Cathryn Atkinson

BOMPOETSE - Our first script reading. I began co-writing this feature in Dec. with writer-director Vincentè Baker of Morafe Pictures and producer Cindy AuYeung. It's Vin's passion project, set in Botswana - a poetic post-colonial ensemble piece #Screenwriters #Filmmaking

Yep. My place is overdue for a good clean, but my research and outline are done and I'm about to write the strongest pilot of my career.

Trying to find an Andor script is like seeking a unicorn. Disney released episode 209 Welcome to the Rebellion for its 2025 Emmy nom.
The writing is as good as you'd expect, but now you can see how good the EDITING is
#screenwriting #andor #script #Emmys
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“They Will Try to Kill You”: James Baldwin’s Fraught Hollywood Journey In 1968 Palm Springs, as the author yearned for the would-be leading man of his Malcolm X screenplay, an era-defining act of violence fractured his world. An exclusive first excerpt from ‘Baldwin: A L...

Someone should option this Vanity Fair story on James Baldwin in 1968 and write a hell of a script

This editor concurs

Spot on. I think the strongest female gaze series of recent years has been Outlander. There are others that don't come to mind right now, but they are NOT Wolverine and wotshisname... ummm Jack Reacher

If you ever see her in 'Under The Banner of Heaven', where she plays a Mormon wife trying to leave her abusive husband, you'll be stunned its the same actor

Give Diego Luna the Emmy. #AndorSeason2

Well, it has certainly been noticed up here. Happy Election Day!

How to distinguish fact from fiction People are inundated with a nonstop flow of information—some of it misleading or outright false—making it feel like trying to drink from a firehose.

“I really believe that people need to learn critical thinking skills to parse all this information that’s being thrown at them. I mean, it’s a barrage of stuff—how are they supposed to know what’s true and not true?” - Judy Muller, former ABC News correspondent

#NewsLiteracy
#FactChecking

Shingles is excructiating. & you can get it on the head, which is what happened to me 2 years ago. Rare but I spent 4 days as a day patient in emergency as they tried to figure out what it was. I recovered & had to go to an eye specialist to make sure they were OK. They were.
Get the vaccine.

Canadians -- If you need to check if your Elections Canada registration is up to date.

I'm reading a lot of non-fiction authoritarian analysis writing at the moment. Hannah Arendt, Tom Snyder, and I think I flagged a book for you earlier by George Monbiot

Yes, I get that. I think that was fan service that allowed all the films to be made, but I also think that it is an outstanding story/characters/world buildng as a franchise.

She writes the books so cleanly, great style. It has been a while -- I need to take them off the shelf

I literally watched The Hunger Games today for about the 20th time.

Invisible Doctrine by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison | Penguin Random House Canada A sharp, fiercely argued takedown of neoliberalism that not only defines this slippery concept but connects it to the climate crisis, poverty, and fascism—and shows us how to fight back.

Can I recommend this book by a former colleague.
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/771930...

Having just watched episode 2 of The Studio, I'd like to give a shoutout to all the crew folks on FB who are talking about the PTSD that episode gave them.

The Academy Now Runs Nicholl Fellowship Submissions Through Global Program Partners The Academy has now partnered will global university programs, screenwriting labs, and filmmaker programs for its prestigious Nicholl fellowship.

"Partner script submissions to the Academy will open in late July, and the deadline will be in late August. Nicholl fellows will be awarded in spring 2026. @theblcklst.bsky.social will serve as the portal for public submissions." www.indiewire.com/news/general...

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

He's in for a bit of a shock. Journalism-wise, I've been writing about the impact of tariffs here in Canada for the past six weeks.
As for coal... I write energy journalism and I doubt I'd be able to convince him. It has nothing to do with the virtues of coal

Thread of health info resources, including from Canada and the UK

I completely agree. It does take off in my head sometimes, though.
I'm used to it. But since I started working with my partner she's been great help

Entire opening scenes ambush me, but then I pitch them to my co executive producer and she tells me to focus on the task at hand

YouTube video by Natasha K White Nights, Mikhail Baryshnikov & Gregory Hines

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I live near Vancouver and suddenly I'm awake...

Finally saw A Real Pain. So simple a story, with all the complications coming out of the simplicity. Beautifully done

I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) In a career-defining performance, Fernanda Torres (with a helping hand from her mum) establishes Walter Salles's latest film as the ultimate Brazilian dictatorship drama - from the 68th BFI London, an...

Well done to I'm Still Here for receiving three Oscar nods, including Best Picture. This is a deeply political film about the repercussions of fascism. A movie the world needs right now.

Read our editor's musings here, written in Venice:

dmovies.org/2024/09/01/i...

Being on the west coast of Canada now, I don't know anything about the current situation, but isn't the cost of the Barbican why the RSC pulled out in the first place?
And I was gutted when they did, but I understood.

If anyone needs a laugh! 😂😂