Eric Lavallée

Thursday April 3rd:. NYC: Big visitor in town. Museum of the Moving Image suggests AN EVENING WITH WONG KAR-WAI moderated by curator David Schwartz. WKW...

Apart from the quartet of screenwriters that helped flesh out the 130 million dollar project known as Australia and what should be a shoe-in nom by the magnificent imagination of Charlie Kaufman, the three leading candidates I'm suggesting for Best Original are relatively new to the big project business. Peter Buchman split the Che biopic into two parts, so I'm thinking that we will see the first serving this year and have to wait for the conclusion in 09;. His previous credits only include Jurassic Park III, and more recently, Eragon. This would be his first nomination. Veteran sci-fi and television writer J. Michael Straczynski might get on the board with his treatment for the Eastwood directed project. Finally, Dustin Lance Black might see his San Fran set, dramatic biopic on Harvey Milk get plenty of attention during the fall/festival/awards season. The Contenders: Once the buzz develops around Happy-Go-Lucky, Oscar-fav Mike Leigh might make it to the top of the possible nom circle - and another Brit project finds director Jean-Marc Vallée benefit from having a great writer in Julian Fellowes (Oscar-winning writer for Gosford Park) for The Young Victoria. Among the studio pics - there is some good buzz on Grant Nieporte's debut screenplay for Seven Pounds. Greg Mottola digs into his own childhood for the details he needed to write Adventureland. He last wrote the beloved (his first screenplay) for The Daytrippers. Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret gets its long-awaited release. Among the split-genre substances we have Neil Burger and Dirk Wittenborn attempt the comedy with drama elements in The Lucky Ones and finally we can't forget Woody Allen 's imagination and Oscar nom track record - perhaps he stands a chance with Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Tomorrow: Best Adapted Screenplay

Baltasar Kormákur’s domestic hit might make international waves, especially since sales company Celluloid Dreams are on board. The company has picked up the Icelandic...

Variety reports that an American (Kerry Fox) and a Brit (Paul Schneider) have been cast as supporting players in Jane Campion's Bright Star. Written by...

Based on the screenplay by Chick and Howard Rodman, the story revolves around two brothers who try to keep their startup financial company afloat on Wall Street a month before the Sept. 11 attacks. Hartnett will play one of the brothers. Naomie Harris, Adam Scott, Robin Tunney, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Rip Torn and David Bowie also star.