Final Draft announces screenwriting contest judges

Final Draft, publisher of the popular scriptwriting software, announced jury members for its 9th annual Big Break International Screenplay Contest. Jury members include award-winning writers and development executives. They will judge the top 10 scripts in September 2008, and the top three winners will be announced at an awards event in October. The 2008 judges ….

Original Superman: The Movie and Casablanca among classics to be in hi-def for the first time and free have outdoor screenings to celebrate Warner Anniversary

Warner Bros. Digital Distribution is celebrating Warner Bros.’ 85th Anniversary with the Video on Demand release of 85 modern classic films, many of which will be available for the first time in high definition in the format. Starting today, titles such as Superman: The Movie, Casablanca and Full Metal Jacket will be available via VOD ….

Three new Burn After Reading film clips online

Speaking of dark comedies, there’s three new clips from Joel and Ethan Coen’s follow-up to No Country for Old Men, Burn After Reading, which stars George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt and Richard Jenkins. Burn After Reading revolves around the hunt for ousted an CIA official’s (Malkovich) memoir. Actually, it’s a ….

Special new contest – WIN De Niro and Pacino crime classics on DVD and a Righteous Kill movie poster from FilmFetish.com

In support of the new Robert DeNiro/Al Pacino flick, Righteous Kill, which hits cinema screens on September 12, 2008, producers have provided us with one DVD copy each of original The Godfather, the L.A. crime thriller Heat (which marked the first time DeNiro and Pacino shared screen time), and Pacino’s drug lord opus Scarface, as ….

Rapper Master P launching cable net

According to The Hollywood Reporter, rapper and entrepreneur Percy Miller (Master P) is launching a family-friendly cable network called Better Black Television. The primary audience for the net will be African Americans and Hispanics. The BBTV network is set to launch in 2009, and will run a wide range of scripted, unscripted and news programming, ….