Update — Looks like they put the writers back up at the top late yesterday.
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has bumped listings for feature writers down “below the fold” into the “Additional Details” area on its Web pages.
The snail mail address, for possible polite comment, is:
IMDb.com, Inc.
P.O. Box 81226
Seattle, WA 98108-1226
(h/t — Bill Martell)
IMDb Feedback/suggestion […]

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“I got a good question the other day while talking to some film school students.  They asked what they’d be expected to know about the business in order to work in it.  I’m going to apply this more specifically to TV writers.  When you’re networking or interviewing with potential employers, do you really need to […]

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ProSeries 22 just finished and they are joining the PS Alumni today.   We are happy to welcome PS 22 to our amazing group and look forward to all the exciting successes that are coming up for all of us. 
Please welcome them with open arms. 

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Mark Kratter completed talks with Radar Pictures (The Amityville Horror, The Chronicles of Riddick, The Last Samurai, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) to produce his latest screenplay. Congratulations Mark!
More details at Screenwriting BUZZ …

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The Matt Chapman Company, LLC, has optioned Lee Tidball’s screenplay, “Princess Reborn.” Congratulations Lee!

More details at Screenwriting BUZZ …

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Taylor on McMahon, Carradine, here.
Levine on the mob, here, and here.
Henshaw on the job, here.

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“… At the heart of that beat is the hero not only being ‘worse off than when this movie started’ — and very often in jail, evicted, fired, abandoned, or left alone by the death of a mentor — but forced to face an ugly truth about himself that he’s been resisting….”
Go To Blake Snyder’s […]

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“Do the economic headlines of today make you feel discouraged and fearful?  Do you worry about economic gloom and doom and tend to feel anxious or paralyzed by external events, or do you see possibility and opportunity for daily action based on strong personal beliefs and a bold yet pragmatic plan that focuses on rich […]

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James D. Stern (Endgame Entertainment) recently delivered the keynote speech to the 2009 Film Financing Conference at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
“… Rule One:  Make Smarter Movies!
“That’s not the same as making better movies.  Everyone says make better movies, and everyone wants to.  But that’s like a director telling an actor to act better.  Sounds […]

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“… Having previously pontificated on the necessity of plowing through a first draft, no matter how awful it may be, it seems only fair to look at how a good draft gets written …”
Go To Billy Mernit’s Place …

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“… I’ve made a couple of adjustments to the Scorecard this month that I think will help shed additional light on spec script market trends.  First, since the Scorecard will be published mid-month on an on-going basis, and because the data has a short shelf life, I’m now including numbers through the middle of the […]

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Denis Faye interviews Harold Ramis at the WGA West site.
“… (A)ll the best comedy work – the only work – I’ve ever done is collaborative. And I’ve worked in every type of collaboration, like the old-style three guys in a room together for three months at a time. One paces, one types, and one lies […]

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“… I’ve been teaching it at Vanderbilt for 15 years. If I say it can’t be taught, they’re gonna stop paying me.
However, I actually do believe it can be taught. You can’t teach someone to be talented, of course, but you can show them a lot about screenwriting. If they listen. If they do what […]

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“… You have to establish your world (whatever it is) and then just stick to it. Breaking the 4th wall is a fine convention if used correctly. I’ve seen it in movies, plays, musicals, and my favorite example is George Burns on the old BURNS & ALLEN television show. Not only did he address the […]

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“… About eight months ago, I pitched a show to a studio executive. He really liked the idea, but requested a few tweaks before pitching it to his boss. I did. We did. The presentation received a response that can only be described as, ‘Feh.’
“Was the show dead yet? With that studio, yes. But if […]

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