Saturday Hot Links
Time for the 369th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Time for the 369th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other things of writerly interest.
National Board of Review 2018 Winners: ‘Green Book’ Named Best Film, Lady Gaga Best Actress.
Gotham Awards: Surprises and Upsets Add to Wide-Open Race.
2019 Sundance Film Festival: 112 Features Announced.
Sundance 2019: Nine Lineup Highlights From Awkwafina to Shia LaBeouf.
Slamdance Film Festival Unveils Competition Lineup.
Rotten Tomatoes Will Help Fund Sundance’s Press Inclusion Initiative.
Aubrey Plaza To Host 2019 Independent Spirit Awards.
Why Is Netflix Waging a Pointless War on the Box Office?
Hollywood’s New Demand for Diversity Drains Disney’s Executive Ranks.
Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland Partners With SeriesFest for Female-Director Initiative.
Six directors talk influences and legacies, Netflix and iPhones, James Bond and Auto-tune.
‘Star Citizen’ Reaches $200 Million in Funding From 171 Countries.
Barry Jenkins says it’s about time Hollywood pays attention to black novels.
Ava DuVernay Signs $100 Million Overall Deal with Warner Bros. Television.
This list of unmade Guillermo del Toro projects is a master class in creative grit.
How Bernardo Bertolucci’s X-Rated ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Became a Blockbuster.
A Christmas Story’ at 35: How the Comedy Found Its Place in Holiday History.
LA’s Venerated New Beverly Cinema Returns with Classic Programming.
A24 Makes 72 Films Available to Stream For Free on Kanopy.
Who Could Host the Emmys: Assessing the Emcees, From Most Likely to Longshots.
Dish’s Sling TV Adds Discovery Networks to Lineup, While HBO and Univision Remain Dark.
Netflix Creating Slate of Programming Based on Roald Dahl Books.
The Netflix Effect: Can Rivals Compete By Bulking Up On Content?
“A New Paradigm”: How Netflix and Apple Are Upending Hollywood Hierarchy With Studio Deals.
Disney Pegs Hulu’s Value At $9.3 Billion.
YouTube Plans to Make All Its Original Content Available for Free.
YouTube Offers Student Discounts on Music, Premium Subscriptions.
Disney and Google Ink Broad, Multiyear Digital Advertising Deal.
How New AI Technology Is Revolutionizing TV Viewing.
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Margaret Atwood Announces Sequel Novel, Out Next Fall.
Read: Aaron Sorkin on adapting ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to Broadway.
Stephen Hillenburg, ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Creator, Dies at 57.
Gloria Katz, ‘American Graffiti’ Writer and ‘Star Wars’ Script Doctor, Dies at 76.
Screenwriting Master Class tip of the week
It’s not too soon to be thinking about courses I am offering through Screenwriting Master Class in 2019.
January 7, 2019 — Craft: Pixar and the Craft of Storytelling
presented by Scott Myers
January 21, 2019 — Craft: Story Summaries — From Loglines to Beat Sheets
presented by Scott Myers
February 4, 2019 — Craft: Handling Exposition
presented by Scott Myers
February 18, 2019 — Craft: Scene Description Spotlight
presented by Scott Myers
March 4, 2019 — Craft: Character Development Keys
presented by Scott Myers
March 18, 2019 — Craft: Create a Compelling Protagonist
presented by Scott Myers
April 1, 2019 — Craft: Write a Worthy Nemesis
presented by Scott Myers
April 15, 2019 — Craft: Scene-Writing Workshop
presented by Scott Myers
April 29, 2019 — Craft: Dialogue-Writing Workshop
presented by Scott Myers
May 13, 2019 — Craft: The Coen Brothers and the Craft of Storytelling
presented by Scott Myers
NOTE: Since I’m in the holiday spirit, each of these one-week Craft classes is on SALE! Regular price: $95. Sale price: $79.
Here is my summer 2019 group workshop schedule:
May 27, 2019 — Prep: From Concept to Outline (Session 1)
presented by Scott Myers
June 10, 2019 — Pages I: Writing First Draft
presented by Scott Myers
July 8, 2019 — Prep: From Concept to Outline (Session 2)
presented by Scott Myers
I only offer my Craft classes once per year. Moreover the two Prep and one Pages I workshops I have scheduled in summer 2019 are the only times I will be leading group versions of these courses.
Consider the Craft Package: All 10 Craft classes for $40 per course. Exclusive access to the Craft curriculum. Automatic enrollment in each Craft class.
For more information, go here.
As always, I look forward to the opportunity to work with you!