Seth Rogen, Looking Less Geeky These Days
Jul 30th, 2008 · The Pineapple Express star often portrays less successful members of society — but he's hardly one of them. The actor and screenwriter has four Hollywood projects out this summer.
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Excerpt: 'Hero'
Jul 1st, 2008 · Notable screenwriter Perry Moore switches format for Hero, a novel about a gay adolescent who happens to be endowed with superpowers.
Fatih Akin, Crossing Borders and Boundaries on Film
May 21st, 2008 · Turkish-German filmmaker, 34, drew an Oscar nomination and a Cannes screenwriting award for his hot-ticket movie The Edge of Heaven. Critics say it's his breakthrough as a leading light of the new global cinema.
Oscar-Nominated Writer Malvin Wald Dies
Mar 11th, 2008 · Malvin Wald, a screenwriter who was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1948 movie The Naked City, died Thursday at the age of 90. He wrote dozens of scripts for motion pictures and TV shows, including Peter Gunn, Daktari and Perry Mason.
Richard Price Details a Gritty 'Lush Life' *
Mar 5th, 2008 · Novelist and screenwriter Richard Price discusses his new novel, Lush Life, about the repercussions of a shooting on the Lower East side. Price has written extensively about the realities of inner city life; he is a writer for HBO's The Wire which ends a five-year run on Sunday.
Guys in the Shop Discuss Politics, Oscars
Feb 22nd, 2008 · Barbershop regulars Jimi Izrael, Ruben Navarrette and Arsalan Iftikhar are joined this week by screenwriter Alan McElroy. The guys weigh in on John McCain's alleged impropriety, Tavis Smiley's public riff with Barack Obama, and who they're rooting for at this year's Oscars.
Shows May Have Uneven Return from Writer Strike *
Feb 11th, 2008 · Striking screenwriters are considering a proposed contract that would end their 12-week-long strike. It looks like voting on it could wrap up tomorrow and -- if all goes according to plan -- they could be back at work as soon as Wednesday. The TV industry already has its sights set beyond that. Producers and studios are scrambling to pick up production and see how much of the TV season they can salvage. Half-hour comedies are expected to get back on the air with fresh episodes faster than hour-long dramas. And some serialized shows -- like 24 and Heroes -- might not come back until next fall because there won't be enough time left in the season to wrap up their complicated plots.
Acclaimed Irish Playwright's Film Debut: 'In Bruges'
Feb 9th, 2008 · Playwright Martin McDonagh makes audiences laugh -- and makes them uncomfortable about what they're laughing at. He's had hits on London's West End and Broadway. Now, the Irish writer is set to make a new audience squirm -- and chuckle -- as his screenwriter-director debut, In Bruges, opens in U.S. theaters.
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