Lancelot Link: President's Day Edition.

Lancelot Link Monday! Happy President's Day! This is a holiday in the USA, where we combined Lincoln's Birthday and a bunch of other Presidents who happened to be born this month into one day off. Okay, one day you probably have to work where the banks are closed. And government is closed. So *the President* probably gets today off, but you get time and a half (if you're lucky) and have to work. So, while you are pretending to work, here are this week's links to some great screenwriting and film articles, plus some fun stuff that may be of interest to you. Brought to you by that suave and sophisticated secret agent...




Here are a dozen links plus this week's car chase...


1) Weekend Box Office Estimates:
1 The LEGO Movie....... $48,810,000
2 About Last Night..... $27,000,000
3 RoboCop.............. $21,500,000
4 The Monuments Men.... $15,000,000
5 Endless Love......... $13,380,000
6 Ride Along............ $8,759,000
7 Winter's Tale......... $7,785,000
8 Frozen................ $5,855,000
9 Lone Survivor......... $4,076,000
10 That Awkward Moment... $3,337,000


2) Wanna read screenplays on your iPhone? John August has a new app!

3) The problem with religious based films: Damned if you do, Damned if you don't. NOAH hits rough waters.

4) Movie Title Break Up Video (post Valentine's Day).

5) TRUE DETECTIVE's classic crime fiction reference.

6) The BAFTA Awards (UK's Oscars)... did they predict the Oscar Winner?

7) The DUNE that almost was!

8) 20 years after Stephen Sommers (THE MUMMY) made his live action version of THE JUNGLE BOOK with Jason Scott Lee, we have 2 more on the horizon. Come on, Hollywood! Make something *original*!

9) Henry Miller: Tropic Of Writing Tips.

10) A Tale Of Two Holmes.

11) Friday night I saw Zak Forsman's new film DOWN AND DANGEROUS (selected cities and streaming), and it's great! Here's a review from The Film Stage. Support indie cinema and see it!

12) SHARKNADO 2 casting news. Yes, I think I gave this director his first Hollywood job...

And the Car Chase Of The Week!



Everybody run, the President has a gun!

Bill