Screen Right (Screenwrite)

The makers of a parody of the "Twilight" franchise have filed a whopping $500 million suit against Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment, claiming that they have engaged in "anti-competitive" conduct ...

I didn’t need to see the remake of Total Recall to know it was bad. All I had to do was look at the cast.  Colin Farrell and Jessica Biel were on nobody’s A-List in 2012.  The producers probably wanted Brad and Angelina, until they read the script and passed on it.

Pick a few squares that look interesting or familiar. Search for them here: Warning: you will probably not emerge for several days. This was my final project for my Visual Design 1 class. During cr...

Iran is planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning "Argo" because of the movie's allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country, Iranian media reported Tuesday.

A list of top 50+ anticipated films in development and an explanation of in development and production, film terms.

This is a tribute to one of the best special effects masters of all time and his numerous iconic monsters.

What does it take to make it as a filmmaker? An impenetrably thick skin?

George Lucas echoed Spielberg's sentiments at an event touting the opening of a new USC School of Cinematic Arts building, saying big changes are in store.

Not even Samuel Beckett could write such drama!!

“I sent a query letter to some producers but they told me they don’t read unsolicited material and to find an agent and have the agent submit the screenplay. So I approached some agents and they either won’t read my screenplay or they say that they only represent writers with credits. How can I start my career? It sounds like a catch-22.”

What kinds of films will be watching in the next ten years? What kinds of films will our children be watching in the next twenty to thirty years? Will films grow closer to computer games or computer games take over from film going? Will storytelling flourish and multiply or shrink and become formulaic? As screenwriters, where should we be focusing our attention? What stories will we tell?

Commas have an essential function in creative writing. They indicate to the reader which words should go together in a sentence and which parts of the sentence are the most important. But this little punctuation mark often causes big problems for writers. When do you use a comma? Where does the comma go in a sentence? When do you leave out the comma? What are the rules for comma use?

Busting these screenwriting myths fills me with glee. I hope it saves you time that could be better spent coming up with great ideas or strengthening your script.

One of my all-time favorite articles is by a fellow you probably have never heard of, Allan Heifetz, who at one point or another in his life found himself

Great little graphic with all your distribution options. 

Have you ever noticed who the actors thank when they win an Oscar? They profusely thank the director for "getting the performance out of them." They thank t