Joe Versus the Volcano
Written and directed by John Patrick Shanley
USA, 1990
Once upon a time, Tom Hanks was a comedic actor. From the early 1980s until about the early 1990s, Hanks made a name for himself as a goofy, fun-loving everyman. This streak continued until about 1993 when he won his first Academy Award playing an AIDS victim in the very laugh-free Philadelphia. This film marked the beginning of “serious Hanks” and the lovably dopey actor from the 1980s seemed to have evolved. One of the actor’s last full-on comedic roles was in the highly underrated romantic adventure Joe Versus the Volcano, a film critics weren’t too fond of during its 1990 release; however, it did strike it big as a cult favorite.
Joe Banks (Hanks) is a depressed hypochondriac who works at a dreary factory office in Staten Island. He couldn’t be more miserable and he works...
Written and directed by John Patrick Shanley
USA, 1990
Once upon a time, Tom Hanks was a comedic actor. From the early 1980s until about the early 1990s, Hanks made a name for himself as a goofy, fun-loving everyman. This streak continued until about 1993 when he won his first Academy Award playing an AIDS victim in the very laugh-free Philadelphia. This film marked the beginning of “serious Hanks” and the lovably dopey actor from the 1980s seemed to have evolved. One of the actor’s last full-on comedic roles was in the highly underrated romantic adventure Joe Versus the Volcano, a film critics weren’t too fond of during its 1990 release; however, it did strike it big as a cult favorite.
Joe Banks (Hanks) is a depressed hypochondriac who works at a dreary factory office in Staten Island. He couldn’t be more miserable and he works...
- 5/26/2014
- by Randall Unger
- SoundOnSight
There’s no such thing as a sure path to success in Hollywood, but the Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting is as close as you’re going to get. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the five 2013 finalists just over two weeks ago, and already the honorees are fielding calls from agents, managers and studios eager to work with them. At least one has already signed with an agent and a manager.
The program, now in its 28th year, allows aspiring screenwriters who have never earned more than $25,000 writing fiction for film or television to submit an...
The program, now in its 28th year, allows aspiring screenwriters who have never earned more than $25,000 writing fiction for film or television to submit an...
- 11/8/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Out of a record setting 7,251 scripts, the 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting have been awarded to just five winners. Out of the four individual writers and one writing team, each will receive a $35,000 prize. The first installment will be distributed at an awards presentation on Thursday, November 7, where there will be a reading of selected scenes from the fellows’ winning scripts. Though the Academy acquires no rights to the Nicholl fellows works and does not involve itself commercially in any way with their completed script, the Fellowships are awarded with the understanding that the recipients will each complete a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year. This year's winners are: Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges, Santa Ynez, CA, "Legion" Patty Jones, Vancouver, BC, Canada, "Joe Banks" Alan Roth, Suffern, NY, "Jersey City...
- 10/22/2013
- by James Hiler
- Indiewire
The winners of the Academy's annual Nicholls Fellowship in Screenwriting rarely get too much attention, gien that these new writers and their scripts are completely unknown quantities. Still, it's worth keeping these names in mind, since every now and then, a Nicholls winner makes it to the screen with some success. One of 2010's choices, for example, was Destin Daniel Cretton's much-beloved indie "Short Term 12"; 1992 winner Susannah Grant went on to write the Oscar-nominated script for "Erin Brockovich." Perhaps similar things await the writers of this year's five winners: "Legion," "Joe Banks," "Jersey City Story," "Queen of Hearts" and...
- 10/22/2013
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
Four individual writers and one writing team have been chosen as winners of the 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition.
Each winner will receive a $35,000 prize, the first instalment of which will be handed out at an awards ceremony on Nov 7 at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
For the first time, the event will also feature a live read of selected scenes from the Fellows’ winning scripts.
This year’s winners are:
Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges (Santa Ynez, CA), Legion;Patty Jones (Vancouver, Canada), Joe Banks;Alan Roth (Suffern, NY), Jersey City Story;Stephanie Shannon (La, CA), Queen Of Hearts;Barbara Stepansky (Burbank, CA), Sugar In My Veins.
The winners were selected from a record 7,251 scripts submitted for this year’s competition.
Each winner will receive a $35,000 prize, the first instalment of which will be handed out at an awards ceremony on Nov 7 at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
For the first time, the event will also feature a live read of selected scenes from the Fellows’ winning scripts.
This year’s winners are:
Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges (Santa Ynez, CA), Legion;Patty Jones (Vancouver, Canada), Joe Banks;Alan Roth (Suffern, NY), Jersey City Story;Stephanie Shannon (La, CA), Queen Of Hearts;Barbara Stepansky (Burbank, CA), Sugar In My Veins.
The winners were selected from a record 7,251 scripts submitted for this year’s competition.
- 10/22/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy has announced the winners of its 2013 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. The winning four individual writers and one writing team, listed below, will each receive a $35,000 prize, the first installment to be distributed at an awards presentation on Thursday, November 7 at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Selected from a record 7,251 submissions, the winners are as followers: Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges, Santa Ynez, CA, "Legion"Patty Jones, Vancouver, BC, Canada, "Joe Banks"Alan Roth, Suffern, NY, "Jersey City Story"Stephanie Shannon, Los Angeles, CA, "Queen of Hearts"Barbara Stepansky, Burbank, CA, "Sugar in My Veins" In a presentation directed by Rodrigo Garcia ("Albert Nobbs," "Nine Lives") and produced by Julie Lynn ("Albert Nobbs," "The Jane Austen Book Club"), the event for the first time ever will include live reads of individual scenes from the honored screenplays. Members from the Academy's Actors Branch will perform scenes from.
- 10/21/2013
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting to four individual writers and one writing team. The winners, listed alphabetically by author, are Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges, Santa Ynez, Ca., for their screenplay Legion; Patty Jones, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, for Joe Banks; Alan Roth, Suffern, N.Y., for Jersey City Story; Stephanie Shannon, Los Angeles, for Queen of Hearts; and Barbara Stepansky, Burbank, Ca., for Sugar in My Veins. Each winner will receive a $35,000 prize, the first installment of which will be distributed at an awards presentation on Nov. 7
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- 10/21/2013
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Four individual writers and one writing team have been selected as winners of the 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. Each winner will receive a $35,000 prize, the first installment of which will be distributed at an awards presentation on Thursday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
For the first time, the event will also feature a live read of selected scenes from the fellows’ winning scripts.
This year’s winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges, Santa Ynez, CA, “Legion”
Patty Jones, Vancouver, BC, Canada, “Joe Banks”
Alan Roth, Suffern, NY, “Jersey City Story”
Stephanie Shannon, Los Angeles, CA, “Queen of Hearts”
Barbara Stepansky, Burbank, CA, “Sugar in My Veins”
The winners were selected from a record 7,251 scripts submitted for this year’s competition.
Fellowships are awarded with the understanding that the recipients will each complete...
For the first time, the event will also feature a live read of selected scenes from the fellows’ winning scripts.
This year’s winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges, Santa Ynez, CA, “Legion”
Patty Jones, Vancouver, BC, Canada, “Joe Banks”
Alan Roth, Suffern, NY, “Jersey City Story”
Stephanie Shannon, Los Angeles, CA, “Queen of Hearts”
Barbara Stepansky, Burbank, CA, “Sugar in My Veins”
The winners were selected from a record 7,251 scripts submitted for this year’s competition.
Fellowships are awarded with the understanding that the recipients will each complete...
- 10/21/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting 2013 finalists announced (photo: post-’Twilight’ Ashley Greene 2013 in ‘Random’) The finalists for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting 2013 competition, selected from a record 7,251 scripts, have been announced. Next, their scripts will be read and judged by the Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee, which, according to the Academy’s press release, may award as many as five $35,000 fellowships. This year’s finalists, the majority of which hail from California, are the following (listed alphabetically by author): Scott Adams, Menlo Park, CA, "Slingshot" William Casey, Los Angeles, CA, "Smut" Frank DeJohn and David Alton Hedges, Santa Ynez, CA, "Legion" Brian Forrester, Studio City, CA, "Heart of the Monstyr" Noah Thomas Grossman, Los Angeles, CA, "The Cupid Code" Patty Jones, Vancouver, BC, Canada, "Joe Banks" Erin Klg, New York, NY, "Lost Children" Alan Roth, Suffern, NY, "Jersey City Story" Stephanie Shannon, Los Angeles,...
- 9/27/2013
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Nine individual screenwriters and one writing team have been selected as finalists from a record 7,251 scripts submitted for the 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. Their scripts will be read and judged by the Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee, which may award as many as five $35,000 fellowships. This year’s finalists are (listed alphabetically by author): Scott Adams, Menlo Park, Calif., Slingshot; William Casey, Los Angeles, Smut; Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges, Santa Ynez, Calif., Legion; Brian Forrester, Studio City, Heart of the Monstyr; Noah Thomas Grossman, Los Angeles, The Cupid Code; Patty Jones, Vancouver, Joe Banks; Erin Klg,
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- 9/27/2013
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nine screenwriters and one writing team have been selected as finalists for the 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. Their scripts will now be read and judged by the Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee, which may award as many as five of the highly competitive $35,000 fellowships.This year’s finalists are (listed alphabetically by author): Scott Adams, Menlo Park, CA, “Slingshot” William Casey, Los Angeles, CA, “Smut” Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges, Santa Ynez, CA, “Legion” Brian Forrester, Studio City, CA, “Heart of the Monstyr” Noah Thomas Grossman, Los Angeles, CA, “The Cupid Code” Patty Jones, Vancouver, BC, Canada, “Joe Banks” Erin Klg, New York, NY, “Lost Children” Alan Roth, Suffern, NY, “Jersey City Story” ...
- 9/27/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Disney's making a movie about Walt Disney, and who better than Tom Hanks to play him? Deadline reports that talks are heating up for Hanks to star in Saving Mr. Banks (wait, Mr. Joe Banks?), which would chronicle Disney's fourteen-year pitch to prickly author P.L. Travers to let him make a movie out of her book Mary Poppins. Though she eventually relented, Travers was so put off by the movie's animated sequences that she never forgave Disney. (We'll see if the studio includes that tidbit.) Emma Thompson may star as Travers and The Blind Side helmer John Lee Hancock plans to direct the film this year, so Mr. Banks is fast turning into a very big name.
- 4/10/2012
- by Kyle Buchanan
- Vulture
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