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Action movie star, novella rights negotations and more – Industry Diary, July/August 2021

Action movie star, novella rights negotations and more – Industry Diary, July/August 2021

by | Sep 9, 2021 | Industry Diary, Industry News, Updates

Oh, and in other industry news, apparently there's a Bond movie out this Fall as well. I'm guessing I can't say "you heard it here first!" but anyway! In honor of it, this is the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios photographed by our Director

Oh, and in other industry news, apparently there’s a Bond movie out this Fall as well. I’m guessing we can’t say “you heard it here first!” but anyway! In honor of it, this is the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios photographed by our Director between meetings there.

It’s been an exciting time for our winners – as well as the new Success Stories we’ve already shared with you about exciting deals that Vanisha and Elizabeth have done thanks to their wins with us, we’ve got at least two more to come, which we’re itching to be able to reveal! Watch this space… but that’s just the start. We’ve got a lot of other entertainment industry discussions and activity to share with you this Fall. Here are other exciting discussions and outcomes we’ve been gearing up for this summer: (more…)

Taking Bollywood more seriously: the career of Salman Khan

Taking Bollywood more seriously: classic SHOLAY’s scriptwriting

by | Aug 2, 2021 | Updates, Writing Insights

SHOLAY (1975) - Movie PosterIan Kennedy writes: In this series of articles, I’m exploring some reasons we should take Bollywood cinema more seriously – it’s definitely not for everyone, but I for one find it a refreshing way to enjoy movies on different terms to the normal Hollywood mindset. Here, I’ll be looking at the biggest classic of the Bollywood system, SHOLAY (1975), to show why it’s got something distinctive to offer English-speaking audiences.

SHOLAY’s scriptwriting works differently to Hollywood classics and as a script analyst and producer I find that refreshing. On my editors’ suggestions, the film and its songs also found a place in several episodes of the drama series I used to write for, so I had a personal connection to it long before I saw the movie, which made it even more enjoyable to finally see it years later.

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Academy Lite Relaunch – $99 per month for daily screenwriter mentoring!

Academy Lite Relaunch – $99 per month for daily screenwriter mentoring!

by | Jul 26, 2021 | Updates, WriteMovies News

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