ‘I Do’ on the To-Do List 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

When they are voting on these screenplays, they tend to put to the side the weaknesses, transgressions or allegations about individual artists’ personal lives and make purely artistic judgments.” Woody Allen's Annie Hall voted funniest screenplay ever written 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

The screenplay does include an acknowledgement by one character, mid-pursuit to profess love, that it would have been easier to just go back to the person's apartment and wait for them. Movie review of What's Your Number starring Anna Faris 2011-09-28T11:05:00Z

Teen movie Eighth Grade, written and directed by Bo Burnham, won best original screenplay, while black comedy Can You Ever Forgive Me? won best adapted screenplay. Screenplay glory for Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Eighth Grade 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

Many of his later screenplays were written under pseudonyms. Spartacus: Behind the Scenes Photos From a Stanley Kubrick Classic 2012-03-07T16:15:17Z

It was up for two Academy Awards — original screenplay and adapted score — but amazingly none of the original songs the Beatles wrote for "A Hard Day's Night" was Oscar nominated. 'A Hard Day's Night' continues to dazzle, 50 years on 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

Press notes for the film explained that he approached the screenplay as a mash-up of “humor, satire and horror,” the better to “tackle the current state of race relations in America.” Perspective | Why so serious? It’s time for comedies to get major awards consideration. 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z

South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” took several of the top awards of the night, including best picture, best director, best international film and best original screenplay. South Korean film injects diversity back into Oscars 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

He had secured the film rights to Georges Simenon’s novel “Dirty Snow,” an existential noir set in an unnamed country under foreign occupation, and was writing the screenplay when the coronavirus pandemic broke out. Christian Petzold May Be the Best German Filmmaker You’ve Never Heard Of 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber, who adapted Fault, are writing the screenplay. Fault in Our Stars author John Green's Paper Towns gets big-screen green light 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

It is a very British film, but it was written by an American, David Seidler, who completed the awards success by winning the best screenplay prize. The King's Speech takes top prize at British independent film awards 2010-12-05T23:00:00Z

Edwards wasn't responsible for the screenplay for 1961's Breakfast at Tiffany's, but the film's airy, lightfooted feel was down to him, and Audrey Hepburn wouldn't be half the icon she is today without his direction. Blake Edwards: a life in clips 2010-12-16T20:47:26Z

“The heaviest lift in the architecture of this screenplay was the third act, because that world of women had to be almost invented and imagined out of whole cloth,” Damon said. When Matt and Ben Met Nicole: How They Came to Write ‘The Last Duel’ 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

Accepting his career achievement, Mr. Russell revealed that he had written his first screenplay during jury duty in New York. The Carpetbagger: Things We Learned at the Gothams, Crowdsourcing Edition 2012-11-27T16:15:27Z

The Iron Lady had the advantage of pre-existing awareness of its subject, although the screenplay qualifies as original. Looper's £2.4m opening fires some life into a feeble UK box office 2012-10-02T13:38:51Z

She delivers a crucial piece of her life, whole, to Jarecki—who treats it like a hack’s screenplay and makes a facile illustration of it. “The Jinx” and the Blight of Documentary Reënactments 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

“I had the story, but I was really struggling with the cinematic structure of it, because I’d never actually written a full screenplay,” she says. Simon Pegg: ‘I find it very hard to write for women’ 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

The screenplay is owned by the son of one of Kubrick’s former collaborators. Lost Stanley Kubrick screenplay, Burning Secret, is found 60 years on 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z

He's now occupied with finishing a screenplay of William Faulkner's 1932 novel "Light in August," part of his agreement with the Faulkner estate for TV series and movie adaptations. 'Luck' duo defend safety record to 'bitter' end 2012-04-03T10:46:03Z

I was asked whether or not I'd like to write the screenplay, and knowing nothing about screenwriting, I turned it down. War Horse: adapt and survive 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z

Some of these jobs were no-brainers, like the screenplay for the film version of “Proof.” The Curious Career of David Auburn 2011-01-23T00:59:00Z

Some of King’s most popular lines — many of which Bravo and Harris made sure to include in their screenplay — were retweeted for laughs at the time. Perspective | ‘Female agency’ is Hollywood’s latest catchphrase. ‘Zola’ takes it further. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

Related: Remembering Memento and Spectre-bashing – film show extra podcast It grossed $25.5m at the domestic US box office, qualifying it as an indie hit, and received Oscar nominations for best screenplay and best editing. Christopher Nolan's Memento is being remade – just 15 years after the original 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

Sorkin’s gotten accolades, and rightly so, for his screenplays that seem to move twice as fast as the competition — fitting two scripts’ worth of dialogue in just one, like Howard Hawks’ screwball comedies. The smuggest superhero show on TV: “The Newsroom” blusters into its final season 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

Emboldened to try my hand again, I took up Channing Williams's invitation to write a screenplay for War Horse. War Horse: adapt and survive 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z

But if it had been up to the producers who first considered Taylor Sheridan’s screenplay, she never would have gotten a shot. Women Flip the Script on Hollywood 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

It’s funny, well acted, with great scares, and it hangs on a tightly-wound screenplay that has audiences laughing or screaming or, ultimately, roaring in their seats. There’s no problem with “Get Out” in Trump country, audiences everywhere agree they love it 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

The film was easily the biggest winner at the glitzy Royal Albert Hall ceremony, picking up prizes including including best British film, best production design, best supporting actress, best original screenplay and best costume design. Baftas 2019: The Favourite reigns – almost – supreme as Roma takes best picture 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

At the Oscars, for instance, Parasite won best original screenplay, best director, best film in a foreign language and best picture. My streaming gem: why you should watch The President's Barber 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z

Sorkin previously found success with a fact-based tech drama in "The Social Network," for which he won an Oscar for adapted screenplay. 'Steve Jobs' trailer: Sorkin, Fassbender search for core of Apple founder 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

Adapted screenplay: I want to vote for Paul Thomas Anderson and "Inherent Vice." Oscar picks of three academy voters: a producer, a director, an actress 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

The screenplay captures much of this jangly disconnection, the lack of narrative connection that has long been Didion’s most vivid theme. Discovering the screenplay of Joan Didion's 'Play It As It Lays' 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

For starters, Mr. Beane was rewriting a script that itself was a rewrite of the 1992 film’s screenplay and that had been the basis for runs of the show in California, Atlanta and London. A Doctor in Just About Every Theatrical House 2011-04-26T21:59:23Z

The movie also won for best screenplay and best director. Perspective | ‘Parasite’ upset means progress. But is it a revolution? 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

Nick Cave, the Australian musician and author, who wrote the screenplay for Lawless. Nick Cave: 'Lawless is not so much a true story as a true myth' 2012-08-25T23:05:50Z

Nico had agreed to produce the screenplay version of my first novel, Stuck Outside of Phoenix – a screenplay I hadn’t started yet — and he was no doubt concerned about what I might hand over. All writers should read Robert McKee 2013-04-10T20:47:00Z

The Social Network was also awarded best motion picture, best screenplay and best director for David Fincher. Trent Reznor wins Golden Globe for The Social Network score 2011-01-17T12:55:00Z

That’s just one of several ways in which Mr. Perry’s screenplay feels structurally shaky. Review: In ‘Acrimony,’ Taraji P. Henson Endures Marriage and Script Woes 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

She wrote screenplays — including for “Senso,” “The Leopard” and “The Innocent” — for all but two of his films. Suso Cecchi D?Amico, Writer of Literate Screenplays, Dies at 96 2010-08-03T23:18:00Z

It was nominated for 11 Oscars — all four leads snagged acting nods — and won three, including for the eminently quotable screenplay by Wilder, Charles Brackett and D.M. Analysis | The newly relevant relationship between Trump and ‘Sunset Blvd.’ 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z

For Kureishi the answer has been to write screenplays for films such as Venus, The Mother and Intimacy, in which he explored other facets of contemporary life. British-Asian cinema: the sequel 2011-02-17T22:00:01Z

He won an Oscar for writing its screenplay with Josh Singer, and was nominated as best director. Remember Family Films? Disney Plus Is Making ’Em Like They Used To 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

A screenplay for director Barry Sonnenfeld, a TV show pitch with director Paul McGuigan and Stephen Fry's production company Sprout, and the monthly Action Comics and Batman Incorporated comic book series for DC. Paperback Q&A: Grant Morrison on Supergods 2012-07-24T15:23:24Z

It won eight of the 12 technical awards, including best screenplay, best cinematography and editing. 3 Idiots movie sweeps annual Bollywood roadshow 2010-06-06T01:21:00Z

In the 90s, Black was almost as famous for the numbers on his paychecks as he was for the words in his screenplays. Lethal weapons: Shane Black's pulp fiction is still the best action around 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

Douglas McGrath, who wrote the book for the stage production, will work on the screenplay. Sony Will Make 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' Into a Film 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z

Years later, Brett asked me to take a look at the screenplay, and it still had this haunting power. "What a confusing country we live in": Michael Shannon on his gun violence movie "Eric LaRue" 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z

The screenplay is by Beau Willimon, who knows a thing or two about these sorts of machinations from “House of Cards.” Fall Movies 2018: Dive Into an Ocean’s Worth of Offerings 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

For Sorkin, who won an Oscar last month for his screenplay for "The Social Network," the project will be his first in cable. Jeff Daniels eyed for new Sorkin television drama 2011-03-21T20:34:17Z

Mr. Singleton lost best director to Jonathan Demme for “Silence,” but he had higher hopes of winning best original screenplay. Academy Awards 25 Years Ago: Not So Different From Today 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” the drama centered on anti-Vietnam War activists charged with inciting a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, earned Aaron Sorkin a best screenplay trophy. At the Golden Globes, faulty connections and some mixed messages about diversity 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z

Woods, a collector of custom-made vehicles, wrote the screenplay for "Swordfish," "Hitman" and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." $80K motorbike stolen in US found in Philippines 2011-05-05T11:23:15Z

I have these screenplays, but they're also — they could be novels.... With 'Holy Cow,' David Duchovny is finally, officially a novelist 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

So it is curious that the screenplay turns this woman’s tragic tale into a testosterone-fueled action adventure. Movie Review: In ‘Tabloid Truth,’ Seoul’s Salacious Media 2014-03-14T04:14:52Z

The leaden screenplay would be easier to overlook if there were more spooky sequences. ‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Review: The Ghost of Jump Scares Past 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

Steven Soderbergh, who has all but forsaken the movie business for TV, persuaded Frank to expand the screenplay into a series. Review | Netflix’s gory but glorious ‘Godless’ is the Western we’ve all been waiting for 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

He wrote that he had signed contracts last week; in the e-mail, he said the contract was for the film rights and sale of his screenplay adaptation. ArtsBeat: A Broadway Welcome to 'Normal Heart' 2010-10-19T16:31:00Z

He is writing another screenplay, and he has also written a play, titled “All New People,” a dark comedy with four characters set during winter in a beach house on Long Beach Island, N.J. Zach Braff in Paul Weitz?s ?Trust? at Second Stage 2010-07-29T21:38:00Z

Mr. Brody captures his character’s attitude, but the colorless screenplay robs the character of literary imagination. Review: In ‘Manhattan Night,’ Adrien Brody Navigates an Urban Underbelly 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

Rowling, according to the Hollywood Reporter, is "heavily involved" in the adaptation, and will write the screenplay. J.K. Rowling: new book, charity launch, Harry Potter rumors 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

All actors express disappointment – jokingly – at favourite sequences of the novel being excised from the screenplay, adapted by Boyd himself. Jim Broadbent, Matthew Macfadyen and Sam Claflin: three actors, one man 2010-11-21T06:00:00Z

Specktor himself has previously worked in film development and continues to write screenplays while also working as a senior fiction editor at the Los Angeles Review of Books. American Dream Machine by Matthew Specktor – review 2013-04-27T14:30:01Z

Directed by James Wan, from a screenplay by Wan and Leigh Whannell. ‘Insidious: Chapter 2’: a boo for going overboard 2013-09-12T15:40:19Z

They don't, for example, explain why such films receive the required permits and subsidies in the first place while so many other screenplays never get past the censors. Why the Iranian film industry is like Hollywood before 1969 2013-02-08T15:16:10Z

"I feel like every actor is going to have their screenplay coming out of this, their corona screenplay. Mine's not about the virus, I can assure you," he said. "Everything is changed": Star Jonah Hauer-King on the WWII drama "World on Fire" and Season 2 plans 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z

I wrote a screenplay about it, a tragicomedy I still have in my drawer somewhere. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: ‘The Mind of God’ 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z

Directed by Olivier Ringer, from a screenplay by Olivier and Yves Ringer. 'On the Sly': Child needs a little more quiet time in compelling tale 2012-08-10T00:01:04Z

So I wrote some screenplays, I wrote a column for the Guardian, I wrote a lot of humour for the New Yorker. George Saunders: 'It was good to have a painful immersion in capitalism' 2013-05-26T08:00:06Z

In order to pack all the information in, the screenplay was about 40 pages longer than the industry average. Face to face 2011-02-14T08:34:09Z

After what he says were “a dozen lousy screenplays,” he finally sold one to Disney and started working. Raised in South Central, Joe Ide Expands the Territory of L.A. Noir 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z

“At the beginning at my writing career, I did not think that I would ever be writing movies,” Mr. Sorkin said, as he accepted his award for co-writing the “Moneyball” screenplay. The Carpetbagger: Albert Brooks Finds a New Use for His Character's Backstory 2012-01-11T14:00:13Z

Daldry looks likely to direct from a Curtis screenplay, and the adaptation has the blessing of Mulligan himself. Stephen Daldry and Richard Curtis pick up Trash 2011-04-06T10:19:36Z

At the time, he said, he was more interested in what looked like a draft of “The Night of the Hunter,” the 1955 film for which Agee wrote the screenplay. James Agee’s Article as ‘Cotton Tenants: Three Families’ 2013-06-03T22:41:39Z

But alas, real life does not work out as neatly as our screenplay would suggest. Perspective | Ask Amy: Man texts timeless plot with ex-wife 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

Yes, this "Snow Flower," thanks to an often sappy screenplay by Angela Workman, Ron Bass and Michael K. Ray, bears little resemblance to the book, and even less resemblance to a good movie. 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' makes no sense 2011-07-21T19:28:03Z

Before he became one of TV’s most prolific creators, Sheridan was best known as a screenwriter — his screenplay for the Western feature film “Hell or High Water” was nominated for an Academy Award in 2017. ‘Yellowstone,’ TV’s Hit Western, Will End Its Run After This Season 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z

Villa-Lobos composed his score on the basis of the screenplay, imagining the visuals would be edited to suit his music, rather than vice versa. Villa-Lobos: Floresta do Amazonas 2010-08-19T20:59:00Z

“London Boulevard” is the directorial debut of Mr. Monahan whose script for “The Departed” won him an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay. | 'London Boulevard': ?London Boulevard,? With Colin Farrell - Review 2011-11-11T00:07:02Z

His script for American Psycho was never used, producers plumping instead for the screenplay by director Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner which formed the basis of the former's critically-acclaimed 2000 film. Could Bret Easton Ellis bring Fifty Shades of Grey to fruition? 2012-06-12T13:16:00Z

Mr. Krieger, who also wrote the screenplay, has obvious ambitions and his film has a nice feel for life’s quieter moments. 2010-02-11T23:57:00Z

Mr. Sorkin, who also wrote the film’s screenplay, before going on to greater renown as a creator of television series like “Sports Night” and “The West Wing,” will write the script. NBC to Produce ‘A Few Good Men’ Live, Written by Aaron Sorkin 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

Directed by Oliver Stone, from a screenplay by Stone, Shane Salerno and Don Winslow, based on Winslow's novel. 'Savages': Oliver Stone's hazy tale of drugs, thugs, free love 2012-07-03T23:30:05Z

A typical film production involves submitting a screenplay to the censorship board. "Dog Sweat" shows secret life of rebellious Iranians 2011-11-16T19:25:04Z

So the screenplay is half the width of a normal screenplay. Richard Prince: This Ain’t No Retrospective, It’s a Rodeo 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

Initially, says Johnson, who wrote the screenplay, the film did not involve weaving together so many types of storytelling. ‘PAN! Our Musical Odyssey’ will make Silver Theatre pulsate 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

"Your Sister's Sister" is an original screenplay and marks, I believe, Shelton's first premiere at TIFF. Lynn Shelton's newest to premiere at Toronto 2011-08-17T16:45:06Z

But the conversations about faith, punishment and guilt make clear why the film won best screenplay at last year’s Fantasia Film Festival. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z

Ford’s World War II drama “They Were Expendable” didn’t make the cut, but “The Wings of Eagles,” his biopic of the Navy commander who wrote the screenplay to that film, will be shown onSaturday. Movie Listings for July 24-30 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

That became a shadow to the screenplay as it was being written. ArtsBeat: Tribeca Film Festival: Ramin Bahrani Goes Big 2013-04-22T17:01:09Z

Now a “lost” screenplay by director Stanley Kubrick has been discovered – and it is so close to completion that it could be developed by film-makers. Lost Stanley Kubrick screenplay, Burning Secret, is found 60 years on 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z

Directed by Martin Scorsese, from a screenplay by Terence Winter, based on the book by Jordan Belfort. ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’: Leonardo DiCaprio on the prowl 2013-12-24T23:05:10Z

There's more to come … Quentin Tarantino holds his Bafta award for best original screenplay. Quentin Tarantino plans 'rewritten history' trilogy 2013-02-11T13:13:03Z

Possible major nominations: Picture, director, actress for Blanchett, supporting actress for Mara and screenplay. And the Oscar may go to … 40 key movies in contention for 2016 awards 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

Los Angeles auction house Nate D. Sanders said on Monday it was selling the best screenplay Academy Award statuette won by Welles in 1942. Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" Oscar returns to auction 2011-12-12T19:44:09Z

Meanwhile, the screenplay by Jean-François Halin and Mr. Hazanavicius offers a relentless series of jokes about Jews, along with delights like a put-upon Nazi’s impassioned rendition of Shylock’s “do we not bleed” speech. | 'OSS 117: Lost in Rio': French Spy Spoof Set in Swinging ?67 Rio 2010-05-07T04:04:00Z

He also wrote the screenplays for “All the President’s Men” and “Marathon Man,” adapted from his novel of the same name. William Goldman’s Strange, Sad, Captivating Children’s Book About a Girl and Her Blanket 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

But he eventually came aboard as director and co-writer, and the two garnered an Oscar nomination for their screenplay. Gene Wilder Dies at 83; Star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’ 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

Shelly, who not only wrote the film’s screenplay but also appeared in the starring role, died a few months before the movie’s premiere in 2007. Why the Women of 'Waitress' Are Changing Broadway for the Better 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

There's so much censorship that most people don't even bother to write screenplays about interesting subjects; they just stay aloof and shallow. Egypt: First the government, next the arts? 2011-02-14T02:35:00Z

So Fickman went on filmfreeway.com, a platform for filmmakers to submit movies to hundreds of film festivals and screenplay contests. He founded Laguna Film Festival — and he's only 18 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z

Michael Herr wrote the screenplay for "Full Metal Jacket." Matthew Modine on America's love affair with guns & what people get wrong about "Full Metal Jacket" 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z

Yet his smart, layered screenplay — depicting the U.S. ‘The Report’ Review: Inconvenient Truths 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z

And Harmony Korine, who was 19 when he wrote the screenplay in his grandmother’s basement in Queens, has directed films including 2012’s “Spring Breakers.” ‘Kids,’ Then and Now 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

Though beaten by “Moonlight” for the original screenplay prize, “Manchester by the Sea” is projected to win that category on Sunday. ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Arrival’ Win Top Honors at Writers Guild Awards 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z

The visionary director Ivo van Hove storms the armory with his adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s screenplay, performed by actors of the Comédie-Française. 12 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

His screenplay for “You Can Count on Me” and his work on “Gangs of New York” were nominated for Academy Awards. Kenneth Lonergan’s Thwarted Masterpiece 2012-06-19T19:43:37Z

Could you sense that just from his screenplays? Molly Ringwald Recalls John Hughes 2010-09-17T15:46:00Z

He wrote an early draft of “Good Will Hunting” for a playwriting class, according to a 2013 interview with Boston magazine, and that “40-some-odd-page document” eventually became the Academy Award-winning screenplay. Why Boston’s college students are still obsessed with ‘Good Will Hunting,’ 20 years later 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

I wrote a screenplay that laid fallow for 10-11 years while I went off to make five other movies. "This film is Poe's origin story": "The Pale Blue Eye" director on his gothic whodunit at West Point 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z

Indeed, in The Best Intentions, a vast majority of the dialogue is separated from the descriptive text as if it were a screenplay.  Ingmar Bergman, novelist 2013-02-17T19:00:00Z

Although the movie punches hard, its impact is diminished by an overly schematic screenplay and excess conceptual baggage. | 'Even the Rain': Discovering Columbus?s Exploitation 2011-02-17T22:31:19Z

He wants to be thought of as a portraitist of characters, not of class; he said that he doesn’t “think of anything intellectual” while writing his intensely cerebral screenplays. Whit Stillman Pays a Visit to Jane Austen 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

Nominated for: Best actor, supporting actor and adapted screenplay. Where to Stream ‘Joker,’ ‘Parasite’ and Other 2020 Oscar-Nominated Movies 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

He developed his story into a screenplay about the soldiers and focused on one in particular, Will James. "Hurt Locker" producers sued days before Oscars 2010-03-03T12:33:00Z

His screenplay for The Pianist won him an Oscar in 2003. Queen's birthday honours list: the arts 2010-06-12T01:07:00Z

For a change of pace, now and then, he writes screenplays. Michael Cunningham: A life in writing 2011-02-07T08:00:00Z

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reprised the roles that made them famous onstage in New York on Friday night, with a surprise appearance in a one-off live reading of the screenplay of Good Will Hunting. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck surprise fans with Good Will Hunting reading 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z

A fan of her films, he sold her the rights and helped with some early drafts of the screenplay. Mira Nair on ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ 2013-04-19T20:45:03Z

Joe DiPietro, who wrote the book and lyrics for the stage musical, will write the screenplay; no word yet on casting, on on when production might begin. 'Memphis' coming to the big screen -- and more movie musicals 2012-10-15T16:55:48Z

After months of intense prize campaigning by the Oscar-savvy Weinstein Company, it lost in seven of its eight nominated categories, winning only for best adapted screenplay. Oscars Show Growing Gap Between Moviegoers and Academy 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

Stephen Beresford’s evenhanded screenplay has a lot of ground to cover and more characters than it can comfortably handle, but it manages to humanize almost everyone. ‘Pride’ Shows the Alliance of a Gay Group and Mineworkers 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

Leigh, a Brit, is a unique and fascinating filmmaker who creates his film's screenplays entirely through elaborate sessions of improvisations with his actors. Mike Leigh's latest picked up at Cannes 2010-05-19T23:01:00Z

Adapted screenplay: “The Power of the Dog”; “The Lost Daughter”; “CODA”; “Dune”; “Drive My Car.” List of nominees for the 94th Academy Awards 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

The abysmal screenplay she is writing on her laptop becomes, through the magic of cinema, the abysmal story you are watching. Movie Review: ‘In the Night,’ Götz Neumann’s Backstage Musical 2012-10-28T21:33:59Z

Photograph: Eamonn Mccabe for the Guardian His screenplays have illuminated the private lives of leaders such as Richard Nixon, Tony Blair and Queen Elizabeth II. Peter Morgan in talks to develop Hugh Hefner biopic 2012-07-18T11:02:54Z

Yet Billy Ray’s screenplay shows them using only the ship’s hoses in an attempt to flood the skiff and repel the pirates. Captain Phillips: Tom Hanks and the Pirates of the Somali Coast 2013-10-10T17:49:20Z

Spotlight, winner of the WGA’s best screenplay honour, is likely to repeat its win at the Oscars, especially if snubbed for best picture. Oscars 2016: the winners and losers on the campaign trail 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

Now, a few Hollywood players have developed technology that aims to do that: new screenplay software that can automatically tell whether a script is equitable for men and women. Is Your Script Gender-Balanced? Try This Test 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

By the end of production, Rossio said, there were more than 5,000 pages on his hard drive for a final screenplay that was 85 pages long. ‘Shrek’ at 20: How a Chaotic Project Became a Beloved Hit 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z

She is currently directing and starring opposite her husband Brad Pitt in the film By The Sea, based on her own screenplay. Jolie to direct ivory poaching film 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z

It was produced and financed by Bold Films and marks the directing debut of Dan Gilroy, who also wrote the screenplay. 'Nightcrawler,' 'Ouija' tie for No. 1 in slow Halloween weekend 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z

Still, "The Avengers" is the best comic book superhero movie of this, or possibly, any year, in large part because of Joss Whedon's sensationally smart, funny screenplay. Final cut: The gems and stars left off the Oscars list 2013-01-30T16:28:23Z

It is understood that the screenplay for Breaking Dawn is still in the hands of regular Twilight writer Melissa Rosenberg, so a decision is not imminent. Twilight: Gus van Sant and Sofia Coppola among contenders to direct fourth instalment 2010-03-17T10:55:00Z

And the screenplay of which I am so inordinately proud would never have come to be the thing it is without Scott’s constant, steady and relentless work with me. Duos of 'Genius': A. Scott Berg and John Logan, Colin Firth and Jude Law, Maxwell Perkins and Thomas Wolfe 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

There are also previously unseen photographs, notebooks, scrapbooks, screenplays and personal ephemera, like a collection of his passports. Gabriel García Márquez’s Archive Freely Available Online 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

One of Eichinger's recent successful productions was "Downfall," for which he also wrote the screenplay. German movie producer Bernd Eichinger dead 2011-01-25T19:58:44Z

The story is from a book series by Suzanne Collins who co-wrote the screenplay and is one of the film's producers. Team Peeta or Team Gale? Hutcherson won't pick 2012-03-20T17:01:04Z

I wrote another two plays commissioned by other companies, worked on a series for the BBC and also developed a number of screenplays. Back to Behzti: what happened next 2011-07-06T16:23:48Z

She also collaborated with him on screenplays adapted from his books. Joan H. Parker, Inspiration for Heroine of Spenser Mysteries, Dies at 80 2013-06-14T02:34:33Z

When his book, “The Adversary,” was published in 2000, not everybody liked it, neither in France, where Carrère was already well known for his novels and screenplays, nor abroad, where he was largely unknown. Emmanuel Carrère’s Disconcertingly Personal and Utterly Gripping Prose 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

A profile on the ABC newsmagazine “20/20” soon followed, and Mr. Macy, who saw it, was moved to start work on a biographical screenplay. Bill Porter, an Exceptional Salesman Who Inspired a Film, Dies at 81 2013-12-10T01:38:58Z

Franco will direct, Deadline reports, from a screenplay by Matt Rager, who also wrote the script for Franco's 2013 film "As I Lay Dying," based on the William Faulkner novel. James Franco will bring lesser-known John Steinbeck book to screen 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

He's been nominated himself three times, for the screenplays of "Inception" and his 2001 breakout hit "Memento," as well as best-picture as a producer on "Inception." And the Oscar goes to ... Batman? Could happen 2012-07-11T16:58:11Z

As Mandela, Mr. Fishburne is stuck playing a living saint in a screenplay that doesn’t bother to explore the sources of its protagonist’s exceptional strength. Review: ‘Madiba,’ a Stately but Static March Through Mandela’s Life 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

Petitclerc went on to a long career as a journalist and writer of books, TV shows and movies, including the screenplay for "Islands in the Stream," based on the Hemingway novel of the same name. Hemingway pic a rare Hollywood moment in Cuba 2014-05-07T13:05:19Z

Besides the four Oscars for "The King's Speech" - picture, director, actor and original screenplay for David Seidler - "Inception" also won four, all in technical categories, as expected: visual effects, cinematography, sound editing and sound mixing. Oscars go young and hip, with traditional results 2011-02-28T14:16:04Z

The show opens to the public on July 30, and will be made available to read as a screenplay the day after. J.K. Rowling Asks Harry Potter Fandom to 'Keep the Secrets' of 'Cursed Child' 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

Mr. Esmail wrote an overlong screenplay about a gifted hacker with debilitating social anxiety who falls in with a loose cadre of radical hackers intent on destroying the world’s largest corporation, E Corp. Looking Back on ‘Mr. Robot’ and a Season of Hacker Drama 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

Shooting just began Thursday on her untitled screenplay previously known as “Friends With Benefits.” Elizabeth Meriwether Writes Scripts for Stage and Screen 2010-05-08T02:42:00Z

It won two, for Mr. Blatty’s best adapted screenplay and best sound. William Peter Blatty, author of ‘The Exorcist,’ dies at 89 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

He also said that the screenplay for the first film was into its fourth draft, with a release date planned for late 2011 or 2012. Ridley Scott plans two-part Alien prequel 2010-04-27T11:56:00Z

“American Hustle” was nominated for seven Globes: best picture, director, screenplay and for all of the actors in the comedy-musical category. The Carpetbagger: David O. Russell on Which Category Makes Sense 2013-12-16T18:15:51Z

But if you piece together clues dropped in a screenplay partly improvised by the actors, the story seems to span a little less than a decade. Movie Review: ‘28 Hotel Rooms,’ by Matt Ross, With Marin Ireland 2012-11-16T01:40:55Z

I will finish that screenplay, remember distant relatives' birthdays, make and keep the medical appointments I've been dreading. You can pry my paper planner from my cold, cramping hands 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z

Much like those earlier films, “Searching” takes an unconventional approach to storytelling, which meant even the screenplay was written in an unconventional way. How ‘Searching’ Uses Tech Devices as Narrative Devices 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

He added that they were able to download a version of the screenplay online. 'The Interview' to get a live reading at New York theater 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

His screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award, while the film itself was nominated for a best picture Oscar and Jill Clayburgh for best actress. Paul Mazursky, Director Who Captured a Changing America, Dies at 84 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

"We started to do these readings when he was adapting the play into screenplay form," said Kline. Kevin Kline takes on Errol Flynn and 'My Old Lady' 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

Besson, who wrote the screenplay as well as directing, started with the idea that the average person uses only 10 percent of the brain's cognitive powers. Action films bore me, says 'Lucy' director Luc Besson 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z

He read the screenplay and off we went. "This film is Poe's origin story": "The Pale Blue Eye" director on his gothic whodunit at West Point 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z

But Disney also said that Michael Goldenberg, whose credits include “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” is working on a screenplay. Weinstein and Disney, Together Again 2013-07-29T23:34:46Z

In his 2019 debut novel, Koepp, who wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of “Jurassic Park,” describes the race to contain a zombielike fungus that hijacks the brains of its hosts. Pandemics in the Pages of ‘The Stand,’ ‘Severance’ and More 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

Director Michael Bay's special effects spectacle "Transformers: Age of Extinction" led all movies in ignominy with seven Razzie Awards nominations, including worst picture, screenplay and director. 'Transformers' tops Razzies 'worst film' nominees 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

Paul Thomas Anderson wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay of "Inherent Vice" with Joaquin Phoenix in mind, marking their second partnership after "The Master." On road to the Oscars, director-actor partnerships make their mark 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

Jones, who will be working from somebody else's screenplay on Source Code, is surely too good a film-maker to allow that to happen to him, wouldn't you agree? Will Source Code reveal Duncan Jones as a genius or a master of MacGuffin? 2011-02-24T16:52:00Z

And you’re still working on a screenplay of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”? | Playwright Thomas Bradshaw on Race, Porn and Suburbia 2014-01-29T23:00:38Z

But gradually Krasinski began to see a new story take shape and he pounded out a draft of the “Part II” screenplay in a three-and-a-half-week burst. John Krasinski and the Tense Wait for ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z

Altman asked him to work on a screenplay that never got produced, then another, an adaptation of Hemingway's "Across the River and Into the Trees," then on an aborted Burt Reynolds project. Why Robert Altman's brilliant 'Nashville' never had a sequel 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

The challenge of turning the book into a screenplay is clear: Joe almost watches his parents’ life as if it were a film. Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan on their new creations - an acclaimed film and a baby daughter 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z

Q: You used your "Star Trek" clout to form a production company, Before the Door Pictures, whose first film, 2011's "Margin Call," was nominated for a best screenplay Oscar. A Minute With: Zachary Quinto on 'Star Trek,' Spock and coming out 2013-05-15T14:18:03Z

And then I had this screenplay to write and needed a secret for the kid to have and so I plugged in the fat-chick stuff. Blogging "City Island": My fat-chick manifesto 2010-04-12T16:18:00Z

Issues that boiled through that film are sidestepped in “Jimmy’s Hall,” whose workmanlike screenplay was written by Mr. Loach’s longtime collaborator Paul Laverty. Review: ‘Jimmy’s Hall’ Pits the Church Against a Populist Gathering Place 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

This Martin Scorsese crime drama was one of only two best-picture contenders to also be nominated in the directing, acting, editing and screenplay categories, all considered important bellwethers for the top prize. The Five-Way Race for Best Picture Begins 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

That movie went on to win the Academy Award for best picture, and McCarthy and co-writer Josh Singer won for best original screenplay. ‘Tell the judge I love my wife’: The brilliant simplicity of ‘Loving’ 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z

He won an Oscar in 1999 for his Gods and Monsters screenplay. Condon to helm new Twilight film 2010-04-29T08:24:00Z

He later teamed up with Mr. Fisher to write the screenplays for the Bob Hope films “Eight on the Lam,” “A Global Affair,” “I’ll Take Sweden” and “Cancel My Reservation.” Arthur Marx, Who Wrote About Groucho, Dies at 89 2011-04-15T01:17:54Z

Under the plea agreement, Halderman must give prosecutors all copies of any diary entries, photos, screenplay notes or other materials he has concerning Letterman and must agree never to reveal the contents. TV producer admits attempting Letterman shakedown 2010-03-09T23:57:00Z

Ms. Lee declined to write the movie’s screenplay, a task later given to the playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote, who received an Oscar for his script. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

Out of 900 screenplays written by students in the Young Storytellers program this year, six were selected for “The Biggest Show” on Wednesday night at the Novo theater at downtown’s LA Live. Written by a fifth-grader, starring actors from 'Veep' and 'Insecure.' Title: 'Small Hands, Orange Face' 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

Then, as versions of a screenplay were generated, I began to watch movies with a different appreciation. The true-life tale that inspired ‘Moby-Dick,’ and a new movie by Ron Howard 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z

“I liked it because it brought money into the town, and I liked the screenplay. I can’t remember if I wrote that or not. Did I?” Stephen King Has Thoughts About Stephen King TV Shows 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z

When we wrote the screenplay, we didn’t know who would dare make it. When ‘Y Tu Mamá También’ Changed Everything 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z

The question now, I suppose, is: novels, or screenplays? David Nicholls, the man who made a nation cry 2011-08-06T23:05:39Z

He texted, “What we ended up writing was a scriptment — a creative mix of a screenplay and a treatment that factored in the mouse movement, text messages and browser windows.” How ‘Searching’ Uses Tech Devices as Narrative Devices 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

Ulvaeus’ other guests on the radio show include Catherine Johnson, the British playwright who wrote the stage play of “Mamma Mia!” and the screenplay for the subsequent film. Ulvaeus seeks source of ABBA magic with Apple radio show 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z

As we shuffled off the boat, Black set the scene as he would in a screenplay. Dustin Lance Black, the Screenwriter Behind “Milk” and “When We Rise,” on Coming Out As a Gay Activist 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z

Life doesn’t proceed as methodically as in the screenplay of a skillfully plotted commercial film. ‘2 Autumns, 3 Winters,’ Homage to the New Wave 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

Gender confusion of the night Art Malik, who presented the screenplay prize with Martin Freeman, got into a muddle over the nominated talent for Four Lions. My alternative British Independent Film awards 2010 2010-12-06T14:51:00Z

Working from a literal translation of the Bergman screenplay by Wendy Weckwerth, Mr. Woodruff takes few liberties in adapting the material. | 'Autumn Sonata': A Fraught Mother-Daughter Drama 2011-04-28T22:18:19Z

Those who enjoyed Tom Stoppard’s irreverent satire of such, in his Oscar-winning “Shakespeare in Love” screenplay, may appreciate the similarly tongue-in-cheek, if more scattered, approach of Lawler and Flint. Shakespeare meets Dickens in ‘Holiday of Errors’ 2013-12-12T05:21:04Z

Mr. Roth had written the screenplay for “Benjamin Button.” ‘House of Cards’ Arrives as a Netflix Series 2013-01-18T15:00:00Z

That’s not something that he ever said directly, but I was encouraged by his sons’ and Janet’s reaction to the screenplay, because it seemed that they felt that was a possibility as well. Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy and Damien Chazelle Shoot for the Moon 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z

The screenplay was found by Nathan Abrams, professor in film at Bangor University and a leading Kubrick expert, who said: “I couldn’t believe it. It’s so exciting. It was believed to have been lost.” Lost Stanley Kubrick screenplay, Burning Secret, is found 60 years on 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z

Richard Ross, an attorney for Fitzgerald, confirmed that his client wrote the screenplay. US taxpayers getting cut of 'Passion' prequel 2012-05-11T21:02:11Z

Nominated for: Best picture, director, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, original screenplay, editing, costume design, score, song. Where to Stream ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Elvis’ and More 2023 Oscar Nominees 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

A sizeable critical smash, it was nominated for five Oscars and the film-maker also took home the prize for best original screenplay last month. Will Smith rejected Django Unchained role because it wasn't big enough 2013-03-26T12:23:58Z

"Birdman," a visually inventive look at a washed-up movie actor seeking redemption on the Broadway stage, took best picture, director, cinematography and original screenplay prizes at the Dolby Theatre ceremony. At the Oscars, it's the night of the 'Birdman' 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

The mental health comedy Silver Linings Playbook and its director David O Russell won one award, best adapted screenplay. Baftas: stars dress for show not snow as awards hail director Ben Affleck 2013-02-10T21:57:39Z

I think one of the most impressive things about Billy’s screenplay is the masterful way he doled out info. "The Death of Dick Long" dares you to love the men who love Nickelback 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z

That became something in the shooting that we weren’t aware of in the screenplay. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z

Krieps, who said she was a fan of Levy’s writing before she joined the film, described Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s screenplay for‌ “Hot Milk‌” as “actually weird” and therefore close to the novel’s spirit. With a Doppelgänger Novel, Deborah Levy Embodies Strangeness 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z

The film also won best director, original screenplay and international feature, marking a moment of pride for many Asian-Americans and a turning point in the academy’s long history of embracing stories told by white filmmakers. Trump Denounces Oscar Winner ‘Parasite’ 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Waters won an Edgar Allen Poe Award for best screenplay. Teen bullying takes musical turn in stage version of 'Heathers' 2013-09-20T13:32:10Z

Because the movie is a sequel based on a pre-existing character, it won in the adapted screenplay category. ‘Promising Young Woman’ and ‘Borat’ Win at Writers Guild Awards 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z

One of Serling’s most personal screenplays, this episode stars Gig Young as a man who goes back to his hometown and finds he’s traveled back in time. ‘The Twilight Zone’: Here’s Why We Still Care 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

“The Disaster Artist,” a comedy about the worst Hollywood film ever made, received early awards attention but on Tuesday, only landed one Oscar nomination, for adapted screenplay. 'Wonder Woman' stumbles, 'Get Out' surprises at Oscar nominations 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z

The award for best screenplay went to Chinese filmmaker Yonfan for the animation “No. 7 Cherry Lane”, a romance set in late 1960s Hong Kong. 'Joker' wins Golden Lion at Venice, Polanski drama is runner-up 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z

And I call them each time and show them the screenplay and then show them the movie. Jason Reitman: 'I became a man making Up in the Air' 2010-05-24T11:30:00Z

“Red Hook Summer,” like most of Mr. Lee’s films, has a prominent musical soundtrack that underscores the editorial tone of the screenplay, written by Mr. Lee with James McBride. Movie Review: ‘Red Hook Summer,’ Directed by Spike Lee 2012-08-09T12:00:00Z

“There was never any talk about getting down and dirty with it,” said Ron McGee, who wrote screenplays for unauthorized versions of “Saved by the Bell” and “Full House.” Lifetime Commits to ‘Unauthorized’ Movie Franchise 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

Haggis, 64, won screenplay and best picture Oscars in 2006 for “Crash.” Director Paul Haggis denies sexual misconduct accusations 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

It includes picture, director, actress, actor, screenplay, cinematography and even two entries in the Cinderella category of best song: City of Dreams and Audition. Nocturnal Animals snub is failure of nerve as La La Land steamrolls Oscars | Peter Bradshaw 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z

You don’t always need to read something to know it’s there — although, please read screenplays; even a bad one can illustrate how well the rest of a movie works. The Mystery of the Oscars: How Do You Really Vote for a Script? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

His first screenplay to be produced — written with his frequent collaborator Larry Tucker — was “I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!” Paul Mazursky, Director Who Captured a Changing America, Dies at 84 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

His output during this period includes more than 20 novels and several collections of short fiction, along with numerous screenplays and assorted nonfiction. Review | Stephen King’s ‘The Institute’ turns our political moment into gripping horror 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z

Ben Vanstone, a writer on BBC One series Merlin, has adapted the screenplay, while the film will be produced by Working Title. Stephen Fry set for Borrowers adaptation 2011-06-20T13:37:56Z

That screenplay, a time-travel comedy with a Disneyland element, has been written, and a marquee comedian is “circling” it, as they call tentative interest in Hollywood. Scene Stealers: Once Writer for ‘The Young and Restless,’ is Charging Into a New Episode 2013-07-26T18:07:51Z

Their screenplay got them the support of A24, the independent studio behind thrillers like “Hereditary” and “The Lighthouse,” as well as the involvement of co-stars like Brosnan. Ilana Glazer on the Terror of the Modern Birth System and ‘False Positive’ 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z

In terms of raw effect, the sound design is great, but it is the screenplay that subverts expectations and makes you feel like you are having fun then it punches you in the face. "It Lives Inside" director on his psychological monster and "counterintuitive" approach to suspense 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z

Ridley Scott and Hampton Fancher, who wrote the first one, did a fantastic screenplay. Director Denis Villeneuve walks a fine line between art and commerce 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

He wrote the screenplay for the 1993 remake of the 1950 romantic comedy “Born Yesterday,” and the next year he and Woody Allen collaborated on the script for Mr. Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway.” Douglas McGrath, Playwright, Filmmaker and Actor, Dies at 64 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

And by 1973, he was working on the screenplay that would become “Network,” its story initiated by a disturbed anchorman who has a crackup in front of an audience of millions. News Anchors Mad as Hell in ‘Network’ and Suicidal in ‘Kate Plays Christine’ 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

He published more than 50 books — including poetry, essays, travel writing and fiction for both adults and children — along with a handful of plays and screenplays. Alan Sillitoe, ?Angry? British Author, Dies at 82 2010-04-26T04:37:00Z

It took the financial crisis in 2008, when he was 35, to spark him to write the screenplay that would change everything. Director J.C. Chandor follows the money in 'A Most Violent Year' 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

Then, after studying scripts by Fellini, Pasolini and Truffaut, he wrote a screenplay. Leonard Kastle, Composer and Filmmaker, Dies at 82 2011-05-22T02:23:04Z

With excellent performances, a quick-witted screenplay and a strong sense of the important truths in its story, Quiz Show doesn't need to fix this historian's vote. Quiz Show takes the prize for historical accuracy 2012-12-14T11:02:00Z

Yet the big daddy of horror earned only two Oscars, for sound and adapted screenplay, losing out in the best picture category to George Roy Hill’s The Sting. Nine films that should have won best picture at the Oscars 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

He finished the screenplay, but it was never filmed. Happy birthday Marcel Proust! 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

When Mr. Rush, a 41-year-old making his first feature film, wrote the screenplay for “Everything Must Go,” Mr. Ferrell was nowhere near his list of possible leading men. Fledgling Filmmaker Casts Against Type 2011-05-06T20:53:01Z

It's already been given the thumbs up by critics, winning a Golden Globe for best screenplay and getting five Oscar nods, including best picture. Falling in love in a digital age 2014-02-15T10:32:43Z

Evison said he has not been involved in writing the screenplay. ‘The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving,' the movie version 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

“Drive My Car,” an emotional epic of grief, connection and art, is nominated for four Oscars, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay. Signaling a shift, ‘Drive My Car’ rides into the Oscars 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

“Roma” was among the best foreign film nominees, as expected, while Cuarón was recognized for best screenplay and best director. ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Vice’ Lead the 2019 Golden Globes Nominations 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

The screenplay, by Andy Cochran, is lightly seasoned with jokes about exotic sex toys that the store peddles. Movie Review: In ‘Adult World,’ a Naïf Dreams of Literary Glory 2014-02-13T23:21:16Z

Steven Spielberg's portrayal of one of America's most revered presidents won a leading seven nominations, including best drama, best director, best screenplay and best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role. "Lincoln" leads Golden Globe movie nominations 2012-12-13T18:44:44Z

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences deemed “Moonlight” an adapted screenplay, and it is considered the heavy favorite to win that statuette. ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Arrival’ Win Top Honors at Writers Guild Awards 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z

A few weeks later, Mr. Bhardwaj met Mr. Peer in New Delhi, and they began collaborating on the screenplay, drawing on Mr. Bhardwaj’s mastery of Shakespearean adaptations and Mr. Peer’s journalistic realism. ‘Haider’ Angers Hindu Nationalists but Excites Film Critics 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

The screenwriter, a Northwest native and veteran of TV’s “Almost Live!,” was on the phone Thursday morning, not long after learning that his first produced screenplay, “Nebraska,” was nominated for an Academy Award. NW screenwriter surprised and delighted by Oscar nod 2014-01-16T18:09:41Z

Before switching to TV, Conrad wrote features, including excellent screenplays like “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” ‘Ultra City Smiths’ Review: New York Neo-Noir, With Plastic Dolls 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

It won eight Academy Awards, including best picture, best director, best actor in a leading role for F. Murray Abraham as Salieri and a best screenplay award for Mr. Shaffer. Peter Shaffer, acclaimed British playwright of ‘Equus’ and ‘Amadeus,’ dies at 90 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

Steven Spielberg is directing a new film adaptation of “West Side Story,” with a screenplay by Tony Kushner, that is scheduled to open Dec. 10. Sondheim Is Writing a New Musical, and Hopes to Stage It Next Year 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

“The Turning Point” was nominated for 11 Oscars, including one for Mr. Laurents’s screenplay, though it did not win any. Arthur Laurents, Playwright and Director on Broadway, Dies at 93 2011-05-06T04:27:34Z

Sanctioned by the Fitzgerald estate and edited by Anne Margaret Daniel, this collection contains character portraits, screenplay treatments and unpublished short stories. F. Scott Fitzgerald: Our nation’s most poetic interpreter 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

He was a co-writer of two screenplays with Bergman in the 1960s, and succeeded Bergman as the director of the Royal Dramatic Theater in 1966. Erland Josephson, Actor With Ingmar Bergman, Dies at 88 2012-02-27T07:10:29Z

She’ll need to hope that Oscar voters respond so strongly to Tarantino’s film that it cracks the picture, director and screenplay categories, a show of force that would help sweep her in. Which Cannes Films Will Factor Into the Oscar Race? 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z

Maybe it’s because Erik Jendresen’s screenplay is so enraptured with its own in jokes about quantum physics that everything has to be announced. | 'The Big Bang': A Taste for Psychedelics and the God Particle 2011-05-12T23:22:16Z

As if securing Scott's services weren't coup enough, Alcon has also revealed it is in talks with original Blade Runner writer Hampton Fancher to write the screenplay. Blade Runner sequel will reunite Ridley Scott with original screenplay writer 2012-05-18T11:06:23Z

But the studio noted that Nolan did land best picture and original screenplay nominations. Oscar snubs: "Inception" director, Duvall, Kunis 2011-01-26T00:09:02Z

When I was 16, I wrote my first screenplay. Q&A: Delpy, Rock discuss '2 Days in New York' 2012-04-27T20:16:12Z

While “Django Unchained” won Quentin Tarantino an Oscar for its screenplay, some viewers felt it was a flippant approach to a serious topic. Can the new ‘Roots’ help us understand America’s current racial divide? 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

He emphasized that he was working on the screenplay, and that Leonard Bernstein’s score — “the greatest score of a musical ever written,” he said — would remain unchanged. Tony Kushner Plans a Trump Play, and a New ‘West Side Story’ 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

Is it any wonder that the Coen brothers are reportedly working on a screenplay? How the Dark Web’s Dread Pirate Roberts Went Down 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

He has written essays, a memoir, novels, plays, screenplays, stand-up monologues, songs, sketch comedy and short fiction. They Are Also 2 Wild and Crazy Guys 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z

Mr. Volodarsky’s most famous screenplays rarely drifted from the themes of battle and camaraderie among men. Eduard Volodarsky, Screenwriter Banned by Soviets, Dies at 71 2012-10-14T01:38:45Z

Shane Black’s screenplay for Iron Man 3 showed the henchman suddenly realising that he has no loyalty to his obviously obnoxious employer. Richard Kiel's Jaws: the Bond villain whose bark was worse than his bite 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

“I felt like to really do the genre correctly, social commentary is at its heart and at its roots,” said Snyder, who directed, co-wrote the screenplay and shot the film. Zack Snyder blends social commentary into ‘Army of The Dead’ 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z

Mr. Cuarón picked up nominations for directing and original screenplay for “Roma,” which also was nominated for best foreign film. ‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ Lead Oscar Nominations 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, the film lost for best picture of 1974 to “Godfather II,” but Towne won for best original screenplay. My Sister, My Daughter: Behind the Scenes of a Great American Film 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

Mr. Padura, who helped write the screenplay, would not discuss the decision, but in an open letter, a group of filmmakers condemned what they called a “serious, unnecessary and outdated act of censorship.” In Cuba, Artistic Freedom Remains an Open Question 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

Their first four screenplays were personal stories that resembled "People Like Us," a story inspired by Kurtzman's own chance meeting with a half-sister he had never known. 'Trek' crew beams to Earth for 'People Like Us' 2012-06-26T17:31:05Z

Captain Phillips - a film about piracy starring Tom Hanks - won writer Billy Ray best adapted screenplay prize. Her is named Writers Guild winner 2014-02-03T08:57:33Z

It's been about 10 years since I wrote a screenplay, but I just finished one. "Faster" star Billy Bob Thornton returns to writing 2010-11-24T00:03:00Z

Best screenplay went to Iran hostage film Argo, directed by and starring Ben Affleck, also an Oscar favourite. The Master wins over LA Critics 2012-12-10T10:30:34Z

It’s likely to miss out on screenplay, however, unlike Carol. Oscars 2016: what will lead the nominations and who will surprise? 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

The events that transpire are necessarily abhorrent — carefully yet unambiguously effective in their depiction, thanks to David Nicholls’s screenplay and Edward Berger’s direction. Review | ‘Patrick Melrose’ is the Cumberbatch-iest show ever made. And that’s a good thing. 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

Go to the gym or start writing that screenplay early in the day, even if you don’t consider yourself to be a morning person. Struggling with New Year's resolutions? We can help 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

In the early nineteen-fifties, he wrote some screenplays and starred in a strange little low-budget melodrama that he wrote, “Dance Hall Racket.” Where Comedy Comes From 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z

The film will be directed by It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney, who wrote the screenplay alongside Wonder Woman writer Jason Fuchs. Steve Carell set to star in Minecraft film 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

Sometimes, I'm referred to as Britain's No 1 film-maker and I've been nominated for an Oscar seven times, five times for screenplays. Mike Leigh Q&A 2011-04-09T23:05:23Z

“It’s a full screenplay so could be completed by film-makers today.” Lost Stanley Kubrick screenplay, Burning Secret, is found 60 years on 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z

Well, then, as a writer, which screenplay turned you on creatively, spiritually and emotionally? The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: James Lipton 2012-02-15T19:11:11Z

Still, the path to best picture almost always goes through one of the screenplay categories, and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” has lost much of its momentum for the top award. Oscars 2020 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

Faulkner came to Los Angeles to write screenplays. Read Your Way Around Los Angeles 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z

The film collected five nods, including best picture and best screenplay, but suffered one of the biggest snubs of the day -- no best director nomination for Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow. News Corp's Fox leads Hollywood studios in Oscar nods 2013-01-11T01:08:39Z

Calder’s new screenplay touches on the theme too: It’s based on the true story of a disastrous Arctic expedition way back in the 1990s. The Silver Lake young(ish) professional, adrift in 'Icebergs' at the Geffen Playhouse 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

I had just turned in the screenplay for “The Social Network,” and Sony was very excited. ArtsBeat: That's News to Him: Aaron Sorkin on 'The Newsroom' and His Steve Jobs Screenplay 2012-06-07T13:00:24Z

What made this story the right project for you — that you wanted to write your first screenplay, produce the film, and star as Victor? William Levy defied convention to make his own Spanish-language assassin flick 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

Because it was hard to make the screenplay, and it was hard to make the movie, and it was hard to make “Look Homeward, Angel.” Duos of 'Genius': A. Scott Berg and John Logan, Colin Firth and Jude Law, Maxwell Perkins and Thomas Wolfe 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

Ms. Coppola, 43, the writer and director of films such as “The Virgin Suicides,” “Somewhere” and “The Bling Ring,” won an Academy Award for best original screenplay for her 2003 film “Lost in Translation.” For Sofia Coppola and Anjelica Huston, Oscar’s a Family Friend 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

Tortuous as Sharp's screenplay was, Peckinpah's direction did little to illuminate it. Alan Sharp 2013-02-14T11:40:41Z

For others, it evokes that of his older brother, Herman J, most celebrated as the writer of the screenplay of Citizen Kane. Tom Mankiewicz obituary 2010-08-04T17:43:00Z

"Lincoln" is up for adapted screenplay, along with "Argo," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Life of Pi" and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." `Lincoln,' `Argo' earn Writers Guild nominations 2013-01-04T18:43:13Z

But Gerwig’s name was not on the best-director nominee list last year for “Little Women,” even as her acclaimed adaptation landed in six categories, including best picture and best adapted screenplay. This is a landmark year for diversity at the Oscars. Why did it take nearly a century? 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z

"I read it and thought there was a chance to make a screenplay of that book that had some originality to it," says Jones. Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank admire the feminism in 'Homesman' western 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

I'm working on some screenplays now, but one of the screenplays I really would rather do is theater, but I'm not sure. Women's empowerment is not "kicking ass in bikinis": Julie Taymor on what real feminism looks like 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

As if going on vacations and dancing on Billy Joel’s piano together wasn’t enough, the duo are writing a comedic screenplay together – in which they’ll play sisters! J-Law Congratulates Amy Schumer on Emmy Win in Most J-Law Way 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

When I read the screenplay, I didn’t feel that it was telling me how I should feel about the character or whether I should judge her. Andrea Riseborough Can’t Believe She Was Nominated for an Oscar, Either 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

After that they collaborated on more than 40 screenplays. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry dies at 84 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy instead won best British film and best adapted screenplay. Baftas 2012: The Artist biggest winner with seven awards including best film 2012-02-12T22:08:15Z

Leonard, who died in 2013 at age 87, authored more than 45 books, several screenplays and more. Elmore Leonard archive goes to South Carolina 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

Spotlight took the prizes for best picture and best original screenplay at last month’s Oscars. Spotlight producers admit dialogue of Boston school worker was 'fictionalised' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

Woody Allen, who is credited with the screenplay and makes his feature film debut, loathed it, claiming that his script was butchered. Clive Donner obituary 2010-09-07T17:44:00Z

Adapted from a Haruki Murakami story, “Drive My Car,” which won the screenplay prize at Cannes, unfolds over three hours and is unafraid of detours. Winter Movies 2021: Here’s What’s Coming Soon to Streaming and Theaters 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

Sole screenplay credit ultimately went to Ms. Woolverton, who is something of a Disney legend, having written “Beauty and the Beast” and “Maleficent,” among others. From Ali G to Alice in Wonderland 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

The film adaptation is set to shoot in Montreal, Canada, from a screenplay by Cabin in the Woods' Drew Goddard. Anne Hathaway takes on Robopocalypse 2012-11-13T11:29:30Z

With a screenplay, there's no point spending time describing the characters because you'll have an actor … there's also no point in describing landscapes and places … A screenplay is a blueprint. Alan Sharp 2013-02-14T11:40:41Z

That Christmas, Nick bought me a Pulp Fiction T-shirt and I bought him the screenplay. Losers in love 2011-02-05T00:03:33Z

That Peele took home the original screenplay award for Get Out in 2018 would lend the ceremony a sense of continuity, or perhaps a rush of new viewers, and remind them of his comic origins. Oscars 2019: who should be the host? 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

She won a best original screenplay Oscar in 1994 for her film “The Piano,” which also earned her a directing nomination. Jane Campion wins Oscar for best director 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z

And she hired Melissa to write the screenplay. A Word With: Steven Spielberg 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

He also wrote the screenplay for 2008's The Informers, based on his own novel, and worked on the script for the upcoming high school-set horror Downers Grove, based on Michael Hornburg's novel. Could Bret Easton Ellis bring Fifty Shades of Grey to fruition? 2012-06-12T13:16:00Z

That perspective was transformed into box-office gold in the film “Mean Girls,” Ms. Fey’s first screenplay, based on a nonfiction book about the perils of popularity by Rosalind Wiseman and directed by Mark Waters. Review: ‘Mean Girls’ Sets the Perils of Being Popular to Song 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z

He introduced himself to her, and one night over dinner with Ms. Yun and her husband he sheepishly mentioned the screenplay. Film: A Fine Balance: The Quiet Life of a Star Actress 2011-02-05T03:33:01Z

That screenplay is being rewritten in advance of the film's March production start. 2010-01-15T03:56:00Z

You often have the queasy feeling that the screenplay was improvised on the spot. ‘Horrible Bosses 2,’ With Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

While Mr. Dawson was working on the screenplay this winter, drought-stricken Los Angeles was being battered by heavy storms, with most of the rainfall washing into the ocean because of insufficient drainage and catchment infrastructure. Cautionary Climate Tales That Give People Pause When They Press Play 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

He won an Oscar for adapting the screenplay for "Gods and Monsters," which he also directed. Bill Condon to direct 4th "Twilight" movie 2010-04-28T22:06:00Z

His first screenplay was “Blood Alley,” an adaptation of his 1955 novel of that name. Sid Fleischman, Children?s Author, Dies at 90 2010-03-24T23:24:00Z

The story was written by Frederick Mensch, 56, who had never had a screenplay produced before “Nightingale.” Review: David Oyelowo, Going Mad in ‘Nightingale’ 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

The Snowden character first turned up in another of his screenplays. 'Nightingale' tested David Oyelowo's commitment as an actor 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

He most recently received a screenplay nomination this year for Inherent Vice. Paul Thomas Anderson to Write Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Pinocchio' 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

If the novel evokes this through the use of close third-person writing, the screenplay takes a more directly personal approach. Discovering the screenplay of Joan Didion's 'Play It As It Lays' 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

Both his films and his unfilmed screenplays seep into the performing arts with regularity. A Birthday Tribute to the Other Ingmar Bergman 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

This weekend it presents a children’s novel by Ian Fleming, which was turned into a screenplay by Roald Dahl and the director Ken Hughes — what more could young imaginations ask for? Spare Times for Children Listings for April 22-28 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

Another paean to a European capital by Allen, "Midnight in Paris," packed theaters and won him an Academy Award this year for original screenplay. Woody's `To Rome with Love' shows the sweet life 2012-04-13T17:29:07Z

But the screenplay is chopped up into smutty sound bites constructed around the notion that casual obscenity delivered by respected actors of a certain age is hilarious. Movie Review: ‘The Big Wedding,’ a Farce With Keaton and De Niro 2013-04-26T00:06:16Z

The two writers brought a draft of a screenplay to Stiller, who had been in Italy filming “Zoolander 2” during the manhunt. Ben Stiller Goes Darker for a Real-Life Prison Break 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

She described it as one of the most exciting challenges to date, despite the strict boundaries of the Oscar-nominated screenplay. Rooney Mara: I watched Toy Srory 3 to relax after Dragon Tattoo rape scenes 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z

After a movie version was approved in the mid-'80s, horror legend Wes Craven wrote the original screenplay, which he planned to direct. 10 facts about V.C. Andrews's "Flowers in the Attic" 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

But it doesn’t explain what happened to Mr. Affleck, whose only prior Oscar nomination, and win, came in 1998, when he was honored as co-author of the screenplay to “Good Will Hunting.” Directors Guild vs. Oscars: An Unusual Year 2013-01-24T13:33:49Z

According to many published accounts, his screenplay was rejected by several studios as too sentimental for the time. 2010-01-20T06:41:00Z

The pair are writing a screenplay about the former England bowler, who sparked the Bodyline scandal in the 1930s. Elliot and Monty writers team up 2013-12-11T18:55:24Z

In a long career, 50 years and counting, Mr. Stoppard, 81, has written plays, radio plays and screenplays that have discoursed on everything from Dadaism to analytic philosophy to particle physics to early Pink Floyd. Tom Stoppard, Always Tackling ‘The Hard Problem’ 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

Israel’s submission, “Footnote,” directed by Joseph Cedar, has won festival prizes, especially for its clever screenplay. The Carpetbagger: ?A Separation? and ?In Darkness? on Oscar Foreign Shortlist 2012-01-19T00:00:11Z

Dickey wrote the film’s screenplay, hewing closely to his novel’s plot and dialogue. Books: ?Deliverance?: A Dark Heart Still Beating 2010-08-24T22:27:00Z

The dialogue in Mike Rich's screenplay is often clunky and expository, full of people explaining things to people who already know what they're being told. 'Secretariat': Slow out of the gate, film picks up speed in horse-racing scenes 2010-10-07T19:35:00Z

Robert has found comedy in the political divide before, in his screenplay for 1994’s rom-com “Speechless,” about speechwriters working for opposing candidates. In TV’s ‘BrainDead,’ bugs eat the brains of D.C. politicians. (It’s a metaphor.) 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

In an early sign of the academy’s affection for “Parasite,” Bong and Han Jin Won won an Oscar for writing the original screenplay for the film, beating Tarantino. ‘Parasite’ Makes Oscar History With Best Picture Win 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

"I always start with an image," said Ataman, who directed the film and wrote the screenplay. Modern take on Abraham's sacrifice dissects Turkish village life 2014-02-13T10:50:21Z

He was 24 when he was nominated for best director and best original screenplay Oscars. Boyz N the Hood director John Singleton dies aged 51 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

“Lost in Translation” earned Coppola an Oscar for best screenplay and numerous nominations including Murray for best actor. Sofia Coppola, Bill Murray to reunite for ‘On the Rocks’ 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z

The screenplay, by Lena Waithe, taps into urgent conversations about race in America. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Queen & Slim’ and ‘Hamlet’ 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

And structurally, "Sudden Death" isn't normative: a short screenplay and the author's emails are interspersed with short entries from obscure sporting dictionaries and excerpts from humanist classics. Aztec and European empires collide in the strange and bloody 'Sudden Death' by Álvaro Enrigue 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

This was maybe the most difficult part of the screenplay. China Submits an Unexpected Contender and Surprises Even the Director 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

We are working on the screenplay for "Undiscovered Country" right now. "Trump's wall is based on a ridiculous fantasy": Scott Snyder on how reality is scarier than fiction 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z

The author is also writing a screenplay for the "Potter" spinoff, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," which is set for a November 2016 release. J.K. Rowling announces new 'Harry Potter' spinoff 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

In another departure from the history books, Field and screenplay writer Tony Kushner offer a sympathetic depiction of Lincoln's wife as a strong and supportive woman. Spielberg says "Lincoln" is no political football 2012-10-09T19:10:26Z

At reception, I bumped into Herb Golder, a classics professor at Boston University who brought the story of Yavorsky to his friend Herzog; together they wrote the screenplay. Werner Herzog: a killer at the table 2010-06-22T20:31:00Z

He lives in Venice, Calif., in a charming house, where he has fun art parties and writes poetry and music and plays and screenplays. ‘Hollywood Is Changing,’ Says Its Veteran Activist, Tim Robbins 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z

Eventually, Chace hit upon the notion of basing a screenplay on Jorge Luis Borges’s “The Zahir,” about a man who becomes obsessed with a rare coin. Filmmakers waylaid by sheep and sanctions 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

The novelist, better known for the award-winning The Testimony of Taliesin Jones, wrote the screenplay just over a year ago, and admits that football is not what the film is really about. Africa United reveals the other side of a continent 2010-10-02T23:07:00Z

Now, he is working on a screenplay based on his childhood and adolescence. Campbell Addy Up Close 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z

For original screenplay, I would say without question, and with all due respect to Woody, who wrote a beautiful movie about Paris, a city I lived in and loved, “The Artist.” The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: James Lipton 2012-02-15T19:11:11Z

Earlier this year, Sorkin's screenplay for the film "The Social Network" won him an Oscar. HBO orders cable news drama from Aaron Sorkin 2011-09-08T18:49:12Z

Ultimately, if these refugees couldn’t get adequate compensation, they demanded an injunction on The Good Lie, alleged to be a derivative of the interviews and the screenplay they claim to co-own. Sudanese Refugees Can Pursue Copyright Claims Over Reese Witherspoon Film 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

This one, by the Scottish director David Mackenzie from a screenplay by Sheridan, stars Jeff Bridges as a Texas Ranger and Gil Birmingham as his deputy. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘CMT Artists of the Year’ and ‘Hell or High Water’ 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

The screenplay is so haphazardly constructed that when the movie seems to be ending, it refuels with preposterous new developments. ‘The Best of Me,’ an Adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks Novel 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

"Zero Dark Thirty" was nominated for original screenplay, along with "Flight," "Looper," "The Master" and "Moonrise Kingdom." `Lincoln,' `Argo' earn Writers Guild nominations 2013-01-04T18:43:13Z

David Seidler didn't let her gaffe pass when he accepted the best original screenplay for "The King's Speech." Melissa Leo wins supporting actress Oscar award 2011-02-28T03:14:08Z

The film earned him an Academy Award for best original screenplay and went on to become a beloved story about the transformative power of music. ‘Almost Famous’ Heads to Broadway, Purple Aura Intact 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z

The producers said in a statement Saturday that they are concerned that third parties who received the screenplay might seek to publish it — and warned the material is subject to copyright protection around the world. Sony hack exposed script of James Bond film 'Spectre,' producers say 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z

"Blacktop Highway," which was first staged at REDCAT's New Original Works Festival, is presented as a staged screenplay. Despite a few bumps, 'Blacktop Highway' still leads to horrors inside the American psyche 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z

He has also published numerous books and written the screenplays for the films "The Proposition" and "Lawless." The real Nick Cave? In '20,000 Days on Earth,' take your pick 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

"Ivan," directed by Thea Sharrock from a screenplay by Mike White, achieves a balance between hard reality and Disney dream in a way that past wildlife and circus fables could not because it must. Disney's defiant, talking-gorilla movie offers kid-friendly lessons in civil disobedience 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z

Then I remembered that I was nominated as a producer,” said Affleck, who already has an original screenplay Oscar for writing 1997′s “Good Will Hunting” with longtime friend Matt Damon. ‘Argo’ on a Roll with Big Win at SAG Awards 2013-01-28T11:03:01Z

One of the movie’s most touching scenes has Trumbo and his family watching the Oscars on TV as his screenplay for Roman Holiday wins best screenplay, the statuette being picked up by his front. ‘Every country has its fearmongers’ – Bryan Cranston on Trumbo and Hollywood’s blacklist 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z

Nadia, burdened by the success of her last film, is stymied in her attempt at write a screenplay for a French producer showering her with money. 'Cineastas' captures moviemaking endeavors in progress 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

“The crew is unisex and all parts are interchangeable for men or women,” the screenplay stated. Hollywood’s gender-swapping problem: It looks like progress for actresses — but women of color are still mostly shut out 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

And over there, the typewriter used to write the screenplay for “Psycho.” A Big Hollywood Premiere That Was a Long Time Coming 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

Privately, plenty of users feel as it their repartee is worthy of an Aaron Sorkin screenplay — but it takes a special kind of egotist to want to make these conversations public. Sidewire: The chatter site for political junkies who haven’t already maxed out 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

But a winner revealed it was simply a hint at Rowling’s latest project: The screenplay for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a Potter movie spinoff. Everything J.K. Rowling Revealed About Harry Potter in 2014 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z

As a screenplay “The White Sister” would require very little rewriting to become a brilliant comic vehicle for Charles Busch, but Matarazzo’s spare, sober direction makes it something quite different. DVD: The Italian Potboiler?s Master Chef 2011-06-24T16:42:02Z

By 2003, he was completing the film program at Columbia and was writing a screenplay with two fellow students. Ayad Akhtar: On Muslim identity, and life in America

Like his best-known screenplays, The Awakening and The Guardian, Volk's story is a ghostly thriller and tells the story of an undertaker attempting to raise his daughter from the dead. Jim Broadbent makes one-off return to the stage 2013-03-06T12:32:16Z

This was a deliberate decision; the screenplay eliminates a major subplot in Benchley’s novel, involving an affair between Brady’s wife and Hooper. DVD: ‘Jaws,’ Seminal Blockbuster, Now on Blu-ray 2012-08-12T02:53:01Z

Thompson, whose screenwriting also includes the hit family film Nanny McPhee, said it was now common for films to begin shooting before the screenplays were ready. Emma Thompson tells Hollywood: respect the scriptwriters 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z

She wrote twenty-two screenplays and television films for Merchant Ivory, all produced. A Tribute to Screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927-2013) 2013-04-11T20:43:00Z

"Bullets Over Broadway," based on the screenplay of the 1994 Woody Allen film, will debut at the Pantages on Jan. 5. 'If/Then,' Carole King musical lead Pantages' 2015-16 season 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

Mr. Kushner is also a nominee for best adapted screenplay and awards-watchers consider it a key step in the Oscar campaign for "Lincoln." The Carpetbagger: An Oscar Trip for Norah Jones and a WGA Honor for Tony Kushner 2013-01-29T16:36:20Z

Wilson worked on several new drafts of the screenplay, but nothing happened with them and there was still no director. The Long, Long Road to Building ‘Fences’ 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

The Last Song should have been Sparks's masterpiece; not only did he have a hand in writing the screenplay for the first time, but it also starred tween monolith Miley Cyrus. When will Nicholas Sparks stop making girls cry? 2010-04-22T21:05:00Z

What e-mails was I missing about that cable show and screenplay I was supposed to be working on? Personal Journeys: In Pennsylvania, a Quick Shot of Peace, on a Budget 2011-12-29T18:59:14Z

Woody Allen won the screenplay honor for his romantic fantasy "Midnight in Paris," the filmmaker's biggest hit in decades. 'The Artist,' 'The Descendants' nab top Golden Globes 2012-01-16T06:12:36Z

The Times review called that film “alive,” with a screenplay “packed with smart remarks.” Sundance Film Festival: 5 Movies to Watch 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

If the name of the film wasn't a dead giveaway, "Women Talking" is nothing without its powerful screenplay, which reads like an Ancient Greek dialogue on the nature of religion and submission. Salon's totally (possibly) infallible Oscar predictions: Who will win? And who should win? 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z

Or they could go with "Whiplash," a film that hasn't found much of a theatrical audience but will likely be nominated in several other categories, including supporting actor, screenplay and editing. Oscar race is crowded for best picture, screenplay 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

But the racist beliefs that the real-life Shaw espoused in his personal letters — including describing his regiment as childlike and worrying that they would embarrass him — did not show up in the screenplay. Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

Peele, nominated three times for “Get Out,” won for original screenplay. The Hashtag That Changed the Oscars: An Oral History 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

And while Goldman’s screenplay dances on the edge of glib, it’s lively and sophisticated, with a strong theme about the capitalist forces that really tamed the Wild West. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid at 50: their charm lives on 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

The nagging suspicion emerges, however, that the overdetermined “7th Monarch” is a frustrated screenplay trying to pass as theatrical material. Theater Review: ‘7th Monarch,’ by Jim Henry, at the Acorn Theater 2012-06-25T22:46:52Z

The screenplay was only 76 pages, roughly half the usual length of a Nolan script. “Dunkirk”: A good film, but a far better history lesson 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

“I wrote a musical called ‘Monster of Muldoon’ that played for a month in Georgetown in the late ’80s, and every now and then I’d write a screenplay and try to sell it.” His movie scripts were rejected for 40 years. His Christmas film just aired on Lifetime. 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z

Reacting to the film’s leaked screenplay, the radio talk show firebrand Alex Jones posted a YouTube video in which he warned that “Machete” could foment a “race war.” | 'Machete': Growl, and Let the Severed Heads Fall Where They May 2010-09-02T20:53:00Z

In addition, a kid who was in a fraternity moved into my apartment, and we used his experience to come up with the screenplay. "I feel like politicians are born in fraternities": "The Line" director on Greek life mindset 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

The stories of Thomas Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell and Sir Thomas More might have been engrossing, but the screenplay leaves barely a scratch on any of their surfaces. Anne of the Thousand Days: Tudor tale of thwarted passion with unlikely twist 2013-03-27T10:10:04Z

“I knew Ted a long time, and the picture of a self-interested daddy’s boy . . . is utterly inaccurate,” said Hersh, who read a draft of the screenplay but had not seen the finished product. What really happened at Chappaquiddick? A new movie explores the truth we’ll never know. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

I had written a screenplay with Amos Poe, the film director and it was named one of the best unproduced screen plays in Hollywood. Bourdain collaborator Joel Rose: “Anthony was just as your mom saw him on TV” 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z