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Will the writer's strike eventually bring about the end of entertainment as we know it?

Jenkins states, "Almost every successful writer I know had a mentor, a tough critic, an editor, or all of the above with a background in journalism." Now he's a mentor.

A reader asks whether current and future Writer's Guild members are barred from writing for animation during the current Writer's strike.

The Writers Guild script registration service is an industry standard. But it offers little in the way of actual protection against unlawful use of your material.

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiates wages and pay schedules for its members, along with other benefits like pensions and health care.

The three-month old WGA strike ended on Tuesday by a 92.5% vote. Over 15,000 WGA members are expected to return back to work Wednesday.

On February 12, the Writers Guild of Amerca finally came to an agreement on a deal to end the three-month strike.

Juno and No Country for Old Men won the top film prizes at the WGA Awards this year, while The Wire, 30 Rock, and Mad Men took television series honors.

The upcoming Writer's Guild strike is gonna be nasty. But WGA's insistence that current and future members can't work on animated films has other unions steamed.

Screenwriters in the area of film and television will be honored on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at the Writers Guild of America West 2008 Awards Luncheon.

The L.A. Times does an article about how animation writers in Hollywood get shafted over residuals. But what's really going on?

What does it take to make a film in 2008? Less than you think, but more than you might know until you read this article...

Critics call product placement stealth and subliminal advertising, but Tivo, reality shows and Ben Silverman are helping it to grow by millions of dollars per year.

Parental, consumer and writer groups applying pressure as advertisers embed thousands of their products and services into television programs.

Writers now wielld high tech tools capable of influencing the global mental landscape. Talent to write, like life, is an art to be used to promote truth and beauty.

Patterned after the comedic flick 40 years before its time, "What's Up, Doc?" provides humorous entertainment for viewers of all ages.

The new Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick production gets 'promoted' to television before it has even finished its run online, such is the interest it has generated.

Director Chris Paine seeks to uncover the truth about what really happened to General Motors' EV1 electric car.

Writing honors for the 2009 Academy Awards were awarded to Dustin Lance Black, Best Original Screenplay, and Simon Beaufoy, Best Adapted Screenplay.

Since the 1st Academy Awards in 1929 nearly 250 Oscars have been given to screenwriters. Of those awards approx. 9% have been for films written or co-written by women.

The Horror Writers Association is the world's largest horror writers organization, not the only one. Here is a partial list of societies dedicated to the horror genre.

You've finished writing your story and mailed it to that special publisher. Are you just going to sit there waiting for a response that may never come? Absolutely Not!

Cars wins Best Animated Film at the Annie Awards while Flushed Away took most of the loot. Cars composer Randy Newman also took Best Song for Motion Picture . . .

ABC and CBS are discouraging network stars from appearing on rival NBC's The Jay Leno Show, even to promote their shows. Fox and HBO encourage their stars to appear.

"Echo Park," the 12th Michael Connelly novel to feature detective Harry Bosch, has a surprising and satisfying plot -- reminiscent of a Patricia Cornwell novel.

The WGA crowns Casablanca the greatest screenplay of all time - a script that had more collaborators than Vichy France.

Final Draft offers two versions: Final Draft for screenplays and teleplays, and Final Draft AV for dual-column scripts, such as documentaries.

Enjoy some weird and wonderful trivia about the making of Overture Films' "Mad Money" starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, and Katie Holmes as novice bank robbers.

Featuring Ryan O'Neal, Barbara Streisand and a star-making debut from Madeline Kahn, What's Up, Doc? is the ultimate romantic, screwball comedy!

Comedy Central announced in a press release that the network has ordered 26 new episodes of the animated science fiction comedy, Futurama.

It's past midnight when they find the body, shot up on the Overlook. Hours later, they learn that 33 units of radioactive cessium are missing. Is it a terrorist plot?

Two favorite Connelly characters - lawyer, Mickey Haller and LAPD detective Harry Bosch get together to solve a high profile Hollywood murder case.

The Force was clearly strong with LucasArts' latest Star Wars spin-off, The Force Unleashed, as the multi-platform title became the fastest selling Star Wars game ever.

"Airplane!," the original outrageous disaster-movie spoof dared to use serious actors to lampoon serious films.

Daryl Hannah and Shelley Duvall co-star in this touching film about superficial beauty.

Extensive bonus features add to the fun of this 1980 comedy classic about a doomed airplane.

Contemporary American playwrights, including George Abbott, Edward Albee, and Christopher Durang, are still inspiring their audiences to dream, think, and feel.

For the first time, Dexter seems totally at peace. He's at ease with himself, his life, and his two careers.

Are you planning to sell your writing or offer it for publication? Make sure you know whether you are transferring digital and electronic rights to the publisher.

Speaking truth and humor, Fifty Words is a hair-raising roller-coaster ride to the heart of modern marriage.

Re-released on DVD, this film pokes fun at, while simultaneously praising, wedding beliefs and traditions.

A smooth, engaging treatment not only helps the writer stay on track while writing the 100 + document that is a screenplay, it also can be used as a selling tool.

Jinzo Toriumi, a scriptwriter and planner for animes like Gatchaman, Speed Racer and Casshern, died Thursday of liver cancer. He was 78.

A teacher, a chef, a police officer, a casino card dealer, and a grocer all live and all fall in love in Moonstone, Wisconsin in this humorous romantic anthology.

Sports movies can sometimes be funny, sometimes be dramatic, and sometimes be inspirational. Here is the list, in no particular order, of the best.

The 1978 comedy 'National Lampoon's Animal House' made John Belushi a star and launched careers of Tim Matheson, Tom Hulce, Karen Allen, Peter Riegert, and Kevin Bacon.

By using manga - popular translated Japanese comic books - as a classroom resource or workshop topic, teachers can enthuse and involve pupils. Expert help is available

Disney/Pixar's WALL-E has received two Golden Globe nominations, one for Best Animated Film and another for Best Song. Golden Globes handed out January 11th.

With busy lives it can be hard to find quiet time for writing. These Canadian writing retreats provide a place to write and to connect with other writers.

Gary Wolf's 20-year lawsuit against Disney shows why writers don't trust movie studios. Wolf wrote novel that formed the basis for the hit film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?