Four Plays by Charabanc Theatre Company: Reinventing Woman's Work

The Charabanc Theatre Company played a major role in Northern Ireland's theatrical renaissance during the 1980s. Charabanc was formed by five out-of-work Belfast actresses (Marie Jones, Maureen Macaulay, Eleanor Methven, Carol Moore, Brenda Winter) who first collected stories and then collaborated in writing and performing highly original plays for enthusiastic audiences. From 1983 to 1995, the company toured twenty-tour productions extensively throughout Ireland and the world, spreading their own particular brand of exuberant, dark humour. The four plays in this collection - "Now You're Talking" (1985), "Gold in the Streets" (1986), "The Girls in the Big Picture" (1986), and "Somewhere Over the Balcony" (1987) - represent the creative high point of the company. These entertaining plays show the broad range of the company's work: portraits of urban and rural women; early, mid-, and late twentieth century settings, and various social, religious, historical political, or personal relatio..

The Starter Screenplay: An Executive's Perspective on Screenwriting

Unlike many titles that teach formal elements of screenwriting such as structure, The Starter Screenplay teaches you the rules of the entertainment industry as they relate to new screenwriters. The book tackles questions like: What type of script should you write next? What essential elements are studio executives looking for in a spec? How can you tell if someone likes your writing? What should you ask for in a free option? What questions should you ask an agent interested in representing you? Assembled in a blunt, direct fashion THE STARTER SCREENPLAY provides unique insight into the world of filmmaking that is unlike any other book you've read...

PUNCHED

You have no fear – You posses no internal filter – You can feel no pain – You’re a bit oblivious to it all – You’re bound to do or say something that will get you “PUNCHED.”Lesley Phelps suffered from anxiety for most of his life, but when his fiancé, Sam Cooper’s dark secret catches up to him, he and the life he once knew are changed forever. Leaving him without pain, fear, a filter and with an entirely new personality.Lesley is a neurotic mess or rather, was. He has left his fiancé, Sam Cooper, three times at the altar. The consummate runaway groom. On his fourth and final journey to a life of wedded bliss, he is shanghaied by a couple of Russian mobsters, beaten, stripped and left for dead in an alley.He was supposed to be a message for his fiancé. She’s in deep and unfortunately the message is lost when Lesley is rushed to the hospital in a coma and listed as a John Doe. When he awakens from his slumber two weeks later, he does so with amnesia.Sam in the mean..

The Gorge Screenplay

"'Deliverance' with fangs." Author's original screenplay adaptation of the 2007 paperback THEY HUNGER.An experimental rafting expedition, an FBI manhunt for a delusional killer, and the worst storm in decades collide in the remote mountain wilderness...and then THEY come out.THE GORGEBowie Whitlock and a team of celebrity athletes is commissioned to test two experimental rafts in the rugged Unegama Wilderness Gorge in the remote Appalachian Mountains, considered the most dangerous whitewater rapids in the eastern United States. Photographer Dove Krueger, Bowie's occasional lover, is there to document the journey. The expedition is tense from the start as jealousy, romance, and money are riding on the mission's success.FBI agent Jim Castle and his partner are in the gorge looking for Ace Goodall, a deranged abortion clinic bomber. Ace, accompanied by a fragile young woman, is having visions that guide his murderous behavior. A trip-wire around his camp detonates a rigged explosive, tear..

Thoughts on Shorts: Reflections on Writing the Short Film

Thoughts on Shorts takes a detailed look at a variety of short film scripts by award-winning writers including: Cup and Lip by Smita Bhide (2002) For the Love of God by Joe Tucker (2007) Ela by Silvana Aguirre (2007) La Virgine degli Angeli by Charles Sturridge from Aria (1987) Who's My Favourite Girl? by Adrian McDowall (1999) D.I.Y. Hard by Linda Cotterill (2002) Each script is introduced by Charlie Moritz and set in context before the full script is reproduced for study. The script is followed by an interview with the writer and some final thoughts from Charlie Moritz on how the film was received and how the writer's intentions came through in the piece.  ..

Coriolanus: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script)

A feared and revered military commander courts tragedy when he enters the political arena in Coriolanus, a driving action/drama that marks the directorial debut of the film's star, two-time Academy Award[registered] - nominee Ralph Fiennes. Working from an adapted screenplay by award-winning writer John Logan, Fiennes takes a bracingly modern and naturalistic approach to Shakespeare, delivering a story that speaks strongly to our own polarized, volatile times. Updating William Shakespeare's late-period tragedy of ancient Roman setting to the 21st-century of guerrilla insurgencies, instant polling, and 24-hour news networks, Fiennes delivers a trenchant tale of honor, power, politics, and pride. Joining Fiennes onscreen is an exciting, impressive, and international cast that includes Gerard Butler, Brian Cox, Oscar[registered] winner Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Chastain, John Kani, James Nesbitt, Paul Jesson, Lubna Azabal, and Ashraf Barhom...

Cyxork 7 - Screenplay

WHAT THE CRITICS SAY ABOUT THE MOVIE CYXORK 7:Part comedy, part social commentary and part two fingers up to the Hollywood machine. Funny, refreshingly original and a damn fine script. “Cyxork 7” is certainly at the top of my 'must see' list of movies. DARREN REA, EDITOR, SCI-FI-ONLINE MAGAZINE [U.K.]What's really impressive is the sheer amount of comedy they packed into “Cyxork 7.” All in all, a freaking wow!! It’s a beautiful little package containing just about everything you could ask for from a movie. STEVE ANDERSON, FILM THREAT Huff’s Hollywood hatful of hate is smart, daring, and as acerbic as a retired film critic. A wonderful cast perfectly in tune with his tirade, and a subtext that suggests the chew ‘em up and spit ‘em out aspects of celebrity, “Cyxork 7” is something quite unexpected. When star Ray Wise goes into full smarm mode, he makes Bruce Campbell’s clueless chutzpah look like chinbone child’s play. BILL GIBRON, POPMATTERSThis parody of Hollywo..