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August 6, 2013 Film Industry, Scriptnotes, Three Page Challenge, Transcribed

Craig and John take a look at one investor’s campaign against Sony Pictures, and George Clooney’s strong reaction. From there, we examine why studios have multiple labels — TriStar is back! — and how that affects writers.

It’s also time for another round of Three Page Challenges. We tackle at three entries, ranging from desert dystopias to urban wastelands to magical westerns.

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LINKS:

  • George Clooney tells Daniel Loeb to stop spreading fear at Sony
  • The New York Times on Sony hiring Tom Rothman to revive TriStar
  • Three Pages by Robert Rue
  • Three Pages by Catherine Grieve & Dylan Wagner
  • Three Pages by Sarah Carman & James Roland
  • The Spectacular Now is spectacular
  • Vanity Fair talks to Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
  • Coravin lets you enjoy your wine without ever pulling the cork
  • Outro by Scriptnotes listener Matthew Chilelli

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 8-9-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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