Posted by Tom Brogan on Monday, February 9, 2015,
Bill Morris in The Millions looks at the
Best Adapted Screenplay race at this year's Oscars. He makes the observation that only one script is based on a novel.
"But the novel is now in retreat — and not only in Hollywood — as screenwriters and moviegoers turn their gaze to movies based on established franchises, comic books, graphic novels, musicals, non-fiction books and magazine articles, TV shows, memoirs, and biographies. There’s nothing inherently wrong, or particularly new, about ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Brogan on Saturday, February 7, 2015,
At the
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Writers Panel several of this year's Oscar nominated writers spoke about their films and their writing process.
Daily Nexus has
a summary of the event.
Max Frye (“Foxcatcher”) likes to take an old-fashioned route via yellow legal pad and felt pen. But when he takes it to the computer, the transcript is, in essence, already a rewrite. The blend of old and modern writing tools seems effective, though Frye admitted that procrastination was still... Continue reading ...
