Beverly Hills Mixer on Aug. 29th

Coming up next, the fantastic ScreenplayLab Beverly Hills film industry mixer! If we sit at home we might as well be back in Kansas, right? Walk up to anyone interesting, make eye contact, and make a personal introduction. You can confidently say, "Hi. May I introduce myself? My name is...". Everyone in the group is friendly and wants to meet you.

ScreenplayLab Mixer on Aug. 29th...

Mingle with working screenwriters, actors and filmmakers. Sharky's Mexican Grill, 435 N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills. We're in the back room. Park in the city garage across the street by Crate & Barrel for $2 after 6pm. Aug 29th, 6pm-9pm and maybe later. Inexpensive drinks and Mexican food. Free admittance with RSVP using online form at www.ScreenplayLab.com.

Thank you RPM Talent agent Angela Hutchinson...

We had a great time hearing RPM Talent Agent Angela Hutchinson at the last ScreenplayLab. Angela is a new agent at RPM Talent. She's seeking five talented actors to sign for theatrical representation. Angela talked about her career and her new job at RPM Talent, took questions for an hour, then chatted individually with members of the audience. If you weren't there you really missed it!

Thank you Gabrielle Pantera and actors for PARTY GIRL...

ScreenplayLab presented a workshop reading of the first 22 pages of ScreenplayLab co-founder Gabrielle Pantera's latest comedy screenplay PARTY GIRL. A conservative attorney cuts loose to have some fun, meets Mr. Right, can't convince him she's not really a party girl, and enrolls him to teach her how to be a proper young lady. It's PILLOW TALK and MY FAIR LADY in reverse. Fresh pages that the actors read cold. Thank you to actors:

Emily Button - Narrator
Sheeren Siayd - Jennifer
Stefany Nothcutt - Danielle, Nicole
John Stancari - Bud, Steve, Robert, Joe
Rob Steiner - Carlos, Governor Klein, Bob
Gabrielle Pantera - Maria

2007 box office passes $6.7 billion...

In the top-ten are seven sequels, six action movies, four comedies, three comic books, and three animated. Numbers from boxofficemojo.com.

1 Spider-Man 3 Sony $336M
2 Shrek the Third P/DW $321M
3 Transformers P/DW $308M
4 Pirates 3 BV $307M
5 Harry Potter 3 WB $283M
6 300 WB $210M
7 Ratatouille BV $199M
8 Bourne 3 Uni $185M
9 The Simpsons Fox $173M
10 Wild Hogs BV $168M

La Greek Fest on Sept. 7-9th...

Celebrity guest hosts Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. Festival of Greek food, dancing and entertainment. $5.

http://lagreekfest.com/

Grey's Anatomy executive producer Krista Vernoff on Sept 9th...

ScreenplayLab presents Grey's Anatomy executive producer Krista Vernoff [IMDB]. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Sunday, Aug 12th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Networking at 2:30pm. Free with RSVP online at www.ScreenplayLab.com.

UCLA Extension 2007 Writers Faire on Sept. 9th...

More than 70 creative writers and screenwriters share expertise and tips in 24 seminars. About 1,300 people attended last year. Sunday, Sept 9, 11 am-3 pm. UCLA Campus, Young Hall Courtyard. Free. Campus parking costs $8.

http://uclaextension.edu/writers

Sublime Primetime on Sept. 11th...

Presented by the Writers Guild Foundation, a panel of Emmy-nominated primetime writers. Reception follows in the theater lobby. $20. Tuesday, Sept 11, 7:30PM, Writers Guild Theater, 135 S Doheny Dr, Beverly Hills.

www.wgfoundation.org

IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA on Sept. 12th...

Presented by Screening Services Group, screening of IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA. Q&A with Danny DeVito, Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton and Kaitlin Olson. FINE ARTS THEATRE, 8556 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills. Park in the Flynt Building at 8484 Wilshire Blvd for $2 with validation. WEDNESDAY, September 12th, 7:30pm. Free. RSVP at RSVP@StudioScreenings.com

www.myspace.com/Filmversations

The TV Experience on Sept. 14-18th...

Presented by Gary Shusett and Sherwood Oaks College, meet up to 70 professional contacts in four days. Robin Rowe is a panel moderator. Producers, agents, managers, directors, and actors that work in TV. Why TV? Movies often take seven years to make while TV can take less than a year and is ongoing employment. Early registration $85.

www.sherwoodoakscollege.com

Gotham Group manager-producer Julie Kane-Ritsch on Sept 17th...

ScreenplayLab presents Gotham Group manager-producer Julie Kane-Ritsch [IMDB]. Since joining Gotham in 1999, Julie Kane-Ritsch has been developing animated and family entertainment projects for television, feature films and publishing. She is currently a co-producer on the upcoming film THE SPRIDERWICK CHRONICLES to be released by Paramount Pictures. 30-minute talk followed by an hour of audience Q&A. Comedy Central Stage, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd.,Los Angeles. Monday, Sept. 17th, 2007, 8pm to 9:30pm. Free residential street parking nearby (check signs) or in lot on Hudson for $5. Free with RSVP online at www.ScreenplayLab.com.

ScreenplayLab authors at WeHo Book Fair on Sept. 30th...

ScreenplayLab has a booth again this year at The West Hollywood Book Fair. Email me if you're an author and would like to sign your book in our booth. Free. Tentative list:

The 1-3-5 Story Structure by DMA/Donna Michelle Anderson
Being a Man in a Woman's World by Dr. Dennis W. Neder
Blubb and the Amazing Morphing Machine by Mel Gilden
Cocovanilla and The Ice Veil by Ora Munter
The Leafy Sea Dragon by David Isaac and Lora Findlay
Major Damage by Chris Bailey
Maria Dracula by Denise Roman
The Mayor's Wife Wore Sapphires by Martha Tucker
Roots of the Rich and Famous by Robert Davenport
Slate Please by Toni Suttie
Starring in Your Own Life by Lena Nozizwe
When You Grab a Cat by the Tail by Rob Lebow and William L. Simon

http://www.westhollywoodbookfair.org

What's ScreenplayLab?

ScreenplayLab is more than 1,900 screenwriters, actors, and filmmakers. Each week ScreenplayLab hosts a workshop and presents a talk with an industry VIP. Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera, the founders of ScreenplayLab, are writer-producers developing projects based on best-selling novels. We host ScreenplayLab out of goodwill. There are no membership dues and our events are free. We've been hosting these weekly events for more than two years. To join send an email to info@screenplaylab.com with the subject 'subscribe'. To enter a script for evaluation and to possibly be read by actors in our workshop series costs $39.

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