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This is very cool, it’s a new review of Excess Baggage by Anthony Moretta on Out of the Gutter. Anthony even made me like the film better and I have a few reasons to have grievances with it, though, you know, it’s my baby even if it’s not quite as pretty a baby as a I wanted so I love it no matter what: CLASSIC FILM REVIEW: EXCESS BAGGAGE (1997):   Read More ...

      This is the hot new book trailer for The New Screenwriter’s Survival Guide, an AFW publication, book trailer created by the epically talented Christie LeBlanc of Trailer Works.      

  This is one of the most powerful monologues ever put on film.  It is from Jaws, Quint’s character played by Robert Shaw delivers “The Indianapolis Speech.”  Watch.  Listen. Learn. We will be studying it hard in Dialogue Writing.        

Join us for Indiechat 3/19 at 9pm EST! Topic: Screenplays March 19th, 2013 by Kate Tilton As many of you may know we took over the twitter chat #indiechat. #Indiechat is held every Tuesday at 9pm EST. You can check out our previous chat logs on BiblioCrunch Storify. This week on #indiechat Kate Tilton (@Froze8) will be will be hosting from the BiblioCrunch twitter account (@BiblioCrunch) with guest Max Adams (@CelluloidBlonde). Max   Read More ...

  High Concept Writing and Character Writing begin March 13.  One week left to register for those and then they will be closed to registration. CLICK HERE to register for March online classes.

Julie is one of my students. I would love to take credit for everything she has accomplished, but I can’t. I am her teacher, I guide. I’m a good teacher and a good guide. Hell, I’m a good writer, if it comes down to that. But. A guide can only guide someone willing to be guided who has drive to push through. I could be walking someone up Kilimanjaro, but   Read More ...

  This is a guest post from Richard Dane Scott.  Richard recently wrote a piece for the AFF blog titled AFF IS MY BFF.  It’s a good piece.  You should read it.  What stood out to me was Richard’s blatant honesty about his early days being THAT Guy: “When Austin Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary, I will be celebrating my tenth consecutive year of attending. When I look back   Read More ...

This is a guest post from John Robert Marlow, author of  Make Your Story a Movie: Adapting Your Book or Idea for Hollywood: 1 PITCH, 3 ELEMENTS, 10 SECONDS Everyone wants to sell a story. Almost no one can. Part of the reason is just that: people try to sell stories. But few (okay, no) working professionals have time to listen to or read every story that comes through the   Read More ...

This is from The Bitter Script Reader. It’s not just entertaining — and it is definitely entertaining — it’s also smart and accurate. Who knew puppets could be so smart?  Well, besides Craig Ferguson?         :::SEE MORE BITTER SCRIPT READER:::

I did this thing on Twitter today. I posted the 15th person to RT a tweet would get a free eBook. Nine people posted. There was no fifteen.  So nobody got a free eBook. Bummer, Twitter peeps! Which got me thinking about the whole showing up thing. I’ve become a fan of Tim Ferris. He wrote The 4 Hour Work Week.  Tim can be a little grating “I’m so great”   Read More ...

If you have not been watching the Banksy action on the book’s Going Banksy page you are missing out.  It is hilarious and fun.  Here are some shots from the Banksy action in Park City and Salt Lake City.