Sunday, October 25, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 25, 2009

A fright movie scares up big bucks at the Box Office

“Paranormal Activity” has become the little movie that could. This weekend, it leaped into the number one spot, leaving a pack of competitors far behind. “Paranormal Activity” rang up an estimated $22 million to become the top movie in the country. In five weeks, the spooky story of a couple haunted in their home by a demonic presence has scored over $60 million. The horror/thriller reportedly was produced […]

Sunday, October 25, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 25, 2009

2009 Screenwriting Expo: the pitch meetings, the winning scripts, and the exposure

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove. Writers crowd around a table to buy tickets to pitch to representatives for management firms, agencies, and production companies. In the background writers line up and wait for the call into the pitch room. Some up-and-coming screenwriters are getting Hollywood attention and exposure from the 2009 Screenwriting Expo. Hundreds of scribes pitched their ideas and scripts […]