From Fox News: We hate to be cynical, but . . . aw, hell, let's be cynical. Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas says he used to be a jerk but now he's a changed man. So is that how come he's spreading bedroom gossip about himself and Sharon Stone?

 

From The Toronto Star: Quebecois playwright Michel Marc Bouchard survived his grim upbringing by learning to tell stories.

 

From The Weekend Australian: The chief executive of the Australian Film Commission recently opined that distributors should be giving notes to screenwriters at the development stage. Writes Alex Buzo in this spirited comeback: "This must be the only industry in the world where unqualified people are being urged to get even more involved."

 

From Playbill.com: Refugee from TV: Theresa (Omnium Gatherum, Bad Dates) Rebeck has happily returned to fulltime writing for the stage, even though working on shows like NYPD Blue and Law and Order earned her a "gazillion dollars."