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John Zinman
John Zinman is a film and television writer and producer. He has worked on the NBC drama series '' Friday Night Lights''. He often works with writing partner Patrick Massett. He has been nominated for four Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards for his work on ''Friday Night Lights''. Career He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards for Best New Series at the February 2007 ceremony for his work on the first season of ''Friday Night Lights''. He was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series the following year at the February 2008 ceremony for his work on the second season of ''Friday Night Lights''. He was nominated for Best Dramatic Series a second time at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the third season of ''Friday Night Lights''. He was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Drama Series for the third consecutive year at the February 2010 ceremony for his work on the fourth season. John Zinman and writing partner Patrick Massett are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief " scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Night Lights (TV Series)
''Friday Night Lights'' is an American sports drama television series developed by Peter Berg and inspired by the 1990 nonfiction book by H. G. Bissinger, which was adapted as the 2004 film of the same name by Berg. Executive producers were Brian Grazer, David Nevins, Sarah Aubrey and Jason Katims who also served as showrunner. The series follows a high school football team in the fictional town of Dillon, a small, close-knit community in rural West Texas. It features an ensemble cast led by Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton, portraying high school football coach Eric Taylor and his wife Tami Taylor, a school faculty member. The primary cast includes characters associated with football and high school. The show uses its small-town backdrop to address many issues in contemporary American culture like family values, school funding, racism, substance use, abortion and lack of economic opportunities. ''Friday Night Lights'' premiered on October 3, 2006. It aired for two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Massett
Patrick Massett (born March 6, 1962) is an American screenwriter and producer. He has worked on both the NBC drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' and the Syfy series ''Caprica''. He often works with writing partner John Zinman. He has been nominated for four Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards for his work on ''Friday Night Lights''. Career One of his most notable early acting roles was as the Klingon Duras, son of Ja'rod, in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He joined the crew of NBC drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' as a writer and consulting producer for the first season. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series at the February 2007 ceremony for his work on the first season of ''Friday Night Lights''. He was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series the following year at the February 2008 ceremony for his work on the second season of ''Friday Night Lights''. He was nominated for Best Dramatic Series a second time at the Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America Awards
The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility The screen awards are for films that were exhibited theatrically during the preceding calendar year. The television awards are for series that were produced and aired between December 1 and November 30, regardless of how many episodes aired during this time period. Additionally, scripts must be produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or under a collective bargaining agreement in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. Lifetime achievement awards Each year at the awards, two lifetime achievement awards are presented. One is for screenwriting, and the other is for TV writing: * Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement * Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement Categories (As of 2022.) ;Film * Best Adapted Screenplay * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America Awards 2006
The 59th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film and television writers of 2006. Winners and nominees Film Best Adapted Screenplay ''The Departed'' - William Monahan *'' Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'' - Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham and Dan Mazer *'' The Devil Wears Prada'' - Aline Brosh McKenna *'' Little Children'' - Todd Field and Tom Perrotta *'' Thank You for Smoking'' - Jason Reitman Best Original Screenplay ''Little Miss Sunshine'' - Michael Arndt *'' Babel'' - Guillermo Arriaga *''The Queen'' - Peter Morgan *'' Stranger than Fiction'' - Zach Helm *'' United 93'' - Paul Greengrass Best Adapted Documentary Feature Screenplay ''Deliver Us from Evil'' – Amy J. Berg *'' The Heart of the Game'' – Ward Serrill *'' Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos'' – Mark Monroe; story by Mark Monroe and John Dower *''Who Killed The Electric Car?'' – Chris Paine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America Awards 2007
The 60th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2007. Winners were announced on February 9, 2008. Winners and nominees Film Best Adapted Screenplay '' No Country for Old Men'' - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (screenplay); Cormac McCarthy (author) *'' Into the Wild'' - Sean Penn (screenplay); Jon Krakauer (author) *'' Le scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)'' - Ronald Harwood (screenplay); Jean-Dominique Bauby (author) *''There Will Be Blood'' - Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay); Upton Sinclair (author) *''Zodiac'' - James Vanderbilt (screenplay); Robert Graysmith (author) Best Original Screenplay '' Juno'' - Diablo Cody *'' Knocked Up'' - Judd Apatow *'' Lars and the Real Girl'' - Nancy Oliver *''Michael Clayton'' - Tony Gilroy *'' The Savages'' - Tamara Jenkins Best Documentary Feature Screenplay '' Taxi to the Dark Side'' - Alex Gibney *'' The Camden 28'' - Anthony Giacchino *''Nanking' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America Awards 2008
The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009. Nominees Names in bold denote the winners. Film Best Adapted Screenplay *'' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' – Eric Roth (screenplay), Eric Roth and Robin Swicord (story); F. Scott Fitzgerald (author) *'' The Dark Knight'' – Jonathan and Christopher Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer (story); Bob Kane and Bill Finger (creators) *'' Doubt'' – John Patrick Shanley (screenplay and playwright) *'' Frost/Nixon'' – Peter Morgan (screenplay and playwright) *'' Slumdog Millionaire'' – Simon Beaufoy (screenplay); Vikas Swarup (author) Best Original Screenplay *'' Burn After Reading'' – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen *''Milk'' – Dustin Lance Black *'' Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' – Woody Allen *'' The Visitor'' – Tom McCarthy *'' The Wrestler'' &nda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America Awards 2009
The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010. Nominees Names in bold denote the winners. Film Best Adapted Screenplay * '' Crazy Heart'' * ''Julie & Julia'' * '' Precious: Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire'' * ''Star Trek'' * '' Up in the Air'' Best Original Screenplay * ''(500) Days of Summer'' * ''Avatar'' * ''The Hangover'' * '' The Hurt Locker'' * ''A Serious Man'' Best Documentary Feature Screenplay * ''Against the Tide'' – Richard Trank; based on original material written by Richard Trank and Rabbi Marvin Hier * '' Capitalism: A Love Story'' – Michael Moore * '' The Cove'' – Mark Monroe * '' Earth Days'' – Robert Stone * '' Good Hair'' – Chris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther, and Chuck Sklar * '' Soundtrack for a Revolution'' – Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman Television Dramatic Series Comedy Series New Series Episodic Drama Episodic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomb Raider
''Tomb Raider'', also known as ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' from 2001 to 2008, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design. Formerly owned by Eidos Interactive, then by Square Enix Europe after Square Enix's acquisition of Eidos in 2009, the franchise focuses on the fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft, who travels around the world searching for lost artefacts and infiltrating dangerous tombs and ruins. Gameplay generally focuses on exploration of environments, solving puzzles, navigating hostile environments filled with traps, and fighting enemies. Additional media has been developed for the franchise in the form of film adaptations, comics and novels. Development of the original ''Tomb Raider'' game began in 1994; it was released two years later. Its critical and commercial success prompted Core Design to develop a new game annually for the next four years, which put a strain on staff. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Chapter
The Next Chapter may refer to: * '' Peter Andre: The Next Chapter'', a British reality TV show * ''The Next Chapter'' (album), a 2003 live album/DVD by Mostly Autumn * ''The Next Chapter'' (radio program), a Canadian radio program * '' The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter'', a 1990 German-American film * ''The Next Chapter'', a 2014 album by Gita Gutawa * ''The Next Chapter'', a 2020 EP by Don Amero Donald Amero (born September 11, 1980) is a Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold (2016 Film)
''Gold'' is a 2016 American crime drama film directed by Stephen Gaghan and written by Patrick Massett and John Zinman. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Édgar Ramírez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Craig T. Nelson, Stacy Keach and Bruce Greenwood. The film is loosely based on the true story of the 1993 Bre-X mining scandal, when a massive gold deposit was supposedly discovered in the jungles of Indonesia; however, for legal reasons and to enhance the appeal of the film, character names and story details were changed. Principal photography began on June 29, 2015, in New York City, New Mexico and Thailand. The film had a limited release in the United States on December 30, 2016, before going wide on January 27, 2017. The film received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song. Plot In 1981, Kenny Wells helps to run a prospecting company, Washoe, with his father whom he clearly admires. But seven years after his father dies, the busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
