Lancelot Link: The New Batch

Lancelot Link Monday! After a rather slow summer, August box office is sizzling. Up 40 percent last weekend with GUARDIANS and up 22 percent this weekend with TURTLES. But for me the great news is: Two films by screenwriter John Swetnam are in the Top 10 this week: INTO THE STORM and STEP UP: ALL IN. Saw INTO THE STORM Friday night with Swetnam in the house, and congratulated him afterwards. Unfortunately STEP UP wasn't playing at the same cinema, so there was no way to make it a double bill. Here's the thing: only a few years ago, John had sold *nothing* and was working his butt off to change that... and he did! Two films opening the same weekend! While you're thinking about that, here are this week's links to some great screenwriting and film articles, plus some fun stuff that may be of interest to you. Brought to you by that suave and sophisticated secret agent...




Here are a baker's dozen links plus this week's car chase...


1) Weekend Box Office Estimates:
1 Mutant Turtles.................. $65,000,000
2 Guardians Of Galaxy........... $41,531,000
3 Into Storm..................... $18,015,000
4 Hundred Foot.................. $11,123,000
5 Lucy............................ $9,331,000
6 Step Up...................... $6,575,000
7 Hercules...................... $5,700,000
8 Get On Up..................... $5,012,000
9 Dawn Of Apes.................. $4,400,000
10 Planes: Fire................ $2,419,000


2) The Super Hero Movie Cold War!

3) Darren Aronofsky On How Movies Mess With Your Brain.

4) How Not To Write A Novel.

2) Rejections Become A Work Of Art.

2) The Big Business Of Fake Hollywood Money.

7) The Science Of Movie Releases.

8) Joke To Plot Ratio In Sitcoms.

9) Shane Black On Writing Action Movies.

10) Post Plot Cinema?

11) With All Car Stunts It's Safety First!

12) Jason Statham: The Early Years.

13) Film Festivals List.

And The Car Chase Of The Week!



From LUCY.



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