Month: September 2016

Sept. 2016 Winner: Best Scene Script Reading from LOONATOONA by Shockadelic

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Best Scene from LOONATOONA Screenplay
Written by Shockadelic

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Surreal comedy, with fantasy and romance elements.

An Australian family of four experiencing a surreal-to-us, normal-to-them day (or four-days-in-one).

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Julian Ford
SUSAN – Katelyn Varadi
COWBOY – Peter Mark Raphael
GUIDE DOG STATUE – Nick Hendrick Wicht

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

An Australian family of four experiencing a surreal-to-us, normal-to-them day (or four-days-in-one).

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Surreal comedy, with fantasy and romance elements.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

I think it would be a unique experience, which is difficult in these everything’s-been-done times.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Loony Aussies

What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

Probably The Rocky Horror Picture Show, although…

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Sept. 2016 Winner: Webseries – TREVOR AND EVOR Screenplay by Sasha Siljanovic

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TREVOR AND EVOR Webseries Screenplay
Written by Sasha Siljanovic

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Julian Ford
TREVOR – Nick Hendrick Wicht
EVOR – Kheon Clarke
STONER – Donald Molnar

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

TREVOR AND EVOR is about two stoner friends who set out to revolutionize the food home delivery industry and now have to navigate the stresses of running a small business while still trying to stay true to their original ideals. Their dream delivery job is taking over their lives…

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Absurd, comedy, drama

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

I don’t think it would suit the movie format. It’s style/form better suits a web series. Or does it? There’s a nice Dude Where’s my Car feel to it.

How would you describe this script…

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Happy Birthday:Marta Kauffman

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martakauffman.jpgMarta Kauffman

Born: September 21, 1956

[on ‘Friends’] It was so surprising to us how invested the audience was in these characters, how desperately they wanted them to be happy, how putting them together made some kind of weird sense.

[when ‘Friends’ was canceled] We did not want to go out on the bottom. We wanted to feel more like it was time for your child to go to college, not die.

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Happy Birthday: Faith Hill

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faithhillFaith Hill

Born: September 21, 1967 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Married to: Tim McGraw (6 October 1996 – present) (3 children)

When stress piles up and all the darts are coming at me at once…it’s great to cry. Crying is like, Okay, I’ve had my drama. Time to move on. – quoted in Woman’s World – 7-12-05

When you’re a mom to three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I’ve got other things to deal with. – on the rigors of fam

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Happy Birthday: Jerry Bruckheimer

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jerrybruckheimerJerry Bruckheimer

Born: September 21, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

I was always looking to be entertained. We lead such full lives and a lot of us don’t lead very pleasant lives and don’t like what we do… My dad worked his whole life as a salesman and that wasn’t what he really wanted to do. He looked forward to two weeks vacation every year and he used to say to me, ‘Whatever you do, make sure you do something you really like so you don’t just have your vacation to look forward to.’ And I love movies.

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Happy Birthday: Ethan Coen

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ethancoen.jpgEthan Coen

Born: September 21, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Married to: Tricia Cooke (2 October 1990 – present) (2 children)

We’ve always actually been remarkably commercially successful. Not in terms of making huge amounts of money, which we rarely do, but in terms of not losing money and making modest amounts of money. We’re actually strangely consistent in that respect. We’ve been able to keep making movies because of that and also because, strangely, we’ve had studio patrons, starting from Barry Diller. Sometimes they’re establishment people who know they’re not going to make huge amounts of money, but they like your movies. They’re moviegoers, too.

Raising Arizona
1987
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
starring
Nicolas Cage
Holly Hunter		 Miller's CrossingMiller’s Crossing
1990
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
starring
Gabriel Byrne
Marcia Gay Harden
BARTON FINKBarton Fink
1991
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
Starring
John Turturro
John Goodman		 The Hudsucker ProxyThe Hudsucker Proxy
1994
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
Cast
Tim Robbins
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Fargo
1996
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
starring
William H Macy
Frances McDormand		 THE BIG LEBOWSKIThe Big Lebowski
1998
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
Starring
Jeff Bridges
John Goodman
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
Starring
George Clooney
John Turturro		 True GritTrue Grit
dir. Coen Brothers
Stars:
Jeff Bridges
Matt Damon
MOVIE POSTERINSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
2013
dir. Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Stars:
Oscar Issac
No Country for Old Men
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
Starring
Josh Brolin
Tommy Lee Jones		 Burn After ReadingBurn After Reading
2008
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
Starring
George Clooney
Brad Pitt		 A SERIOUS MAN Movie PosterA Serious Man
dir. Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Stars:
Michael Stuhlbarg
Richard Kind		 A SERIOUS MAN Movie PosterTHE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE
dir. Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Stars:
Billy Bob Thornton
James Gandolfini
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Happy Birthday: Luke Wilson

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lukewilson.jpgLuke Wilson

Born: September 21, 1971 in Dallas, Texas, USA

[on his quirks]: I have this weird thing where I feel exhilarated when I cast things off in my life. Let things go. Even things that are important to me. Sometimes I know I’m making the wrong decision, but I do it anyway. Like, I just lost this watch that really meant a lot to me. I bought it after Bottle Rocket (1996). The first nice thing I ever bought for myself and I lost it. Yet I have this feeling of being glad it’s gone. I don’t know why.

ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND CONTINUES
2013
dir. Adam McKay
Stars:
Will Ferrell		 ANCHORMANAnchorman
2004
dir. Adam McKay
starring
Ferrell
Christina Applegate

 

RushmoreRushmore
1998
dir. Anderson
starring
Jason Schwartzman
Bill Murray		 Death at a Funeral Movie PosterDeath at a Funeral
dir. Neil LaBute
Stars
Chris Rock
Martin Lawrence
The Royal TenenbaumsThe Royal Tenenbaums
2001
dir. Anderson
starring
Gene Hackman
Ben Stiller
Gwyneth Paltrow		 FANTASTIC MR. FOX Movie PosterFantastic Mr. Fox
dir. Anderson
Stars:
George Clooney
Meryl Streep
Bill Murray
MOVIE POSTERIDIOCRACY
2006
dir. Mike Judge
Stars:
Luke Wilson
Maya Rudolph		 MOVIE POSTERHOOT
2006
dir. Wil Shiner
Stars:
Logan Lerman
Luke Wilson
Bottle RocketBottle Rocket
1996
dir. Anderson
starring
Luke Wilson
Owen Wilson		 310 to YUMA3:10 to Yuma
2007
dir. James Mangold
Starring
Russell Crowe
Bale
BLADES OF GLORYBlades of Glory
2007
dir. Josh Gordon
Will Speck
Starring
Ferrell
John Heder		 VACANCYVacancy
2007
dir. Nimr�d Antal
Starring
Beckinsale
Luke Wilson		 MOVIE POSTERMY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND
2006
dir. Ivan Reitman
Stars:
Uma Thurman
Luke Wilson
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Happy Birthday: Joseph Mazzello

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josephmazzello.jpgJoseph Mazzello

Born: September 21, 1983 in Rhinebeck, New York, USA

Make acting seem real and as if it weren’t acting. Just make it real.

You guys are getting exponentially weirder.

GI JOE 2: RELATIATION
dir. Jon M. Chu
Stars:
Channing Tatum
Dwayne Johnson		 THE SOCIAL NETWORKTHE SOCIAL NETWORK
dir. Fincher
Stars:
Jesse Eisenberg
Andrew Garfield

JURASSIC PARKJurassic Park
1993
dir. Spielberg
Starring
Jeff Goldblum
Sam Neill
Laura Dern		 JURASSIC PARK 2 MOVIE POSTERThe Lost World: Jurassic Park 2
1997
dir. Spielberg
Starring
Jeff Goldblum
Julianne Moore
JUSTIFIED Season 4
2013
Stars:
Timothy Olyphant
Raymond J. Barry		 TV POSTERJUSTIFIED – Video reviews of every episode
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Happy Birthday: Autumn Reeser

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autumnreeserAutumn Reeser

Born: September 21, 1980 in La Jolla, California, USA

At the age of seventeen, Autumn moved to Los Angeles to study at UCLA and pursue an acting career. To support herself she waitressed in the evenings at Jerry’s Famous Deli, the Gypsy Cafe, and Cafe 50’s in Westwood. Eventually she began interning at a casting directors office, where she learned ‘the ins and outs’ of the film and television business. She quickly landed a manager and agent, and booked her first role, an alien girl on ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ at the age of 20. Her career progressed to numerous guest-starring roles on sitcoms such as ‘The George Lopez Show’ and ‘Grounded For Life’, and dramas such as ‘Cold Case’ and ‘CSI’. Her breakout role came in 2005, as the quirky-cute and socially awkward Taylor Townsend on the final two seasons of The O.C. (2003), which she received high critical acclaim.

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The Girl Next DoorThe Girl Next Door
2004
dir. by Luke Greenfield
starring
Emile Hirsh
Elisha Cuthbert
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Happy Birthday: Stephen King

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stephenking.jpgStephen King

Born: September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine, USA

Married to: Tabitha King (2 January 1971 – present) (3 children)

Rob Reiner, who made Stand by Me (1986), is one of the bravest, smartest filmmakers I have ever met, and I’m proud of my association with him. I am also mused to note that the company Mr. Reiner formed following the success of “Stand By Me” is Castle Rock Productions . . . a name with which many of my longtime readers will be familiar.

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