MOTION PICTURE SCREENWRITING

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is more than just a mere front for a hifalutin awards ceremony. There is a lot going on in there.

Brace yourself, because I am about to give away the biggest secret of film & motion picture.

Notes from the seminars, courses and lectures taken by me at the Screenwriting Expo in 2003

Screenwriting 2010 can give any determined novice the dynamics and polishe of a seasoned pro.

Review of a book essential for screenwriters that is thorough and to the point.

For 25 years, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has awarded the writer. This year is no different.

Using the movie "What Happens in Vegas," I explore the concept of a movie with two points of focus.

10 helpful tips for any struggling screenwriting to finish their script for an independent film.

Brief summary of the basics of screenwriting.

Down and out ex-boxer, Billy Flynn, attempts comeback in the ring after 7 year layoff to keep his Son, TJ, from ex-wife, and, now Socialite, Annie, who wants to take the boy away from Billy.

From Ben Stiller spoofing Joaquin Phoenix to Heath Ledger's family giving his Oscar speech, there were many memorable Oscar moments.

A biography of John Howard Lawson

With the year 2008 winding to a close, let's look back at the most popular male celebrities that have made headlines, as well as, their accomplishments, awards and more.

In this chapter, you'll be introduced into the world on movie making. I strongly recommend you read this!

Much acclaim is given to high-profile male filmmakers. There are, however, women directors who have challenged the Hollywood status-quo by making their own successful movies. Unfortunately, not many people outside of the film community know about them.

Selected Shorts, a public radio program that reads short stories to live audiences, came to San Antonio with a program honoring notable African-American authors Charles Johnson and Percival Everett and Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat.

The current Writer's Strike means halted production on some shows and no more Top Ten lists from Letterman so, as a writer in Hollywood myself, I'm providing a top-ten list of my very own.

If you're reading this, you want to be a filmmmaker like me. These are some great courses at CU to help you pursue that dream.

"When it's 100 in New York, it is 72 in Los Angeles. When it's 20 in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. However, there are six million interesting people in New York - and 72 in Los Angeles." Neil Simon - On why he prefers New York over Los Angeles.

Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox announced today that triple-Academy Award winners Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as the executive producers of HALO, the upcoming feature film based on the popular video game from Bungie Studios.