Happy New Decade, Everybody

A little something special, which will disappear in a puff of electrons tomorrow... We will not drink to blindness, dear We will drink to open eyes That's my hope for the next decade. "Open Eyes" UPDATE: Link removed. It's not New Year's any more. Move on. ...

I love them so

I just finished the first draft of my latest sci-fi action adventure screenplay. I previously spent a year writing and fine-tuning a heart-wrenching historical drama -- not my usual stuff. It was a story I had wanted to tell for a long time and I ...

Every child needs an adventure of some kind. The process of becoming an adult is predicated on exercises in independence, facing up to intimidating circumstances, and finding out what it means to be alone.We Love You So

Page one updates and everything else

Many of you were kind enough to submit the first page of your screenplay for public critique here on this blog. You have my gratitude. The critiques will happen. Right now I'm pushing to get my current screenplay finished, and as I'm sure you ...

Sincerely, John Hughes »

A former teenage pen pal of John Hughes shares about their correspondence and the reason why John left Hollywood. Shows the greatness and heart of the man.

Sincerely, John Hughes

[Via Kristen Havens]

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Why I blocked you

Someday Twitter will get its bits together and stop the flood of sexbots and other spammy followers that glom on to users accounts. That, or Twitter will become the next Internet wasteland, like MySpace. Already, many of my Facebook friends don't see the point ...

20 Technothriller Tropes We Hope Never to See Again »

“Everyone in a thriller goes by his or her last name except while having sex or using a pseudonym/codename. That’s an unbreakable rule.”

This is a hilarious and honest list that every beginning screenwriter can benefit from. While I believe if you think in absolutes and have a slavish devotion to “rules” you’re doing yourself a disservice, it does pay to stop and think carefully before you engage in one of these cliches.

20 Technothriller Tropes We Hope Never to See Again | io9

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Reimagining ‘Fahrenheit 451′ As A Graphic Novel : NPR »

Those of us who have been waiting a long time for a new movie adaptation can enjoy the graphic novel while we wait. Said to be illustrated in a "classic" style, I'm looking forward to a little taste of retro-future in this book.

Reimagining ‘Fahrenheit 451′ As A Graphic Novel | NPR

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Call for screenplay pages

Update II: Thanks everyone for sending in pages! I have enough to last a few rounds now, so I'll post another notice when I'm ready for more. The first page will be posted Monday morning, and I'll post a new one every week ...

Phantoms of the circus

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Phantoms of the circus

Trainer surrounded by ghostly blurs of galloping horses

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