http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/screenwriting 2008-10-18T09:30:31Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38831-jeffrey-archer-advice-for-writers 2008-10-18T09:30:31Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/flK44wCjtLw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/flK44wCjtLw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38831-jeffrey-archer-advice-for-writers"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43835" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/03/15/Jeffrey_Archer_in_Conversation">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer offers advice for aspiring novelists.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>International bestseller Lord Jeffrey Archer addresses the Oxonian Society upon the release of his newest novel A Prisoner of Birth.</p> <p>A former Member of Parliament who recently served two years in prison, Archer's bestselling novels include Kane and Abel, Sons of Fortune, and False Impression.</p> <p>Jeffrey Archer was educated at Oxford University, where as a world-class sprinter he represented Great Britain in international competition. He became the youngest member of the House of Commons in 1969, was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party in 1985, and was elevated to the House of Lords in 1992.</p> <p>All of his novels - from 1974's Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less to 1991's As the Crow Flies - have been international bestsellers.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38831-jeffrey-archer-advice-for-writers">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/5739-joe-eszterhas-on-screenwriting 2008-10-15T03:31:16Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4o4V2pVNsqA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4o4V2pVNsqA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/5739-joe-eszterhas-on-screenwriting"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/5013" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete program at: <a href="http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=368">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Screenwriter and author Joe Eszterhas discusses the writing process, and offers some advice for aspiring screenwriters.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Joe Eszterhas, best-selling author and legendary bad-boy screenwriter discusses his new book "The Devil's Guide to Hollywood: the Screenwriter as God!."</p> <p>Mike Ovitz told him his Wilshire Blvd. "foot soldiers" would hunt him down. He's antagonized almost everyone at the top in Tinseltown. And now, Joe Eszterhas tells everything he knows - in brief, quotable bursts - about the business, the history of Hollywood, and how to write screenplays that make millions. Idiosyncratic, gruff and as shaggy as Eszterhas himself, "The Devil's Guide to Hollywood" makes a character/leitmotif of Eszterhas' fellow Hungarian Zsa Zsa Gabor ("Money is like a sixth sense that makes it possible for you to fully enjoy the other five."), and makes the case that Marilyn Monroe was the sharpest tack in Hollywood ("Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents."). Refreshing, dirty, tough, there's no book like it. - Books Inc.</p> <p>Joe Eszterhas has written fifteen films which have made more than a billion dollars at the box office. Among them are Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge, Flashdance, Showgirls, Betrayed, Music Box and F.I.S.T. He is the author of the recent New York Times bestsellers American Rhapsody and Hollywood Animal. In 1975, his second book, Charlie Simpson's Apocalypse, was nominated for the National Book Award. He was a senior editor at Rolling Stone from 1971 to 1975.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/5739-joe-eszterhas-on-screenwriting">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/5663-michael-arndt-after-little-miss-sunshine 2008-10-15T09:29:26Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IYtggCwJdv8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IYtggCwJdv8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/5663-michael-arndt-after-little-miss-sunshine"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/4937" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=687">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Screenwriter Michael Arndt talks about his Academy Award-winning script for the runaway hit film "Little Miss Sunshine."</p> <p>-----</p> <p>In 2000, screenwriter Michael Arndt had no credits, no agents, no publishing history when he took a year off to write "a saleable script" that got him an agent and a deal and, five years after that, one of the big hits of 2006. A new book, "Little Miss Sunshine: The Shooting Script," details the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of the indie runaway hit with an introduction, afterword, and enlightening scene notes from Arndt. Starring Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano, and Alan Arkin, the film strikes a nerve with everyone who's ever been awestruck by how their muddled families seem to make it after all. Michael Arndt offers a rare insider's look and considered thoughts on one of the film's most prevalent themes, success vs. failure. -- Cody's Books</p> </div> <a href="/blog/5663-michael-arndt-after-little-miss-sunshine">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/5662-michael-arndt-themes-of-little-miss-sunshine 2008-10-15T03:31:35Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bsEkf_TYV6s&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bsEkf_TYV6s&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/5662-michael-arndt-themes-of-little-miss-sunshine"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/4936" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=687">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Screenwriter Michael Arndt talks about the major themes present in his Academy Award-winning script for the film "Little Miss Sunshine."</p> <p>-----</p> <p>In 2000, screenwriter Michael Arndt had no credits, no agents, no publishing history when he took a year off to write "a saleable script" that got him an agent and a deal and, five years after that, one of the big hits of 2006. A new book, "Little Miss Sunshine: The Shooting Script," details the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of the indie runaway hit with an introduction, afterword, and enlightening scene notes from Arndt. Starring Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano, and Alan Arkin, the film strikes a nerve with everyone who's ever been awestruck by how their muddled families seem to make it after all. Michael Arndt offers a rare insider's look and considered thoughts on one of the film's most prevalent themes, success vs. failure. -- Cody's Books</p> </div> <a href="/blog/5662-michael-arndt-themes-of-little-miss-sunshine">Watch the video</a>