Sentences with word «scripter»

The 30th USC Scripter Awards for Film and Television have been announced and in both categories ties pushed the total nominees above the normal five.

The USC Scripter award for film has been a fantastic predictor for the Adapted Screenplay Oscar with the last seven winners here in a row translating that win to an Academy Award, including last year's Best Picture winner Moonlight.

And although the movie does slow down considerably as it progresses, Felony benefits substantially from an influx of surprising plot twists throughout its midsection - as scripter Edgerton peppers the narrative with unexpected occurrences that effectively perpetuate the film's forward momentum.

Oscar - winning screenwriter Jim Rash («The Descendants») hosts Sundance Channel's series «The Writers» Room,» a chatfest with scripters of such hit TV shows as «Game of Thrones,» whose staff sits down with Rash on Monday.

Regardless what one thinks of the movie — and the book is said to be somewhat unwieldy in its adaptability, perhaps a smartly chosen break for scripter Steve Kloves — I think Goldenberg's comments about organic restrictions is a smart one, and one that obviously informs The Order of the Phoenix.

«Argo» added another prize to it's list of wins, with screenwriter Chris Terrio sharing the 25th Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award with the two men responsible for the source material of his script: journalist Joshuah Bearman, who wrote the article «The Great Escape» for Wired Magazine, and Antonia J. Mendez, who penned the autobiography «The Master of Disguise.»

All of this is presented with an unusual but assured mixture of whimsy, comedy, and melancholy by director Jason Reitman, working again with scripter Diablo Cody.

The USC Scripter nominations have been released (Thanks Wayman!).

Naturally, this sets the stage for extended training sequences, which are far from anything new but made watchable by some funny repartée written by scripters John Eskow, Ted Elliot, and Terry Rossio; and the effortless mentor - student rapport between Hopkins and Banderas.

Written / directed by Meet the Parents scripter John Hamburg, Why Him?

May 3, 2018 • Director Jason Reitman re-teams with Juno scripter Diablo Cody for a film about an overburdened mother and her nanny that's «a little bit funny, a bigger bit cruel, and with it all, oddly moving.»

The USC Scripter nominees are: Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Life of Pi Lincoln Perks of Being a Wallflower Silver Linings Playbook — A tie resulted in six sets of finalists for the 2013 honor, rather than the typical five.

That an average episode of The O.C. or Everwood possesses more depth than this certainly doesn't help matters, nor does the decidedly subpar dialogue by scripter James LaRosa (one character, during a vicious shark attack, exclaims, «this is freakin» nuts!»)

For the most part, credited scripter David Hayter and a gaggle of uncredited scribes (including Singer's Oscar - winning Usual Suspects partner Christopher McQuarrie and Buffy maestro Joss Whedon) succeed in making the characters mirror their counterparts on the page.

The movie adaptation from scripter Juliette Towhidi is directed at a slow pace by James Kent, or, let's say at the kind of deliberate momentum that pays due respect to the heroic actions of several of its participants.

Director Norman Jewison has far more luck with his staging of the Rollerball matches (they're at once exciting and horrifying) than scripter William Harrison has in condemning this futureworld with anything more than boilerplate lip service.

The full list of WGA winners also included documentary «Jane,» Scripter winner «The Handmaid's Tale» and HBO's «Big Little Lies,» among others.

Hitting theaters in September is «Rush,» which reunites director Ron Howard with his «Frost / Nixon» scripter Peter Morgan to tell the true story of the rivalry between Formula One race drivers Niki Lauda (Bruhl) and James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth.)

It doesn't hurt, either, that scripters David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein have packed the narrative with a number of laugh - out - loud funny gags and set pieces, with the movie's heavy emphasis on Akeem and Semmi's fish - out - of - water exploits certainly perpetuating the irresistibly comic vibe.

The University of Southern California's USC Libraries Scripter honors adaptations and rewards both the script writer and the original author (s).

The project is set up at Skydance and Paramount Pictures, and is written by Locke and Hummingbird scripter Steven Knight.

TAXI DRIVER scripter Paul Schrader is to tackle a new project called THE JESUIT, which is based over at Maya Entertainment and Open Window...

Written by TV scripter Steve Leff, the story centers around the titular heroes accidentally being responsible for the death of an elderly neighbor when they fail to carry her groceries upstairs; when her death leads them to meet her hot granddaughters, the pair struggle to keep their part in her demise secret.

From there, however, Isolation morphs into a slow - moving and decidedly claustrophobic drama that boasts few elements designed to sustain the viewer's rapidly dwindling interest - as scripter Chris Bullett's refusal to offer up any real backstory for the protagonist prevents the viewer from wholeheartedly sympathizing with (or caring about) her increasingly perilous plight.

In 2016, the USC Libraries inaugurated a new Scripter award, for television adaptation.

Perhaps this was a concession to Woo and his style, for scripter Robert Towne also makes some attempt at a more intimate subplot, building a love triangle between Hunt, Nyah, and Ambrose.

It doesn't hurt, either, that scripters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely place an ongoing emphasis on the romance between Rogers and a British officer (Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter), with the palpable chemistry between the two ensuring that Captain America: The First Avenger boasts an emotional resonance that's far from the norm with films of this ilk.

The first rumblings of the studio dismantling came from a tweet from Guillaume Pierre, who was the lead gameplay scripter for SimCity.

-- David Lorentz (Level Scripter)

Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell will help scripters find Windows PowerShell scripts, -LSB-...]

Some of you may remember that, Microsoft had earlier released Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell RC in 2012, to help scripters find Windows PowerShell scripts, snippets, modules, and how - to guidance in online repositories such as the PoshCode, local or network file systems, TechNet Script Center Repository, and Bing Search Repository, but due to lack of adoption, it wasn't developed further and subsequently discontinued.

As with many a play, the three characters at first do not get along, but Horovitz is determined to write them a nice resolution, a Hollywood ending, making the playwright and now film scripter apart from the more pessimistic scribes like Samuel Beckett (whom he quotes near the conclusion).

As we await the USC Scripter finalists (which should drop any minute), I should pass along the Academy's bake - off finalists in the Best Visual Effects category.

As our Lead Scripter and Starpoint Gemini Warlords storywriter Danijel said: «Early Access is a gun.

He began his film career at Hollywood's Triangle Studios in 1916 as a stock actor in Douglas Fairbanks films; before long, Parker was a Fairbanks director and occasional scripter.

Scripters get credit for some terrific dialog that would have been a lot less disarming if not for the winsome robot and Sheedy's affection for it.

Director Francis Lawrence, along with scripter Justin Haythe, delivers a striking opening stretch detailing Dominika's fall from grace as a ballerina and her initial exploits at the aforementioned school, with the undeniably watchable atmosphere perpetuated by star Lawrence's solid work and the ongoing inclusion of compelling sequences.

Written and directed by Danny Strong, the Hollywood scripter behind true - story movies like The Butler, Recount, and Game Change, Rebel in the Rye is immediately and passionately convinced of its hero's genius before he's written a line or uttered a word of dialogue.

It's clear, then, that The Strangers: Prey at Night benefits from a palpable sense of escalating tension within its first half (despite the characters» penchant for behaving like typical horror - movie victims), and there's little doubt, as well, that scripter Ben Ketai's willingness to upend the viewer's expectations plays a key role in the movie's ultimate success.

It's clear, however, that Snowden begins its slow - but - steady nosedive into mediocrity as it moves into its seriously repetitive midsection, as scripters Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald shift the focus to an intense emphasis on the minutia of the protagonist's top - secret work - with the narrative's structure, past a certain point, doggedly following Snowden as he moves from one assignment to the next.

There's almost excessively little within Cabin Fever that won't seem all - too - familiar to horror fans, as scripters Randy Pearlstein and Roth have infused the narrative with just about every convention and cliche of the genre imaginable - and yet it's clear that the movie, in its early stages, fares much better than one might've anticipated.

Anthony McCarten attends the USC Libraries 27th Annual Scripter Awards at USC on January 31, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

Character creator Stan Lee worked with scripter Larry Lieber and pencil - plotter Jack Kirby in the comic series called The Mighty Thor and Journey Into Mystery.

Well now word has come from the films original scripter, Larry Cohen, that both he and Lustig will co-produce the upcoming remake alongside DRIVE and BRONSON director Nicolas Winding - Refn.

The biggest issue here is the thoroughly by - the - numbers storyline, with scripters Edward Taylor, David Aaron Cohen, and Nick Thiel placing a heavy emphasis on the protagonist's hopelessly generic investigation (ie there's nothing here one hasn't seen countless times on Law & Order).

Things improve slightly as scripters Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs begin to stress plot developments of a decidedly soapy nature, with the salacious happenings - eg one character discovers that her aunt is actually her mom, another suspects her husband of having an affair, etc, etc - buoying the viewer's interest and ensuring that Jumping the Broom subsequently comes off as a passable (if consistently unspectacular) piece of work.