Archive for Archive for August, 2007

Seminars? Competitions? Oh, my!

Want to make your self feel important by going to a fancy pants seminar? 
I got an email about an upcoming Final Draft and Scriptshark seminar taking place in NYC on November 3, 2007. The snazzy little title of said seminar is “Out of the Computer and Into the Industry.”
It’s a day long seminar. You get […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Jenna retires - movie making community weeps

Say it isn’t so - Jenna Jameson announced she is retiring from “performing” today. I think the real question here is - did she really retire or did they retire her? I mean, I dunno what the hell she has done to herself but girl looks worn out. What a tragedy.
I’m certain cries were heard […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Friday, August 24th, 2007

Is SuperBad badass?

I have been looking forward to seeing SuperBad for months now. I think I first saw the preview when I saw Hot Fuzz in the theater. I thought it was gonna be badass. It seemed hysterical and I loved the Jonah Hill guy in Accepted, so I thought it was gonna be sweet.
I didn’t love […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Monday, August 20th, 2007

Day , er, uh…? Basically I’m still not finished, okay?

Okay. So, here’s the story….I’m sorta kinda still not finished with my screenplay, but I have a good excuse.
I haven’t worked on it. At all. In like forever.
See, that’s why I’m not finished. But I am feeling motivated. The Bourne Ultimatum kicked some ass when it came out, which confirmed for me that shitty action […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Monday, August 13th, 2007

Screamfest Horror Film Festival & Screenplay Competition

Writing a horror film? Yeah, me neither. But apparently there’s a nifty little competition coming up if you can crank one out real quick.
Here’s the info:
7th Annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival & Screenplay Competition takes place Oct. 12th – 21st at the prestigious Grauman’s Mann Chinese 6 at Hollywood and Highland in the heart […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Monday, August 13th, 2007

car crashes = hella bucks & blockbuster status

It is no secret that The Bourne Ultimatum is kicking ass all over the place. It broke box office records with the best August opening ever. It has out performed the previous Bourne movies. Basically it is a box office ninja.
I haven’t seen it. But I have seen the other Bourne movies, which are known […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Thursday, August 9th, 2007