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Monday, October 4, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, October 4, 2010

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ShowBiz Bits

Hot Hollywood Movie Deal I thought it was a bizarre combination when the novel came out last spring: President Abraham Lincoln and vampires. No matter. Hollywood is hot to take this property to the big screen. Several studios were bidding on the project, but over the weekend, 20th Century Fox came out the victor, according to Nikki Finke & Mike Fleming […]

Sunday, February 21, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, February 21, 2010

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“The Hurt Locker” wins big at the WGA Awards

The 2010 Writers Guild of America Awards were handed out at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York last night for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen, television, radio, news, promotion, and videogames. “The Hurt Locker” grabbed the major prize — best original screenplay. The awards are piling up and the momentum building for “The Hurt Locker, ” which is nominated for nine Academy […]

Monday, January 11, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 11, 2010

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WGA screen award nominees revealed

Some very familiar names and some fresh talent on the Writers Guild of America’s list of nominees for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen. Here are the nominations released today. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (500) Days of Summer, Written by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber; Fox Searchlight Avatar, Written by James Cameron; 20th Century Fox The Hangover, Written by Jon […]

Sunday, February 8, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, February 8, 2009

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“Slumdog Millionaire” wins another big award

“Slumdog Millionaire,” the rags-to-riches story produced on a mini-budget, has scored another huge victory among the top Hollywood awards. Last night, Simon Beaufoy won the best adapted screenplay honor for “Slumdog Millionaire” at the 2009 Writers Guild Awards. The film is based on the novel, “Q&A” by Vikas Swarup. The 2009 Writers Guild Awards were handed out simultaneously at ceremonies in Los Angeles and […]

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, January 7, 2009

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WGA reveals its best screenplay nominations for 2008

Sean Penn stars in “Milk” Today the Writers Guild of America disclosed the list of its nominees for “outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during the 2008 season.” The writers are being honored for a variety of projects, from major motion pictures to documentary films. In the original screenplay category the nominations went to Joel and Ethan Coen […]

Friday, November 28, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, November 28, 2008

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Writers dispute settled at Tyler Perry Studios

Terence Long/WGA – Writers picket Tyler Perry Studios, October 4, 2008 Super-successful independent producer and now studio owner, Tyler Perry, has reached an agreement with the Writers Guild of America-West to allow his writers to work under a WGA contract. The settlement was reached with the aid of the NAACP-Hollywood Bureau and was announced on the WGA-West website Wednesday, November 26. It […]