Best o/t Web 5 Sep

:: Carson Reeves is impressed with Drive
:: Original Synopsis for Close Encounters for download
:: The Ultimate Guide to 20 Classic SF Shows
:: Scripts for Piranha 3-D and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
:: Sci-Fi in September: Charlie Jane Anders’ Guide
:: All Roads Lead To Evil Dead: Bruce Campbell
:: Alexandra Sokoloff on the subplot pass
:: ScreenCulture.net: New ozzy site to strengthen industry by strengthening ideas
:: Indiewire’s Top 20 Indie Movies of the 2000’s (via Scott Myers)
:: Part 2 of the Steven Spielberg profile (Flickering Myth)
:: How To Get An Agent? (success not guaranteed)
:: Repeaters: more low budget sci-fi time travel
:: Ron Moore will make Harry Potter fans happy on TV
:: The Art of Napoleon Dynamite‘s Title Sequence
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What you need to know about the Protag

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It’s Okay To Say No

I found myself in an interesting situation last month when independent producer, let’s call him “Michael,” reached out to me. He was ready to pounce on a project with money supposedly in hand and needed to mobilize quickly. His eagerness was overwhelming as he bulldozed through small talk and gave me a heavy-handed breakdown of … Read more

Screenwriting: Writing Drama (14)

Yves Lavandier’s book Writing Drama currently rates as the absolute favorite of our book reviewer Jack Brislee. To give you the opportunity to delve into Lavandier’s amazing knowledge and insight, we will be publishing a weekly excerpt from the book. Too many obstacles (1) A perfectly legitimate wish to confront a protagonist with a series … Read more

Video: Animal Kingdom

One of the most highly acclaimed Australian films of recent years and definitely the only one I have been looking forward to see after continuing disappointments.

Writer-Director David Michôd talks about his cinematic debut.

With thanks to Louise Lee Mei.

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