Writer v Studio!

Yesterday I read another story of how someone is suing the producers of the new movie Death Race (starring Jason Statham) claiming his ideas were stolen from an original script submittal. The writer's script had a different name but he is claiming his ideas were rejected, then adapted afterwards into the movie that got made. Check out this link!

UK Olympic medal count!

The UK's medals so far are 18 Gold, 13 Silver, 13 Bronze. Total of 44. In terms of gold medals, we are in 3rd place. Pretty amazing - the rowers, swimmers are cyclists are really coming through!

Check out the full table of countries here!

Screenplay complete!

I am pleased to say I've now completed a screenplay for my novel The Pride and the Sorrow.

To distinguish it from the novel, I've called the screenplay The Knight of New Orleans. It's currently with the Film and TV agent Meg Davis, Director of MLA Literary Agents in London.

I also took the move of registering The Knight of New Orleans with the Writer's Guild of America, East as proof of copyright. Copyright is immediately assigned to the originator at the point of writing, so registering any work (or mailing it to yourself in a sealed post-stamped envelope) has to be a wise move.

I look forward to The Knight of New Orleans being sent out next month!

Stolen scripts!

To add to the Death Race stolen script story, the writer of new Kevin Costner movie Swing Vote is also claiminh his ideas were stolen - click here!

For an article on stolen scripts generally in Hollywood - admittedly a couple of years old - but setting the scene for these new claims and revelations, check out this link.

Hollywood is still pretty nutty, England! We wouldn't have it any other way!

Ozzies and Brits fight it out!

The Olympics is starting to look like the Ashes!

I have to include this picture because there are so few occasions!

Check out this article!

Brew at the Zoo

Last night I went with Katie to Brew at the Zoo at the Smithsonian National Zoo up in Woodley Park, Washington DC. What a good time! You basically walk through the zoo at night, while all the animals are asleep, and the day is cooling down, then for your $40 get handed a Brew at the Zoo stein, and then spend 3 hours sampling about 40 beers! And no, I'm not paid by the company!


We need more of this England! Add to that a pleasant hillside to lie back on, and lots of food tables of local restaurants (this is America, food has to be involved) and we had a good time. And being in a group of two, we were able to get around and switch tables fast!

All the details are here!

New Orleans - the beautiful!